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Overworked college student There’s a lot of people in need here, and I just wanted to start by saying that all of you matter and I hope you can find healing soon<3 I’m a college junior majoring in engineering and this semester is by far the hardest. I’ve always dealt with anxiety, but it’s been terrible this semester. I think about freshman and sophmore me and I don’t remember ever being this anxious. I think all the years of stress of engineering school have finally gotten to me. Between internships and summer classes, I haven’t gotten much of a break. Winter breaks do help, but I’ve noticed that the “recharged feeling” I have after has lasted less and less after each one. I know I’m almost to senior year and it’ll get easier, but I’m just really overwhelmed. I shouldn’t be feeling this stressed all the time. Having so much anxiety has made me feel down. Anyone have any encouraging words or tips? Thanks!

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Being treated like a drug addict I have been on antidepressants since the age 15. I have severe anxiety that sometimes leads to anxiety attacks. In the past few months…. 1) I hit a deer equaling $4000 worth of damage with a $2000 deductible; 2) I used all my sick days at work; 3) my psychiatrist quit and I wasn’t able to get my Zoloft or adhd meds filled; 4) an electrical panel in my car stopped working; 5) I paid almost $200 for a rental car while mine was in the shop and I couldn’t even use it the first day because it wouldn’t make it up my icy driveway, causing me to be late for work. It was that day I decided to go to my usual walk in clinic to see if they could call me in Zoloft because I was having a hard time getting out of bed. See, your body can’t stay in fight or flight mode indefinitely (which is what anxiety is) so eventually it has to shut down (depression). I get there and they tell me I have to have an appointment. That was apparently the straw that broke the camel’s back. I began crying and hyperventilating. It was one of my worst panic attacks ever. Part of me was concerned they were going to have me committed. They were able to call in a 30 day supply and made me a follow up appointment. Which was today. And they remembered my scene. So obviously my erratic behavior is because I’m a drug addict. I never once had to take a drug test to get my adhd meds with my old psych. This time they asked me to pee in a cup. I have anxiety so of course my first thought was that they thought I was bonkers the other day, but I had nothing to hide so I obliged. When I got home I got a call saying they couldn’t call in my meds because I tested positive for opiates. Excuse me? That’s IMPOSSIBLE. They said I would need to bring in a prescription to explain the reason I failed. I said I hadn’t taken anything, and that I could now care less about my medicine but this needed fixed to clear my name. They said they could send it off to the lab, and I said YES YOU BETTER DO THAT! Yes, I am still being emotional and irrational at this point. Not because of what they are accusing me but because my seratonin and dopamine receptors DO NOT WORK like they should…which is the reason I was going there for help. Instead, they decide to bring a devastating accusation against a person with emotional dysregulation (ADHD) and anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder). It is negligence. What if this behavior caused a person to harm themselves? Do no harm. The way in which they handled this was very harmful. Almost as if they have no training on how to handle delicate individual (which medical personnel should). I did some research and guess what….poppy seeds! I just made a batch of lemon poppy muffins the day before yesterday. Surely the lab will be able to differentiate between poppy seeds and an actual drug, right??? It’s a small town and I KNOW they will break patient confidentiality because I’m a teacher…I just know it…I’ve had soMe of their kids in class. Of course they will tell other parents. I’m done with my ADHD meds…I refuse to jump through these hoops anymore. And to be treated like a criminal. I’m erratic yes, but not because of drugs. I’m falling apart right now.

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Suffering Hey all. Just reaching out to those who are more knowledgeable then me about this topic. I am 21 and healthy I workout 5 times a week and I am suffering from terrible anxiety at night. Not really the over thinking and worrying but more so physically. I have chest pain at night and cannot get to sleep most nights. I have trouble winding down to fall asleep. I am making this post because right now I am shaking uncontrollably and I do not feel myself. Like the walls are closing in and I’m gonna die. I am and have been suffering for the last few months. Any idea what I can do about this?

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Can I get some reassurance on attending a concert? Hi everyone. Am so excited to see one of my fave artists in concert this summer. However, because it's all general admission standing tickets, my anxiety has already kicked off on crowd crush fears, fears of feeling claustrophobic, and fears of terrorist attacks. I've only been to one concert before and it was in a huge roomy stadium and I could sit down and knew my escape routes lol. I'd just love to hear any stories of if anyone else has felt this way and how you dealt. Thank you xxx

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Moving back in w my parents at 23 I’m a 23 yo female who has been through the ringer the past few months. Started with anxiety based on some life circumstances and changes but quickly progressed into anxiety and depression. Living with my fantastic boyfriend but I’m currently unemployed and this is my biggest struggle right now. I just started w a new therapist and upped my meds. however, my thoughts are bad and I’m scared I’m getting to the point of no return The problem is I will rot living w my boyfriend right now, I’m doing nothing but waiting for him to get home. He’s doing his absolute very best and I’m so thankful for him and all he’s done for me. We aren’t breaking up and we have talked it through and both understand that moving back in w my parents is probably a good thing, as I will be able to focus on myself and my mom is a fantastic support system and is no stranger to depression/anxiety. My goal is to heal and find myself. With hopes of coming back when I get myself through this storm. Anyone else have to do this or something similar? It’s a very trying time for me and I know that by doing this I will have to take responsibility for my issues with my mom pushing me through it.

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I cant participate in gym. I (16M) am terrified of gym class. I just found out that I am forced to take it next year inorder to pass grade 12. Im scared of getting hit by the balls flying around. When ever im on a team, we always loose because I cant do anything, which makes everyone hate me. Im also terrified of the changing rooms. I cant even take off my shirt in front of other people, let alone my pants. I dont even like going to school with a shirt on, I have to wear a hoodie. Someone please help me.

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The whole congressional hearing about Tiktok is making my stomach churn I am absolutely taken aback of how bad the xenphobia and racism is in the hearing. The congressmem and women are treating the CEO like a literal child. Speaking to him in such an insulting, rude, and hostile way. My stomach twists and turns with so much anxiety, acknowledging how bad..bad these higherups are. Care for the children they say, yeah..idk about that..seems like other social medias aren't getting as much heat. I feel sick to my stomach. I can't imagine being humiliated and disrespected like that because of my race and my successful business. Be successful but never more than *them* because then they can't control over you.

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Very sudden onset of physical anxiety symptoms? Hi all, I never struggled with anxiety like this before, when suddenly I had a panic attack for the first time last month - I felt suddenly extremely uncomfortable and "trapped/unsafe" in the minutes leading up to it but the whole time I was still thinking rationally. But the physical symptoms were definitely there and since then I've been having these mini bouts of extremely rapid hyperventilation just randomly through the day and tightness/pain in the chest/stomach. These originally happened whenever I thought any remotely negative thought at all, but now they're just popping up at random times. Currently I'm sat here with my stomach in knots and feeling like I'm about to cry for absolutely no reason at all. I wouldn't say I'm very worried about anything in particular (just the normal things I've been a little stressed about my whole life, like school) but it's getting really annoying to have these small (or on occasion, full-blown) anxiety attacks nearly every day. Again, this is all completely new to me. I'm prone to overstressing or worrying at times but these symptoms don't seem to be completely related to that since they come on so randomly and I feel like they would have popped up sooner during more stressful times in my life? If anyone has any insight it would be much appreciated, because it's getting really freaking annoying and interfering with my schoolwork and personal relationships. At this point would something like therapy even help me if it's so primarily physical? What do I do??? Thank you!

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psychiatrist won’t do anything i went to the psychiatrist yesterday which i’d been looking forward to bc my anxiety has been so bad lately that the second i get out of school i’m already anxious to go back the next day, or all weekend i’m anxious. and when i’m at school i’m feeling the most gut wrenching anxiety i’ve felt in my entire life. also i throw up when i’m anxious. so every day i throw up, usually at school. teachers are sick of me missing and needing to sit somewhere to relax. i told my psychiatrist, who acts confused every time she sees me and i’ve only seen her treat 5 year olds, that i will die if i do not start feeling better. because it has led me to feeling pretty hopeless and it often is so bad that it does feel like i’m dying. she just increased the amount of my medicine i’m already on (that’s obviously not working) for the 279037th time even though i told her i wanted to try something else or get something fast acting. she just said she wouldn’t give me anything fast acting because i’m young. i’m so tired of living like this. what can i do? i’m in therapy 10 hours a week for this and other reasons but i need something to hold me up until i can get through the day completely on what i’m learning in therapy.

