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Why can't I stop thinking about death Every time I find myself having fun or being in love with someone, I can't help but think about how one day they'll die. It robs me of all joy.

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Walking in a crowded room Anyone feel super awkward simply walking into a crowded room? Or even just lightly populated? Awkward like: where do I look? Am I walking normal? Are people looking at me (not in a narcissistic way, but a low self confidence way)? I’ve had this issue my entire life. This could be as simple as being at a somewhat crowded gym, completing a set in a designated area, and walking across the room to grab paper and sanitizer spray to wipe down my station. Or walking past a parked car with people in it. Is this a different level if anxiety or are there others out there who experience this?

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Anyone get constant goosebumps from anxiety? Hey so this is a pretty weird situation I'm in, but I've only just realized that my recently turned severe anxiety could possibly have a connection to me getting goosebumps all the time. First, I get a bad full body chill from high stress and boom, my skin is goosebumpified for the entire day. It's just a weird symptom that I wonder anyone else had.

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I believe Someone really has put a curse on me this year. I wish these past few months were all a joke. Life really said, “Oh, let’s make all these bad things happen to her and see her suffer, yay!” Bonus points because Life made my hereditary anxiety pop out at full force to. It first started when my dog started to act not normal. Her head would keep tilting every which way like she was drunk and eventually kept looking at the ceiling. It got so bad to the point where she couldn’t walk or wouldn’t eat anymore. It got worse during the weekend and we don’t have an emergency vet near us so we had to call an on call vet from our clinic to come and look at her. He didn’t really say much about her, just figured that it was neurological. My mom planned to bring her back to her regular vet on Monday so they could further help her. She kept having seizures throughout the day as well and had labored breathing. My mom laid with her on the couch at night and watched the clock, waiting for 7 am to arrive. My dog didn’t make it through the night. She died at 3 in the morning. I woke up that morning to my mom and dad telling me that she passed away. I got up out of my bed and quickly walked to the living room because I wanted to be with her. She died laying in her little bed that she loved. My family came and sat around her, crying and telling her that we love her. I didn’t want it to be real. I wanted to say, “Mom, dad, she’s just sleeping she’ll wake up and start barking any minute.” But reality came back and that’s when I knew, this is really happening. I went to school the next day. I didn’t want to. I just wanted to stay in my bed all day and sleep. I was so tired. I couldn’t even pay attention to what the professor was saying because I felt numb and detached from reality. After I got out of class I started feeling like I couldn’t breathe. It hit me like a ton of bricks. My chest hurt bad too. I started to take my anxiety pills again after that. I never had anxiety this bad before. I realized it’s not like a cold that you can shake off. It sticks with you everywhere you go for a long time. I started off getting shortness of breath and chest pain. Then it turned into feeling like my skin and heart were on fire and panic attacks that would jolt me awake at night and keep me up until 6 am. It did get better with time once I learned how to manage it. A few weeks later I was sending out reminders to my bridesmaids that dress shopping was coming up. I had reminded them months before because I wanted to make sure everyone could be there. I hadn’t heard from one of my bridesmaids in about a month so I reached out to her to see if she was doing ok. She hadn’t given me a response. The next day I asked if she was still coming, no response. On Saturday, we arrived to the boutique to pick out bridesmaid dresses. She didn’t text or call and didn’t show either. She finally texted me the day after telling me she was backing out of being a bridesmaid. I was fine with that but wish she had communicated with me better. A few days after that I found a couple of black scuff marks on my car. There’s a little crack by the marks to. Turns out somebody side swiped my car and I didn’t even see it until now. I figured I probably got hit in the college parking lot while I was in class so I called college security and had to meet up with an officer to give them specific time frames to look at in their security camera footage. I’m so sick of people hitting my car. I think my car has gotten hit about 5 times now. I got so anxious about telling my dad. I hope Life gives me a break after this. I desperately need one.

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The sad truth is . If i dont text people first ill never hear from them again It happens every single time. People tell me that they care about me and they’re my friend and yet my phone is so dry and this is not an exageration. I can feel myself dying from the loneliness

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Fear of changing job and bettering myself So I've worked crappy dead end jobs for the past 10 years, and I'm just sick of this life. I'm sick of getting bitched at by customers while making very low money. I don't want to do this anymore. I want to finally find a job that pays well and that doesn't make me want to die by the end of the week. I've been apply to pretty much anything at this point and I was finally able to get an interview for a supply chain job. Its entry lvl and the pay is low, but its way higher than what I make atm so I want it. The only problem is that since I've never had a "real" or difficult job, I'm scared that I won't be able to land it, and if I do somehow land it, I'm worried that I'll end up messing up and getting fired. How do I get rid of this fear? My interview is on Friday and I'm panicking hard right now.

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Meditation can alter your whole life Do you have the will and discipline to treat it as important as it is?

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Can my anxiety present as a constant feeling of butterflies or adrenaline in my stomach? I am really struggling right now and to make matters worse I am out of town for work. For about the last 5 or 6 hours I have had this sensation of butterflies in my stomach and an uneasy feeling that I cannot kick. I’ve had anxiety issues for 20 years and my recent physical and blood tests say I am healthy but I am worried this is something worse than anxiety. I cannot figure out anything to do to get rid of this feeling and it is awful. Tempted to go to the ER but that usually results in several hours of more motoring and being told anxiety. Unfortunately I do not have any medication like Xanax so I am feeling really lost and scared. Does anyone else have anxiety present like this and for such a long period of time?

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Who else has a nervous stomach and closed throat right now? Meeeeee🙋🏽‍♂️

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Almost first public panic attack Was standing in a room full of people for a work presentation. I was at the front and wasn't the focus but could be seen by many. I was bored so my mind was just humming along. Then intrusive thoughts came, then a worse one. Then i was thinking i need to leave, then I knew i can't, i can't leave i can't have space i am stuck, i need to run, then the room started kinda spinning and i got light headed. I grabbed a chair and sat down, nobody really cared but if i had not found a chair i don't think i could have lasted without making a scene or passing out. I guess this is about intrusive thoughts spiraling out of control. I didn't get a good nights sleep last night maybe that could have happened.

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Im so confused about my anxiety Im 18 and i used to always have rlly bad episodes where I felt like I was physically sick I couldn’t sleep breath or my heart didn’t work properly. I started medication about a year ago and for the most part like everything basicallt stopped since I never was like a thinking anxiety much type of person. But now idk I feel like I lost so much of myself due to not having anxiety in a way idk how to describe it. Besides from my emotions not being so severe which is good but also not what I’m used to. As well as my grades are doing so bad and I have a constant thought of the world not being real. I literally have no modivation about school and I’m doing so bad to my standards of what I’m used to. I’m not sad but I’m not happy either, and things do not excite me as much I guess. I also feel like I never had anxiety despite being diagnosed by 3 different people. I feel like I have so much to say and I think so much about life and different things but I don’t at the same time. It’s really confusing for me and I just wanted go share somewhere

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Is my (30s F) anxiety screwing with me or am I correctly interpreting that this woman (30s F) is not interested in being friends with me? I'm (30s F) feeling hurt by this interaction with a friend of a friend (also 30s F) who I thought might want to be friends with me (but evidently doesn't) and need help processing it/some feedback on it. On top of my social anxiety, I have other anxiety disorders, depression and am possibly on the spectrum so socializing is extra extra hard for me and I really am lacking in friends. Here's the situation: **July 2019:** Was at a friend's wedding out of state and met one of her other friends who lives in my state, about 30-40 min away from me. We hit it off and she said she's always looking for new friends and it would be cool to grab dinner sometime. **Dec 2019:** I never hear from her and reach out to find out about dinner and we schedule something, but end up canceling because she has a family emergency. **Feb 2020:** I check in about how she's doing, if she still wants to do dinner, and we schedule a dinner. Our mutual friend happens to be in town so it ends up the three of us at dinner together. **July 2020**: Pandemic is happening. She includes me on an email invite to her bday party at her house. I don't feel comfortable going so decline. **June 2021**: I am feeling lonely and reach out to find out how she's doing and if she'd like to go to this outdoor concert with me. She ends up not being able to make it that day, but says we should one day meet up for dinner and I agree. I remind her we had talked about some greek place that time we went out and she says "yeah, let's do dinner soon." **September 2021**: Never heard from her about dinner and reach out again. She says her next two months of weekends are booked with fall activities with friends. She mentions a few she's doing that I could join. I tell her I'd be interested in this farm visit she's doing. She tells me it'll probably be some weekend in Oct, but she'll let me know the details once it gets closer and she and her friends decide the exact day. I never hear anything. **March 2023 (Now):** Get a random text from her asking how I'm doing. I get excited thinking she's interested in reconnecting. I'm feeling extra depressed and lonely and friendless as more friends have moved away/lost touch. She asks if I still live where I used to and if I still work remote. Yes and yes. I ask how she's doing, but she's vague only telling me she saw another friend of our mutual friend recently and that she still lives in the same town. Then, she says the reason she is reaching out to me is because she has a friend who is single and she thought of me. She sends me all his details and asks if I was interested. Man, did I get so depressed! I thought she had been interested in reconnecting because she was interested in a friendship with me and regrets we never ended up hanging out again. I kept expecting her to suggest we meet up or something, but it turns out she is only interested in me for a potential date for her friend. I feel hurt that here's someone I wanted to be friends with who I (for the hundredth time) thought might want to be friends with me and I again feel rejected. I know I could ONCE AGAIN ask if this woman wants to grab dinner (for the 1000th time), but I feel ridiculous at this point and like a loser. She clearly is not interested in hanging out with me or I wouldn't have had to be the one to reach out to her every time AND she would have followed up on those details about the farm visit back in 2021 that she did go on. What do you all make of all of this? tl;dr: Heard from someone who I had been previously trying to befriend for the first time in nearly 2 years. Thought she was interested in the friendship, but really reached for another reason. Made multiple attempts in the past to hang out with no result and feel like a loser trying again. Can't tell if she really is disinterested in friendship or if my anxiety etc is skewing things.

