Anxiety General

>force myself to make eye contact with someone
>feels like their eyes speak a completely different language compared to what they're actually saying

i don't mean that in a sexual way. eyes are so aggressive compared to words. keep thinking they can literally see my soul with eye contact

I never got what anxiety or stress are. I've never felt any of it, ever. Not even in circumstances when anxiety or stress would be considered "normal". I always feel fine. Why would I feel anxious about anything ? I'm alive. This is literally the best I could ever ask for.

Anyone here take zoloft? It's made no difference to my anxiety

>>36320861
today my family was over for easter I tried to be social but I gave up after like an hour and hid in my room play video games

I feel like I don't know where to stand during parties and stuff and feel like I'm just in the wrong place drawing a lot of attention to myself and it freaks me out

I'm on the brink of curing Anxiety.
SSRIs are used to treat anxiety
SSRIs are used to treat depression
Electroconvulsive therapy is used for depression
Can it be used for anxiety?
Mind Blown (kapoosh!)

>>36321054
What about in high school if you had to give a presentation? Or asking a girl out? Would normal anxiety inducing things give you anxiety?

I struggle with thoughts of stress, i keep thinking about the same thing again and again. I just cant stop thinking about le chicken tendied

>>36321054
You are blessed. You have no excuse for being poor. You can do anything with your world. Go out there and make me proud son

>>36321054

For me anxiety is not really an emotion, it's more of a physical feeling. I get lightheaded, feel sick to my stomach, my vision gets blurry, and my heart starts pounding. I don't initially feel "nervous" it's just something that starts happening involuntarily. It's scary, because an anxiety disorder can pretty much mimic any physical symptoms your body is capable of producing. Consider yourself lucky you don't have it.

I just realized that an undiagnosed anxiety disorder is the cause of most of, if not all of my problems in life. I never knew it was an actual disorder, I thought it was just the way I was. Anyone else not even realize they had anxiety problems until way later on? I would just overthink everything, talk myself out of stuff, never hang with friends, etc.

I have social anxiety except now I feel kind of numb to the physical part but still have the thoughts and the same reaction as avoiding social situations

>>36322450

The first time I had a problem, I thought I was having a heart attack. I rushed to the ER thinking my life was in danger. They looked me over, and they said it was just an anxiety attack. I'd been "nervous" before, but I never thought anxiety could be so physical.

The problem with dealing with this for me is I live in the US, so any kind of treatment here is for the insanely wealthy. I'm poor and get all my income from working at home. The disorder is ducking up my life too, I feel I can't even go outside a lot of the time. I feel your pain bro.

>>36322630
If you're young and you have parents they don't have you on their insurance? You just have to look for a psychiatrist that accepts your insurance and they'll give you SSRIs or Benzodiazipines

>>36322758
You are a nigger, you dont like tendies, you are a normie, le get out reeeee

>>36321054
Do you live in the city or country?

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I have horrible crushing anxiety, but I dont believe that drugs are the answer

how do I sort myself out?

>>36322872
See a psychiatrist
They give you drugs
Go to therapy

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>go to college
>have to get a lot of forms filled out by professors to transfer in classes and because I'm on academic probation
>put it off for months
>finally given a hard deadline, have to get all the forms in or I won't be able to register for classes
>produce enough spaghetti to end world hunger
>go back to my room and cry at the end of every day
I got them all done though. I hope I never have to do that again.

> See a counselor for 2+ years
> Went from 4 times a month to once a month
> Learn good tools for handling anxiety
> It's still there, but much more manageable
> Zoloft helps a lot as well
> Still trying to learn how to not give a fuck about what people think of me
> Still can't sit in my own apartment and not feel nervous just sitting here
> Nothing ever feels "done"
> Always see flaw in everything
> If I go out, constantly feel bad about my behavior in public
> Didn't do anything embarrassing in public....I think

I'm getting there anons, it's just a very long journey.