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My anxiety wakes me up I normally had night sweats. I’ll wake up sudden with major urgency. I find myself feeling like I woke up late but I really wake up the same time everyday that leads to productivity. First thoughts are financial stresses and that usually dictates my day. I try to keep my mind busy or have a morning routine to stop it from happen but I feel like I’m ignoring the problem? What should I do next to help with morning anxiety?

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Hi yall! Hey loves, hope you guys are doing okay! I made a google classroom if anyone needs anything like breathing videos, inspirational comments, daily check-in quizzes! <3 class code is **qa62sk7 have a good night yall!**

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I have health anxiety and one of my worst fears came true. My bf found out he has a rare genetic disorder that has a 50% chance to be hereditary. Where to go from there without going too crazy? I have HA and one of my worst fears came true. My bf found out he has a rare genetic disorder that has a 50% chance to be inherited. We're commited and planning kids in the future. I freak out over a fuckin cough and this is driving me crazy. For me, the worst part is that my boyfriend is an absolute flegmatic and works on "don't think about what you can't solve" approach. I almost broke down when he brought the results home and he was just like... "We'll see what to do when it happens, it's not like there's something we can do about it" and then I saw in the report that they offered him an assisted reproduction option when we'll want kids and asked him if he'll want to go down that route and he said "Dunno" and it was obvious that he's not too excited about it". But, like, how can you even THINK about risking 50% chance of it being inherited by our child??? It drives me absolutely bonkers. Why would you even be willing to RISK it when there is way safe option that is not that natural but would ensure that we'll have a thriving, healthy baby? And especially when the other alternative is pretty miserable, both physically and mentally? We've been together for years and at this point I know him. I know he only seems to not care because he has a hard time explaining and showing his emotions. I also know I am being terribly, terribly unfair towards him for feeling frustrated at him. He just found out something so crucial! He needs time and space to deal with it and he needs my support. Instead I am the one demanding emotional support from him (I am demanding it only here don't worry, I don't plan to freak out on him while he's going through this). I don't understand why I am being so selfish when usually I put others first automatically. But most stress inducing thing about it is, he mentioned some of my health issues to the genetic center and now they want to see me too because they have "a small suspicion" that there might be something from my side too. Of course, I googled the signs of what he has and, well, I am not surprised they want to see me, I check all the boxes, even skeletal malformation. What's keeping me sane is the knowledge that the disorder is incredibly rare and that neither of my siblings show any (obvious) signs of it. That in itself should logically be enough to reassure me that I am FINE, but my brain refuses to accept it. I feel like someone took me, stuffed me into a washing machine and turned on a turbo wash. And I want to scream. AAAAAAAAAA Whew, thanks you for letting me get it all out. I really need to find therapist again, and my man is coming with me this time. Anyone has any experience with micro deletions in their family? Or has anyone gone through anything similar? How did you manage to calm yourself down while waiting for the doctors to set up the appointment/run the tests? I heard it can take half a year to get an appointment, and then half a year till they tell you your test results. How did you survive for this long with this uncertainty?

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Can having a concussion cause severe GAD? Preface: 23 y.o. male at time of accident NYE 2012. I smoked a blunt for the first time, and (the equivalent of) overdosed. Legs felt weak, had to sit down. I smoked it in at the bottom of my road, so I sat down on a neighbour so outside wall (roughly 4ft high). Next thing I knew I woke up on the pavement looking up. I later found out from friends that were with me that I had fallen head first onto the concrete sidewalk, from about 4 ft high. I am 99.999999% I had a concussion. Anyway, next day, all was fine - no anxiety. Obvious scars and bloody face but nothing else. About two weeks later, I decide to play soccer with friends. The ball hit the back of head from behind. I immediately fell to my knees, and from what I remember, was dizzy etc. then it kind of just went. 15 mins later, we left and had a short walk to the local restaurant. Half way there, I had immense lain in my stomach and groin area. I fell to my knees again on the sidewalk near the restaurant. I then managed to walk to the restaurant and immediately went into the toilet. I felt sick, anxious, weird, nauseous, etc. then, cur my first panic attack. Even since then, a whole 12 years, I had had Generalized Anxiety Disorder (diagnosed 2013). How does that even happen? I don’t understand how hitting my head would cause that? Did I accidentally damage my amygdala/hippocampus when falling? Thanks.

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Obsessive thoughts about the past Hello. For about a year, I've been having these obsessive thoughts about the past, all the ways I've messed up and things I did wrong. It's kinda ridiculous; I worry about things that happened 10 od so years ago, and I was just a kid back then, only about 12. I think about newer things too, but especially back then, I was cringy and mean to others for no reason (I didn't like the band that they did. I never bullied them, but I would kinda laugh at them and point out that they're being pandered to. Now I would just turn away and ignore them, I don't know what was up with me back then. To my defense I was almost always the youngest of the group, surrounded by people who were 14-16, from both sides). I feel like I'm a terrible human being and that I will be punished for them any day now; I don't know how exactly, by some external force that will come from outside of my home. I'm afraid that people who know me now and are my friends or people I'll meet in the future will judge me so hard and turn away from me. I've deleted every old social media account I could remember, I still make sure that my old emails are active so that I could delete any more if I'll remember. I'm on pretty heavy medications (antidepressants, three doses of synthetic pregabalin and an antipsychotic to quell my anxiety further), and I can function well, but these thoughts still come to me randomly and make me anxious. I don't know what to do anymore; My biggest wish is to just move on from that period of my life and close this chapter. On one hand, if someone came to me with thoughts like these, I would tell them that it was so long ago, and they have likely very little to do with the person they were at 13; Besides, everyone was a bit of a little shit at that age. But for some reason, when it comes to me, I just can't free myself; When I get scared, I feel like an ensnared wikd animal, only the snare is just in my head. Did any of you struggle with something like this? What should I do?

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Anxiety only after 2 beers Is this normal? Tbh I’m not a big drinker and I drank two beers tonight cut to hours later before I go to bed I get a major stomach ache and anxiety. Why does this happen to me :(

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I have anxiety about spending money. So I just spent a bunch of money on video games (the online store for the Nintendo 3DS and WiiU is closing soon and I wanted to get a bunch of games before they’re gone forever). I could afford this purchase and I still have plenty of money in my bank account, but I can’t shake this feeling of guilt in the pit of my stomach. It’s like there’s this voice in the back of my head calling me an idiot for spending so much money on video games when I could be saving it for emergencies. It’s not just with big purchases either, I still get this feeling whenever I buy a $10 lunch too. I think this whole thing started when I was around 5. I was at the store with my parents and I wanted to buy a toy, but my mom said something about how we didn’t have the money for toys. I, being the stupid kid that I was, interpreted this as “we don’t have a lot of money” and that the family was one bad financial decision away from poverty. Of course this was not the case but that didn’t stop me from feeling guilty about making my parents spend money on me.and that guilt has followed me even now when I’m making my own money. So am I crazy for feeling this way? What are some steps I can take to get rid of this guilt?

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Food induced anxiety is a special kind of hell I’ve been a health freak for as long as I can remember but in the last year or so it’s dictated my eating habits so severely. If I eat anything that I’ve decided is “unhealthy” I get such bad anxiety, I feel as if I am poisoning myself, and figuring out what I can buy at grocery stores is so draining, every store trip is like running through an obstacle course. It’s getting really bad again, and I spiraled today after falling into a rabbit hole on how most of our food has heavy metals in it, most notably spices, herbs, chocolate, and root vegetables. After a massive crying fit, I threw out my cocoa powder and am currently wondering what to do with all of the grains, vegetables, spices, and herbs I have because I don’t see any of it as edible anymore. I don’t know what I can eat now. I’m so sick of food being like poison to me. I envy the people that can just eat and barely think about what it might be doing to their bodies.

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Random dehydrated feeling some days Does anybody else have this? Some days I can feel relaxed, loose and chilled, and on other days my body feels hot and sweaty with a strong heartbeat and no matter how much I try to wait it out the sensation doesn't pass. Normal?

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Feeling unloved and depressed Feeling like a brainless idiot who’s going nowhere in life

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Does anyone subconsciously hold your breath in while you’re doing things like even just laying in bed using your phone? I can’t even do simple tasks in peace. Even if I’m adjusting to sleep and using my phone in bed, my heart feels like it’s about to explode if I don’t take a deep breath in every few seconds because I hold my breath in subconsciously or that’s what my body just does to me at least. And then my heart rate gets up and I feel so uneasy and breathless from literally just lying down using my phone. I hate this shit. I can’t even yawn properly or take a deep breath in, it always gets cut off and I’m left feeling like I’m about to suffocate.