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I'm hesitant to get a diagnosis So, I've reached the point when I amassed enough courage to ask for an appointment with a psychiatrist. I've done therapy for about 5 years and never was brave enough to ask my therapist if I had either anxiety or depression. But 5 months ago I started with chronic tensional headaches - finished college and found two jobs, ended up very stressed, which I controlled after a neurologist prescribed me pregabalin. However, I've been struggling with other somatic symptoms that lead me to say, okay you waited too much, it's time to do it. Even though I hate the idea of being that self-diagnose person, I've been doing a lot of reflection and truly believe I have several symptoms of anxiety, perhaps social or general anxiety. I will be seeing this doc (who was very recommended to me), and I fear judgment but much much more fear is if I get prescribed meds that mess me up worse. I know she's an outstanding professional, she has appropiately medicated my bf's niece for anxiety, and honestly doubt I'd need something "strong" but I'm so scared of start taking meds, I fear there's no turning back from it. I fear it changes me so badly that I have bad moments at my job in front of everyone, like crying or a panic attack, or that I make an embarrassment. I don't want to lose my job since it (there are two but the full time one) has helped me to get out of my lifeless and procrastination days. Haven't seen my therapist lately since she had a temporary license and now I'm also unsure if I should come back because she never made me a diagnosis. My general doctor told me to come back to therapy asap. Sorry for the long post - I'd like to know if someone relates to this or your experiences, but mostly if you know about meds and if I'm just panicking too much or maybe I just need to know this before meeting the psychiatrist.

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anxiety around smelling bad it's been 3 days but i have been super paranoid about this. my friend and i were hanging out and i don't remember how it was necessarily brought up but she said "i know a girl who is very pretty but she doesn't shower" and then asked "do you think she knows" after i told her idk it depends cause for some people they do and others they don't then she asked "btw how often do you shower?" i've beeb freaking out ever since then that she was throwing a hint that i don't stink but i have asked two people i trust that same day if i stink and they said no but what she said was too odd and random for it to not be a hint although she did ask me for a hug before leaving after the whole thing happened so maybe it wasn't about me? i have always had anxiety surrounding this issue because growing up i couldn't afford to shower everyday like i do now so i feel like she accidentally (?) triggered me i genuinely can't tell if she was throwing a hint or what

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Anxiety and heart problems Hi everyone, I was posting to see if anyone else suffered from anxiety and has heart issues going on as well. I have severe anxiety and I’m definitely a hypochondriac so I started taking Zoloft 3 months ago to help. However, for 2 years I have dealt with heart problems. My heart rate gets super high to the 170s at rest, I get dizzy, chest pain, and I have a low-ish blood pressure on top of that. I also noticed a couple months ago this feeling I get where I feel like my heart skips a beat and my breath gets taken away which I discovered was me having PVCs. I have done numerous EKGs which have been abnormal but my one cardiologist told me I’m a 26 year old otherwise healthy person so it’s fine. I did an echo and stress test 2 days ago so I’m awaiting those results. One of my previous cardiologists told me he believes this all stems from stress and anxiety and once I manage that it will go away, which I agree with to an extent. I had another cardiologist tell me that even if I’m stressed out having a heart rate sustain in the 170s is abnormal. I am also a nurse so I can’t tell if me having an understanding of medical stuff makes it more difficult for me to handle because I’m constantly thinking worst case scenario. I have this overwhelming fear that I’m going to be one of those people in their 20s that has a heart attack or other complication. I’ve seen people post on here previously saying their heart rate goes super high when they’re anxious but I wasn’t sure if anyone had similar experiences as me or knows anything about this. I’m sure I am overthinking this but I also don’t like the fact that I constantly have chest pain and a high heart rate.

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this feeling of doom/dread comes over me at random times does anybody else experience this??? like i feel my life is going ok rn and then I get hit with dread, then I look for answers as to why and I end up thinking zombies climate world ending stuff and not sure how to cope with it. these dread feelings happen a lot at night too but when the dread feeling hits my mind wonders to all the bad and I was wondering if anybody else gets this as I have been struggling and I want to know im not alone.

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My Job Is Depressing Me I need help/insight I started my first this job September of my last semester of college, and I was excited to have such a great opportunity. From day one, I have felt very little direction at the job. I had one day of training on one of the four projects I was to oversee. The previous person in the position had left already and I was trained by someone filling in for the moment. The training I got doesn’t even scratch the surface of all that I have to do. There’s so many things don’t know how to do or didn’t know I was supposed to do. I’ve read through my manual for help and there’s not enough information. It seems me asking for help from my colleagues is unwanted, and something is not clear between me and my bosses. It’s like the expect me to know things I was never shown. I’ve only been trying to learn the system for 7 months (which I do understand better now). I feel trapped and punished. I don’t reach out, then will always be lost. I reach out and it’s a surprise. This my first “legitimate job” and I can’t tell whether or not I’m not good enough or if I was put in a bad situation. I want to like my job, but I honestly really dislike it due to never knowing completely what I’m doing. I have no help…and I’m on edge everyday thinking about my job.

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How to stay calm when my whole body goes numb? Hey guys, so one of my anxiety symptoms that sometimes happens is that large parts of my body just go completely numb, mostly my arms, legs, chest, neck and face. Right now it's happening again and even though i know that it's most likely just my anxiety, my brain knows that numb = nerve problem, and that's what i can't get out of my head :/ I am so worried that one day i actually do have something with my nerves, but i ignore it thinking it's just anxiety and then i stay permanently numb because i didn't go see a doctor.... And what if one day i have a stroke and just try to ignore it because "oooh anxiety" How am i supposed to know the difference between my brain tricking me and an actual emergency?? I'm trying to calm down, but i keep touching my numb parts to feel if they are still numb :(

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Experiencing pains and Have bloodshot eyes. Could this be serious? Im 22ftm and ive been having a stressful time few months especially in the last few weeks. I've been to the hospital already 2 days ago becaude i had a horrible panic attack, had an XRAY, EKG, blood work, tests for heart failure. Every single one came back fine/normal/healthy. While that releived me the pains have gotten worse. My muscles are aching heavily in my shoulders/upper arm, my upper back, chest and stabbing pains in my heart. I do wanna add I have started ashwagandha maybe could be a negative reaction to that and the eyes could be the stress from the anxiety attacks I've been having? Jus wanna know if others get bloodshot eyes like this too? Id post a picture but i dont qnana givr anyone the ick. It isnt HORRIBLE jus a bunch of bloodvessels. Going to the doctor again tomorrow.

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can’t sleep cause my whole body is numb i feel so uncomfortable idk if it’s numbness or dpdr but it’s scary, i upped my lexapro a week a go so it might be that but idk help

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Anxiety with OCD My first time posting here, and I just needed some place to vent. I've been on sertraline since I was 11 (28 now.) My anxiety ties into my OCD ( I tend to wash my hands a lot, double or triple check if something is where it needs to be. I also have health concerns for example; I bought a posture strap/ helper. I was adjusting it and peeling the velcro back. Something splinter like jammed into my finger. I'm assuming it's part of the velcro as it's really strong. My anxiety and OCD has been going wild since then. (Heck, I even put anti-bacterial ointment and a bandaid on it after washing it! I'm returning the product and emailed costumer service.) This condition can be so tiring. I joke with people that I feel like a hostage negotiator, while also being the hostage taker and hostage. (OR the Spiderman meme.) I just needed to vent and put things into words on how my mind is doing.

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Surgery on nose Anyone with anxiety around surgery have nose surgery. My main way of calming myself is 4-7-8 breathing or 4-box breathing and am a little nervous that my nose will be all blocked up. Guess I better start my mouth breathing. Also get anxious when on pain killers like I am out of control. I can’t relax and get anxious that the fatigue will cause me to pass out “I have the freeze response”. My wife tried to remind me the pain killers are there to help and to let my body just handle it. Plus I hate the anesthesia part when they cover your mouth in the waiting room. Not that I’ll die, just feels unnatural like a forced nap. My wife just reminds me that she would rather be asleep during the surgery, just wish I could really take that mindset.

