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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Angel93
Angel93

Hi, I'm new to this group and I just want to get this out... for as long as i can rememeber I've always had a hard time with big crowds and just groups of people.. I can only handle it for so long and than I just need to get out.. then with the dentist idk why but it gets bad.. like even with just getting x-rays done I start to cry and I can feel my heart racing really fast.. i always thought i was just anxious till today i went out with some people and played board games... it was nice, but it only lasted an half hour and I was done.. and I had to just sit out and so I sat on the floor.. they asked if I wanted to join in and I said no.. and than a few seconds later my heart starts to race really fast and my breathing goes faster.. I walked out of the room and I could feel my breathing change.. it wasn't a big one but it was first for me.. and it was scary.. 

Minidogs2
Minidogs2
It sounds like you would benefit from a combination of therapy and possibly medication. You can talk to your family doctor about the possible need for medication to help with anxiety. It sounds like it would help to get insight into why you get so anxious in certain situations and to work on specific ways to deal with it better. Have you felt for a long time like you're different than other people? Do you have a feeling of shame when you're around other people? Keep in touch.
drtailor
drtailor
Hi Sorry to hear about your troubles with experiencing anxiety. It sounds like you have Social Anxiety and phobias. I have moderate to severe anxiety and it sucks. I think it would help you if you got a good psychotherapist to help you cope with your anxiety. I say therapist instead of Psychiatrist because psychiatrists will just medicate you and the medicine is like a band aid. It covers anxiety but does not cure it. With my severe anxiety I have found psychotherapy really helpful in the long run. Also have you tried deep breathing. Inhale to a count of 5 hold to a count of 5 and exhale to a count of five. It will really help you. I really hope I have been able to help you. I really enjoy helping others with symptoms. Let me know
kenznoel
kenznoel
Social anxiety. I get that sometimes. Do you take any medicine?
bridgie101
bridgie101
how do you feel when the crowds are there? Overwhelmed by sensory input? You might be on the aspergers spectrum somewhere. If you are, there are heaps of therapies you can undergo to get over this hump and then you will be able to socialise without anxiety.
Angel93
Angel93
Thank you everyone for your advice.. yes I agree, I do believe it's social anxiety but than a few days ago at work I almost had an anxiety attack because my boss came into the baby room.. (work in a daycare) honestly I've always been anxious but I've never had anxiety attacks before.. in crowds it just depends.. if it's a huge amount of people than its way too much and I can only handle it for a few minutes.. and than I just need to leave.. Idk if that would be the case.. I know a few months ago last summer I was recently diagnosed with fragile x full mutation..