Two months ago I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety which came from my first panic attack I thought I had a handle on it understood the feelings especially the physically ones and although it was hard I knew it was anxiety and I could over come it now two and a half months later I'm just confused and numb I don't know what I feel or who I am I use to be so optimistic and creative and now I just feel foggy lost and doubting if I'm here I don't even know if t is Depersonalization I just don't trust anything now not even my diagnosis I just feel like I'm empty and mindless and I'm desperate I cry every day I just need a direction an anchor
I feel like these are the stages of anxiety
I have been hit with really bad anxiety for 3 years after a bad pot session. It was ups and downs for a long time and often very extreme. Give it time. I think it normalizes by living through it more.
Try some meds if you think you need them. I do believe they helped me even out a little.
Did you ever get to where you couldn't trust anything like you just feel so numb and lost you can't even explain it and you feel like it's the end I don't feel feel passionate or emotions I just lost and not feeling here
Are you taking any meds for it? I know for me, Zoloft worked well. It takes like 2 weeks for it to really get in your system, but once it does, it balances you right out. If your are not on meds, get on them, they help. I was on Zoloft for 2 months. After 2 weeks, you start feeling better, but don't stop, you will do yourself a dis-service.
So you felt like I did and the Zoloft helped? I don't want to be on medication but if I have to I can accept that
Can I ask you exactly how it made you feel? Happier? Were you still you?
The Zoloft helped me tremendously! The first week, you still feel on edge and you may even have a anxiety episode, but keep going, it has to get into your system. By the end of the second week, you start to feel better. By the 4th week, you feel more like yourself. They started me with a low dose, 25mg and that worked for me. I didn't want to be on meds either, but I am glad I swallowed my pride.
Thank you so much I just feel like I need something to help me feel hopeful and positive instead of confused and afraid constantly and can I ask you one last question do you think it will help with obsessive thoughts? Like better help me put them to rest I just wanna feel and be happy not worried and constantly existential
If you are not in therapy, therpay is very very needed.there is a lot for you to understand and you need the comfort. This is a rough rough disorder no matter how it starts, once it does its hard. We all tried to ignore it or think it would pass at first. Noone wants this mess. Its some mal function in your fight or flight.
I've been in therapy for about a month and a half and my therapist is wonderful but I just feel like I have a hard time trusting things like I'll come home and be like "yeah I'm okay I can do this" and then later I'll be back with the existential questions and lack of trust and I just feel confused I don't know if I'm actually getting better or I'm beyond help
How do I know if I getting better I just have obsessive thoughts about if I can trust how I feel (I have OCD)
I understand how you feel. I have been there. All I can say is just hold on. It will get better. If you haven't already, please try some therapy. DBT therapy is great. It helps you to understand your feelings and how to make it through.
Can I message you my email? If that's ok
Sure
Could you message me first I'm still new to this and can't find out how to send messages