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Anxiety Support / by calmPlace7557
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 February 7th, 2020
...See more Hi all. First and foremost, thanks for taking time to read this thread. Second, bear with me, because I'm in the middle of dealing with my anxiety and tend to get wordy. I was diagnosed with major depression at a young age, and later diagnosed with GAD. It seems I deal with very very mild anxiety most of the time, so I was given a prescription for anxiety and one for depression, and I've had little bits of therapy here and there. However, anytime there's a huge life change (in this case I was laid off and will be starting a new job soon), I tend to get massive attacks. That's where I'm at today. My question for all of you is one of wanting to feel less alone. I wanted to tell you about some of my experiences and see if you've felt anything like it. Any help or thoughts you could provide me would be greatly appreciated, as this is a battle in a long war I want to win, and feeling less alone always helps. I tend to worry excessively, but sometimes the worry goes but the fear stays. It puts me into a fight or flight response and makes it hard to think at all. Then my head will fill with dozens of new worries and concerns until I just feel overwhelmed. Sometimes the actual worries and thoughts will leave but the feeling of being terrified stays behind. That feeling can last minutes, but as of late, it's been lasting hours. I can't eat. I can't sleep much. I can't really function without fear of another attack. I can't currently afford therapy and I'm afraid to try a new job because it wouldn't be the first time anxiety ruined a career choice. Eventually, the anxiety/panic will get so strong that nothing I do seems to be able to stem the tide. I worry too much. I overthink. I get myself into long term anxiety that seems to beat me senseless. Am I in the right place?
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