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TribePersonNumber5
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PathStep 4 Compassion hearts39 Forum posts9 Forum upvotes5 Current upvotes5 Age GroupAdult Last activeAugust, 2021 Member sinceFebruary 7, 2021
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Hopeless for the Future
Depression Support / by TribePersonNumber5
Last post
 February 17th, 2021
...See more Hello. Before I start, I think it's important to note that I also struggle with GAD and a phobia. So... I feel crippled in my life, like I literally can't do things. I'm at a crucial point in my life where I should start branching off and being independent, but my anxiety gets so bad that I can't even begin to tackle the issues. Then I sit and think about the situation... my life and how I'm so scared of changing it. I start to spiral. What if I never live the life I want? Achieve the things I want to achieve? What if I have these exact feelings for the rest of my existence and am miserable forever? I used to rely on the future for change. One day, I'd think, things will be different. But its been so many years and I feel like everything is exactly the same. Making a change falls on my shoulders, it won't magically happen, but I'm still too crippled with anxiety to make any notable changes. It makes me think that I'll always be in this exact position, with nothing ever changing, and I start to feel hopeless. I start to feel like ending things is the best way. How do you cope with these feelings?
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Trapped
Anxiety Support / by TribePersonNumber5
Last post
 February 8th, 2021
...See more I've felt trapped for my entire life in what people THINK I should represent and be doing. Ever since my very early teens I've wanted to evolve as a person, but everyone has this view of me, telling me that "[I] wouldn't do that" and such. As a result of this judgement through my entire life, I've been terrified to grow into the person I want to be. This also couples with my existing anxiety about everything, which makes it all so much worse. I've been trapped in a bubble for so long, unable to outwardly grow and progress through life in a way that makes me comfortable. I rely on the fantasy of escaping to a new place where no one knows me and I'll be able to live my dream life to get me through, but I run into a new wall of anxiety. I feel completely removed from my current self in the image of what I should be or what I want to become.
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