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...
Growing up and life has just been hard lately. I feel like some of what I'm stressed about is dumb but I can't help it. This semester has been so different for me than how it always has been because I'm student teaching. Student teaching is stressful in itself with all of the work that goes in. But I'm used to being on campus all day, going to breakfast and lunch with my friends, going to classes, hanging out after classes and at night. But with student teaching I'm gone all day, I'm exhausted when I get home and I have work to do, then I'm in bed so early because I'm tired and have to be up early. I miss how things used to be. I feel like I'm missing out on things because my friends still have everything how it always was. I feel left out in a way because I don't see them as much. I miss them.
Also, we all turned 21 this semester so my friends always want to drink on the weekends or go to the bars and I don't like doing that. Sure I will once in a while but I don't find it as fun as them. So when that's what they are doing I tend to just hang out in my room or something. I fell like it's kind of distancing us even more. I just feel like I don't relate to them or connect with them as much as I always have and that is upsetting and stressful to me.
On top of this, two family friends passed away this weekend so I have two funerals/services to attend this week.
I've been so overwhelmed lately and my way of dealing with it has been to not deal with it. I've been holding it in and keeping to myself. I've been feeling lonely, stressed, and overwhelmed and I just don't know how to deal with the intense anxiety I've been experiencing. i never used to get physical symptoms to anxiety and now I do all the time. I get headaches, my stomach feels like it had a knot in it, my chest feels tight or like it's under pressure, and I'm just exhausted. Plus all of the mental and emotional aspect of it. I couldn't even tell you how many times I've cried just in the last week. There has just been so much change and its a lot to handle.
I know that was a lot, but I just needed to get it out. Thanks for whoever reads this!
Also, we all turned 21 this semester so my friends always want to drink on the weekends or go to the bars and I don't like doing that. Sure I will once in a while but I don't find it as fun as them. So when that's what they are doing I tend to just hang out in my room or something. I fell like it's kind of distancing us even more. I just feel like I don't relate to them or connect with them as much as I always have and that is upsetting and stressful to me.
On top of this, two family friends passed away this weekend so I have two funerals/services to attend this week.
I've been so overwhelmed lately and my way of dealing with it has been to not deal with it. I've been holding it in and keeping to myself. I've been feeling lonely, stressed, and overwhelmed and I just don't know how to deal with the intense anxiety I've been experiencing. i never used to get physical symptoms to anxiety and now I do all the time. I get headaches, my stomach feels like it had a knot in it, my chest feels tight or like it's under pressure, and I'm just exhausted. Plus all of the mental and emotional aspect of it. I couldn't even tell you how many times I've cried just in the last week. There has just been so much change and its a lot to handle.
I know that was a lot, but I just needed to get it out. Thanks for whoever reads this!
Good for you for student teaching. That will look great on your resume for the future. Yes, it's hard. Yes, it sucks. Every job sucks in one aspect or another. I've held a really good job with a really good company for 11 yrs now. And there are days I dread going to work. But the pros outweigh the cons.
Another truth: the friends you have now may not stay your friends. As one grows, some people will not grow at that same rate and a distance occurs. And that's no one's fault, it's just the way everyone grows differently. It's the friends who want to be with you instead of going out to get drunk because they know you aren't into it..those are the people who will count in the end. The people who extend themselves for you and make an effort to spend time with you..they are keepers. I don't drink any more and I've been distant from several friends because that is all they do is drink. But then I have friends who reach out and want to stay connected anyway.
I'm sorry about your friends passing away. That is really hard to deal with, especially with it happening twice in one weekend. Just remember that it is OK to let yourself grieve. Don't stuff it down inside.
Another truth: counseling really helps. As long as you click with your counselor, having someone to talk with about all the crap swirling around in your head is so wonderful. If you can't or won't do counseling, journalling is also a good way to get everything out. And posting here. That helps too.
Wishing you the best, sweetheart.
I actually do go to counseling through the health center at my school. I have been seeing the same counselor off and on since my freshman year. It does help me most of the time to have a safe place to let everything out. I don't have another appointment though for a couple weeks.
Thanks for listening :)
Yeah, it's not easy when anyone close to you dies. I lost my brother in January of this year. In my life I've survived numerous deaths in my family and a divorce. Just surviving it all makes you stronger I guess.
Quietfire- If I had more availability I probably could. Since I'm student teaching there is only one appointment time that works with my schedule. My next appointment is already a couple days later than it usually would be.