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>>36321054
We all feel anxious or stressed in some point of our lifes. Most people will deal and get rid with Whatever is causing them feel anxious or stressed . But in people with anxiety disorders or stress problems things are somewhat different and more complicated . We don't have control over our anxiety or stress and is because of this that we need professional help or drugs . our problems won't be resolved by just "chilling out" or "don't feel that way" It's my personal opinion.

>fapped twice today sitting on the couch
>couch right in front of my apartment's door
>cum in the floor both times, whatever
>get frustrated bc another weekend i didnt practice shit for upcoming exams
>decide to at least clean up my place
>my school notes were a mess
>get them organized for this week classes
>clean up bathroom and kitchen
>taking the trash out of my apartment
>didnt thought about it and left the door wide open
>while i'm trashing it hear the front neighour door opening
>aim back to go inside my own
>realize she is looking at the interior of my apartment while locking her door
>feel great because realize all is tied up and looks comfy
>wait...
>obvious cum stain on the floor in front of the couch, and a bottle of body oil laying around
>"h-hi"
>"Oh hi! Didn't see ya."
>"y-yeah. Bye" and close the door

This just happened. What the fuck was I thinking. I'll have to double check every time i leave my place and be as fast as i can to lock/unlock the door.

>>36320861
lovely story from my freshman year in highschool.
>in spanish class
>activity where we stand in the front of the room with another person and point at the correct word before they do
>stand at the front for about five seconds before i see my shadow cast onto the whiteboard from the overhead projector light
>see not even my nose and my forehead, but the mere shadow
>purposely lose the game so i can leave
>go to the bathroom and sob erratically for the last 15 minutes of class
Feeling physically deformed when you're not actually deformed is selfish and wicked cool

Let's get to the point: how do I beat my anxiety?

>>36323126
See a psychiatrist
Get some meds
Go to therapy
Try EcT

>>36322872
it helped me to achieve some of my goals. I became fit, eating clean for a year straight. Went Vegan, and learned to handle stress better. Now dont have any anxiety anymore.

>>36322758

I'm "young", upper 20's. I don't have anyone to take care of me mate, I live on my own. I work from home and never really have to leave for anything. The problem is treating anything medical is seriously expensive, and I don't make that kind of money. So it's not that easy for me.

>>36323355
ur fked thn m8 lel

Do you guys suffer from the physical or psychological symptoms of anxiety? I get shaky and feel my chest tighten and heart speed up but that I can deal with. It's the dread and embarrassment feeling constantly watched/judged by everyone that really fucks me up.

>>36322973
you dun goofed kid, consider finding a new place and moving

Well, im trying to socialise at my school with normies but I still can't get the girlfriend or first kiss achievement. I'm scared that I will stay a virgin for life mainly because everyone I know lost their virginity or got a kiss. Plus I am working to become an IT system Admin or engineer which will repulse more people as they will think less of me due to past experience of helping people. I can't look someone in the eyes and talk to them.

>>36323532

For me anxiety is really physical. I don't care so much about the mental aspect. I've always been kind of shy but forced myself to seem extroverted. People are really surprised when I told them I'm a really shy person. My problem is that my physical anxiety is so bad I can't even bullshit social situations anymore.

I feel like going to a place with a lot of people is like trying to act normal while having a heart attack and being high on LSD. How the fuck are you supposed to act normal? It's such a burden, and its one I can;t seem to overcome. I just want to live my life and be a productive member of society.

>>36320861

Im so deep in anxiety man...

>Be me, 18
>Have a sister, she's 8
>She met another lil girl that lived near here (11 years)
>She's shy, poor and has some health problems, but she's a good kid
>I never had ANY interaction with her tho, and avoid her at all cost.

Can't explain why I do this tho.

>>36322973
should've told her it was body oil you spilt

>>36323828
You already know what to do Anon

>>36323828
>has some health problems
health problems how?

Anxiety has controlled my life. I won't say ruined because my life is still okay but that's despite the anxiety.

It would always cause problems during elementary school when school camps came around. I got big anxiety/panic attacks before/during school camps up until around the age of 12.

