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...
So about two years ago I was hospitalized because my parents thought I was suicidal, I wasn't I was just very down at the time. I was only there for 5 days but I feel like the experience gave me ptsd I remember being there and the whole time I felt like I was going crazy I felt like I was holding on to my sanity and it was the scariest feeling of my life. I thought when I left it would go away but sadly it did not and now I'm still living with the fear that I'm going to go crazy. I looked it up (which I know is a bad idea) and it turns out it is literally just my anxiety I was wondering if anyone else out there has experienced the same thing and how they over came it. Ive been taking an anti anxiety medications or about three days now and I'm hoping it will help because lately it has gotten so bad that I'm just panicking all day. I just wish I could reassure myself 100 percent that I'm fine
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job. It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it. Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown. There was a full length mirror in the changing room. I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like. It was a reality check.
When 20 I had serious, deep depression. Um, yes panic attacks or near.
More recently, well um, 18 years ago I had panic attacks
and 3 years ago a few near-panic experiences -- without the entire feelings [ :( !!!!!!! ] of that.
In my earlier problems, when 20-ish, I had stong ideas : "am I going crazy?" That kind of thinking was upsetting in itself. Since, I have read enough psychologists who sometimes say , "well maybe there are just communication disorders." They dismiss delusions as just thinking -- anyone can have ideas which don't fit with the mainstream.
The psychologists I'm talking about seem not to worry about odd thinking <shruggs> ; just being uptight .
I take Prozac and it helps keep anxiety down . I've heard for some medications it takes several days for it to build up in the system .
As for "going crazy" , I'm not sure that happens.
Okay I did see a catonic person once (I worked at a satatarium when 22) , and I've seen ppl who have an anger problem. So they can get a little weird , then try to start a quarrel with whomever responds . If a person (patient) complains about tension or sadness , and throws things --
then complains and throws things ... well that might be crazy.
Or whining/complaining then screaming .
No one wants 2 B around recreational screaming; it is a little bit anti-social .
One of my psychology courses , a more recent one , was "Abnormal 324 ." I think the teacher there would more or less go along with my complaining-and-throwing comment . (He was a nice guy -- which a number of those ppl are not . If we can pronounce "controlling" or "barely concealed annoyance ."
gonna go watch cartoons . . good luck : if the pills don't work, send me a message
('cuz with Dailystrength's new format :( it is harder to follow (discussion)threads
and I don't keep up
Maybe Roadrunner will be on . <giggle>
I hope you enjoy your food. And too , I remembering going out to exercize in one of my bad times (vigorous bicycling) , but I made work out of it/and it didn't work.
/Next time (hoping it will not occur :) I'll going out before it's dark outside , will look expecially for a sunny day. And will find a pace which is peaceful. Normally I bike right along , because I have to get someplace . But biking to get rid of adrenalin and to have a nice time -- well I'll figure out a distance but not bother about when I'll get there.
/forget Roadrunner , . lol . . . . . take it easy . . . -Paul
Some anti-anxiety meds take a while to kick in. What type of meds are they if you do not mind me asking?
Recognizing your anxiety is a good thing. If you can recognize anxiety, then that is the first step to alleviating it! Take the time to really think about your thoughts (if that makes sense?) Thought challenging can be really helpful. If you recognize that what you are thinking is due to your anxiety, always remember that it is your anxiety speaking and chances are that it is not accurate. For example, if you are panicking about possibly going back to the hospital, remind yourself that you are at home (or wherever you are at that time) and that you are not going back to the hospital.
Grounding techniques are also helpful. There are apps and websites that can help you with that as well if you can't do it by yourself at first. I still have difficulty grounding myself, it takes a lot of practice.
I hope that this helped you!
-Mel
"going crazy"...if you can say it, you're normal.
Welcome to this wonderful group!