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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does anxiety get worse over time?

downanqueer
downanqueer
i have been diagnosed a few years ago with anxiety. then i just had a hard time approaching people. now i even hate to make eye contact with anyone. im not sure if my other conditions ( bipolar, borderline personality,depression) may be the actual problem. before i could walk through a crowded place without a care. now im almost afraid to leave my house at times thinking someone will look at me. :( am i just crazy?
deleted_user
deleted_user
You are absolutely not crazy. I definitely notice my anxiety increasing and I have had it for about 7 years. Are you doing anything to help it? Do you see a therapist or take meds? I'm looking for a new doc and hopefully will be back on meds (something new) in the next few weeks. You are not crazy though!!
MaryKdau
MaryKdau
Other people on here have ttouble leaving the house on here.
George70101
George70101
Yes anxiety get's worse over time, if you're bipolar...My was bipolar 1. So I have 20 years of experience with this illness.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It gets worse if you dont find a solution to manage it. If you work hard finding ways to cope it can get a lot better.
Lots of options... you have to find what's right and works for you... it takes time and delication to overcome but there is hope !
As for being crazy ... probably not...
Crazy is a word I use when I see people that are into extreme sports like snowboarding down massive rocky hills that could kill them...
There is much logic and reason in what you say... so, crazy, no. ;)
deleted_user
deleted_user
no your not crazy my anxiety has gotten so much worse over four years and im left limited with what i can do some days i cant leave the house i feel for you cos i know how it feels have you got support?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Your not crazy, if I don't routinely force myself to do things that I have anxiety about it just gets worse until I start only doing what im comfortable with and find myself making excuses to avoid the things im anxious about. I have extreme anxiety about using phones, weird huh? If I can avoid calling someone I will and I never answer the phone unless its my husband. Ive lost friends over this problem.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel like that. I stayed in bed all day today and then when I did get up I never left the house.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i believe it does, if your not doing anything to treat it or change behaviours then your worsening your fears.....ive come to learn its not going to go away on its on, and the longer its ignored or untreated the stronger the fears and negative behaviour become
take care hun
Lanaleo15
Lanaleo15
Yes it does. Especially if you don't know what is triggering it. Do you see a therapist? I see one and there were 4 different things in life that were causing it. I started working on them and my anxiety started to do down drastically. One of which I broke up with my ex. As soon as we broke up the anxiety went down tremendously. Its been back up the past few weeks but at least I know why and how to deal with it.