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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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Losing Hope

Courtney550
Courtney550
I feel like I'm losing hope. I've had GAD for as long as I can remember but it always came and went. For the past year, however, its been constant. Countless doctors visits, panic attacks, fears upon fears, and a bad reaction to an SSRI. I feel like I'm stuck like this for life and I'm always going to be plagued by anxiety. I feel like its worn on me so much that I wonder how I'll ever be able to live a productive, happy, meaningful life.

Don't get me wrong, I love my life. I'm in good physical health, I have an amazing boyfriend, and I'm almost done with college. But it's hard to appreciate all of this to the fullest when I have this constant fear that I'm never going to make progress and I'm always going to be stuck in anxiety-mode.

Anyone have similar feelings? And if you've ever felt this way can you tell me if your anxiety eventually let-up?
BridgetsMom
BridgetsMom
My anxiety started in 1988 and i thought I was going to crazy and over a period of time things kept getting worse to the point where I was unable to leave my house.i finally ended up seeing a Dr who knew exactly what was wrong with me.He gave me Xanax and can I tell you how sweet it was to not be in a panic at least while the medicine lasted....

1993 I went on Klonopin and I still have it and for the past 10 years i havent needed it very often.I have it to take on a as needed basis. Mostly i take it during that PMS period when my anxiety seems to increase.

I had medicine and therapy and in time I left therapy and I have been ok.Dont give up hope you will get there and you need to get control of the anxiety and stop letting it control you.Its hard to do but you can.It wont always be like that..

Hang in there and seek some treatment that works for you...
deleted_user
deleted_user
So I had it bad and its gone away for a period of time but it does come back!! What happens is I try and think of all the people out there who have it wores and I think of the good time!!! Right now it is really hard for me but I also have 5 kids and I do it for them!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
My anxiety came and then was gone for yrs,I also have Fibro.so it can come and go.but like someone else said,don't let it control you. I did have to be put on meds this time when it came back,but I was going through a VERY stressful time,so I take xanax,and I love them,bc they really do help.tried kolonipin and had a bad reaction,but everyone is different,and also I went to counceling for almost a yr.that really helped and I miss it sometimes.
Laney0709
Laney0709
I am like that now Courtney. I love my life, I am just not able to enjoy it. Somedays I feel like I will never get better but I can't give up. I have had some hardships in my life but yet they always had a funny way of working out. I guess I am holding to that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ohh how I can relate 100% to you Courtney!

I find that I have it all except I can't appreciate any of it because of my anxiety. I find I get almost depressed because of my anxiety.
I wish I could give you some advice, but I honestly haven't found anything that works for me yet :(

If youre ever looking for someone to talk to, please don't hesitate to send me a message.


Marissa
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know exactly where you are coming from, I am 25 years old, I have a wonderful life and 3 amazing children and somedays I dont know If i will ever escape my own mind long enough to enjoy it!!! It has come and gone for me, and its on again right now and I tell myself that this too shall pass, that I will be okay again... Its always come back 10x worse ... I just went through a 2 year medication free period until a month ago , where I am at the point where I cannot even leave the house..without getting anxious, I know that eventually it will get better for me and it will for you too!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can understand that, and was told that I have GAD too... when everything around you is going well, and there is a lot to be grateful for, it is still hard to appreciate and be light and happy because of a mild sense of fear that seems to stick around or come back even when it goes away for awhile. My anxiety has let up in the past, and there are moments of happy times, but then it seems to come back due to some life event or situation that makes me a bit stressed!! I was on anti-anxiety medication for awhile, it helped, then I went off of it, and then something triggered a fear. Now I've been feeling a bit on edge.

Exercise, talking to positive people and friends, counseling, and doing things I love/hobbies help. I am looking into trying a short-term anti-anxiety medication. Good luck to you!