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i'm tired and i want to die Can someone give me a reason not to die? If you say something sensible, I will not commit suicide.

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I'm having palpitations right now.. Before anyone reads, I'm in the middle of an anxiety attack so everything in this post is everywhere and some words may be misspelled. I think I know why too because the last time it happened I ate food that caused me to have a previous anxiety attack. After I finish this I'm going to get some sleep so I will read any comments and make the necessary corrections to this post in the morning. So anyway. I went across the street from work today to get some food from this "chicken spot" called Kennedy Chicken, I live in NYC, they're on every corner. ALL of their food is super duper unhealthy. It's all deep fried foods. Chicken and mozzarella sticks is what I ate. They even gave me spoiled marinara sauce which I didn't eat because I noticed as soon as I opened the sauce container, the air pressure made the sauce fly everywhere on my hands and there were bubbles in it. I smelled it and it had an obvious spoiled smell to it like fermented tomatoes. 😖 I'm never eating from there again. EVER! And honestly I don't know how they're even still open. It has been a while since I ate their food until today. I've been trying to eat healthier foods. Even if I have to order out on days I don't pack my lunch at home, I choose a healthier option. OR!!.. or.. It could be that I haven't been getting enough sleep since Monday. And everytime I feel the palpitations coming on, I always go to sleep and the next morning I feel better. I've been to the ER multiple times for palpitations and they tell me it's due to stress and not enough sleep. I work a full time job and I used up all my pto so it's difficult for me to take a day or two off for myself. *figuratively rips hair out* I hate working full time and I think I'm about to make a big sacrifice and go part time. Or maybe I just need to ride it out... I have so many financial issues right now that I can't do this anymore. I want to move back home with my family.. but I don't have a car... I don't have money.... I need to buy at least a month's worth of food for 1 person (me) so I don't have to order out. I don't have any idea how I've come this far and haven't ended up homeless. At this point I'm rambling and I need a hug... but these are things I'm dealing with at the moment. That food honestly tasted horrible though. 😕 I'm betting on my palpitations being caused by both lack of sleep and the fast food though. I wish there was a way to get my rent lowered so that I can afford to pay all my bills properly... I might talk to my roommate about it and see what she says. Okay.. if I have anything else left to talk about I'll make another post. Thank you to anyone who decides to read this craziness!

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I hate my anxiety. Anything that will alter/change my life in some way gives me anxiety. Examples 7-years ago my bf(now husband) and I bought a dog. I cried and cried the first night we got him because i was soo scared of having totake care of anything else besides me. A few weeks later, the anxiety disappeared. I absolutely love my dog. 7-years ago i left my first job after being there for 5 years. I cried and cried. Had so much anxiety leading up to the new interview. Had ssoo much anxiety after being told i was hired. I was terrified of failing, not being able to pay my bills. So much so, that i asked for my job back. But was ghosted because they were upset i had quit in the first place. 7 years later still at this (new)job, its consistent, i make money. I feel secure. And glad i left the place prior. 3years ago i got engaged but wasn’t anxious about anything. Because we halted planning a wedding to buy a house 2 years ago my fiancé and i bought a house. It was fun leading up to the week before closing. The day before i was crying, anxious, scared. I felt like iwas making a mistake. What if we lose the house? What if something happens and we cant afford it because we have a mortgage now. I was fine after a couple days. Im sssoo happy in my home. 8 months ago, i got married. For the 3/4 months leading up to the wedding, i had horrible anxiety. Every single night id have lingering anxiety, some nights better than others, but always there. The week before the wedding i was a mess, scared of being married, scared of the change. But i am ssoo in love with my fiancé, he is my everything. I couldn’t understand the anxiety because i was happy! The day of the wedding i was emotion filled, i couldnt talk to anyone while getting ready, i was a nervous wreck. Once we left the church i felt ssooo different! I was actually FEELING how i felt. Happy, excited, in love. Not anxious. The reception was amazing! Im soo happy! Now-im 29, husband is 30. We are talking about kids. I want them, but im sssooo afraid of the anxiety i know ill have. Im scared of the pregnancy, what if i have a difficult time, what if im anxious like i was for the wedding for all 9months? Im soo scared of giving birth, of the potential postpartum depression, me not connecting. Or what if i dont connect with baby? Idk im already anxious thinking about having an approximate date to get off birth control. Im scared. I brought up adoption but i hate the fact that id rather chose adoption JUST because of the anxiety. I know ill deal with it when the time comes closer to adopt. But it wont be 9months. Why does my body do this to me. I hate my anxiety. Who else deals with this? How do you overcome?

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Anxiety swallowing pills I have terrible anxiety whenever I have to swallow a pill even if it's small because when I was younger I would always get the pill stuck in my throat. I found out I can trick my anxiety by putting the pill in a small spoon of pudding. I hope to one day be able to swallow pills normally buy for now I've found a good stepping block. I wanted to share just in case anyone else has this issue!

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Will SSRIs help me? (Anxious about sleep) Hello! I had a really bad insomnia last February which made me sleep every other day for a week. My sleep has been okay since my family doctor presrcibed me Hydroxyzine 10mg for sleep. Although I've been sleeping well, I now have this feat surrounding sleep. Everyday all I think about is sleep, which makes me anxious and unproductive all day. It made me lose interest on the things i used to enjoy. Even before the insomnia, I was really anxious about many things, especially my health. Do you guys think SSRIs will help me? Or i should go with therapy? Thank you!

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Don't know if I'm in the right place for this... Recently it was seeming like my life was finally getting on track. I had taken control of my addictions, I was being more productive, I was seeing myself changing into a better person. Good things were happening. Then out of nowhere everything just came crashing down, like many times before. I don't know if people think like me, or that far ahead for that matter, but I don't think I am the only one who fears such an overwhelming anxiety about not achieving whatever it is you want in life. I have been feeling like I won't ever be able to achieve even the most basic things that all other humans are able to achieve. I can't explain the reason why I feel this way, but it's basically being anxious that I'm failing at life as a whole and that I'm not taking advantage of the precious time that I have on earth. Like I'm just here and wish to stay here, but when do I start "living"?

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any tips on dealing with anxiety and panic attacks while at work? i’ve always had anxiety and panic attacks but lately it has been getting worse and i can’t seem to pinpoint why or what is triggering it. on friday last week i had the worst panic attack i’ve ever had while at work and i couldn’t stop crying and shaking for at least 45 mins and today it happened again but for even longer and my boss ended up sending me home since i couldn’t calm down which made me feel really bad as i haven’t worked much this week. at first i thought it might be the sertaline i started taking but i’ve been taking it since new year’s eve and my anxiety is only now starting to get worse

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Trembling when talking about things I’m around, and don’t scare me after having bad experience with weed edibles This might be a long post so sorry about that but I just want to have all the details. Back in December my now ex girlfriend gave me 2 weed edible gummies that were around a year old (I think) I’m not entirely sure if this is true or not but I think they were each about 50 mg when brand new. This was the first time I’ve done any drugs or anything like that not even weed but I wanted them from her and accepted them with a smile on my face being excited to do them. I then get home and eat them both at once and I’m feeling pretty awesome and happy but can’t really focus on anything and I’m laughing a lot and smiling at everything while on a FaceTime call with some friends. Then I start noticing my heart was beating incredibly fast and strong (at least I think it was) I thought the left side of my chest would explode and started freaking out about that. I ended up freaking out and having a almost full on panic attack and thought I was going to die and forced myself to throw up, then laid in the shower for about 2 hours on the coldest setting not realizing I was shivering and shaking like crazy the entire time I then force myself to sleep and wake up thinking I’m dead and feeling like shit for the next week or so and had weird pains in my chest. I then cut off almost all contact with the girlfriend (thinking back I shouldn’t have done this and I do feel bad I was just so shaken up because of that experience) fast forward to now I am around lots of talk about drugs I always have but about 3 weeks ago when I was going to smoke my fiends cart for the first time, just talking about it gave me these tremors and I was shaking until I calmed down about 10 minutes later but I was talking to him with a smile on my face wanting to hit his cart I wasn’t scared at all I just got these shakes, these jitters in my legs I don’t even understand why their happening when I’m actually in front of or about to do drugs that don’t even scare me just on Wednesday I was going to buy some weed (regular flower) from my other friend and I got the same trembles just texting him and had to play it off with the people next to me saying I’m cold. Basically what I’m asking is what is wrong with me? And how can I overcome these tremors/shakes when around these things this may seem really stupid or not a big deal but I’m not sure what’s causing it please help me thank you.

