Anxiety
I suffer with anxiety badly. Counselling isn't working, and anti depressants make me gain weight which adds to the problem. I don't know what else to do 😞
I know how you feel ;[ anxiety sucks.
Although one piece of advice I do have (which I'm sure you heard before, too, as a fellow anxiety sufferer) is that regular exercise helps relieve some of that built up tension, which will in turn also improve sleep.
Start with small changes and progressively work your way into a routine. I started by walking instead of taking the bus to my uni.
Best of luck. Hang in there <3
Thank you for your reply! I actually started swimming a couple of days ago. I really hope this helps! Thanks for your positivity x
That's good advice, @Koohii
My routine is to get out at lunchtime every day for a walk. It makes a big difference. You are 100% correct!
I have read somewhere online that proper nutrition also plays a huge role in anxiety outcome. However, if you're sometimes like myself when having an episode of anxiety/panic, I lose all appetite, I still try to ensure I have proper intake of vitamins :)
I've been there foe over 2-3 weeks I might eat a snack once a day I just don't Want it but I take a vitamin live off monsters and Phone. It took me forever to get to 128lbs now I'm barely 112 constant migraines. Can't sleep don't really Want to do anything but sit alone listen to music. I still do my housework and do the mommy things but nit like OCD cleaning that I do. Everyone I go to be bathroom I look at myself and literally ask myself WTF is wrong with u this ain't u....sounds dumb but chew your own ass be your cheerleader u be surprise tell yourself you love u.
My therapist taught me a tapping exercise... it a series of taps on pressure points around the face and head. It's a temporary relief but it kind of resets the brain to get u out of that anxiety funk
I know how you feel. I suffer from anxiety disorder. I recently got off my anxiety pills and I have been having panic attacks. What helps me is breathing. Some therapist taught me this long ago. Take a moment and breath in slowly for 6 seconds and out for 8 seconds. If you can, lay down, Repeat for a couple minutes. It helps to calm you down because when your anxious, your breathing is abnormal. Doing this breathing calms you down. Another thing I do is take a pen and paper and just jot down everything that's flying through my mind. This helps me so much because as soon as I'm done my mind is clear. Good luck! Remember that your life won't always be this way and think positive thoughts.
i understand your problem and i'm so sorry. i also deal with various mental illness diagnoses and i am not getting any better with my anxiety and panic attacks because i refuse to take any medication with a possible of weight gain. i think things will eventually get better though, i'm working on getting over the weight thing so i can try something else. i think its working, i know it's a difficult situation but i would recommend trying the same.
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I have no desire to speak to anyone. I try to minimize the conversation at work, but obviously it's proven to be dooming the effiency of my task and I've even bawled my eyes out during a work meeting with my boss and a supervisor while talking about what I did for work last week. Even though I'm embarrassed to my core, I have no urge to change and I'm not planning to try therapy sessions since I have experienced it before. I'm always alone and I don't feel lonely or bored at all. I just wish I could motivate myself enough to get through each day at work because I still need to pay rent,. My job is the main reason for my depression and anxiety but I can't change it before the end of this year because of the fact my hands are tied to my boss, so I'm just miserable and I put on a mask everyday to "survive". I'm 29 and I lost hope for making new friends or finding a soulmate. I feel like I'm going to end up poor andalone with no family and friends left when I'm older.
I am in this exact position and I just don't know what to do to change it. I've actually tried to go to a meetup group to attempt and make some new friends, but it all seems the same. Everything is just 'social'. No real connection, everyone concerned for themselves and I find it very cold. My only best friend basically ignored me now that she's got a boyfriend. It's just so hard to hold out hope. No one would care if I disappeared except for my parents and they're not getting any younger. I can't keep depending on them at 30 yrsold, but they're also all I've got.
@nicktendogame,
Ah, I can relate to this. I depend on my parents as well and I stay at their house on the weekends. The thing is both of them are getting weaker and weaker and my mother is the only one with the job, and she wants to stop working and just rest but since my father can't work due to his lung problem, she works so hard even with her arthritis. I'm supposed to be the one providing for my family since my brother can't either. But I barely make a living for myself. I've tried meeting people in person via online dating sites and writing courses, but like you said, there was never a genuine connection. My only 'so-called' friend is the one I'd had since I was a teenager, but she's being critical and struggling to fight her own depression and it's wearing me out to the point of me considering ending my friendship with her. I still keep her but my patience is running out. I feel like I could never trust another person to stay by my side, it feels like every one leaves.
I'm sorry to hear your friend is being distant because of her boyfriend. In my experience they seek you out the moment they break up with them. I've learned my lesson from my own experience of having a bf and not being able to keep the friend at that time. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in this sitation, in this life.