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...
I have had anxeity probs on and off, and was doing great for about 7 years, and then my dad died. He passed away in Oct, and between that and other personal issues, I have been having panic attacks and just feeling miserable. I'm supposed to go hang out with some friends tomorrow, and meet some new people, and I am terrified that I will go and have a panic attack and embaress myself. That what if they notice me hyperventalating.
That, and just with all the physical symptoms of stress that we all feel from one degree to another, the fear of having a heart attack is terrifying. As far as I know, I am in good health, but that fear just doesn't want to go away. It's like a song stuck in my head that is a constant reminder of "what if", or "oh no". I feel like I am driving myself nuts.
I'm starting a new job soon, and I am worried I will be too preoccupied with my circulating worries to focus on what I need to pay attention to. There is a lot of detail that goes into my work, and it requires a lot of focus.
Since my dad died, I have been sleeping like shit, irritable, anxious, depressed (but was depressed before), and just feel like part of myself died. I don't know how to feel better.
I think when you have anxiety problems, anything bad can magnify them. I haven't slept well since my husband lost his job in November, even after he got hired for a new one---he's been on it for two weeks and my anxiety builds when I don't hear about any feedback. Nothing as traumatic as what you went through, but the trauma and fear of it happening again are hard.
Have you considered a grief counselor? A pastor even who can talk you through this? I will send up a prayer for you.
I know how you are feeling. Hope it lessens over time. Mine does but it can get bad at times.
Best to you.