I've been having bad anxiety problems for a while now I'm very young only 16. My life feels like a living nightmare I thought my anxiety went away but it came back. I'm starting to feel like nothing's real and feel very disconnected from everything. I get weird obscure thoughts in my head like someone's putting them there. I argue with myself in my head a lot sometimes it's good sometimes bad. I don't feel good it feels like I'm high at random times usually towards the end of the day. I sometimes get panic attacks too very short ones. I think myself into bad depression. I feel very paranoid and anxious at times. I just think of the same problem for hours and hours. I feel like I'm losing myself. My appointment to see help is on the 26th but it seems so for away. I just want this to go away. Am I going crazy? Will I be okay? Is anyone else feeling as I am?
You are Not going crazy. You will be ok. Try and calm down,anxiety can be a viscious cycle but you are seeking help and you will get better. Please have a support system,family,friends or both that you feel comfortable talking too. So many people have anxiety and or depression. It is so common. Nothing to be ashamed about. Try and live in the moment not project into the future. Xx
You are not going crazy, everything you have explained here is anxiety and it will not hurt you. It will make you very uncomfortable and scared at times but it will not hurt you. I'm glad to hear that you're seeking help. It would be very difficult to get control of this on your own. I've been suffering from anxiety for 13 years and I'm proof that you're not going crazy and everybody on this forum is proof. I know it seems like you will lose your mind but I can guarantee you that you won't. While you wait for your appointment, try working out, walking, get some meditation videos for anxious minds off YouTube. I do all these things and it does help. You will get better and I wish you all the best. Take care.
You are NOT crazy. Actually, you're among the millions of us who have anxiety. Most kids your age don't discuss it. I had anxiety since I was about 12 and seen my step dad get a gun out and threaten to shoot everyone. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents which was good because they were my only stabilility but I'd miss my mom and only get more anxiety.
In return, as I got older I turned to alcohol. (PLEASE DON'T DO THAT)!
Everything you mentioned seems like anxiety. Do you have anything going on at home, with a girlfriend, with school? Anything that would possibly trigger it.
I'm sorry you have to wait so long for an appt. Keep calling the doctors office to see if they have any cancellations. Some places will then do anything to get you in sooner. Don't be afraid to call them or maybe your parents can??? Just waiting for an appointment can cause "crazy" anxiety.
A lot of people feel like you do. Hang in there and keep talking on here.
I've been on the alcohol forum for quite some time but found the people in the anxiety forum to be overly compassionate which is what people like us need. We're not looking for the answer to everything.
Sometimes we just need to hear someone else is going through what we are and we just need a soft cushion to land on.
If you tend to overthink try doing crossword puzzles or anything that challenges your brain so you don't think so much. Hang out with family, friends,etc.... Stay away from alcohol or any other mood altering substance.
You'll be O.K.
{{{Hugs}}}