just been diagnosed with anxiety

Mental health
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came across this site and hope someone can help

just been diagnosed with anxiety and depression

always feel like i have a major disease, something the doctors will miss, feel on edge, burst into tears a lot, stomach doing somersaults, feeling irritable, just cant seem to think rationally anymore

feel a bit scared, just want to be normal. i am female in my forties

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U are not alone 😀 did ur gp give u ant help or advice? 

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Hiya I'm 34 and suffering with health anxiety too. Feeling exactly how you are. Have you been given medication or referred for counselling or Cognitive behaviour therapy?

I first had health anxiety 4 years ago, had CBT and kept my anxiety under control until now. Unfortunately something has triggered it off again and I'm now waiting for CBT again.

There is help hun, its not overnight but you will feel normal again. It is a horrible feeling, I only recently found this site but its great for help and advice from people going through the same

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I was diagnosed in November last year, you will have to work at it, there will be good and bad days, we are here through the good and bad. I'm getting a bit better as I have had some good days which I have not felt for a long time, lost the feeling of being happy. You'll get there, keep fighting!

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thanks for the reply

hopefully will be getting some cbt soon

i just feel so islolated sometimes, none of my family really get it

i dont like it but it seems to be consuming me at the moment

one day at a time i suppose

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hi

thanks for the reply

on citalopram for depresssion but i know that anxiety and depression go side by side

sometimes i think i worry for the sake of worrying, its so hard b ut will keep going.

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Hi you will get better i suffer from anxiety and have tried a few differeng medications im on sertraline at the moment and im waiting to hear about cbt, go back to yours doctors ask them about councelling and cbt they will put you forward hopefuy it should help i havd had anxiety and panic attacks for 4 years now and i struggle at times im hoping it will get better after cbt hope this hos smile x

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hi shelby,

Im Tracy im 48, ive just had the worst week of my life with anxiety, panic attacks and depression it all started last saturday had a massive panic attack, I was scared. and like you i want to be me again. hope we both get sorted out as im the same cannot focus on anything, mine is over health issues too, making a bigger picture.