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Anxiety about taking Zoloft for the first time, can I have some encouragement? I’m a 19f. I’ve been struggling with anxiety since highschool. I was raised to believe medicines for this kind of thing are evil. But I cant live like this anymore. I’m anxious 24/7. It never stops. My panic attacks will last hours sometimes. I’m scared of becoming a zombie. I don’t want my good emotions to be taken. I don’t want to derealize and become numb. Idk, I’m scared. Hilariously I’m anxious about it. I was just wondering, will I go numb? What if I’m so numb I don’t even realize it? What if I’m so numb I can’t decide to stop taking it?

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Had a massive panic attack 2 days ago and now the my anxiety symptoms are all starting to come back. Idk what to do anymore I am currently stressing atm and am at a loss for what to do. Im just sitting and now the left half of my body feels like it’s going numb, I feel like my thoughts are racing and I even have head tightness. Even been having some tingling as well. I am super stressed now and don’t know what to do anymore, for the past few months I managed to return to somewhat being able to do most of the things I used to regularly be able to do before I had my first major panic attack a year and a half ago. After the panic attack 2 days ago I don’t feel the same, idk if this half numb feeling with the tingling and calf pain is because of the effects of anxiety or if it’s anything to do with dp, my mind keeps going blank and I’m at a loss.

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Any alternatives to hydroxyzine? At the moment I take hydroxyzine for my panic attacks. It works okay, especially since my main panic attack symptom is nausea, but is there a better alternative? I feel it isn’t working good enough when I need it.

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Health Anxiety I'm freaking out 😭😭 we're getting renovations done in our house, and I stupidly walked on the paint tarps with bare feet while carrying my basket of clean sheets/blankets to my room. I was walking all over my room with my bare feet, and then some of my blankets fell out the basket and onto where I walked with my paint feet. So now I'm worried there's paint particles all in my sheets and blankets and I'll go blind 😭 it's midnight and I need to go to bed I can't rewash and dry them right now 😭😭😭

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I've missed about 3 weeks of class and I'm too embarrassed to go back-what do I do? Hi, I've recently started medication to help manage my anxiety. While adjusting to the medication, I noticed it helped my society anxiety a lot because I stopped caring. However, the downside is that I started to become very apathetic about everything and lost a lot of motivation to even get out bed/go to class. I've recently started a new medication and so far feelings of apathy/lack of productivity have improved, and I can now finish tasks (still not perfect, but I feel like with such a low starting dose it feels back to like how I've felt pre-medication.) The problem is, my social anxiety has gone back up. I'm ashamed and embarrassed to have missed so much class. I tried really hard this week and forced myself to go to classes I've been avoiding, but there is one class that I'm especially having a hard time getting myself to attend. The problem is, the class is very discussion based and we have predetermined groups we work with the entire semester. I'm worried my groupmates will judge me because I haven't been to class in so long, I just want to avoid the awkward confrontation "Where have you been?" even though I know it's inevitable. How do I force myself to go to class?

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Circle of Anxiety Anyone just feel trapped in a circle of anxiety? Mine is with my heart and taking my blood pressure. Every time I go to the docs my BP shoots up to like 180/90. The docs typically say it’s probably just white coat syndrome when I tell them about my anxiety. They do suggest that I try taking it at home. Buuuuut I know if I take it at home, I’ll already have worked myself into a state of panic—so it’s going to be high. But then I’m worried because I’m not taking it so I’m anxious hahah. What a cluster. Anyone else relate?

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Time to leave or anxiety taking over? Recently I have been doubting everything, my job, my friendships and heavily doubt my relationship. Before my anxiety was all consuming my relationship was great but over the last few months it's felt like it has deteriorated. I can't tell if this is just my anxious brain because I literally doubt everything at the moment or whether this is a sign I should leave. Does anyone have any experience with this?

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I want to cry but my anxiety is preventing me from crying I have constant anxiety, every second of every day, and it's been a few years since I've even come close to crying, but my feelings of sadness are nothing compared to my anxious response to wanting to cry. I always get to the verge of letting it all out but then it feels like my stomach implodes with anxiety and I have thoughts about memories I've repressed, which just increases my anxiety even more until I'm stuck in the fetal position. Sometimes I let it pass naturally, sometimes I scream, or punch my stomach. I just, I don't know, I feel like I wanna cry forever to let everything out Not sure if anyone will see this, but I really appreciate any response

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Has anyone noticed their anxiety gets worse throughout the day? I’ve begun to realize that throughout the day my anxiety gets worse. I wake up feeling okay, but as I go through my day, something happens where I begin feeling more overwhelmed. Has anyone else noticed this?

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Anxiety before work (zoom) meetings Hello, I was wondering what people do to reduce anxiety before work (zoom) meetings. I get so anxious every time. Please be short and sweet and as specific as possible. Like I use the app “calm” for breathing exercises.. Journal? Positive affirmations? Visualizations? Breathing exercises?

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Anxiety AFTER dental work I had a tooth removed today and my anxiety is super high. Not sure why..I am taking Advi for pain and Lexapro as normal..I don't like how I feel right now though so keyed up, nausea, etc.

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Struggling and could use someone to talk to! I am struggling with anxiety so much this week. I just need someone who understands to speak to who might be able to help me not feel so alone.

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Why do. I always feel like I have a heart issue 🥺 I always feel like I have heart issues. I had a echocardiogram stress test done December. I had few troponin done. I had X-ray done I had another ultrasound done and basic blood work done and all this was from December till early February. Everything was fine but I always feel like cause it's been so long that i might have something now. What's with me...

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Anxiety at work I’m a teacher and my anxiety has been awful this year. Any time my class gets noisy or a little excited I start feeling lightheaded and my insides feel weird. It so hard. I was just prescribed bupropion (generic of Wellbutrin) for moderate depression and moderate anxiety. I hope it helps and I don’t end up having to leave my job because the feelings I get are awful.

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Slipping Away I feel like I’m slipping away. I navigate bad traffic on the way into work where I’m in a hybrid tech support/business analyst role: so primarily I’m listening to and troubleshooting everyone’s troubles through the day. The calls sometimes start at 7:00AM and don’t end until after 6:00 other days. And heavy traffic back home. Every week this year it seems something around the house is breaking and either needing me to repair it or pay someone to come out. After sorting out the to-do list time is passed with my dogs, who I love very much but are extremely pushy and needy some days. That goes on until my father-in-law gets home and demands that the dogs get put away, and everything turned off and focus turned to him so he can tell all about whatever’s on his mind — he lives with us. And if I don’t drop everything I have to hear from his family and somehow my family about how I need to stop hurting his feelings. Then bed and wake up to start over again. I get about an hour a week to just myself. And hour a week to be me. I feel like I’m losing who I am.

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Finally told someone I was tired of her bullshit after a couple years and I feel bad This girl was cool when I first met her. But then she started being really annoying and I didn’t feel like being her friend anymore. I would tell her something she didn’t agree with and then at 1 am she’d send these blocks of texts saying she hated herself and that I was selfish and didn’t really care for her etc. Sometimes I just stop texting my friends for personal reasons and go a few days without replying. This was never a problem for my long-term friends, but apparently it was for her. I had to step on eggshells to talk to her and I didn’t like it. if anyone wants more context let me know, but in short I just didn’t want this person in my life anymore. I always knew she needed help so that’s why instead of telling her to fuck off like some people suggested I did, I would just let her know when I didn’t like something she said/did but not be mean about it. She would apologize for overreacting, I’d forgive her. But then she would act the same way. Today I told her I was tired of her bs and that she could block me if she wants to, just stop texting me. I blocked her. It felt awesome at the moment but now I feel like an asshole. I don’t regret it, but I never said anything similar to anyone. My heart was beating fast the whole time. Should I feel bad for telling the truth? This girl has a history of self-harm and overdosing so I’m afraid I’ll be responsible if she ends up doing something to herself. But I couldn’t take this anymore.