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Finally taking control of my Mental Health, rather than letting it control me. The string snapped, the tiredness, anxiety and depression became too much so I decided to press pause and take some time out to recharge. I have taken sick leave from my job that exacerbated my anxiety, I'm going to start on anxiety medication again, I'm in counselling and I'm going to look at starting CBT. Enough is enough. It's time to get my life to how I want it to be,I'm not being held hostage by my anxiety any longer.

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I find it so frustrating as a highly anxious and depressed person to do career tests because they rely on your passion for specific activities and I find myself answering "I dislike it very much" to the various questions (e.g,. working in construction, healthcare, finance, whatever). I've been trying to get back to work again because it seems my severe depression and anxiety won't go away and there is only so much medication and therapy can help me. Of course, I haven't tried every kind of therapy but what had been offered to me at low cost. But I've tried many medications. Anyhow, I feel very frustrated because after trying couple of online part time jobs (like writing marketing stuff on websites) and finding myself not motivated enough to work sufficient hours to make ends meet, I'm trying to start from zero again and do some career tests to find what motivates me. But those tests don't offer some magical information but just rely on what you're passionate about. Like they give you 50 questions and ask you how much you like doing different activities, like installing cabinets, diagnosing disease in people, giving financial advice to someone wanting to get a loan, helping a disabled person get dressed, playing a musical instrument in front of an audience, taking care of sick animals, etc etc etc. I hate them ALL! None of these activities excite me. Because having a job is always about what others expect of you. But mental illness sucks so much of your energy that there is so little left for the job. Like if I'm a cashier, my high anxiety and depression and the various thoughts and emotions and physical symptoms I experience will take so much of my energy to control and nothing left to put on a smile and make a customer feel welcome and at the same time do my job of scanning items very quickly and correctly. That's why I've been trying to find jobs that are just online and things I can do on my own time, so that whenever the damned mental health issues give me a break then I can do the job. The problem is there are too many people doing these jobs and they pay so little that I've had to start looking at other options. Damn it, I don't know what I want to hear from you, to be honest, I mean I already am so filled with self-hatred and hatred for the world, I am working myself into anger just writing about it.

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Driving suggestions/tips that helped me I hate driving to new places, and this has helped me tons: 1. Pre-research the address: if the time is flexible, what times are the least busy (google maps is a good one to check). Is the destination open (check the website ahead of time). 2. Use Street View to check out the entire route. 3. Get your nav app all ready. I’ve found that Apple Maps (if you have this) is amazing because it will say things like don’t make right after this stoplight. Make a right at the next one. The destination is in the right, pull into the next driveway on your left, etc. 4. Leave with plenty of time to spare. Assume you will make a few wrong turns. Give yourself extra time to lose your way. 5. Research parking ahead of time. Use apps like Parking Hero. Use the city’s websites to find out the capacity of municipal parking ramps, if available. Scope out street parking with Google Street View, too. 6. Find alternatives to parallel parking. You can also park near driveways, so you can’t get parked in (easy pull in/out). 7. Dress comfortably so that if you get stressed, you won’t get super sweaty. 8. Make sure you have enough gas 9. Adjust your mirrors, clean windows, headlights for visibility, ahead of time 10. Listen to calming music/driving playlist 11. Get toll money/EZ pass ready ahead of time

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Would all this be caused by anxiety? Hello everyone I'm a 20 year old Caucasian male. 5"9 155lbs. I don't smoke, i don't drink alcohol nor use any drugs. So it's been almost 1.5 years that I've developed some strange symptoms, that have really deteriorated my life. They basically started after i caught covid (i was vaccined prior with the j&j vaccine). Since then, i get heart pains all the time. They happen multiple times a day and usually last a few minutes before they go away. I've been to 2 different cardiologists who ran an EKG and echo and said that everything was fine. I also had a 48 hour Holter monitor that showed some pvc's (200/a day),but docs weren't concerned at all. Also after covid my WBC are basically running around the 11-13k range (before that CBC's would come back fine). They were fine before i got infected, but it's been almost 1.5 year that they won't go down. My lymphocytes are also high (45-50) and neutrophils low 35-40). Everything else comes back completely fine. I went to a hematologist and he run some tests for malignancies(leukemia) but they came back negative. One of the worst symptoms also is the spasms I've been getting all over my body. They can happen literally anywhere and they always last a few seconds before they go away. I've searched a lot about them and i guess it's most likely BFS (benign fasciculation syndrome). But it never stops. I think my nerve system has been permanently damaged. Lastly i get random aches in my stomach and usually at the upper left abdominal region. I've had an abdominal echo and it was fine. But i get random shooting pains along with painful gasses. These are the symptoms I've been dealing with the past 1.5 year. They're all so random and I can't connect them somehow. High WBC usually mean infection, so I'm guessing that an autoimmune disease might have been triggered? I've also found a lump in my arm. It's been there for 1.5 year as well, i showed it to my gp and he said that it's a lipoma, but it's still there. It hasn't grown but it hurts sometimes. Things like sarcoma drive my mind crazy. It feels like my body is constantly trying to kill me. The whole thing is causing me so much anxiety and stress. I thought that things would get better with time, but no, nothing has changed and it's been so long. I'm only 20 years old and I'm afraid that I'm gonna drop dead by a heart attack or cancer. I used to be an athlete but i stopped after all these, because i became afraid. I honestly can't live like this anymore. I've visited more than 5 doctors and nobody has a clue. Any ideas?

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I hate that doctors don't like prescribing Benzos I have Tinnitus and the only thing that puts me to sleep is Ativan .5 mg. I know people who've been on a low dose Klonopin for years and nothing happened to them. I hate SRRIs because they give you insomnia. It's frustrating that all they wanna give you is a bunch of off label medications that have more side effects than benefits. Everyone keeps saying 'yoga, melatonin, ba bla bla..'. They wanted me to take Gabapentin which is used for people with seizures.

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Weird breathlessness problems lately. Hello ,recently I've been having alot of anxiety problems because of what started to be a discomfort in the chest which now evolved to breathlessness after working out and while stationary. Tests that I have done and that came back normal : Adrenaline Heart test , Echocardiagram, Blood test (D-dimer included) , Chest X-Ray and soon i'm getting a 24 hour EKG. I've also tested my lung capacity by blowing into a tube. But nothing came back abnormal. I don't know if I should get any other tests but it is worth noting that I suspect I got covid-19 and apparently some people experience these problems aswell. ​ Any advice?

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Dating I (21M) haven’t dated since high school. There’s a girl (23F) I work with that is stunning. The best smile, the whole 9. And I want to ask her on a date but I feel like a kid again with this overwhelming anxiety and anxiousness that I’ll get rejected 1) because she’s gotten burnt twice by previous coworkers and 2) I don’t have much self confidence. I haven’t been able to eat or sleep in like 3 days hence why I’m up at midnight when I need to be at work for 3. Wish me luck.

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Heart rate Ever since I had chest pain I have had many panic attacks. Does anyone else have their heart rate go up to like 180-190 range? My chest pain is gone now but when I have a panic attack, only thing that happens is my heart rate increases... please help. I'm 23

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i had a very concerning dream and it’s causing me to panic. im 19 f. i have ocd, depression and GAD. (figuring out if i have bipolar) i just had a dream where i was running away from cops, led this guy which was way older than me to have sexwith his own children and i even had sex with him but he stopped midway and refused. then i led him to have sex with other children and i was going to set a trap where he could get arrested. i think i set a trap to the other times i had lead him to have sex with his children…….. but i’m not too sure if i did do the arrest part, i just have glimpses of him running from police and me thinking about trapping him for police to get him. the thing is, i woke up sexually turned on. but at the same time, i am scared and guilty. i am anxious because why did i wake up sexually turned on with a dream that had children in it, violence and me forcing a guy to have sex with me???? and watching and leading him to have sex with children.. i am panicking. i am absolutely panicking. i have had issues with POCD. i don’t longer have that bad of a issue with it because i recognize my ocd and how it can play in different themes. this makes me feel like i’m some hidden monster. why the fuck did i wake up turned on with that disgusting dream. i feel the worst amount of guilt.why did i do that in a dream? i never had a dream like this. it’s terrifying me. this makes it more real to me and messing with my ocd, WHY did i do these things in a dream, i know it’s a dream but i swear iv never been like that in a dream. and since i believe in signs and what if i’m actually some p3do??????? it makes me think about suicide straight away. someone help me.

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Too Anxious to get a formal diagnosis and medication I've struggled with intense feelings of anxiety for years and years now. I hesitate to say that I have an Anxiety Disorder because I've never been diagnosed, but it affects my life so much that I can't be normal. I can't drive because I get too scared, I'm always terrified when I'm being driven around because I feel like we'll get into an accident or the police will pull us over, and I can't even call my family because phone calls scare me so much. I feel like I'm constantly living in fear, and I know that I want a diagnosis to help me know for a fact that this is what it is, and I really think that medication will help me. But I'm too scared to do it. I overthink about making appointments and if I have to call a doctor to make it, it's an absolute no-go. I don't know how I'm supposed to get help if I can't even take the first steps. I'm currently in therapy, which is amazing that I could even do it, and it's the first therapist that I've ever seen that I feel actually vibes with me, but I'm too scared to ask to try and get diagnosed. Does anyone else struggle with this? And did anyone surpass this and end up getting the help they needed?

