My anxiety is basically in every little thing life has to offer. I feel super frustrated and it feels like there is no way out. I'm constantly thinking about the things which causes me anxiety and at the moment it's like almost anything.. I'm super afraid to lose my mind and lose control. I feel super bad and nervous all day long. There is nothing that I can enjoy anymore, because every thought is containing negativity. It's like my anxiety has taken over me completely. Which freaks me out of course since I have that fear of losing my mind and control. It's like I'm in a loop. I can't see a way out of this. It's been a long time since I had a good day. I'm aware my mind is creating this anxiety and negativity constantly, but I'm feeling hopeless against it. Like I can't stop it or control it. I'll give a few examples which recently occurred; I can't enjoy a cup of tea anymore, because it makes me nervous. I know it's all bullshit and that the tea itself doesn't let me lose control, but my mind still gives me these extreme nervous symptoms. I can't enjoy a movie anymore like a thriller, because I'm afraid of losing control. What exactly will happen is something I'm not fully aware of. Just things in general like that which are supposed to be a bit dark gives me anxiety. Like even a stupid image.. This 2 examples may sound silly and ridiculous, but for me it's a huge deal, because it goes on and on. I don't know what to do anymore and I am feeling hopeless. I'm thinking all day about the things which scares me. Is this just my generalized anxiety which is going out of hand? I'm super scared of having some kind of psychotic illness I must notice that my social phobia is extremely high. It's been over 2 weeks that I have left my house. This struggle is going on for 3 years now and it only went worse.
I was the same ! beating it now though! exercise diet yoga. mindfulness
How much do you relate? Because I can't literally do anything anymore without feeling bad. It feels pretty hopeless right now because I'm feeling this way for so long.
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this is very much anxiety, i was at the worst point of my life a year ago and i felt exactly this way but i ended up going to therapy and it help me a bit , its not gone 100% but its much better than it was before, distraction is your best friend, however my anxiety still stops me from doing alot of things, and i suffer from depression together with it so that makes it worst
Okay, but was it your case also constantly? Like my anxiety doesn't come in waves anymore.. And what's difficult and that's mostly the reason I'm so depressed, is that I can't really remember how joy and happiness feels like. After that I'm questioning if it's even in me to have happiness in my life. I haven't been feeling depressed before in my life really, but now it's pretty bad.
Anxiety and depression are such a difficult combo. I have a hard time just doing something through out my day. I know I feel constantly really bad and if get something done it's even worse. It's like I'm feeling not comfortable in my own skin. And just everything what's in life it's me who just making everything super negative and scary. I just wonder everyday now if life is any fun at all even if my anxiety at some point perhaps is going down. Every situation in my mind there is already negative planned in. It's so overwhelming. I wish I was just anxious for one or two things so I had a focus on a particular situation. Now I just don't know what to do anymore, because it's all over the place.
I'm so sorry for your pain. I to have felt this way and have relapses sometimes, which is horrible because I feel like I fell back in the black hole. However, I remind myself that it's just anxiety. As far as feeling like you are losing your mind crazy people don't know they are crazy so that's a good indication that you are in your right mind and will not experiencing a psychotic break hover I do understand anxiety does make you feel like you're going crazy but you need to do in those instances is take a deep breath and listen to a guided meditation video. Trust me they really do work. Also this is a time to draw near your face sometimes we go through things because God is calling us to come back to him. If you can take the time to evaluate your situation and think about what may be making you anxious. What are you looking at on tv? What are you listening to? Who are your friends? These are some of the things you need to think about because darkness is all around the devil comes to kill steal and destroy. I do believe in seeing a counselor, but I also am a believer and know anxiety is a battle of the mind. Sometimes we have to call on our Creator to heal us. Have you tried this? If you're not a believer in Christ then I'm not sure what to tell you, but I know it works for I had to bow down and accept that God is my healer. For He gives us ways to cope, but first seek him and pray and ask him what to do and take away your anxiety away. A helpful verse is>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 Timothy 1:7 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Read it continuously until you believe it. Say it loud to yourself, “I have a sound mind! I have the power of love! I will not fear!”. Keep saying it multiple times a day. I hope this helps good luck with everything and know you're not alone.
I went from being active to not being able to leave the house ! I went from 0 anxiety to 100 in a very short space of time! I didn't go to work for 2 months. diet, mindfulness, exercise changed all that! also try to get some cbt weather it be with a councillor or a book it helps if you stick to it
"As far as feeling like you are losing your mind crazy people don't know they are crazy so that's a good indication that you are in your right mind and will not experiencing a psychotic break hover I do understand anxiety does make you feel like you're going crazy but you need to do in those instances is take a deep breath and listen to a guided meditation video."
I've read this a lot, but is that really true? I feel like I don't have the control over my own mind right now. I'm aware of negative thinking a lot of times, but sometimes I'm not and I really have to remind myself that it's not useful for me at all. But still, it does happen all the time. Perhaps because... Hmm, I don't know. I'll think about the reasons why this happens.
I don't really believe in a specific god. Perhaps there is a god and perhaps there isn't. I do believe there is a lot of good things written in the bible, but also in other beliefs like Buddhism for example. I just think the most important thing is to do your best to be the best person you can be in life. I do respect people who believe in specific gods of course.
i am in a similar boat except i take meds to try and help recover from this . ive been on fluoxetine for 4 months and things have been slightly better but always fall back to anxiety and depression .
its so tough to live this way forsure , im with you .
yes my anxiety is constant, i pretty much thing very negative about things , at one point i felt like a zombie, just sad like i didint remember what it was like to be happy and i ended up had to re train my brain on how to smile and be happy again. i also believed in my head that i was going to die, thats how bad i had it and still sometimes i think like this when am sad, i was desperate to get better and all the drs keeping saying is for me to go on medication, i turned directly to god and my bible and thats the only thing that has been helping me.i was told to go on medication but i didnt like how it made me feel so i didnt bother with them