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...

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jlewis27
jlewis27
Hi. I have has anxiety for a little over a year now. I had been doing really well with managing it, but about three weeks ago I had my first anxiety attack. It was so terrifying and I honestly just wanted to die just so the whole thing would end. The reason why I am starting this discussion in because I am wondering if anyone else ever feels very detached from the worldlike nothing around them is real, you yourself isnt real, or like you might slowly slip into a black whole and never come out? This is a major issue for me and I feel very alone right now because of it. I just want to know if anyone else is feeling this same way.
deleted_user
deleted_user
what you are feeling is called depersonalization/derealization. It is a very very common symptom of anxiety. I have suffered from it in the past years ago...it goes away once you feel grounded again. But there are a ton of things that you can do to help improve your anxiety. If you are still able to function - work, etc, I would suggest starting with CBT and meditation, but you have to really be willing to put the time and effort into it. All of this will pass but you will have to give yourself time to learn the proper tools, triggers, and etc. If you feel like you can't function then you can see a psychiatrist and try the med route. But my suggestion with medication is that for most people with anxiety/panic disorder it is something to help get you back up so that you can do the real therapy work and learn the proper skills to cope without the medication. I see medication really as a last resort.

For others though some people just need it to be able to function. Everyone differs and its all a personal choice and really depends on the severity of your anxiety disorder.

Hope this helps
jlewis27
jlewis27
Thank you. That does help. Its just so scary for me. I am seeing a therapist and I love her. I just feel so out of control. Do you meditate? And if so do you have any suggestions?