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is this normal for anxiety??

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tanya99
tanya99

I keep feeling asthough I'm not me, like I'm almost trapped inside my head and I'm scared. I feel asthough I'm foreign but it's the hardest thing to describe ever. I don't want to be on my own but I don't want to be with people because it makes me feel soo weird, like I don't feel like myself anymore and I get a sudden rush of panic take over my body!! I know my family are my family but it just feels weird to be around them??

please say it's common with anxiety?? I'm so worried that I'm messed up in the head

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  • moggie18
    moggie18 tanya99

    Posted

    Trust me you are not messed up in your head...It is very common with anxiety for this to occur...When you know you are going to be around others try to remember that these people are there toi hurt you...try deep breathing exercises, guided meditation, mindfulness...all of these have helped me get through being around other people...just be yourself...remember you are a very special person...
    • tanya99
      tanya99 moggie18

      Posted

      Thankyou so much, I feel terrified all the time. Nothing looks/feels real. I normally love being around my family when I feel like this but I just can't hack it, I feel abnormal and detatched from myself and everything else. So heartbreaking, I can't find comfort in anything anymore
    • moggie18
      moggie18 tanya99

      Posted

      Sorry It took me so long to respond...The last year I have spent countless hours working on myself and how to overcome the obstacles in front of me...I understand about not wanting to associate with others...I've learned that in order to overcome your fears you need to take them head on...take a step back and slowly start to intequate yourself back into your familes life...The longer you stay away the harder it is going to be for you...take it one MOMENT at a time...it is not going to be easy at first, but try and push yourself...and if you find yourself gvfeeling anxious go to the bathroom and just relax and do some breathing exercises...If you want I will help you through this...But you have to be willing to put in the work...
    • tanya99
      tanya99 moggie18

      Posted

      Hi, I'm currently reading tony robbins book called 'ultimate power' and although I have felt like i have learnt a little about self communication I feel worse as I know it's all what I've done to myself, how I communicate with myself ect and I just think why on earth am I like this then I have a panic because I feel like there's something wrong with me I get so lost in my thoughts! 
    • moggie18
      moggie18 tanya99

      Posted

      Hi, There is nothing wrong with you...I get lost in my thoughts all the time and imagine others are the same...I've come to the realization that in order to have a happy life we can't let our depression and anxiety dictate on how it effects us...When you are depressed get up and do something productive no matter what it is...In a sence you are taking control of your life and not the depression...Keep striving for greatness..I have faith in you that you will succeed...
  • Aspinan
    Aspinan tanya99

    Posted

    Anxiety and associated depression turns us inwards into ourselves so we feel like we are living our day in our own heads with thoughts being focused on our anxiety and anxiety provoking thoughts swishing around like a washing machine.

    Do you find your concentration is always going on in your head and you can't switch off from it all? 

    Neil 

  • tracy20257
    tracy20257 tanya99

    Posted

    Hi Tanya. It sounds like what you are describing is what's called derealisation or depersonalisation. I used to suffer from it terribly when I was younger. I thought I was going mad until a therapist explained that it is a symptom of anxiety. She gave me some books to read and they really helped me. One was about CBT for derealisation.ive learnt lots over the years but I now accept that I am an anxiety sufferer and I do take sertraline to help. I hope you feel better very soon. Lots of love x
    • tanya99
      tanya99 tracy20257

      Posted

      Aw thank you so much, I believe we are the the only ones who can help ourselves which is why I go off on crazy thoughts and it's horrid. It's such a horrible thing to have isn't it I wouldn't wish it upon anybody atall ever. Wishing you a lovely Christmas and happy new year X
  • jmcg2014
    jmcg2014 tanya99

    Posted

    As mentioned this sounds like depersonalisation, its very common, totally harmless, doesn't mean your going mad but god it's terrifying. I've suffered since I was 16 - I really though I was losing my mind. Its the minds way of helping you deal with anxiety - it does lessen as your anxiety comes under control
    • tanya99
      tanya99 jmcg2014

      Posted

      So does that just mean I'm gonna be like this forever
    • jmcg2014
      jmcg2014 tanya99

      Posted

      No, once you deal with anxiety with either therapy or meds then the symptoms will go
    • tanya99
      tanya99 jmcg2014

      Posted

      Oh gosh I hope so, another thing I may ask is when you research about other peoples story's can them th
    • tanya99
      tanya99

      Posted

      Thoughts stick with you, because I read about a boy who has anxiety but was convincing himself he was schizophrenic and it even got to the point where his brother was sleep talking  and he thought it was someone trying to talk to him and so that's now stuck in my mind I can't stop thinking about it and it's freaking me out incredibly. Got an extreme fear of mental illness anyway
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