Please can someone tell me if anxiety and the physical pain that comes with it gets better? Its been a struggle daily and I have more bad days than good days. I’m losing hope and I’m only 19 years old! I want to feel myself again, be able to do things without feeling tired and weird all the time. Every day I feel more and more lost. Is there any hope? Has anyone gotten better?
I want to be able to sleep good again. I want to be able to do activities without feeling dizziness. I want to be able to watch movies again without being stuck in my thoughts. I want to be able to enjoy being alone instead of fearing it. I want to be able to be excited about my future instead of scared because I feel there is no more hope for me and I’ll be like this forever. I want to be able to wake up without feeling pain or discomfort or dizziness. Its been the most horrible and debilitating 5 months of my life and as every month passes, it takes a little part of myself away and away and I’m going deeper into a whole.
Hey I know just how you feel lots of us do yes it does get better as I sit here writing this I feel just the same it's a beast but it does go you have to sit it out and I know only too well how hard that is but it will pass ride the storm
Having leukemia when I was younger, I developed generalized anxiety disorder and dealt with mild anxiety my whole life. In about November of 2016 I was at work and I had a strong anxiety attack, no idea what happened but I freaked out and went home. The next day I had an extremely bad one to the point where I went to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack. Over the next few months my anxiety got worse and worse with depression swiftly settling in next to it. In March I ended up quitting my job. I couldn’t leave my house, I’d wake up and stare at a wall for hours fearing my next attack, stopped talking to anyone but my immediately family, life was hell. I went to the doctors and a therapist for 10 sessions. After being put on cymbalta and Xanax for the occasional freak out, my life turned around. I started feeling 100% normal again, laughing and joking like I always was before. You will still have occasional moments where you have a freak out or feel anxious but once you get a hold of it and learn how it works, it’s easy to manage it. 2017 went great from April on and in 2018 I’m doing so well at work I am getting a paid vacation. I’m not trying to brag, I’m simply showing you that you are 100% not alone and you will get better. It’s a long recovery process and during it you feel like you’re drowning in anxiety and depression, but once you get the ball rolling it’s a swift upswing of betterment
Thank you for the reply! I’m sorry you’re feeling the same way, it’s good to have someone who understands. ❤️ Wish you the best
Thank you so much for your reply! It has giving me a little hope. I am glad you could overcome this and are doing better! I truly admire people who go through this because it takes so much courage, patience and strength. Thank you for your reply ❤️
I've had anxiety for almost 10 years (I'm 28 now). I do believe it gets better, however I don't believe it ever fully leaves. It comes and goes, and whenever it comes back it always feels awful. But I'm slowly starting to get used to it (unfortunately lol), and it becomes easier each time it returns bc I remind myself that I know what it is and it's only temporary. I sometimes take xanax for the days that are really bad, and that helps a lot. I also see a therapist which I also find to be extremely helpful. I highly suggest talking to someone, if that doesn't work I know friends who have gone on antidepressants/anti anxiety meds and those have really helped them also. Bottom line - it will definitely get better as long as you make the effort and you don't LET it ruin ur life. I know it's tough, but def try to be strong and not let it win! See a therapist or try meds if you need to.
Me too. I'm only 16 and my anxiety, usually health anxiety, is taking a big toll on my life. I feel less energetic, I feel like I don't know how and can't live life like I used to anymore. My mum is planning vacations and honestly, I'm excited but my anxiety makes every worse. I'm worried about my health even though EVERYONE tells me I'm fine, it's just my anxiety causing everything. Heck, now my anxiety is causing me to worry about the unlikely what ifs. Like, what if the plane crashes, what if my cruise ship hits an iceberg like the Titanic and what if I found a new crush on my cruise trip and then he dies to save me because of the ship is sinking 😂😂. Some of them are a bit..weird and stupid.
But yeah, don't feel alone in this. You're not alone, many people, possible hundreds and thousands and millions people having the same thoughts as you!
I do feel the same as those "what ifs". People planning for the summer and i just sit and think like that for that i always have feeling for a bad summer. I'm 15 and almost 16
Hello there I can totally relate to you which I know a lot more people on here do aswell, I feel exactly the same way you are feeling it’s the worst feeling ever if I’m honest, anxiety turns your life upside down but you just have to keep fighting it don’t let it beat you! I have the same feelings you have day in day out it’s like you woke up one morning in a totally different persons mind I’ve suffered with anxiety and depression for 2 and half years now I have my good days and bad days more bad then good but I try to stay positive it’s the best way to be don’t let it defeat you!
Thank you very much. I decided I'll go back to my hometown to my parents and begin my journey to recovery. I was in therapy already, and I applied meditation but it got worse despite my attempts to make it work by myself 5 months. Now I will try a new route, I will try medication and see a specialist. Thank you for your words, I really hope it gets better soon
I understand. My worries are mostly worries about anxiety and also health. It really sucks because it is both physically and mentally horrible. But it helps to know that we're not the only ones going through this. I am worring about my future now, about what will happen and if i'll be able to follow my dreams with this anxiety. Its awful. hope you feel better soon