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I don't know about you guys, but the people around me don't understand what I deal with. I get told all the time to just chill out it's all in my head. I really wish they can all suffer one anxiety attack that I get so they open there eyes more. how's it in my head when I'm sleeping and wake up to a panic attack. I wasn't thinking of anything. I hate feeling alone.
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catherine43554 Anxiety87
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totally understand I'm the same. I didn't sleep at all last 2 nights
catherine43554 Anxiety87
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make sure you get speaking to your gp....not easy these days I know! have u tried meds?
Ladymay Anxiety87
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Hi just to let you know you are not on your own and no they don't understand i wish they would have an Anxiety attack and then they would understand more it's an awful thing to have in your life i hate it i wake up okay then it washes all over me i hope you are having a better day today take care
jan34534 Anxiety87
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they absolutely don’t get it and sometimes even doctors don’t get it. It’s very difficult when you can’t actually show somebody what is going on like you would be able to with a burn or a broken bone or anything that is visible. This is what makes it so difficult to treat anxiety and depression . i’ve been suffering with severe anxiety and it’s accompanying symptoms for decades.
i really wish there would be more research in this area to give people like us relief.take care of yourself.
NEIL1984 Anxiety87
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Hi Mate your definitely not on your own. Everyone has different experiences with anxiety from what i have learnt over the past year and a half. I had a situation last night where my anxiety got mentioned because it allways happens in periods when im drinking alcohol on a regular basis and ive just experienced this very recently. My friend said is this just not a psychology problem and at that point i shut the conversation dead by saying look i know what happens and i don't need speak about it. I feel that i allways have to explain to people why im not drinking and people just don't get it. There's a podcast called the anxiety podcast its really good you don't even have to listen to everyone of them just scroll though the titles to see if it relates to you and listen away.
Regards
Neil
MFM Anxiety87
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I've been battling with life changing anxiety for the past 5 years. I was the happiest person on earth. Grateful every day for everything. Married the love of my life, everything was perfect.
Then we had our first child. Becoming a father was one of the scariest things for me and with a difficult birth that put my baby at risk, it was too much for my brain to handle. Exactly one day after her birth, it triggered the mother of all anxiety attacks out of the blue, and it hasn't stopped 5 years later. 24/7 crushing anxiety with brain fog, dizziness, depersonalization, head pressure you name it.
Tried all the meds, spent thousands on psychiatrists and therapists and tried just about every unconventional potential 'cure'. Nothing has so far helped me apart from benzodiazepines. Which I don't want to take regularly, firstly because of the potential dependence issues, but mostly because if it stops working then I have nothing to help when I'm really in need. And that scares the crap out of me.
So I'm starting to think that maybe this is it. Maybe this is just the way my life is now, and will be until I die. Something I have refused to accept until now because I have always believed I will find a way to get better, get back to my old self. I'm so tired of fighting this that I think I'm finally ready to just give in and accept my fate.
The thing I regret the most is how I am not the same person I used to be. I'm no longer fun, lighthearted, the life of the party, because I feel so god awful the whole time. My wife and I have grown apart to the point where we nearly got divorced over nothing. I never see my friends anymore, because I don't enjoy other people's company anymore. This anxiety has sucked the life out of everything I've ever held dear.
But enough is enough. I've wasted enough time living in fear, hoping each day will be better than the last. Which it never is. I'm going to start living again and stop feeling sorry for myself. Because you only have one life, and you have to play the cards you're dealt...
bernipes Anxiety87
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I'm not diagnosed with anxiety disorder per se, but I know what it's like to have a crisis and have to hear people say that kind of thing.
Some even get irritated by my worries and anxieties.
Well, the thing to do is to avoid sharing things with these people. Open up only with people who understand you and with your psychologist.
I understand you. Feel embraced.