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Having huge anxiety about my second emergency dentist appointment tomotrow I scheduled an emergency tooth extraction appointment last Saturday with my dentist who I haven't been able to go to in over a year due to lack of insurance/unemployment. My partner went with me as support and also because I can't drive. The dentist receptionist lectured me for not coming in for over a year, for scheduling an emergency extraction on a Saturday afternoon, and then said they wouldn't be able to extract it that day because they "needed to see if the tooth could be saved" despite me saying I can't afford any other option like a root canal. They also, despite me putting my preferred name in their site portal when I first started seeing them, keep misgendering and deadnaming me even though I told them last time that I prefer my preferred name and go by he/him (I am a grown ass medically but not surgically transitioned trans man). My partner, who also goes to this dentist but has had only good experiences with them, was apparently disgusted with how the receptionists treated me this time and now refuses to go back to them for their visits. But I paid $100 ahead of time for this tooth extraction tomorrow (because the receptionists basically forced me into it by showing me all the other pricing options without insurance) so I have to go back to them before I can move to a new dentist office. My partner is working tomorrow and can't go with me, so I'm basically dreading having to hear my deadname and being misgendered and lectured and all that bullshit all over again but on my own this time. Like, it's stressing me out to the point of almost crying. I don't usually get this worked up over being misgendered because like, I'm kinda fat and my facial hair is scraggly so I get a lot of misgendering from customers whenever I'm working retail jobs, but something about them *knowing* my preferred name and having been *told* about it before but choosing to ignore it is just... Fucking with me, especially with all the other ways they treated me. FUCK.

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Covid second bout anxiety Corona positive again. Sick the whole week already. Now just had a huge panic attack because of my fever. I’m really afraid of high body temperatures, so I started getting hotter and sweating profusely. Went to the balcony in shorts to cool of while calling 911. Incredibly lost control here, especially since I started using SSRIs that sort of work. Luckily I had some downers that calmed me down. Life without this would be so much easier. Now I’m afraid of getting pneumonia from my stunt. Anxiety sucks.

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Driving Anxiety Has anyone experienced driving anxiety? If so, what helped the most?

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Feeling happy then it turns into anxiety I was feeling good today, I got plenty of sleep I went outside enjoyed the sunlight but then the anxiety hit. Unshakable anxiety that just happened for no reason like an impending panic attack why why why. I don’t know why my body does this to me. I feel like the only thing to help me now is medication it just won’t stop.

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Tell me it gets better . . . My almost 10-year-old is six weeks into Prozac (started at 10 mg and went to 20 mg about 3 weeks ago). We're seeing violent outbursts almost nightly this week (the whole reason we started this was because of these, but they weren't nightly at the time). He'll be fine during the day and then everything goes south when bedtime hits. All the anxieties of the day start invading his thoughts and suddenly he's hitting, pulling hair, kicking, saying he wants to kill us, he wants to die. Full blown anger. I have to hide every single thing in the house that could be used as a weapon. Is this part of the process? My husband and I are trying to be calm and patient and use tools to help calm him down (using your senses, breathing with a stuffed animal on your belly, name it to tame it) but I just can't live like this. All day I dread bedtime and what it's going to bring. The thought of going through all this yet again tomorrow makes me sick. I need to know this will get better and we'll find the best way to help and get to the other side of this. It's so hard.

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Feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable in my body right now I don’t really don’t know how to describe this. But I just genuinely have that feeling like on the verge of exploding. Like I’m so exhausted and dissatisfied with my life. And right now I just feel so uncomfortable in my own skin like I just don’t even want to be in my body anymore. Just the feelings that arise from not having a support system, experiencing chronic pain, trauma, and not getting what I want in life academically, socially, etc. is just all coming to a head. Life just feels so unfair sometimes. Like I’m having to work twice as hard as other people in my life and I’m just drowning. But when I complain or ask for help, people brush me off or call me over dramatic. Meanwhile everyone is always expecting me to play superhero for them in their own lives. It’s just making feel so wound up and tense. And I don’t really know how else to describe it but I can’t even focus on work right now.

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My friend's depression Every time my friend got depressed, he wouldn't talk to anyone. I was able to help him when I was close, but now he lives much further away from me. His desire not to talk to anyone started to increase in him and it took longer. At first I decided to leave him alone, but that didn't quite work. I try to talk to him, but it doesn't work, he doesn't reply at all unless I insist on my messages, and when I insist he gives a very short answer. I don't know what to do can someone help me please. I'm starting to worry too much about him.

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The future What helps you stay in the present? All day today my mind has been drifting to anxious thoughts about the future, about bad things that can happen. Idk. I'm just not feeling well today. And it makes me sad because today should have been a good day. I did well at work, in the morning I worked out. It's just now that I'm alone in my thoughts, my mind is wandering to the fears of what lies ahead.

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Got pulled over by police and got my first ticket I (23) F have never been pulled over or given a traffic ticket. Ive been having a horrible day so far as my abusive ex has tried reaching out to me this morning and i have just been super anxious and feeling bad about myself so i decided to do some chores and head to the gym. While driving there i thought i could make this yellow light and ended up running through a red light and a cop was conveniently there to see and pull me over. I was so scared and on the verge of tears the whole interaction and he ended up giving me a ticket. Instead of going to the gym i just drove home crying thinking of how much of a piece of shit i am and now i’m currently sitting in my driveway crying and overwhelmed. I just wanted to go and try to make today a good day by going to the gym and cleaning the house and now i feel even more overwhelmed and depressed and anxious and stressed and i just want to crawl into a hole and die right now. I feel like i can never do anything right and i feel so worthless and horrible. I just want to stop hating myself and my life. I feel so overwhelmed today i feel like im drowning.

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I find it hard to ask for help TW: discussion of anxiety symptoms Some context: I’ve struggled with anxiety for a few years (but can remember symptoms cropping up at moments throughout my life) - I think it’s GAD as I’m mostly anxious about being anxious at this point. Does anyone else find it hard to ask for help? when I’m stressed by general life things (job pressures etc), it does cause me to be anxious, but I hate telling people how I feel because I don’t want to burden them or upset them. I also don’t even think of asking for help, until I’m in a bad place and really need it. Does anyone have any tips on how to overcome this?

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Week long attack I was diagnosed with GAD three years ago, but have declined treatment in the form of long term medicine (probably due to my medical anxiety, go figure). I would describe my attacks as completely random and not stemming from outside situations (typically). For instance, i will be laying in bed watching a funny show and suddenly feel like an elephant is on my chest. Two weeks ago i found a man hiding under my car in my driveway. I chased him off and called the police. Turns out he crashed his car up the road and was hiding from the police. I was worked up that day and the next, but have been able to feel comfort knowing this wasn’t some weird, targeted attack on me. But a desperate man in desperate times, or however the saying goes lol. However, my physical symptoms have not left. My chest constantly feels heavy and i cannot get a good breath. I almost have to force myself to yawn to feel like im getting that “deep breath.” It’s affecting my life, mostly limiting my physical movements and causing headaches, assuming from constantly forcing a deep breath. I don’t have a pcp i can call for advice. But I feel like enough is enough and i would like to be able to breathe normally again. My mom has copd so I have a pulse ox around and my oxygen has been consistent at 98/99, so i can (mostly) confidently say this is anxiety. My issue is, do i call a doctors office and wait weeks to be seen? Or go to an urgent care, pay $150 for them to tell me this is just anxiety? Ultimately, what are my options here? I just want to feel normal again

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Losing weight after Lexapro I took 20 mg of Lexapro for about a year, then tapered down to 10 mg for 3 months, and 5 mg for 3 months. I stopped taking Lexapro all together about 5 weeks ago. Personally, Lexapro worked great for me and really got me through a tough period in my life. However, I gained about 20-25 lbs throughout the 1.5 years. Has anyone successfully lost the weight after stopping? I gained a decent amount of muscle mass over that period, but would like to lose about 10 lbs of fat. I still feel like my metabolism is relatively high (feel lightheaded/weak with anything under 2300-2500 calories) but none of the weight has come off.

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Relapse - so struggling and unsure about what to do A bit of my background: 30 yrs gay man, startup founder, anxiety related to business and financial situation mainly Been having anxiety issue on and off since 2018, been medicated twice (Lexapro), first time 10 months, second time 3 months, just have relapse again since last week, struggling whether I should take treatment again or not. Also feeling a bit upset and annoyed about this relapse, don’t have friends to talk to about these stuff

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I don't expect anyone to look at this soon, but it's always nice to see someone has... I just wanted to rant in a sort of way. I just got finished with my spring break. My mom was in hospital the entire time. My dad is due to have a surgery soon. And last semester two of my grandparents passed, one severely declined, and the others house is being sold after we spent about 2 months cleaning it and renovating it. I just don't feel like doing anything and my anxiety is such that my chest hurts and my body aches. So much has happened and I am trying so hard but it feels like my brain is my own worst enemy right now. I just want peace. I just want silence. I just want to sleep and not get up. I don't know how to help myself anymore. I am primary caretaker for my parents now and I am terrified. Any advice is nice. I am in college and work. I'm F22 and seeing the counselor at my college. It's just a lot at once and am struggling to even break the surface.

