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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Rae_rae127 03/09/2017

Yes, I've struggled with anxiety before but right now it's killing me. I feel I'm possessed or something. Every little noise I hear, I'm terrified. When I try to sleep I can't because I keep getting horrible visualization that pop up. I don't know how to explain what I'm feeling. I am absolutely terrified to close my eyes band try to sleep but I'm so tired and I feel that's making it worse. What can I do. I've been on the verge of panic for almost 3 days now

bridgie101 03/09/2017

I'd say it's nearly over. I've never had one last longer than 3days. What are the visualisations? What are the terrors?

invisablefriend 03/10/2017

Go some place.. Go on a mini vacation if you can or go stay with a friend. I think changing your physical location might help.

prettybig 03/10/2017

Sounds like phycosis I've had it before
You may want to get that checked out so it doesn't get any worse

Or try really really hard to think of beautiful bright positive things when the Nast stuff pops in

HTWebster 03/10/2017

I'm so sorry to know that you're suffering. I've been there more often than I'd like to admit. All I CAN DO IS TELL YOU THIS TOO SHALL PASS. Find you're inner strength. It's in there somewhere in the midst of your darkness. But I promise you it's there. Sending light and love to you from here.

Lorain111 03/10/2017

It sounds like you are having some intrusive thoughts, which is common for anxiety. I went through this EXACT same thing when I was pregnant, and it was absolutely otherwordly and terrifying. Here's the really awesome part though - thoughts are benign. They can't hurt you. Any person at any point can think of anything, become scared of it, send their body into fight or flight, and the cycle continues. The biggest CBT technique that worked for me is welcoming the thought. Don't fight them, let them come. Say hi - wow you are terrifying, but that's cool, you're not real and you are not harmful. Let them come, don't fight! Your brain will get BORED of them and adjust in time. Writing down your fears over and over and over is work but it HELPS. Your brain just burns out. The paranoia is super hard, I know. If you feel like it's overwhelming, a sit down with a doc who specializes in anxiety and/or OCD (intrusive thoughts) could take the edge off and get you on the right path. And also recommend a treatment plan to feel better. It ALWAYS passes. It's impossible for your mind/body to stay in a state of straight panic. Not sustainable.

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