Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Struggling with anxiety makes me feel like such a failure. I look at myself 6 months ago, and I don't even recognize the scared, weak girl I've become. My boyfriend is the only person I've really opened up to about everything, even though I recently started counseling. But when we get into arguments, he throws what I've talked to him about in my face, and recently said that a lot of his friends don't like me because I won't go out as much as they do. Which is true...because the last few months I've just been a little more reserved than usual due to my panic and anxiety. I just feel so angry at anxiety. I'm so mad that it can creep in and gain so much power. I'm also furious at my boyfriend for hurting me with my weaknesses, and I feel so stupid that I trusted him with all of my thoughts and feelings. I know it's a chance you take, but it hurts all the same. Just wanted to vent and share. Thanks.
You poor thing. It sucks to feel the way you feel. I totally know what you're going through and I think your boyfriend is not being very understanding. It just proves he doesn't get it like people here get it. Lots of people don't get it if they've never been through it and they say insensitive things.
It's good that you're angry at your anxiety. GET PISSED and chase it right out of town. My therapist said that one sign that I'm getting better is when I start getting aggravated at my anxiety and feeling like I want to kick it to the curb.
Keep going to your counselor and you will be out and about and back to your normal self in no time. It's a lot of work, but you will get there!
In the meantime, be kind and loving and soothing to yourself.
You are not a failure! I feel the same way sometimes but remind myself this is out of my control. Keep going to therapy, that is probably the best advice I can give. Hope it gets better for you :)
I found out through therapy that he gives me a lot of my anxiety. I had to learn that his opinions are not right and to speak up for myself. If he gets stressed or just has a lot going on , he takes it out on me .
It is not the end of the world though, I found DS to vent. and therapy if I need it.
You have an anxiety disorder and you will get through this. Don't worry if your mate or your friends think at this time your not up to par. Just do what ios best for you and you really do know what to do. You did not lose your ability to listen to yourself and take care of yourself. So what if you don't feel like going out. Take it for what it is. You just don't feel like going out. It is not the anxiety, it is just you not wanting to go out. If you don't listen to yourself you will feel anxiety.