I've always suffered from insecurities but now they've turned into anxiety attacks with a lot of what-ifs. I feel like I've lost control of my responsibilities at work. Now I find myself talking to myself alot. And I keep pushing myself if I stop I drop and I feel like I need a good cry but if I do i may never stop
Friend, just know you're not alone. I know knowing just that wont help much but allot of us are here for those exact reasons or reasons very simular to those. You mentioned that you've always suffered from insecurities, well what might've happened to you was that your insecurities and the stress it put on you mentally finally built up to a level that you simply couldn't handle it anymore mentally and anxiety came crashing down on you because of it.
Anxiety is the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain brought on by an overload of stress. A level of stress your brain simply couldn't handle and while trying to cope with all of the stress it hurt itself and is now unable to reason rationally which brings on panic attacks and intrusive thoughts.
I'm not sure if you have the ability to see a doctor or a counselor but I believe the best first step would be going to see one if not both of them. I didn't want to at first but when I did I started learning what I needed to do to get better.
Here is a quote someone wrote to another and I copied it because I felt it may help others in simular situations. I hope it might help you as well....
** " If you want to get better..You need to admit to yourself what you already know and that this is all anxiety. Therapy can reveal a quality within yourself that you are denying or a childhood belief that you have maybe you used as a coping mechansim. Until you tell the truth to yourself its basically impossible to make changes within your self. Self Sabatage. The body keeps score and this is how it manifests. If your afraid of yourself there no true connection with yourself. Therapy is helpful to figure this all out. Step one is to admit to yourself what you already know and step two is take off the blinders. Then you can make changes. You cant expect to go to point to point z asap. You have to do this in steps. Sometimes baby steps, maybe even tip toeing. Point a to point b. Point b to point c. Its a process here. " **
I wish you the best of luck friend...... I hope things get better for you.
Hello paula
Generally if we feel insecure that can make us go through a list of unsettles thoughts and you will need to know how to deal with them and move on. When it comes to employment and you feel the work you do is running away from you as well. You need to understand why you are feeling this way.
You can put each problem you have in one folder and something in another, break each of the problems into small bites, when you get stuck try taking on a bite from your other folder. Eventually the problem will get less and less and you address all of your concerns.
If you feel the need to cry, fair enough cry that will help to release the tensions you are feeling and this in turn will give you some release of your fears
Keep a hold
BOB
Hi BOB seems like you give a lot of good advice here. Have you suffered from anxiety? Mine seems relentless. I think that menopause it adding to mine. I cry alot for no reason other then I just want to feel better and it's not happening fast enough for me. I think I'm very frustrated.