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How do I stop overthinking and seeing for people for what I want them to be instead of what they are. I am afraid to make new friends because as soon as I meet someone new, I start imagining how our friendship/relationship will be like. I start planning where we will hangout, the conversations we will have, and how they would be like. I start getting excited over the fantasy of them that I created in my head and my brain makes me feel like I know them and that we’re already friends even though we just met. I then get disappointed when they don’t live up to the image that I had for them; and start panicking because I’m like “wait so now where never gonna be able to go to the beach like I planned” or “they take too long to text back, they probably don’t like me and I’m annoying and I scared them away.” I throw away all my self worth just for the opportunity to live the fantasy I created. Like this guy I like did not answer me for a whole day and I assumed he dislikes me and got upset; he texted me eventually after a day and I knew I should not answer quick because for me he was a priority (he shouldn’t be we just met but my brains makes me thing I’m closer to people than it seems). I ended up answering in like 5 minutes knowing I should not have because he did not answer me for a day but I did it anyways because I really wanted to hangout with him and “live out the fantasy in my head of us hanging out and getting to know each other. How do I stop please I need help because this is exhausting and overwhelming and I am annoying and scared that I’ll scared people away.

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my throat..my throat please id appreciate any help.. LIKE ANY .. i have been to more than 4 ENT doctors and im fuming rn.. so it all started in december 2022 when i had a full blown panic attack that was then followed by an intense fear of d3ath and 30+ physical symptoms that didn't turn out to be terminal illnesses like i expected.. all of these weird symptoms subsided except for my sore/mucusy throat thats followed by a burning feeling sometimes..my throat feels so tight most of the time, makes a growling noise, is full of mucus and i tend to cough.. here are the things doctors have told me: 1- first doctor told me its nothing but a simple sore throat and i was prescribed hot drinks and over the counter flu meds (result: nothing) 2- told me i have GERD/acid reflux and i was prescribed Gaviscon and a few other meds related to this matter (result: felt a lil better but not that better) 3- third doctor did a culture test on my throat and figured i have streptococcus bacteria residing and chillin in my throat , i was perscribed KLACID 500MG for 10 days and i felt somewhat better but then my throat got bad again 4- fourth and final doctor said its a simple sore throat and prescribed me hot drinks as well.. ...what to do fr am i dying?

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My social anxiety has been getting worse For a while I thought I was okay. For a while, I didn't feel socially anxious. I don't know what went wrong, but the thought of social interaction or going out into public spaces scares the hell out of me. For a while I never went grocery shopping because I just didn't want to deal with people. I don't want to talk to my classmates at all. I would feel more better about hiding and not having to deal with anyone. One of the most recent issues that's sending me into a spiral is that I need to do a task that involves leadership and giving directions. But it's difficult for me to communicate. It's as if the words are all sprawled out in my head and whenever I make an attempt at talking, it just comes across as disorganized and incoherent. I'm not a leader. I can't direct. I'd rather follow than lead. Today was especially horrible because I'm generally a well organized person who has it together, but my classmate ended up seeing how much of a mess I am. After something fell out of my plan, I got flustered, shut down entirely. It's so embarrassing, and now I want to hide from everyone. I don't know how to recover from something like that, or show that I'm better than my anxiety.

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Please help, someone I severely messed up my mind smoking heavy pot at a young age 12-13 even though it always bugged me out. Fast forward I’m 27 with no job, I still live with my parents and I can’t problem solve or hold a conversation with anyone. All my friends are on the up and getting married while I’m here alone with severe anxiety. I want to end it but don’t know how to. Im 6 months sober and know I have permanently damaged my brain. Please help

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Is this okay for a therapist to do? When I was talking to her about my difficult/manipulative relationship with my dad and how he suddenly started ignoring me over the smallest thing she asked me how I felt about it, when I said that I was feeling angry then she asked me “what else?” I said “maybe also disgust of him” then she again said “what else?” i got stuck for words because well that’s it? i’m not sure that i feel anything else, but she was waiting for the answer and I answered something like “confusion” then she again asked me the same question and I told her “that’s all”. and this is the part I’m not sure about: she then said “i think you also feel sadness, tell me do you want to cut contacts with him?” I told her that probably yes, i’m ready for this and determined to do it. but she implied that this is not what I want and told me to think about it and tell her on the next session. since then i feel really uncomfortable with her and i’m thinking about leaving therapy. i don’t know maybe i just overthink and it’s not what it’s actually like?

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SSRIs? i have been struggling with health anxiety and general spiraling lately, along with a host of other mental health issues. my psychiatrist recommended i try getting back on an antidepressant as they can sometimes help with anxiety (and my healthy dose of depression needs to be managed). we are thinking of prozac since i responded well to it when i was younger. anybody on here who responded well to SSRIs specifically in terms of their health/general anxiety? prozac in particular? would love to hear some success stories because tbh i am very anxious about starting but am desperate for relief.

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Bringing reusable bags to the grocery store feels so off There is nothing worse than when you get to self checkout and there are literally no bags. They’ve started doing this at chains around me long ago and I still miss plastic bags! Bringing reusable bags feels like putting a target on my back😅 not quite literally but I feel like I stand out as one of the few people usually entering with something in my hand, that I’ll probably put my groceries in while shopping.

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separation anxiety in the recent few years i've very well acknowledged that i am a pretty anxious person and i kinda got used to it. but something that still bothers me is my separation anxiety and the constant fear of being abandoned by my friends. i don't know how to go about it, especially now that i have a best friend to whom i can't talk all the time, whenever i want or need to. they seem to be more of the avoidant style. i find it very difficult to go through my day if whenever i think of them and talking to them, i have to stop myself and 'give them space.' i don't mean this in a selfish way, naturally i am a pretty understanding person. i try to control my 'urges' for contact, which i crave a lot, but it's been getting harder as the days go by. most of the time i don't even have something important to say, it's just my thoughts and things i mention throughout the day, but i feel blue when i remember that they do not 'prefer' texting everyday because that is something that i really like, want and need. i try my best to respect their boundaries and i am the one to 'adapt' to their needs for space. just recently i started wondering whether it is okay that i bring this up as a boundary and a need of mine. i feel like i've often been the one to change for them and it's been getting to me lately. i don't mean any harm to my bestie and we don't have any other 'unsolvable' problem except for this one. is it okay to text them? is it selfish? i get a lot of thoughts and i address them as anxiety but it doesn't get any easier even when i am fully aware of that. i just wish to put an end to this. it has been affecting my mood lately, i check the messages app hundreds of times only to see no texts from them. i get anxious waiting for a reply and even more anxious when i first think of something to say. it just pops into my mind and i happily open the app but as soon as i start typing i remember the situation and feel guilty about texting them. but then again, i feel very empty if i don't. how do i go about this?

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Relentless Nightmare since December! Hello all, I am 22M and been struggling since December when I had a marijuana induced panic attack. First time smoking and I only did it to make my sister feel more comfortable with smoking since it’s something she enjoys. Like an idiot, I took an absolutely heroic bong rip and had a full mental breakdown for the next 2 hours before I finally woke up and felt mostly normal. I felt okay the next day and then after a week I was very stressed at work and out of nowhere got extremely dizzy to the point I was scared for my life. I drove to the ER and they said it was just anxiety so I drove back home and tried to sleep it off. Didn’t sleep at all for 3 days and was terrified the whole time. Since then I’ve had constant derealization, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, depression, anxiety, and horrible physical symptoms like dizziness, random headaches that come and go all over my head, body pains, stomach pain, etc.. Since then I’ve had 2 rounds of blood work, CT scan, MRI, seen an ENT, and a neurologist. I’ve also been given all of the following medications and more: prednisone, meclizine, clonidine, zyrtec, flonase, antibiotic ear drops. None have worked. All my tests have shown nothing physically wrong so I’d say it’s fair to diagnose as anxiety-related… though my therapist (I’m new to therapy since this all began) says he’s never had a client with such severe dizziness and brain fog. I’ve been on Zoloft for 6 weeks now and I’d say it is finally helping somewhat. I have changed doses twice from 25 to 50 and 50 to 75 in that time so I’m still adjusting. I was also taking quetiapine 25mg as a sleep aid for a few weeks but I can sleep without it now so I stopped because I wasn’t thrilled about taking an antipsychotic for off-label use to begin with. Overall I would say I am at about 25-30%. When I started the Zoloft I felt around 0-5% honestly. I was convinced I was going insane and would need to be in an institution during those first 2 weeks. I have been housebound and on medical leave this whole time so what I’m trying to do to get back to my feet is exercise daily, get outside, drive to my apartment (1hr), and work remote a few hours a day. I am soldiering through these tasks and honestly I do feel better when I’m busy. For example when I play the PlayStation I can push the symptoms to the back of my mind. But the rest of the time it feels like my conscious mind only has 25% awareness while the rest of my mind is lost somewhere else and doing it’s own thing. It also feels like my short term memory and vision are impaired but they’re not. It’s like being stuck in a dreaming state and it’s so scary and frustrating. It’s very hard to describe but I don’t have any delusions or hallucinations so I don’t believe I am suffering from a psychotic illness. I have suffered through so much in my life without it physically impeding me or making me question my sanity but these last 3 months have really tested me. Over the last 4 years I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression but I was able to power through 2 degrees, a long distance relationship, a breakup, and building a career I would hardly have dreamed of years ago. I know I am strong and have what it takes to get through this, but the battle is certainly long and difficult. It is unlike anything I’d have ever fathomed a human could experience. It is so overwhelming that it’s easy to think it may never end. I think it will be okay over time, because I believe in the power of the human mind and body to adjust to challenges, but I wanted to share my experience and see what others may think. I will be so grateful when I am healed and healthy because this experience has given me so many insights on what it takes to have a happy and meaningful life. I’ve learned lessons in gratitude, kindness, and compassion that I want to share with others. P.S. I really look forward to getting back to the things I enjoy once I’m better: bodybuilding, soccer, vinyls, and working!