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Going off meds I’m on anti anxiety meds and at a dose where I’m still having daily panic attacks plus my environment has me in a bad place mentally. For some reason I feel like I should stop taking my meds and I can’t tell if it’s because I feel ashamed of having anxiety…sorry if this is a stupid question. Have you ever thought you should not take anti anxiety meds? Are there any reasons going off anti anxiety meds would help already unmanageable anxiety?

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Sertraline side effects - please help me feel better I am on day 6 of taking sertraline for panic attacks, I know a lot of people have a rough time on it. the first 4 days were rough with nausea, anxiety and head fog. Today I am panicking and giving myself anxiety because of a weird sensation in my head. It’s almost like my brain is vibrating and I keep getting weird twitches every now and again which is really scaring me because I also have health anxiety and now I’m worried the sertraline has done something bad. Has anyone else experienced this as a side effect?

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Does anyone else use background tv to help with anxiety? My anxiety reaches a point where I just need something to quiet that ongoing chatter in my brain and I will do anything (within reason) to help it stop. I also have ADHD so I'm not sure if its that. I know tv is bad and a distraction but it helps also. Am I weird?

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Any advice I can give my gf on how to help? I want to give advice too my gf on how to help with my health anxiety I'm worried about everything recently and I keep asking her for reassurance my mental health is on a straight decline I'm eating more I effort into hygiene all I do is sleep play video games and I'm rude all the time I blow up at people and i cant even leave my house it's also been affecting how I play hockey I have been worried about every possible health thing possible recently. I have noticed I have visual snow and i linked it to a bunch of random stuff and its worried me more and I ask her for help but she dosent know what to do because of no experience with it can anyone write some advice on how she can help me in comments I can give her because i dont wanna stress her out

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Anxiety is ruining my life I am now into my 30s and feel like my life is passing me by while I am unable to enjoy it due to being anxious all of the time. I have a great job and feel like I am going to ruin it because I am so socially anxious and awkward. The only time I feel like I can truly enjoy the company of other people and not feel like my flight or flight is x100 is when I take a low dose opiate or drink alcohol. I stopped doing all of it for two years thinking that I might get better if I don’t use any substances, but it just spiraled into extreme anxiety and depression since I didn’t get any breaks from it. I have tried every SSRI/SNRI/TCA under the sun and they don’t work. I don’t know what the point of this post is other than to vent I guess.

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I’ve been having panic attacks that resulted in extreme adrenaline rushes daily for the past few weeks. I am a 24yo male, i have suffered with gad and panic attacks ever since i was 16. Over the years i went to therapy and even overcame (mostly at least) my health anxiety. To a point that both my psychiatrist (psychotherapist? Imho not sure, English isn’t my first language) and I felt as if could go back to going to a psychologist. Everything has been going okay, i kept eating well, i exercise regularly (4/5 times x week at the gym, walks with my dog, and i try to walk around as much as i can other than my commute to work, not 10k steps on most days, but i try to stay active) I have been on medications. I used xanax regularly and then started using it only if needed. Once these panic attacks began, i decided to switch to diazepam, since the xanax was making me very sleepy without helping too much with the anxiety. That didn’t help. I started having panic attacks/adrenaline rushes for every minor incident or event. 5 mins late for a meetup/reservation? High heart rate, anxiety all the usual. Calling a client on the phone and telling them they’ll have to pay xx amount? Same result. Everything minor sends me towards a panic attack/adrenaline rush. Even weed, which i smoked probably once per week on a friday evening started giving me horrible panic attacks, even if wasn’t still high yet. I’m really at a loss here, i don’t want to go on like this and I’m kind of worried for my health and the impact this anxiety has on it. I will bring this up during my next session, but in the meantime i wanted to confront myself with someone that has/is experiencing the same issues. Thank you all

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Week long anxiety attack? Does anyone ever get anxiety, like heart racing, can’t sit still, crying etc for a week then it passes? I’ve always had depression this way but anxiety is new to me. The last time I had to be hospitalized and after a day or two in inpatient I got better but I want to avoid that. Please tell me I’m not the only one! I need support.

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joint pain does anyone get severe joint/bone pain? i’m not sure if it’s my anxiety but i have been in excruciating pain for 12 hours now and it’s freaking me out

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I didn't have the courage to go to an event bc of anxiety :( I was supposed to go to a pub crawl event this evening but got cold feet right before the event started and now I'm sad, disappointed and alone at my home. The first three hours before the event I was feeling okay and so sure I would be going, but slowly the panic started to kick in. And I ended up shaking and crying while changing my clothes and getting ready for the evening. And then I just gave up. It sucks, I really wanted to go, the event sounded like a blast and I already bought the ticket. It all came crashing down when I realised that I don't know anyone from the event and that I had to make the effort of meeting new people there alone. I thought I could be brave and go to that place alone because none of my friends didn't want to come with me. I have gone to events before alone and it has been fine in the end even if I was super anxious about going there beforehand. I guess today was just not my day... :(

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my anxiety has gotten out of control Tl;dr Been following this sub from a diffrent profile. Finally decided to post. For years ive struggled with what were thought too be temporal lobe seizures. (Severe deja vu, waves of nausea, and it loose the ability to understand verbal communication or speak coherently) these last for 10-15 minutes and occur 3 or 4 times a day. We have tried and tried to catch them on the eeg but are unable to. My neurologist refered me to a psychiatrist who calls them pseudo seizures and insists they are anxiety based and that whether I want to admit it or not i have PTSD from childhood trauma and some military/law enforcment experiences in my 20's. I am a father of 4, I am in the process of changing jobs which will require us to move. We are in the process of selling a house, buying a house, changing jobs, relocating to another state. In addition, my wifes emoloyeer refused her request to relocate and she was laid off last week. We homeschool 2 kids and my current job requires travel 45 weeks out of the year. My job is very high stressed. Im in a high executive management position with thousands of direct reports, financial obligations, budget goals, profit goals, plus increasingly difficult daily operational goals. Over the last few months my anxiety has become debilitating! Even with my medication (trileptal and seriquil) im to the point were I can be walking down the street and get the image in my head of a car swerving and hitting my on the side walk. This thought gets glued in my head and i am scared to walk down the street. Yesterday I was dozing on the couch and my 5 year old laid their tablet on my chest. The power cord stretched across my neck and i woke screaming with the image stuck in my head of being strangled by a power cord. Its as if I live in red alert. Loud noises, sudden movements, crowded rooms, new unfamiliar settings, traffic...i try my best to avoid it all but the isolation is becoming severe. This is happening more and more frequently. Im honestly scared. Ive tried discussing with my wife but she dosnt get it. She is so task oriented that any free time we have is used to discuss, analyze, dissect, reanalyze, plan, replan, budget, etc for all of the major upcoming moves we have. This serves as a constant reminder of how overwhelmed I am. Im drinking to much to sleep and try to temporarily check out. But its killing me and im ready to give up. Im seriously considering checking myself into a hospital. But i will loose my job and it will throw a wrench into all the plans we have been making for the last year. Im hoping that people with similar minds can give suggestions before its to late.

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Physical health issues and mental health issues Feel like giving up. I wish I had someone to give me a hug and tell me it’s gonna be okay but everyone’s given up on me. Feel like I’m having so many issues… it’s like life is telling me to get the hint. Sorry for anyone going through anything similar, I hope you’re stronger than me.

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quitting vaping and panic attacks are through the roof hey guys! just like the title says, i am in the process of quitting vaping. my boyfriend kicked the habit a few months ago and has been doing great, but every time i try and quit my anxiety skyrockets and i can’t function at all. i woke up at 5am this morning with the worst attack i’ve had in years and unfortunately the only thing that soothes me is my boyfriend. we’re in a rough patch right now too because of some outside circumstances, so i can’t rely on him as i usually do. anyone have any advice? should i get back on my zoloft while i’m quitting? i’m in absolute misery and just want to get better and stop projecting all of my own anxiety onto him as i know it will ruin our relationship.

