do i have an anxiety disorder? should i see my gp?

First of all, no one is going to judge you. Everyone here is struggling or has struggled with these sort of issues. It's awful for you.

I think if you were able to share any of this with your girlfriend and loved ones, that would be a good start. Better than fighting it alone.

You are no alone. Take care.

All classic signs of anxiety disorder. Go see your GP and tell him what you described here (you did a good job). It all depends how experienced your GP is with such matters (you'd be surprised). My suggestion would be to ask directly for a referral to your local mental health team for an assessment, rather than go down the common rout of 'well, lets try this tablet and see how you get on'.

Good luck, don't despair and let us know how you progress,

Alex

You will soon see, on these forums, that there are hundreds of people with the same issues - anxiety and depression. You are not alone! So not alone!

The first thing you need to do is to tell someone. Someone you trust and are really close to. Your doctor would only have a short time to listen to you and may put you straight on antidepressants. From what I can gather, there are long waiting lists for therapies.

What I found helped me most was confiding in my 2 closest friends. They both have had to deal with my desperately unhappy texting over recent years. I cannot stress enough just how much texting and talking with these 2 wonderful friends (one male) helped me cope with suicidal thoughts - times when I just couldn't see the point in me being on this planet for various reasons.

It has been several years since having suicidal thoughts, but my hormones are causing havoc with my emotions and I get the most dreadful mood-swings at times. I have also, in recent years, had a tendency to overthink things. If someone close hasn't made contact for a day (or less) I am convinced something awful has happened to them - it's always the worst case scenario.

I guess I am not so much afraid of myself dying than of losing close friends and family - and it can terrify me to the point of panic attacks.

You do sound depressed - the classic symptoms of sleeplessness, worrying all night, and day, mood swings, fear, brain fog...

You DO need to do something about it as soon as possible - but the best way to start is to sit down with the closest person to you - whether a member of your family or a friend - and pour out your feelings to them. I know this is harder for men than women - but the relief of having someone at last knowing something of what you have been going through - it is a priceless feeling, believe me. You don't have to tell them everything in one go - making a start, saying those first words, is the hardest part. Anyone who loves you and cares about you will listen. You may well be surprised to find that someone close to you has had, or is still battling, depression or anxiety.

You will find a lot of sympathetic and nonjudgemental people on these forums - just knowing you are not alone is a huge help and can give you the strength to move forwards. You could even sit your confidant down in front of the pc and show them other peoples' thoughts, feelings and experiences.

I wish you all the best. Just remember that I, and countless other fellow sufferers, are here for you x

I too worry about everything, my mind never rests day or night, I worry about the most irrelevant things that other people wouldn even think about. It is definitely linked to anxiety and stress. I agree with the other guys you must talk to someone, its so much easier to deal with when you can talk through your fears, and this forum is great too, knowing there are loads and loads of others with the same issues really helps. Take care and be kind to yourself

yeah i agree with everyone and your 1st step to recovery is your g.p don't be surprised if they don't offer you medication sometimes it's just a diffrent way of coping with dealing with things that helps...good luck with it you are not alone....my anxity started as quickly as a day 1 day i was fine the nxt day bang you do learn to live with it and learn to forget how you were in the past...but hey it may not come to that everyone is diffrent if you read these forums some meds work for some some don't you may be lucky and return to normal or you may have to like me reajust to life which hasn't been a bad thing it is far better than just going with the flow and being unhappy hope this helps x

I feel like exactly how your describing and it's such

a pain! I haven't even been able to go to my new job

Because of my anxiety and panic about nothing really

I feel I can't enjoy my life or get on with my day as this

Constant worry is always in my head.

I've just been to my doctor and was prescribed with

Some anti anxieties which help calm your nerves,

They don't seem to have helped much yet but they

Do take time.

I'm currently freaking out about most things in my

Life that I can't get a handle on :s i just hope

I can keep on coping and eventually get to a point

Where it's more managable and not so much of

An issue, you have to focus on the good and less

Of the bad, you probabally have more positive

Things to focus on than negative ones.

X

I'm gonna take all ur advise and speak to my family tonight then head to my gp ASAP, it's nice to no I'm

Not alone and ther is help available, gonna see how it goes in the gp think I'm gonna leave speaking to

My girlfriend as it's a new relationship and she might get a bit scared if I bring this up so soon. I feel for you

All who are going through the same thing it's horrible and I can totally relate feel like I'm not who I once was

And that I can't enjoy what I have as I'm continually picking things apart and seeing negatives.

I will let u beautiful souls all know how I get a long as updates come in