I've suffered with anxiety for as long as I can remember! It comes and goes in bouts but I never understand what the trigger is! I've suffered really bad the last two months and very recently I feel like it's starting to restrict me!
Im 23 years old, I can't eat for feeling sick when I'm anxious and then start feeling sick for not eating - vicious circle! I sit and tell myself that I know it's all in my head and it doesn't help! I went away this weekend with my mum and sister and all our closest girl friends and tried so hard to be my old bubbly self but continuously felt unwell and had awful stomach pains - one thing I also realise I get when I'm anxious! It's getting to the point where I'm secluding myself from my friends when I can and locking myself in my room as that's the only place I feel remotely comfortable but even then I can come over and feel panicky!
Im waiting for CBT but struggling so much at the moment, I'm really not sure what to do to control it!!
CBT will help loads and may get to the cause, in mean time read up on as much as you can about controlling anxiety including correct breathing techniques, and as I always say go see your GP and see what he/she is prepared to prescribe to help you get through until CBT is working.
Plenty herbal stuff such as Velerian, camomile tea, St Johns Wart.
Telling yourself it's in the head doesn't help really, telling yourself it's just anxiety and it will pass helps.
CBT probably wont get to the route cause, thats not what CBT is for. CBT is about the here and now- it doesnt have scope for the past. other forms or therapy such as CAT allow this, but not CBT. I never found CBT very useful for that reason, but there are other forms of therapy that do allow it
I have the same problem that most of the time I don't know what triggers my anxiety. I am so sorry it spoilt your time away. I find when anxious I cannot face food.
Hopefully the CBT will help you. I wish we knew how to control our anxiety. So difficult. I have tried different herbal remedies, and take a few supplements. I am not on medication at the moment. Are you taking any medication?
I find it so frustrating! I go through phases of being fine and then suffering and this is probably the worst its ever been!
My doctor tried prescribing me antidepressants but I refused them due to lack of support at home and the fear of them making me feel worse for a few weeks at the start! I've tried beta-blockers in the past but they didn't help at all! Not sure what else to try in the interim!
It always affects what I eat and how much I eat so my weight fluctuates so much! That's my other downfall! The weight falls straight off but takes months to put back on!
I have been on antidepressants, and yes they do take a few weeks to make you feel better, and can make you feel worse at first. I am so sorry you do not have any support at home. That must make it very difficult for you.
Keep in touch as I find it helps to write to people who understand how we are feeling.
It might be fluctuating because your menstrual cycle may be causing anxiety!! PMDD is horrible. I have it and the week or two before period I have horrible uncontrollable anxiety. I don't want to take medication because I fear the unknown and want to try manifesting positive thinking but it's so hard to control my head and thoughts.