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can't get rid of fear of losing my job like 500 time a day i think i'm gonna get fired and consumed by it. sigh.

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advice for social anxiety with first meets? i’m about to meet with someone (never met them before in PERSON) and i’m being eaten alive by anxiety right now. does anyone have tips?

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My grandparent is dying and I’m a mess. I wasn’t sure where to put this but it’s causing a lot of anxiety so here I am. Im going from intense anxiety to feeling numb and empty. He was basically my father figure growing up. He taught me so much and I value his lessons more that he will ever know. I’m not sure how long he has but when I saw him this week the air felt different.I’ve just gotten a text saying he’s not going to be around much longer from my older brother. Im scared for him. He’s in so much pain now and I hope he can pass peacefully but I don’t want him to leave me. I don’t want him to leave with out knowing how much I love him. There’s so much left unsaid. I’m not religious and there’s so much uncertainty in death in my mind. The fact that he’ll be gone and I’ll never see or talk to him again is scary. I’m terrified. I’ll miss him. I’m absolutely going to spiral. I’m not sure how to grieve. I need some advice on what I do. I have a therapist and stuff. I just don’t understand how people go through this pain. Im worried this is going to lead to self destructive behaviors and I know he wouldn’t want that for me. Any advice is welcomed.

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I’m a dummy dumb I took my anxiety med today late cause I keep forgetting. They switched me to one that I have to take in the AM so I get up and rush to work and forget. Well I get home and do a few things and I can’t remember if one of those things was me taking the pill. I’m like 90% sure I didn’t so I took my chances and took one cause I get extremely irritable if I miss more than one dose.. I feel fine so far I think I’m okay. If I start to feel funny later I’ll know why. Like I said I’m pretty freakin sure I didn’t double dose but I’m also like 10% like.. hmmm. Anyways.. that was a stupid story.

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Anxiety is effecting my school and my life TW hi loves <33. I 16F am looking for advise on how to go forward. for some background i have moved from a small town to the big city after some majorly traumatising events that i wont get into here. but after a year after living here comfortably i had an event trigger the traumatising memories from my past. after this i have struggled with fearing when i leave the house which makes it really hard to go to school. i get so worried that i get physically sick when i have to leave. my attendance is getting really bad. i am considering home schooling but my mum thinks i wont be self motivated enough to do it my self. it got so bad that i had to go to the hospital because i tried to end my life. my mother wasn't supportive of me and just is pretending that nothing happened. so i'm starting to get really worried about not being able to finish high school. i only have two years left until so i don't know if i'm being dramatic or not. i just started medication and they haven't helped much. anyway if you got this far thanks for reading any advise would be helpfull . <33

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Why must I find something wrong in my relationship. Me and my girlfriend have been together for 4 years and I’ve finally pin pointed a reason as to why I’ve been unhappy with her as of late. I don’t believe the things she says, when I ask her if anything is wrong, I dread hearing no. Nothing is going on between us, yet for a while now, I have the uneasy sense that she’s lying to me. She’s always been super honest with me, always telling me exactly what she wants, we communicate very well. Yet, when it comes to stuff as mundane as “are you okay?” It feels as though she’s telling a lie. Can anyone else relate to this? What is wrong with me?

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What’s going with me. Seriously I’ve had a endoscopy done on 11/12/2022. Nothing was found just just ulcer. They always find ulcer. I also had a colonoscopy done. Nothing was found Started yesterday. I had a meal. Right after the first bite I gotten nauseas. Then little pain in middle of chest and acidic around the mouth so I forced myself to vomit. Today I had a protein snack before running. Felt acidic while running. Went away after a while. Went home had rice and chicken and felt all nasty so I force myself to vomit it so it doesn’t it bother me anymore and I never had it like this. What’s wrong with me? GI out of town till Monday.

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Is the chest pain from anxiety dangerous to your health? I get sharp pains in the middle of my chest when I have bad anxiety.. I’m so tired of it. I’m so scared I’m having a heart attack although I have no other pain. I just feel like a floating little pebble being carried by an ocean of anxiety waiting to reach the shore, cringe I know but that’s the only way I can word it.

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I think I broke my toe I was walking to exit my basement when I kicked the metal part of my racing wheel, i said every swear word I know before rushing upstairs to survey the damage, and that's when I saw the blood right where my toenail meets the toe is drizzling blood and my toe is throbbing, suddenly I start wondering if it will feel weird forever now or if it will be permanently deformed or something (it's not deformed now) and I had a panic attack so I'm just coming down off of that and the tip is numb, it still hurts and I have a bandaid on it, feeling comes back ish when I ice it and I can move it it is still on and off pain coming in waves and i am still concerned about it.

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Paroxetine makes me so tired and sleepy I could easily fall asleep anytime. Will this fatigue go away? I’m taking paroxetine for almost 2 weeks already.

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Anxiety developing over Texts Some background- I’m currently 18 and I was the girl who had a big group of friends who genuinely didn’t hate each other and kept in touch, last semester of High school I lost touch and lost many friends even my two friends of 4+ years. I did get diagnosed with panic disorder but I also know panic attacks aren’t the only thing I get and I can develop anxiety over many things. I started dating a guy early in 2022 and towards the end I had started getting anxious over texts and even looking at iMessage itself sometimes then I developed some anxiety and shakiness when I wouldn’t hear back from him for a long time. It was a dark time for me, and I noticed I started getting anxious and was having bad thoughts about myself. Now I met this new guy probably a week after I broke it off with my ex and he’s great, we’re not dating but definitely exclusive, but from 5pm- 9pm he doesn’t message me for a long time and I understand he’s eating dinner, wants alone time for his own things but I hate having this shakiness in my hands and it feels like a rock weighing me down and I’m shaking everywhere all over my body like I can’t move. Sometimes I think the solution is to tell him “hey can you text me back in x amount of time” or “I don’t like how you don’t message me for awhile” sure, short term solution but I know things will come up and he’ll eventually resent me for making him do that, and this goes way beyond him as well. Even if we break things off in the future I don’t want to have major anxiety over the next guy and go through these feelings again and again and I want a permanent solution. Help?

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does this class as anxiety? here's a few things i do that i think might class as anxiety; - bounce my leg basically all the time - if i'm wearing a ring or something on my hand then i have to fiddle with it - move my hands a lot - urge to check notifications as soon as they come in - struggle to order food/pay for stuff/ask for assistance bc i don't like speaking to people - don't like meeting new people - overthink 24/7 - ask myself 'am i being annoying?' or 'do they hate me?' - sweaty palms - awkward around people i don't know - bite my lip

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Performance anxiety playing the piano Any other musicians/pianists who struggle with performance anxiety despite years of playing? How do you fight it to stop yourself from second guessing yourself on things you already know but are afraid of screwing up? I’m not even talking about performing in front of anyone either, literally just talking about playing over the phone for my piano teacher of nearly 29 years during a piano lesson. The phrase “go for it, **my name**!” My teacher used a lot when I was younger when she knew I was ready to really make a piece shine but totally lacked the confidence to believe in myself and every time I just went for it I completely surprised myself and got all excited and enjoyed whatever I was playing that much more as a result but that was usually more towards ending the piece and now I find I’m getting it even more in the middle of my study/practice and it’s really annoying!!!

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I don't know if it's anxiety anymore or it's part of feeling normal I have been on medication for 6 months due to repeated panic attacks that left me unable to leave the house and as a consequence, losing work and studies. Two months ago I went back to school and the truth is I'm not so bad, but these days I feel a pressure in my chest and some nausea that I felt before when I was very anxious. Is it normal or am I feeling anxious again? I take 100mg of Sertraline.

