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...
For the last few weeks, my anxiety has been slowly becoming more common. It feels like I always have some type of weight attached to me, and I feel pressured to put on a brave face and forced myself to appear fine. It has gotten to the point where I am lying to myself about having anxiety, and one little thing will cause me to have a panic attack.
For example on Thursday I misplaced my key ring that had car keys and keys to my dorm on it. Once my roommate left the room, I went into a full out panic mode. I was hyper ventilating, crying, throwing stuff, punching walls, and feeling myself being trapped by the walls around me. Then my boyfriend calls me because I am also rapidly texting him calling myself stupid, so he snaps at me frustrated and says he doesn't understand why I am upset after he tired to help.
All of the aniexty and panic attacks had been happening more recently and it is getting scary. I am tired of lying to myself and others...
It sounds like you're in school so your campus probably has a mental health center. See if you can start counselling. Be honest with others if they ask if you're okay.
It is only recently that I've let my friends and family see how bad my anxiety can get and not having that secret is incredibly freeing.
Best of luck to you and I hope you've been feeling better.