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...
I am freaking out and so overwhelmed right now. My thoughts are in overdrive. Long story short, I became friends with one of my idols online. I reached out to them through instagram messages one day and we just kept talking. She deals with depression and anxiety and we're actually very similar. However, she is older than me and is much more "recovered" than I am. She told me she could no longer deal with my constant asking for reassurances, and we had to stop talking, because the conversations seemed to "trigger me." That wasn't wrong of her. She was right, actually. I WAS acting completely irrationally. Constantly asking if I did something wrong or how to feel better or apologizing. It was a lot for someone to handle, especially one with a family and a job and mental health problems of their own. When she told me that, I sent a bunch of messages asking for a second chance and apologizing. I eventually came to terms with that it was probably best that we do stop talking though. I finally just asked if there were any hard feelings between us and if we could be friendly with each other. Not necessarily friends who talk constantly, but the occasional like/comment on social media. She said she would love that. But now I don't know what to do and I feel so guilty. I feel like I guilted her into saying that we could remain friendly and she didn't hate me when in fact she does. I don't know how to know how she actually feels, so I don't know how to act. I want to apolgoize to her and say that it was wrong of me to ask for a second chance, but I also know I probably shouldn't do it because what she wants is to be left alone, but I cannot get rid of the nagging feeling of guilt. I can't get out of my head. I wish I could explain this better but it's so complicated. I just want to be a good person and I don't know what the right thing to do is because I don't know what she really wants. I just want to be a good person. I'm terrified of being a bad person or doing the wrong thing. I keep having all these irrational thoughts that she's gonna come out to the world and tell them that I'm an obsessed freak. Logically, there's no evidence that she would do that. She's extremely kind and understanding and not petty but I can't know for sure so I don't know what to prepare for. I have no idea what to do. I don't know how to make this better.I don't know if I should apologize or not.
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
It seems like the best thing to do is be kind to yourself. You’re struggling and you just needed someone to talk to (everyone does). Maybe try and get your mind off of the situation by doing something else? The thing about anxiety is it makes us think the worst possible outcome will happen or is happening which in many cases it ends up being just fine:) I hope this helps
I've had to step back when my anxiety is overwhelming. It happens to all of us, and it's difficult to say no, even though we have to do that in order to find a balance that works.
Social media ... has its pros and cons. Keep a journal to help you find your patterns and see if you can get outside and take a walk.
Best wishes.
I say this knowing that whenever I have gone back after the natural end of the conversation, it has never gone well. The other person is always confused because they thought it was going veg and I end up feeling foolish. With a bit more distance than you, I can truly say I believe you have done all you need to do.
Good luck!