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Know I'm going to get dementia I'm 24 and recently suffered my 10th concussion. You read that right. I never played contact sports or anything, I'm just unbalanced and unlucky. I've slipped in the shower, gotten bumped in the back of the head by a friend, had the back of my chair hit, and recently hit a bad speed bump that jolted my body upward. My whole head hurts all day and I just think about the damage that I've done and how it's going to affect me going forward. I feel like the entire surface of my brain is injured and dementia, my greatest fear, is unavoidable. I get concussions so easily now that I'm scared to do anything. I don't know how I'm going to get through this

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self esteem is going dowwwn i ran out of meds on sunday, and havent been taking them since. the withdrawal symptoms im facing is so debilitating. I'm getting brain zaps, nausea, dizziness, and of course anxiety. i havent been to school since Tuesday. my immune system is also crap, so i fall sick easily, and for the past few weeks i havent been showing up to school on Thursdays for some reason because my body just chooses to fall sick on Thursday???? so I've been missing literature lessons that only take place on Thursday. My relationship with my literature teacher is good, but i dont want her to start thinking that im doing this on purpose. im also missing chemistry lessons and im not the best at chemistry, so i feel like im just gonna get worse at it. I'm taking my O-levels this year which is a national exam and i hate how this is happening. I need to focus on my studies but im finding it so hard to do that. I've reached out to my form teacher for help and she's been very kind and understanding, but i still feel so incapable. I just want to be normal.

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Temporary relief from anxiety This helps me become calm and mentally clear?! What is it... Chemicals that fry your brain? Nope... It's CBD oil: https://allianthemp.com/collections/all

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It's like an unending barrage. If I thought I managed my anxiety poorly before, oh boy. This last month has been easily the worst in terms of anxiety I've ever experienced. My first born is due in two months. Farming season is about to start. Constantly awake until 3-4 AM reeling about the real possibility of financial ruin due to the costs of having a child and the current state of the agricultural industry. The thought of changing careers only amplifies my anxiety x1000. That's the worst part, being unable to sleep. Sometimes I'll start to go asleep and the slightest noise will wake me up, or I'll just wake up in a full blown panic. I've been spending all day either being a nervous wreck and if I'm not outwardly nervous, my body is still showing physical symptoms of it. Almost like it's subconscious. Sometimes I feel like the anxiety itself is scarier than the situation I worry myself sick over. My other new trigger is every little ache, pain or cough I get I spend the entire day spiraling down a hole thinking I'm obviously dying and I won't be there to see my daughter's first steps and the farm that's been in my family for 5 generations will be sold because nobody will be there to take care of it. I hate the physical symptoms the most. The fast heartbeat, constantly being on edge, body and headaches. It's like even if I think I'm getting a rope around my anxiety, it's still there in my subconscious wreaking havok on me. I'm sorry if this was convoluted or hard to follow. I just don't have many people I can talk to, and if I can, they have a hard time understanding just how hard this affliction makes things. These things I'm worried about are valid, certainly, anybody who isn't nervous about having a kid isn't in their right mind I suppose, but having a generalized anxiety disorder coupled with panic attacks in the first place just makes it hell on earth and makes you not only question your own abilities but also question your own sanity at times.

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Anxiety seriously holding me back. Any insight is greatly appreciated. Hi everyone, This is my first time posting on here and this may turn out to be an essay but please bear with me and read to the end. I promise to make this as concise as possible. I'm in my late 20's (male) and have had anxiety since the beginning of high school. It felt super overwhelming back then and high school could have been an amazing experience had anxiety not gotten in the way. I went to university fairly late and after graduating kept landing contract work, and eventually got stuck working at the same grocery store I applied to as an undergrad. The anxiety carried over into the workplace and resulted in my inability to work at a fast pace. I always felt mentally and physically exhausted. This is where I have to mention alcohol and caffeine, both of which produce superhuman like effects but with a caveat: I tried alcohol for the first time in Montreal at the age of 18 and after downing 2 beers it felt like I had ingested an elixir. My worries went away instantly, and felt my brain firing on all cylinders. There were 0 negative emotions, and a profound combination of confidence, energy, euphoria, and heightened creativity. I never got addicted to drinking (for obvious reasons), and only drink on occasion, but every time I do, it produces the same effects. I also never get drunk. Coffee seems to produce eerily similar effects and I realized this a few years ago after I had a coffee at work and felt like I had snorted crack. I thought I could take on the world, and was super excited that I had finally found a solution to my problem. Unfortunately however, if I have coffee everyday for 4 days straight, by the 4th day it produces the exact opposite effects and I'm left feeling sleepy and lethargic. For me to feel the full effects of coffee, I need to refrain from it for at least 7 days. Fast forward to today where I recently started working construction as a sprinkler fitter/pipefitter and absolutely hate it. Apart from being a fast-paced environment, I'm asthmatic with an allergy to dust and constantly drilling holes into a concrete ceiling has made my asthma worse, plus the cement we use to glue the plastic leaves me with a pounding headache during and after work, so I know my days are numbered. The company that I'm employed with is currently waiting on a new project so I've had the last 7 days off During this time I've begun doing research on career alternatives and have become very interested in the online world and have decided to upgrade my skills in e-commerce, digital marketing, and video editing (among other things). My morning routine involves getting up at 8 o'clock (feeling tired), having breakfast, followed by tea with milk (which produces similar effects to coffee with much less intensity). After having tea, my anxiety goes away and I become very focused; however, when the caffeine wears off, my anxiety returns and I go back to feeling mentally exhausted (constant worrying, overthinking, fear of failure, lack of motivation etc.) As far as I know, I'm not depressed, nor do I have low self-esteem. I feel good about the way I look and the shape I'm in. Going to the gym helps. I don't have any bad habits. I don't smoke, nor do I indulge in social media looking for a dopamine fix. Most of my free time is spent reading online and on YouTube searching educational videos. I also get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night but usually wake up tired. The only complaint I have with life is my anxiety. Without it I have a powerful personality and I feel like I'm capable of achieving so much but it's causing me to operate at only 50% of my full potential. I was wondering if anyone is able to offer any insight as to why alcohol and caffeine produce such similar effects, practically eliminating my anxiety before the effects wear off, and if anyone has had similar experiences? Could alcohol and caffeine contain something which I might be deficient in? Could I get this in a pill form? I was thinking of making an appointment with my family doctor but just thought I'd reach out here to see what the members here have to add. I'm open to the idea of trying antidepressants but at the same time worried about the side effects. Do antidepressants really only cause side effects in the first couple of weeks? Based on some of my research, that seems to be the case. Apologies for the long post and I would greatly appreciate any input. Thanks.

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Blonde highlights Hello first time posting here but I feel like I'm going to explode. So a few weeks ago I got the "amazing" idea to get blonde highlights, like a balayage. I don't know if it's because how the hairstylist did them, because my hair is wavy or I'm just this insecure. But now every time that I see myself on the Kinrara I hate my hair so much, like what the he'll I did to my precious color. I'm thinking to get dyed at home because I can't deal anymore with hairstylists and giving explanations, but it makes me SO ANXIOUS to not get a color that matches my hair. I just want my highlights to dissappear. I'm feeling like a mess and I don't know how to proceed and I don't want to hear the others saying how I'm wasting my money after getting the highlights . I just want to feel peace at something.

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L-theanine I was thinking of looking into this more. How well does L-theanine work for your anxiety?

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please read anyone that suffers from anxiety and blood work and scans show nothing. please get your thyroid checked a full thyroid panel. tsh t3 free, t3 total, t4 free, t4 total. antibodies..tpo, tsi, trab. iven had anxiety symptoms since 2019 and nothing ever showed because only my tsh was checked or rarely my t4 was checked and they were in the normal range. fast foward to feb2023 they were all abnormal. god bless you all

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Developed anxiety disorder out of the blue Don’t understand why this is happening, but I have been having panic attacks when I’m stressed out. It’s really weird. I do struggle with depression (diagnosed but not medicated) but never really had an issue with anxiety until now. I can only pinpoint one specific traumatic moment this year, but I really am not seeing why, especially when the trigger isn’t anything related to that. I just shut down now under *any* stress :( which sucks because sometimes my work is stressful and the panic attacks have happened twice in my work place I'm just wondering if anyone else had this sudden onset of panic attacks for no reason? EDIT: I forgot to mention but I’m in therapy and have mentioned this to my therapist but I am finding these episodes continuing to occur and it scares me

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How can I better handle my catastrophising Recently I’ve become a lot more aware that when I overthink something I often don’t look for evidence that that thing is true I instead simply catastrophise without receiving the information which actually may disprove what I’m thinking. A common reaccuring thought in this is that my boyfriend is mad at me, that my friends are mad at me and overall the overarching fear that I’ve done something wrong. From personal experiences can anyone give me some personal self help techniques to reduce catastrophising and overall thoughts that are extremely blown out of proportion

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College is destroying me I am a Med student and currently I am at the worst state I have ever been, my anxiety is the highest ever and I keep having suicidal thoughts. I try to calm down and help myself but I can’t because everyday I have to go to classes because they are mandatory. And every time I go it just keeps me stressed and I can never escape this loop. Unfortunately I have started drinking more alcohol to try to suppress my anxiety but I know this isn’t good. I don’t know how long I can keep up, my hopes are that I can keep up till summer and then take a leave of absence for 1-2 years to “fix” myself and figure out what I want to do with my life. But I don’t know if I can persevere till summer 😓

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Deviated septum / mouth breathing? Anyone else have a deviated septum or mouth breathing? Could that be tied to anxiety?!

