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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thatgirlash 04/30/2017

Hello Everyone ❤️

So the panic/anxiety attacks didn't stop and I had to go to the doctors to get some medication to calm me down. My new job is still stressing me out and I feel like I ruined my life by leaving my corporate job. So here came the panic attacks.

Yesterday I made the hard decision to tell my family about what i been going through and it seemed like no one cared? It really crushed me because I care about everyone. And if someone needs help I'm always there. And everyone seemed to brush me off.

It was the worst feeling...I felt the need to be brave and open up and got nothing. Now, I feel not only freaked out about my career... but I feel like my family doesnt give a **** about me..

I feel like my life is over. I don't even know how to come out from this. I feel like quitting my new job to relieve some of this pressure I'm feeling. I feel like hiding all day. I told my brother I wasn't feeling well cause of my panic attacks and couldnt hang with him today and I got no response from him. Not even a "I hope you feel better soon" or "is there anything I can do?"

I'm so lost. I contacted my old manager and hes going to see if they can take me back :'( I'm praying. He has to ask HIS boss...

I'm so done.

Merkula 04/30/2017

Did your family already know about your anxiety or was this the very first time you opened up? Some times when I open up to people I feel like I am getting the same response but in reality they just don't understand! They don't know what to say! I mean common sense usually is to be like "omg I hope you feel better... what can I do to help! ..... let me do some research so I can better understand" but idk not everyone is like that because my family was the same. If you have been experiencing anxiety long term I would seek out psychiatric help! They can give you medicines that should/will help long term! If you're taking something like Ativan/klonopin/zanax those are just short term reliefs and they're emergency drugs and are extremely addictive! Of course it's all up to you, because anxiety is such a tricky thing and different things work for different people! I feel that every anxiety case is different! You can message me any time if you need someone who understands to talk to!!!!! I hope you start feeling better love!

ropes_end 04/30/2017

I am so sorry that you are going through this and that your family has not yet responded supportively. I say yet because there is hope. They might be in shock, confused, not knowing what to do, afraid to say anything for fear of making it worse. First and foremost, find a therapist. PsychologyToday.com has a search engine to help you find someone near you that you can afford, takes insurance if you have it, and you can find someone specializing in anxiety. Then you invite family to come to family counseling sessions; counselors usually recommend that. Tell your family that this is important so you can heal and be yourself again.

thatgirlash 04/30/2017

Thanks Merkula<3
Yes my family knows I've always suffered from it. They just never seen it so bad like right now. My sister even made a comment to my mom "you know shes always had anxiety since she was a child. We just never got her help." And my mom just replied "I know". That was it. And my sister was sarcastically questioning why my heart was racing and needed to lay down. I'm thinking of getting help and reached out to one group. I don't have insurance right now so i'd have to pay up but I really need it. Thanks so mich for offering to talk to me <3 means a lot. All I wanted was a hug from someone... thats all I needed. So now I know I have to take care of this on my own and get help... cause I know where my family stands.

thatgirlash 04/30/2017

Thanks you ropes_end <3 thats actually where I reached out to a group of therapists yesterday. I appriciate your kind words <3 I hope my family becomes a little more understanding/epathetic.

beachshore 04/30/2017

Hugs to you! I feel the same way with those symptoms and its scary. I am here for you. I am having a lot of anxiety right now so I am not very talkative but know I understand.

ropes_end 04/30/2017

Hugs right back at ya! You are a beautiful soul -- such souls are sensitive and need extra care.

steelsully 04/30/2017

I understand but its hard to make people understand what they don't know but when you care about somebody you try to understand where there coming from so if you need somebody to talk to I'm here Sully

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