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...
Hello all. I am new to the group. I have suffered from depression since I was a teenager, and have had anxiety for the past six years. I was able to overcome the anxiety after the first bought in 2008. I tried an antidepressant but had such a bad reaction with my anxiety getting worse that I just stuck with the occasional Ativan. I relapsed in 2011 and ended up getting addicted to the a Ativan. I didn't have insurance at the time and was getting my prescriptions from the doctor at my college campus, so when I started having bad side effects I quit cold turkey and I had such severe withdrawal symptoms that I have been to afraid to try any meds since.
I have just been trying to cope with the anxiety as best I can without the meds since 2011. I have good months and bad months. The past few months have been hell for me. I am a stay at home mom, but it has gotten to the point to where I don't feel like I could go back to school or hold a job. I have trouble doing simple things like driving or going to the store. I don't even feel comfortable at home. We just bought a house and moved in October and no matter what I do it just doesn't feel like home.
Because my husband works long crazy hours and I don't have anyone to watch my daughter I feel that I can't seek help. Maybe if I could find an online therapist that's legit?
Lately I just wake up, some mornings I throw up, and cry. I'm so anxious about the holidays even though I know everything will be alright. My husband has been very sweet and supportive, but I had tried to reach out to my parents and they act like depression and anxiety are not real. They actually made me feel worse even though I don't think that's their intention.
Looking here hoping to talk with others who understand. Thanks for listening and hope you all are able to find some peace this holiday season.
I have just been trying to cope with the anxiety as best I can without the meds since 2011. I have good months and bad months. The past few months have been hell for me. I am a stay at home mom, but it has gotten to the point to where I don't feel like I could go back to school or hold a job. I have trouble doing simple things like driving or going to the store. I don't even feel comfortable at home. We just bought a house and moved in October and no matter what I do it just doesn't feel like home.
Because my husband works long crazy hours and I don't have anyone to watch my daughter I feel that I can't seek help. Maybe if I could find an online therapist that's legit?
Lately I just wake up, some mornings I throw up, and cry. I'm so anxious about the holidays even though I know everything will be alright. My husband has been very sweet and supportive, but I had tried to reach out to my parents and they act like depression and anxiety are not real. They actually made me feel worse even though I don't think that's their intention.
Looking here hoping to talk with others who understand. Thanks for listening and hope you all are able to find some peace this holiday season.
I was in your shoes a year ago. I remember lying in bed one day listening to my pounding heart and wondering if I would ever be free of my anxiety and negativity. I also have depression, which I've battled since I was a kid.
Just know that this is something that can improve with treatment and a lot of things you can do on your own with no help from a therapist. For me, yoga and mindfulness have been the most powerful weapons. Don't focus on your family being doubtful of your condition. Instead, focus on how supportive your husband is. That's far more important, in my opinion.
Take care and have a wonderful holiday and New Year.