In need of support
I feel like anxiety is absolutely taking over my life! I can't do anything anymore, I have no enjoyment, I can't even relax when I'm around people I know I just get too nervous. I am only 21 and I don't want to carry on if I am always going to feel like this. All I ever do is stay inside and cry, I get angry when my friends don't support me but I know that is completely my fault because I make it so difficult for them to do so. I shut myself of, and don't ever talk about the way I'm feeling so people assume I just want to be left alone. I don't know if I can continue like this. It's too hard, I can't see a point if I am never going to be able to be happy. I'm sick of the panic attacks, I'm sick of Doctors giving me pills and not wanting to give me the time of day to sort the real problem. I'm just exhausted, tired of everyday being a battle against myself. :(
You are the reason 7cupsoftea exists. Being able to just talk to a listener and have them understand is one of the most theraputic things you can do.
I will compliment you on is your insight. It is true, that there are doctors out there that are quick to write the script and very short with conversation. They talk to a patient just tring to sort out which script they are going to write.
Grab a listener. I can assure you that an experienced listener will give you a lot more than the time of day. Go to browse listeners and use the selection criteria tools to find a listener for you. If that doesn't work, heck, give me a shout. I mean, really, who doesn't wanna talk to a cat?
Take care, and good luck!
I tried talking to listeners, maybe I'm connecting with the wrong ones, one asked me to add them on Facebook, one asked for my number and one replied twice then didn't talk again, so I am slowly losing hope, maybe it's just me. But thank you for taking the time to write that, it's good to know there are still some people out there who care! Thank you
If a listener asked you for personal information, please report them at community@7cups.com. Revealing or requesting personal information is 100% against the listener rules. TO ALL MEMBERS: Remember, once the chat has ended, there is the opportunity to review the listener and give feedback. Please utilize it.
Don't lose hope!! There are so many highly rated listeners out here that have expertise and real life experience dealing with issues similar to yours and they absolutely care. Again, I encourage you to use the browse listeners feature to identify one that will suite you.
@Cassierose
I'm sorry to hear that you were having a tough time when you wrote this post several months ago. I hope you are feeling better these days. I think that what the person wrote in this post was a great idea, and I'm sorry to hear that your experience with some of the listeners wasn't professional. I just wanted to add, that apart from being able to speak to a listener, there are also some wonderful self-help guides and resources on this site that you might find helpful. If you want to check some of them out, here are the links.
https://www.7cups.com/anxiety-help/ ; https://www.7cups.com/exercises/mindfulness/?showlist=1
Feel free to message me sometime if you would like to talk to someone. I wish you the very best Cassierose :) <3
