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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JustHelpJustine49
JustHelpJustine49

I have been living with anxiety for as long as I can remember, but these past few years it has been getting really bad. How do people with anxiety even get up and leave their room? I am honestly terrified to leave my room, it doesn't help that my mother is low key abusive and I am terrified to even have the chance of seeing her as I attempt to go grab food. I now am unemployed because of anxiety, my school asked me to withdrawl because my anxiety was having me miss so many days. I feel worthless though if I don't do anything, but I can't, I'm so afraid...

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Get yourself to a doctor, to therapy, to moving outside. Take the first step! Get hydrated, keep a journal, practice breathing, and know you will feel better natural!
Gladdmatt
Gladdmatt
Sorry you're going through a rough time. IMHO you need to embrace the fact that you can't do it alone. Someone who is having difficulty leaving their room cannot just magically get better through willpower. (I am speaking from experience.) Take that first small step and ask for help from a professional. This is what they are trained to do. God bless you.
grammiann
grammiann
So sorry to hear about your struggle. I’ve dealt with anxiety over things that are out of my control, and it took the help of somebody else to get my to face those circumstances. Do you have someone in your life who can be that encouragement for you? Don’t be afraid to ask someone for help!
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