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I can feel something in my lower throat or upper lungs. I’m not sick but when I am, the mucus is usually felt in the back of my throat rather than where I can feel something now. I’m at work constantly trying to clear my throat and googling how to cough up phlegm even though I’m not sure that it *is* phlegm. I can’t concentrate on anything else and I’m worrying that I have a disease. I haven’t done any work in the last 40 minutes because I keep googling and getting up when I’m restless. Considering leaving work early to go home but I know it’ll sound stupid. I also know that my reaction to overpowering anxious thoughts is to leave wherever I am and go home, so I know the reason for wanting to go home isn’t because I feel physically sick enough. I wish I could just sit with this mild physical discomfort and cough every now and then like a normal person but instead, every time I feel the thing in my chest a wave of anxiety paralyses me. I don’t know how to get through the day. What should I do?

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Very anxious and uncomfortable after professor made us watch their personal porn video for lecture EDIT: Thanks for all the advice everyone! This situation is extremely nuanced and very complex, and I'm unable to fully convey how something like this can even happen / make it make sense without giving up specific details about my school / prof / situation (because yes, I'm aware this situation sounds absolutely ridiculous). The comments have been really helpful in next steps, and how to help with the anxiety. Appreciate it :) ​

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Worried about it blood clots I’m worried about getting blood clots bc some days I only get around 300 steps in. At most 2-3k. My doctors said I’m fine but it’s hard to believe that.

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does anyone, else have weird feelings everyday? f14-15 i get them, everyday, and it's honestly pretty scary because i think, i'm probably dying etc, or i'm gonna abruptly, end up in a hospital, but i been stressed for years since my dad passed away..ive been through a lot so i can't tell if it's because of that or not. does anyone know what, i mean? ​ i think, ive been getting heart palpitations, even when my heart is slow. but the thing is, is that i can drink, and eat without throwing up., i'm not in any bad pains anywhere. but my hair is falling out, and my memory is kinda bad. but i have been, getting weird feelings everyday and i don't know what to do.. and i'm pale because i never go outside. ​ ​ but i do have, lots of posts on here, so if you wanna you can check them, they will explain kinda a lot.

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How do i overcome an overwhelming fear of death ? This sounds so stupid, but I have nights (like tonight) where I suddenly panic about dying. I get dizzy and sick just thinking about it and I get panic attacks. I'm 20 and healthy (apart from having PTSD) and I know I won't be dying soon, but I can't shake the fear once it comes over me... I think its the fear of not knowing what happens that gets me the most, and the fear of what's after death. I don't believe in an afterlife so I panic as to what it really feels like to just be gone… Sorry if this is the wrong place to vent about this. Does anyone have any ideas at to how I can get over this fear? It’s really fucking up my mental and physical health

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Feeling Sick triggers anxiety and depression I have been finally getting better after starting therapy and the new med. However, my whole family is sick and I finally got sick after a 2 weeks of being surrounded by them. My anxiety has increased and my mood is worse, been feeling like I am going to relapse and get back to the old anxious and depressed me, but deep down I know I won't relapse. I did notice it is only in the morning and it only has been happening this week. Is it normal to feel more anxious and have more depressed thoughts when you are sick.

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Inner Sanctuary of Peace Hello - this is a short story that at least for me, it was a great anxiety relief. If you like it, I will post more. Once upon a time in a serene village, nestled within a lush green valley, there lived a gentle, wise elephant named Elara. This village was known for its tranquility, as it was graced with a unique energy that seemed to ease the worries and stresses of all who lived there. One day, a young girl named Mia came to the village, seeking relief from her overwhelming anxiety. Upon hearing about Elara's wisdom, she ventured to the peaceful grove where the elephant resided. The moment Mia approached, she felt her heart rate slowing and her breath deepening. "Elara, I've heard of your wisdom and calming presence. Please, can you help me with my anxiety?" Mia asked timidly. Elara looked at her with gentle eyes and replied, "Of course, dear child. Sit down beside me, and let me share with you the secret to finding peace within yourself." As Mia settled down, Elara began to tell her a story. "Long ago, our village was visited by a wise old monk. He too had experienced the tranquility of our valley and wished to uncover the source of this peaceful energy. He spent many days meditating under the ancient oak tree at the center of the village. Finally, he discovered the secret: within each of us exists a tiny, peaceful oasis, an inner sanctuary that remains untouched by the chaos of the world." The wise elephant continued, "To access this sanctuary, you must learn to quiet your mind and listen to the rhythm of your own breath. Begin by taking slow, deep breaths, inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. With each breath, imagine your worries dissolving into the wind, leaving only peace and tranquility behind." Mia closed her eyes and followed Elara's guidance. As she inhaled and exhaled, she felt her anxiety ebbing away, replaced with a sense of calm and safety she had never known before. After some time, Mia opened her eyes and looked at the wise elephant. "Thank you, Elara. Your words have brought me peace, and I will carry this lesson with me wherever I go." As Mia prepared to leave, Elara touched her trunk gently to the girl's shoulder. "Remember, dear child, your inner sanctuary is always within you. Whenever you feel overwhelmed or anxious, simply close your eyes, breathe deeply, and allow yourself to find refuge in the peaceful oasis of your heart." With newfound strength and a heart filled with gratitude, Mia returned to her life, carrying the wisdom of Elara and the tranquility of the village with her. She had discovered the power of her inner sanctuary, and now, she was ready to face the world with courage and serenity.

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Advice? tw: self-harm, bad thoughts? I'm not really sure what else, sorry So uh, I've been feeling down and really anxious for thr past few weeks. It's probably silly, but I cut myself a while ago snd I hadn't done that for a while so I think it's really getting a low point. And it's probably just because of my poor emotional regulation stuff, but I kinda need to get this out because I don't have anyone else to talk to about this. To start with, my academic workload's increased these past few weeks. I'm doing a research paper with a group, but it's just stressing me out. I'm um overthinking about how it would fail? Or if I'm not a good leader and I'm affecting my classmates' grades because of it. It's just, well, the thought of it is always there, and I can't really get rid of it because it's not yet done. Then there's this family tree project that we have, and I'm using my mom's family with it— I'm not really close with my dad's side of the family, so I can't exactly switch to his family. Uh the problem is, my mom has problems with her family, and I don't want to bring it up so I keep putting it off. I don't want to make her upset, and the thought of doing so is just making me anxious. There's also the little things. Exams, quizzes, presentations, etc. I failed a quiz for the first time in a few years and my teacher got upset about it so I'm kinda panicking and trying to review more haha Then well my birthday's coming up. We had this whole catering thing going on, but there's been problems with the payment and stuff. Mom made a mistake because she was outside when the manager asked for the payment, and she got really stressed because she couldn't get her money back. The manager hasn't exactly been cooperative, and they've been insistent on the payment, so yeah. Mom got angry and kinda blamed me cause I was the one who liked the idea of the catering thing. I promised her that I would take care of it since it was mostly my fault since she didn't like it but I pushed, so I've been in contact with the manager and everything but the situation's still messy. It's just more stress? More anxiety. Hooray, I guess. We're still not done with the preparations and stuff and I really want to help but I've been busy with school, and when I get home there's no time to go outside and get what's needed. It's stressing Mom out, and I think that's part of the reason why she got angry, so I wanted to get this done. But I can't, and I have to wait for the weekends to actually be able to do stuff. There's also the scholarship tests, although I've already taken them. It's just making me nervous, because if I didn't pass then it would be difficult to go to college becaude my family isn't really financially stable. It's just pressuring me? I think? I'm having trouble identifying how I feel without wanting to break down lol It's also hard to fall asleep. I feel like the only rest I get is the minutes before I fall asleep, so I try to prolong it as long as possible. I think I'm afraid of waking up tomorrow because it just means that nothing's resolved yet and I just. Yeah. Uh, that's it I guess. Sorry if this is all negative. If you have some advice (especially about the sleeping thing), it's all welcome! Thanks.

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Cardiophobia I am so exhausted and just need to know that I am not alone. I have been struggling with health anxiety since October of 2022. It started off with the fear of seizures (no family history, no increased risk) and now it’s onto heart attacks and cardiac arrests. I’ve had 2 EKGs, a 48-hour holter monitor, and an echocardiogram. All came back normal. My cholesterol is fine, blood pressure is fine. I don’t know how to get over this irrational fear of uncertainty and unknown. I feel the constant need for control and I don’t know how to stop. I am currently in weekly therapy and have just started hypnotherapy.