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Regretting a CBT challenge/ERP exposure. So I have emetophobia, OCD, an ED, health anxiety, basically everything. I did a CBT challenge tonight, to eat 'outside' chicken, aka chicken not from inside my home that I've gotten a trusted person to cook for me. I picked it the fuck apart. It looked absolutely fine. But I have convinced myself I have food poisoning from it, or some other illness. I also happen to be in the refeeding process which makes me feel like crap when I eat, have been having menstrual GI symptoms, I have chronic constipation that I took Fybogel for (which always gives me a super loud tummy and gas) - so both of those things could be a contribution or cause of my stomach discomfort. But wow I regret even challenging myself. I hate that I regret it, too. I'm so scared. Looks like a night of worry and no sleep for me. Feels like all progress has gone out the window.

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I don’t know what’s going on I have agoraphobia haven’t left my house in months I sit around all day. I also have depersonalization which caused my agoraphobia. My emotions and feelings are numb and i’m finding it hard to care about anything anymore but lately I have been gaining weight. I’ve put on about 10 pounds in the last couple of months. I weighed myself 8 days ago and today I weighed myself and I weigh 5 pounds more. I am really concerned. what if I have heart failure. I cant go to the doctor because of my agoraphobia (yes it is that bad). I don’t know what to do. I don’t feel good ever and i’m so scared it’s not just anxiety anymore but I physically cannot go to the doctor. I cant even go outside my house without feeling panicked idk what to do. I was already really insecure about my weight but this weight gain is really scaring me. how did I put on that much weight in such a short time. I also had a very vivid dream 2 nights ago that I had brain cancer and now i’m scared that was some sort of sign that something is wrong with me.

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I get super anxious when things go well Every time I get things done and everything is good and I should feel calm and maybe relax a bit, I am content for like two seconds and then I get so anxious and angry (?) it is almost unbearable. I feel like getting drunk or something just to make it stop. It’s a different feeling from the ”regular” anxiety too, it is more panicky and mixed with other unpleasant emotions. I can’t get a handle on this. Anyone else?

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Idk what to do So rn I’m in club but I have really bad pain in the jaw, chest and back and sometime in the arm it’s been 2 months that it goes like that and waking up with panic attack almost every night, I can’t go to the doctor I went just one time he listened to my heart and said it was okay but with this constant pain I don’t believe everything is okay I feel like I will die everyday for 2 months

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I’ve had enough of anxiety Hope you are all okay. Idk what is wrong with me had a panic attack in the city for no apparent reason three months ago and I’m still struggling now. It’s manifested into everytime I go into a shop I feel a bit off balance and dizzy and my head feels funny. I’m overthinking EVERY SYMPTOM. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DONIVE HAD ENOUGH !! I just want to be okay again. I want to Litterally just get married but to get married I need a job and a job makes me anxious for no reason other than my anxiety. I avoid working in places because if I feel dizzy or have a panic attack it will be more likely to happen in that setting. How do I even help myself. I’ve been in WAY WORSE SITUATIONS than this but having the feeling if impending doom most days has come out of nowhere. I just want it to go. I’m scared of the doctors but want to go to the doctor for reassurance but realistically reassurance makes everything worse. I DONT HAVE A BRAIN TUMOUR OR EPILEPSY OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR STUPID STUFF LIEK THIS BUT I NEED TO BELIEVE IT BUT MY SYMPTOMS MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE THEM!

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Zoloft and Buspar Is anyone else on this combination? I just got prescribed 25mg of Zoloft per day and have already been taking Buspar 30mg a day. I also was prescribed Ativan for panic attacks in the meantime while the new medicine works. Now being that I'm anxious, I'm anxious about adding Zoloft. Anyone on this combination and feel it works for them? Anything to be aware of?

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How to get over anxiety about getting a job? I’m 19 and have never had a job before, now that it’s almost time for me to get a job I’m panicking. My second worst fear is getting a job and nobody understands how bad my anxiety is around it. I’m currently doing OF as my “job” and don’t make as much as a I would like, it’s my ideal job tho and I have fun doing it. Does anyone relate to this? I literally cry every time the job subject is brought up because that’s how much I fear it. I suffer from bpd, depression, anxiety, ocd and ptsd. I looked into disability to see if my mental health conditions could qualify and I couldn’t really find anything. Any comments are appreciated!!

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how to improve the friendships i’m damaging due to anxiety? My (19f) anxiety has been a struggle my entire life but this semester (since february) it’s been horrible and has been really affecting my relationships. i used to keep everything in but recently i’ve been expressing my feelings to my friends about on about 3 occasions now but i think it’s been ruining things. I’ve expressed that sometimes i have doubts in our friendship and need reassurance but the constant doubts and reassurance is becoming mentally draining on them. Also the one friend i lean on the most had her own issues and i’m worried i’ve been selfishly relying on her when she had her own difficulties. I’m noticing a change in my relationship with the girls and i’m really scared of losing them because i love them so much. i’ve already apologised to them and promised not to burden them with my issues but how do i repair my relationship with them moving forward? especially when my struggles with anxiety are still very present.

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DAE feel a sense of rush/urgency over everything and can’t relax? It feels like my entire day is urgent. Even if tasks aren’t urgent, like say just housework and I’m bumbling about, it feels suddenly really important and urgent and that makes me feel overwhelmed. It’s almost like I make things a higher priority than they are and it’s difficult to reshape that thought process. Tips? Everything in my life feels like it’s rushing even when I have plenty of time.

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Anxiety of letting possessions go for new ones Does anyone else feel anxious when you try to donate or throw away unusable or old items? How do you cope with these feelings? I’m trying to bring myself to buy a new mattress, bed frame, sheets, etc. But I’m finding a million reasons not to-mainly attachment reasons. I know I need a new mattress and box spring for health reasons at the very least but I don’t want to buy another twin (I’m a young adult). I’d like to try to break these thoughts and find joy in a new purchase. It’s taken two years to decide to purchase a new bed.

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Morning anxiety.. but only if waking before sunrise If I wake up before sunrise I feel a huge spike of adrenaline/cortisol? It’s not down to lack of sleep because for example if I wake up at 6:30 (just before the sun) it happens, if I wake up 15 minutes later (when the suns up) I have no anxiety. Now the shit part of this is I need to wake up at 5am most days. I’m not having anxious thoughts, just the physical anxiety. Is this just a lizard brain thing because I’m a bit stuck in fight or flight? Like waking up in the dark makes my body prepare to protect me? Idk. I’ve ordered a sunrise alarm clock to try and trick my brain a bit. I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this/what your theories are.

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Anyone else meds stop working after Covid infection. I was on same antidepressants for 20 years and during my Covid infection it abruptly stopped working..am I the only one? 4 months later still not better

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panic freezing all month during work I don’t know if thats an actual term or not. All I know is I have been sitting at my desk, feeling frozen, staring at the screen. I know that I know how to do most of my job. But I’m petrified of things that haven’t happened yet, or that I think will happen. I will subconsciously do anything to divert my mind from actually lifting my hand and starting my work. A cycle of living in fear of everything I worked for falling apart..just because I’m having crippling anxiety the last few months. Its so frustrating to even look at myself be this way knowing how hard i can work. Instead, I’m here panicking internally about everything happening all the time, whats due, whats coming up, not really being 100% clear on anything. Its been a very difficult two years for me and i feel like its all coming down at once ..after just drowning it all on micro distractions to keep my mind at bay. I told my boss (a relative) im going to come by on friday and discuss something. Something being im losing grip of myself and I need to step down. Ive already been dealing with the internal battle of if thats the right thing to do, or the cowardly thing to do. Still don’t know if im just feeling sorry for myself or actually deserve a break. Either way, I’m still going to be jobless after, up to my neck in bills and responsibilities im still trying to manage. I put everything into what i do with every job. blood sweat and tears. I just get so invested, and always come out the other side completely stripped bare emotionally, physically, mentally. I am not sure if this is going to be the case for every job. What if this keeps happening? What if stepping down and moving on just circles right back with the next job? I want to escape this pattern.

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Exam I have an upcoming exam and I am very bad. My classes are not that good and I feel a lot of pressure on me please someone help me

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I am now alone at night at a sketchy trainstation and my anxiety is over the roof, i feel like i cant handle this. I (19F) was traveling home from uni for weekend. My jurney consist of long inernationl train and then a 40 minute with small train. My international train was delayed and i missed my conection. Now i am stuck at a sketchy train station with almoust noone here. The second i stepped out of train i wanted to cry out of anxiety and fear. I am alone in the waiting room with only one man and thats all. For the 15 minutes i am here i am shaking and trying not to cry. What doesnt help is the fact that like this morning at a bus stop drunk mane came to me, saind "hi cutie" and jokingly pocked me to my lower atomach. I couldnt react fast enough to stoped that but he just walked away. A random drunk men walked in the station now, bought a ticket and then started to talk random stuff and left. I am just so scared, i have to sit here alone for another hour and i feel like i am going to crumble down. I dont know what to do. There is not any safe space i can go and wait. I feel like throwing up and thats not normal. Sorry for my english, it is not my first language and i have also realy shaky hans now.

