I PMd you...I don't like talking in the public forums

Scratch that...your message box disappeared

But PM me if you want to talk

Will do thanks hun

I stay home in bed most of the time. I am on Lexapro, and it was 10mg, now 20mg. I take xanax as needed. You are not alone we are all going through it.

I feel the same way and will talk anytime. You are not alone. PM me.

What do people feel like physically and emotionally with having anxiety? Just need to know if I'm alone in this battle.

I feel weak, tired, stomache aches, no appetite. I just don't feel like myself at all. I constantly think something else is wrong.

I am brand new to the site but not to anxiety. What sets me off and how I react has changed over the years but not the panic I feel inside. I have trust issues and yet am usually pretty open and honest. I have had many experiences that have traumatized me emotionally and now have health problems that add to my reasons to not doing well leaving the house. My time on the computer is usually sporadic because I tend to have just little moments of time to myself but I will respond if someone wants to "talk". Just PM me or reply here.

You aren't alone. You can send me private messages if you like. The symptoms of anxiety are different for all people but they can be debilitating and scary--panic attacks, heart excessively pounding, dizzy, breathless, faint, mind racing with thoughts you are going to die, constantly being afraid, tired, sleepless, no appetite or eating too much, lose of weight or gaining weight, unable to concentrate. . .the list goes on.

So true, everyone is different. We are all here fighting the same battle.

Didn't somebody once say,.... We are born to die?........ Still,..... Living is cool,...... I dig it,.... We r lucky to be here,....... It's interesting trying to figure out,.... If nothing else,..?.. And there's plenty else!,.... I was driving down a road yesterday and ,.... Man,... How beautiful,.... Flowers r starting to come out,..... Trees looking health they looked almost as if they felt so happy from recent rains....... I pull into this cool rest stop and it has picnic tables and the whole she-bang,.... I look and they even have a clean out dump part for travel trailers so they can unload there septic into,...also clean .. Water they can fill their water tanks on their trailers up with too,...... Wow,..... When did Texas start getting so decent,..?.... But yet would I rather sit and bitch over why there is still not legal medical marijuana here or think about why it is because the really crappy weed coming from Mexico that's not even worth smoking is what people are killing each other over because for some reason, which I will never understand,.... People are actually being able to sell it,...... Only because unbelievabably there really are dipshits actually willing to buy and and smoke it,..... Surely something that crappy is probably loaded down here and there with Paraguat or worse,....lol..... I choose one think about the nice things going on in life and how they are so deserving of being appreciated,...... Lighten up y'all ,....... It's enlightenment we seek,.... Not entanglement,... Peace & love everybody,..... Hope u all really enjoy your Easter vacation,..... Whether Jesus actually lived,.... Or the stories all made up to get over on people and help keep them confused doesn't matter,.......it's the beauty of this time of season that does,....... Buddha probably has something cool and enlightening to say about it,... Or the Daly Lama (however it's spelled),..... Lol☮☯

I live in Texas too, crazy weather. I wish I had the strength to get up to the hill country love it. I miss being able to get up and go. I am exhausted trying different meds, I have resigned to the fact taking a half xanax twice a day is the only thing that helps for now.

I'm glad you reached out.
Anxiety can have both short-term and long-term causes and solutions.
Talking about your anxiety is a good place to start. My anxiety is usually a signal that something is not right...too much worrying, overstretched, denial, poor choice, trying to avoid facing something, too much 'me', etc. It can also have physical causes, so you should consider that too.
But, my goal is to find out what is causing the anxiety. Anxiety is not something that you need to accept as a new normal, especially long term. It is caused by something else that needs to be addressed and it robs you of peace and rest.
Too often the screaming immediate pain leads to only short-term answers. Persevere and find out what's going wrong and what needs to change. Church, counselor, family, friends can be great supporters of your growth.

You can talk to me!!!