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Is anything around me real?

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hayley_17255
hayley_17255

Hello my name is Hayley I'm 13 and I've had anxiety since the 4th grade. I have gotten used to calming myself down when I start stressing and start having trouble breathing that's easy. Recently though I feel like nothing around me is real. I'm very aware I've had anxiety and I normally not as scared as I am now. I had a volleyball game the other night and almost the whole game didn't feel real. What can I do I'm sick of my anxiety I just want to be normal.

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  • Backtome
    Backtome hayley_17255

    Posted

    Hi Hayley sorry your feeling this way

    sad have you told anyone how your feeling? Would you like to talk to a counsellor maybe to help you deal with these feelings? I'm sure your doctor or parents would be able to get you an appointment.

    When you say nothing feels real what do you mean?

    • hayley_17255
      hayley_17255 Backtome

      Posted

      I told my mom and she doesn't understand but said she would get me a counsellor and apparently it's common in most cases of anxiety. It's like when I look down at my hand sometimes I have to pinch myself for it to click that it's real. I wouldn't wish what I got through everyday on anyone.

    • Backtome
      Backtome hayley_17255

      Posted

      So sorry your dealing with this. Has your doctor said it's definitely anxiety? Did anything traumatic happen before all this started?

    • hayley_17255
      hayley_17255 Backtome

      Posted

      Well before 4th grade my best friend moved to California and my parents got a divorce so I mean that happened.
    • Backtome
      Backtome hayley_17255

      Posted

      Divorce can be very stressfull so maybe that triggered it. You probably do need to talk to a counsellor. Anxiety is not nice at any age and the symptoms can be very scary. Just know you are not alone. I hope you begin to feel better.
  • eva98245
    eva98245 hayley_17255

    Posted

    How do you calm youself down ,please share
    • hayley_17255
      hayley_17255 eva98245

      Posted

      For the disconnected from reality feeling I don't know how to calm myself down. But for panic attacks I breathe and talk to someone if possible crack a joke anyway to get myself to laugh makes me calm down also thinking it's just your head making you feel this well helps a ton.

    • rebecca76002
      rebecca76002 hayley_17255

      Posted

      Hia this is a common symptom of anxiety I know it's awful and can be scarey at first , I get it myself I just have to tell myself that this is real and it is just anxiety x 

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