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Anxiety Impacting Visual Ability and Causing Hyper-Fixation on Partner’s Physical Appearance Hi all, I hope I could get some opinions from the kind followers of this subreddit! For as long as I (27 M) could remember I had pretty intense anxiety. As a result I overthink and self-sabotage a lot. About 2.5 months ago I got into a relationship with a phenomenal woman (21F). She’s so driven, smart, witty and funny and at first, I was sure that she was absolutely gorgeous. However, these past few days I’ve been wondering if I truly am attracted to her. I know this is weird, but when i look at pictures of her I find myself analyzing her facial features without even realizing it. I am constantly quizzing myself on whether I like her or not. This isn’t the first time it has happened. I remember the first time I went on vacation with my one and only ex I suddenly started to hyper fixate on each of her features and started to see her “differently,” if that makes any sense. Instead of seeing a coherent face, i saw a collection of facial features. Her nose seemingly looked larger, and the proportions were all off. Again, I know this sounds so weird. I pushed those thoughts aside and eventually got over it (she broke up with me for a completely unrelated reason). I’m wondering if anyone has been through this as well? Part of me thinks I’m shallow for worrying about this. But part of me wonders if it’s the anxiety that’s causing this. Thank you!

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Struggling at the momen I have no idea what has caused this change. I’m anxious 95% of the time. Anything and everything is triggering me even a simple word will set me off. I’m scared of everything and I’m really low. I wake feeling anxious, this morning was horrible. I feel very shaky to. I feel like I can’t turn anywhere at the moment. I think I’ve managed to annoy everyone with my anxiety and stupidity. Nobody wants to hear me rant on about my problems but my head is getting more and more full by the day. I’m having counselling but I’m not sure it’s doing much. I really need someone to talk to. Spoke with the GP today, they are increasing my tablets again. I have no idea what the change was or has been. I just know I’m in a real spot at the moment

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Hospitals Anyone been in the mental hospital for just anxiety and depression? Like panic attacks. Thanks

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afraid of friends abandoning me So i am 16m 2 years ago i started my first friendship ever, 1 year ago we became group of 6 and whenever something happens, bad it could be if they said one word that i thought was angry or something, if i make or say some bulls*** i, if they dont include me in thier plans or something, if they act wierd one time. I think i am being delusional every time something happens. and I am very scared to lose them because without them i would sit at home 24/7 also every time something happens i take bottle of alcohol.

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Quitting 🍃 cause of anxiety from it First time Reddit user- Quitting daily smoking 🍃 cause of anxiety Hey I’m 18 turning 19 next month, have been using weed to deal with my anxiety and depression for a couple years, daily use for sleep mainly. I’ve been starting to question if weed is making me more anxious and I think it is, but I’m also anxious to quit Today is day one, does anyone have any ideas on how to calm the mind from wondering around and being anxious at night? Or has anyone else gone through this already and have any tips? I’m not looking for a easy fix all for the situation but more of guidance to calm my mind a bit, have a good day yall

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Challenges and discomfort are needed for self growth. But I’m overwhelmed with anxiety at my job. What can I do? I’m a year into my new job where it takes me out of comfort zone quite often (business meetings, presentations, big corporate events). I have a lot of good supportive coworkers and manager so I know I’m not alone. But I am often feeling so overwhelmed and stressed about my job, and whenever someone asks me how I’m doing I have to stop myself from getting emotional. I feel like I’m barely getting by day to day at my job, so whenever I have anything extra assigned like presentations or networking event to do, I instantly feel worse. I never got diagnosed with anxiety so there’s no medication. Just occasional L-Theanine and Olly stress gummies to get me through even if it’s just placebo. I feel crazy just typing up this post because I sound dramatic for a grown adult in a corporate world I applied to. But just wanted some tips from anyone out there with high anxiety…

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Why is It hard to accept its just anxiety after numerous tests and reassurance. It’s been almost two years living trying to manage health anxiety and almost nothing that I try is working. I’ve been on anxiety medication for three months and thinking I was only gonna need It for 3 months I have actually increased the dose and want to be in It longer. I learn a lot in therapy but always fail to incorporate any technique in real life. No matter what I do to cope I just can’t shake the anxiety away. I know anxiety is a part of life and regardless it’s going to come up but I can’t stop catastrophizing the anxiety I feel. The anxiety makes It hard to focus in school and at work to the point where I’m close to leaving both. How do I get It through my head that I am okay. That anxiety is okay. That any tiny thing my body feels doesn’t mean I’m dying. How can I trust my body. How can I trust myself. How can I trust in the universe. How can I stop.

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How to know if you're taking too much Ativan? In fear of addiction.

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Been so anxious lately and now my friend is mad at me I’m currently in my second semester of college and lately my anxiety has been sky high. I’m currently on 2 medications buspirone + propranolol. My friend is aware of my anxiety and noticed that this week it has been particularly high. Anyways today I went a bit mute, I can’t find the energy to talk and it’s hard to communicate how I’m feeling. So today in lab, my friend was getting frustrated because she was hungry from not eating all day. And when lab was over, I kind of rushed out because I felt a panic attack going on. I went to the bathroom to put cold water on my face. She got angry at me, texting me saying “where the fuck are you?” And when she found me she sat there with a look on her face. I told her she can go to the dining hall but instead she went back to the lab classroom and started to talk shit about me to our lab partner. So now I’m currently sitting here too afraid to even talk to anyone, I just wish I could get rid of this. I hate feeling this way and making everyone around me upset.

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Significant increase in anxiety after COVID So, I just recovered from covid (my first time having it!) and I’ve found that my anxiety is EXPONENTIALLY worse. Like, agoraphobia-almost-having-panic-attacks-in-public worse. This is very unusual for me. Of course, there’s the worry that the chest pain is some sort of covid complication, but it goes away if I manage to calm myself down (either naturally, or with rescue medication.) has this happened to anyone else? I’m really struggling! 😭

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I understand adjusting to new medication, but why up dose when it is not working? I do a lot of reading on medications, trying to match myself to the right prescription. The wait times for psych are extremely long (over a year) in my country and a lot of guesswork falls on family doctors. I also work in medicine. One aspect I see over and over again is if the medication is not working, the dosage is upped. I see a lot of people discuss this on reddit as well. "I felt worse so we upped it to xx mg and now I feel better." Does anyone know the reason why? If we are telling our doctors that the medication makes us feel worse or causes unwanted side effects, why would increasing the dosage make it better?

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Does anyone else have EXTREME guilt? I can’t lie. If I even try I feel like I will explode and I have to immediately tell the truth. Like yeah, not a bad thing to tell the truth but the extreme feeling is also not good. My current example is my buying something as simple as a buying something online. I ended up not wanting it and it was a non refundable, non returnable item. So I receive it and it doesn’t work how I want it (nor look how I want it) so I email the company saying it didn’t work properly. They send me a refund and I was like okay all is fine. BUT then I try the item again “just to make sure” it didn’t work… it worked. So I’m guilty for lying even though I didn’t think I was. I’m sending the item back to the company so it is like it never happened but I still feel SO guilty??? I even told them in the email it started working! What is wrong with me

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I’m having a major anxiety attack right now cause I’m starting my new job tonight So I (21F) recently got a job at a Harkins theater and I’m starting tonight. I’m having bad anxiety cause I’m scared and nervous. When I went in for my orientation Tuesday the people I’m going to be working with we’re giving me dirty looks. Or that’s what my mind was telling me. I know no one is stoked to be at work but the looks they were giving me made me not want to work. I’m also scared that the people I’m going to be working with aren’t going to like me and treat me bad. I’m also scared the job is going to be hard and I’m not going to catch on to things quick. I’m making myself sick by thinking of all this but I don’t know what else to do! Please does anyone have advice or kind works to help me?

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My anxiety is ridiculous My anxiety spikes to the point where I feel lightheaded and feel like I am having an out of body experience. Sometimes I have to look at my physical symptoms objectively and almost from a third person lens to help bring myself back to reality and not lose the plot. My hands get super shaky, thoughts become manic, I end up repeating actions, eyes go from place one to another but I am not really processing — there’s a disconnect between my brain and visuals. Anxiety is absolutely ridiculous. I hate it. But at least I am learning to live with it.

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