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I hate having undiagnosed anxiety I wake up and I instantly check my phone making sure of everything i have to do in the day then double checking then triple checking. Then i go to school and the nail biting and skin picking starts then the headache then my heart starts racing and everything goes blurry and this week has been horrible i have felt so anxious and stressed that i keep throwing up and having panic/anxiety attacks I just wish i could get a diagnosis

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Health issue or health anxiety So before i start, let me make clear that i do have some health issue Well had, i was born with a unicuspid valve and had open heart surgery 2 years ago. Up to the surgery i was a mental wreck more than before. Now after the surgery ive been Well for the most part. I have had alot of fears after that actually got worse over the two years instead of better. Now to start This story up we gotta rewind a few months, its a few days after Christmas, im at granny inlaw having a good time, when My girlfriend notice My right ankle is a little swollen above the achilles tendon, we call the emergency eoc and he wants ud to Come in, he frels it and want it scanned with ultrasound. It was fine. Now i didnt Think much of it then, but im sure My ankle above the achilles always was swollen but i havent ever really looked much at My ancles. Now here is where it gets difficult two days later we Are home, i wake up and notice i have a coin sized point bit left from My sternum with minor pain,and I get spells of dizziness. At night i get admitted to the ER and they do ultra sound, ekg, bloodwork work etc. And everythings fine, except from slightly elevated troponin which could be scar tissue, though they think i have a minor infection in my heart and release me sayinf i should be fine sfter some time but i dont feel fine. Onde home i get This feeling of not being able to get enough air when I breath. A week later im back in the ER, they do the usual checks plus a ct and guess what, im fine except for the same slightly elevated troponin and they release me Again sayings its just a minor infektion. 3 weeks later i have an appointment with a specialised cardiologist that is educated for valve disease and has byen following me for over a decade. She checks me and im fine My heart is in a good condition. Now i didnt feel happy when told so, but extreme dissapointment, i started to get a feeling of fear of Them having made a mistake or missed something . The reason being is that before My surgery the hospital i was in the ER at, didnt see that My heart wasnt doing Well when I was in for chest pain(wasnt a heart attack, but My valve failing badly) the Same pain i have Now. Now i startede going to a psych every third week and its good. But at this point im uncertain of what is wrong, ive been checked at the hospital 3times and at a specialized cardiologist, and they havent found much that could explain the pain. So im trying to accept the fact it could be anxiety driven, but the moment i started trying it, i got issues with breathing Again. Its like something in me wants to keeper me in pain and afraid. I Hope some Will read this and give some input.

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I’m new to Reddit so bear with me I have this problem where I refuse to believe anyone knows me. I know i sound abit weird writing this but I just can’t put my mind around anyone truly knowing me and I know the saying of no one truly knows anyone. But it really is becoming a thing where I really believe people don’t know me. I’m not a shy person I’m extroverted I love talking to people but I do have anxiety I’ve been hurt a lot in the past by people, I think everyone has. Now I just don’t think I know anyone and I don’t think they know me I know people do know me I just won’t admit to it. I’m struggling to understand myself really. Ive come on here to ask for advice because Ive looked into this and all I can find is people saying why don’t I let anyone know me which isn’t my situation I feel like I don’t but I do speak about my problems and I’m known as an open book so why do I feel this why ? Am I crazy , if anyone feels this way or knows why I do please respond

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Lack of appetite for months..anxiety? Been like this for a while now and dont know of it is anxiety or depression but i have lack of appetite and losing weight. Been to the docs but always brushed off as anxiety. Is it really this bad ?blood work has been done multiple times i know they dont show everything wrong but would there be a red flag that they would loook more into? I just wanna enjoy eating again. Whenever i do force myself i dont have any problems at all but i dont get a full feeling either its weird. Also having problems with pooping but i guess its because im eating less

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What ACTUALLY helped your sudden panic attacks / physical symptoms? I'm tired of the usual "try going for a walk" and "take a deep breath" advice from people I have had severe panic attacks for about 3 years now, and just mental anxiety (no physical symptoms) for my whole life probably. It has morphed into health anxiety and being constantly worried that I have a tumor or heart attack or stroke which is an awful way to live. They resurface every now and then when life gets stressful, but I cannot eliminate my stressors. I need to cope with my attacks. I am in therapy and take Effexor but I need advice from people who actually have suffered like I do.

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I hate that my only option is to wait The only solution to the things that have me feeling anxious is to wait. There's no other way around it and I hate it so much. It's leaving me with too much time to think, and I can't do anything to distract myself because that just fuels my anxiety in some weird roundabout way. I can't even find the words to vent my emotions properly because my mind is so muddled. I'm not able to distract myself much so I don't know what to do.

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Having panic attacks in one specific class? I’ve suffered from anxiety since middle school, and I’ve definitely always had the hardest time with it in classroom settings. I’m in college now, and I’ve never really noticed my anxiety in any of my classes until now. I have one class that, because attendance is required and I have to make a bit of a scene to exit, has suddenly started making me extremely anxious. I find that I suddenly can’t breathe and feel like I’m about to pass out, even when I’m sitting down. It got so bad yesterday that I had to leave, and I skipped class this morning too. After having a full-blown panic attack in that class last night, I now have intense anxiety about returning. Skipping isn’t an option anymore, but I’m so afraid of having another panic attack in there. Any advice is much appreciated, thank you so much!

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Am i experiencing Derealization after a weekend of drinking? ​ So i got drunk on the weekend and today i still feel very weird like my body feels weird my vision doesnt seem right and i just went on a walk and my surroundings seemed not real, like i saw a person and they didnt look real i cant explain it? i do suffer with severe anxiety and have panic attacks now and then but i have never felt like this? like my whole mind feels off

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It feels impossible to relax I lost my job a week ago. Since then, I've pretty much been worrying non-stop. Yes, I talk to a counselor AND a psychiatrist. I have Xanax but I'm trying to ration it out. Not sure what to do. Has anyone been in a similar situation?

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Is tingling in fingers/hand normal? I've experienced many physical symptoms of anxiety, but I recently began experiencing constant tingling on the tips of my fingers and my palm, mostly on one hand. These sensations have been occurring for around two weeks and I'm stressing about something serious going on with my health. Has anyone else experienced anything similar?

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Anyone taken Amitriptyline and Sertraline together? Been on 20mg of Amitriptyline for about two years now for IBS. Was put on Sertraline today 25mg, for anxiety. The doctor knew of my existing medication and suggested starting at 25mg for a week and then increasing to 50 if I felt ok. I’m sure it’s safe since it was prescribed, but the doc was busy searching through her computer/phone once I told her about my Amitriptyline and it hasn’t filled me with much faith lol. Has anyone here taken this combo before?

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Sleep tips for Anxiety and Stress Recently I’ve been going through a really stressful period of my life and it has also greatly increased my anxiety. This makes it especially difficult to sleep. I often take 2 hours laying in bed to fall asleep and then wake up about 3-4 times a night and I can’t even tell you the last time I got a full 7-8 hours. I often wake up due to vivid dreams or maybe just due to all the things on my mind which I think may be contributing to poor sleep I often have to take a melatonin in the middle of the night to fall back asleep. I also take magnesium supplements sometimes but I’ve had my ups and downs with them as they tend to increase the vivid dreams (I also quit weed sorta recently which may factor into why I’ve been having so many vivid dreams and having sleep troubles) I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on how I could get better sleep and any other supplements that may help with it if needed. I just wanna fall asleep quicker and stop waking in the middle of the nights and I wanna see if anyone here has had similar experiences and if anything helped.

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How is self-esteem related to anxiety? Maybe I am suffering from extreme anxiety because of my low self-worth. And my anxiety is limiting me in the things I can do so I even believe less in myself. It’s like a vicious cycle.. anyway out?

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What are your exposure methods for the fear of going crazy/psychosis? So how do you expose yourself to that fear? My main themes are death and going crazy/losing control. What I have in my pack: * Not distracting myself staying with the anxiety. * Imagining worst case scenerios to making myself more anxious.

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Lamictal ? Anyone with good reviews about lamictal?

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Weak legs. Hello I’ve dealt with anxiety for a couple years now. Never taken any medication for it. But as of recent I’ve noticed that I can’t stand still for long periods of time. My legs will feel heavy and feel like they are going to give out from under me. I feeI like I constantly have to keep moving . If not find a chair to sit down. Has anyone experienced this? Anybody suggestions?

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Following up yesterday, about Tylenol So I still had a a headache this morning and I finally went to the store to get some ibuprofen. Took it about 10 minutes ago and really scared still that it was laced with cyanide. I know cyanide is fast acting but how fast acting so I can stop worrying soon about it being that

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Prescribed Propranolol(Inderal) So I was prescribed this medication a few weeks ago to go with my mirtazapine for anxiety and my irregular heart rate. Has anyone taking this medication seen a change in their menstrual cycle? I’ve been clockwork every 29-31 days for years. Currently 5 days late, took a test, negative. That medication is the only thing I changed, and my pharmacist said it typically doesn’t cause that. I feel like I’m the only one who’s had this issue 😅thank you!

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I had the habit to laugh when i am nervous and I have a major presentation later I’m so scared I screw it up! I scared my thoughts turn true and I’m so worried

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