The next time it resurfaced was college. My first year of college I moved away from home to one of the best unis in the country. Had no idea before this I had an 'anxiety disorder'. Long of the short is when my mother dropped me off and then left, I just instantly threw up. I was a nervous wreck for 3 weeks and never really recovered. I transferred back to my hometown uni after 1 year which was nowhere near as good in terms of the education

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>tfw constantly thinking about bad things that could happen and actually happen in this world
>there are wars being fought right now
>people are killed, wounded or raped every single day
>civilisation can fall in our lifetime

I am actually worrying about things like that, guys.

>>36320861
Has anyone ever tried to seek medical help? Going to see my uni clinic about depression and anxiety

>>36323532
For me it's almost just psychological.

I never got the sweaty, shaky hands, arms spaghetti stuff, but whenever I have to do something I'm not confortable with (like talking with a stranger, specially girls) I always get to a point where I stop and can't go any further, even if I think I have to. It's a fight or flight sort of thing, like my brain recognises I'm doing something scary/dangerous and pulls the brake before I get hurt. It's so frustrating.

>>36324087
I would but I have a hard time explaining my problems and why I find things uncomfortable and distressing.

>>36324039

I worry too anon. Nuclear war may be upon us soon. Hopefully we are not all vaporized.

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After years of not understanding what was wrong with me, I saw a therapist and was diagnosed for anxiety.

I have a very stressful job and work schedule, plus a child to raise. My work forces me to multi-task to the extreme. I work in the middle of a court room hearing people's depressing cases all day while attorneys are constantly at my throat. The phone is constantly ringing while I still have to deal with the people in front of me. I'm not handling it well. It's the worse place for someone like me. Then I leave work and pick up my fussy toddler and drive through an hour of traffic.

I don't know how to stop feeling constant tension and I am failing miserably at managing my anxiety symptoms.

At first, I thought being busy would keep me distracted but is only making things worse.

I have not been able to see a therapist in ages.

I have never tried meds, and being honest, I'm really scared to do so.

What side effects might I encounter?

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>>36320861
My anxiety has been hindering this semester. Not sure if I might fail one or two classes. Seriously hoping I don't. Also have been getting panic attacks again which I hadn't in a while.

Every day I wish I could go back to worrying about never having had a gf and no friends for years
>always convincing myself I have some horrible disease
>never a problem because whatever it was I would always forget about it in a few weeks
>december 2015 around starwars release
>chestpains, convinced somethings wrong with my heart
>timescale so different and immediate, become incredibly afraid
>state of near constant panic attack until after new years
>stops happening at home but gets progressively worse when outside during spring but never felt limited
>back hometown during summer, get to see a doctor, get benzo and SSRI because its as if all problems are gone untill
>two weeks before going back to school town it starts happening at home again
>manage to get there after a horrible journey and sign up for classes but all I could think was "I never want to go outside ever again"
>cant make it to any classes but see a doctor and get put on a waiting list for a private mental whatever
>got on the list in august, takes until november to get a time
>"don't worry everything will be fine in 8 sessions"
>8 sessions later. "okay YOU waited to long and we can't help you KTHXBAII"
>january. end up talking with some kind of not-full-fledge psychiatrist-something, I'm not sure, and get referred back to my local clinic
>march. "okay we can't help you so I'm going to refer you to whatever other shit there is, it's going to take forever :^)"
>now. everything is completely pointless
>can't enjoy any entertainment at all, literally everything reminds me how I'm completely incapable of functioning when outside the house

which then should be noted about the drugs, bezo worked once of about the ten times I've tried, completely break down and can't even force myself to take the SSRI because of the sideeffects. Because of a fucking CGP grey video I accidentally watched I'm deathly afraid of going unconscious which makes every panic attack as worse as the first

cont-

I never used to feel anxious in the slightest but recently I've had a wet sensation going down my legs in social situations. I literally have to check to see if I've pissed myself but Im always dry...

Am I going insane or what?

>>36324939
every time I'm outside its with some third fucking drug that is also give as a sleeping aid. Barely capable of comprehending conversations, have to stay glued to CoC on my phone when on the bus and still a quivering mess.

Never been suicidal and I don't want to kill myself but increasingly looking like the only solution when this is in no way living at all