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 just had to write this morning. My anxiety has been bonkers the last couple of weeks. I don't know what's happening I have a few guesses but nothing really specific. I was doing really well for over a year and a half in which time I had a baby who is now 9 months old. She is my everything.
About three weeks ago I started having panic attacks again and anxiety has been really high a little bit of depression has followed behind that. I'm also having some feelings of dissociation Which I truly think has more to do it lack of sleep and coping with my anxiety than anything else. But I am also very scared of that
I am so scared that my anxiety is going to take over and I'm not going to be able to work and take care of my baby and I'm going to end up in the loony bin. I know this sounds totally crazy because I am working still full-time and taking care of her and its just been very uncomfortable. It's so hard to live this way
I have a really good support system here and I have a lot of friends who have been helping me through this including my husband. I also have a good psychiatrist and a good therapist and I started meditating again and making sure to get 30 minutes exercise a day. I have to go see my psychiatrist today and I'm so afraid he's going to change my medicine. Then I have to deal with all of that stuff of changing meds etc. Side effects blah blah blah
This morning I literally woke up and had a panic attack without even having a chance to open my eyes yet. I took an Ativan and it didn't really seem to do much
Thanks for letting me vent it feels better just at least get it out there one day at a time I just need to stay in the moment thanks
About three weeks ago I started having panic attacks again and anxiety has been really high a little bit of depression has followed behind that. I'm also having some feelings of dissociation Which I truly think has more to do it lack of sleep and coping with my anxiety than anything else. But I am also very scared of that
I am so scared that my anxiety is going to take over and I'm not going to be able to work and take care of my baby and I'm going to end up in the loony bin. I know this sounds totally crazy because I am working still full-time and taking care of her and its just been very uncomfortable. It's so hard to live this way
I have a really good support system here and I have a lot of friends who have been helping me through this including my husband. I also have a good psychiatrist and a good therapist and I started meditating again and making sure to get 30 minutes exercise a day. I have to go see my psychiatrist today and I'm so afraid he's going to change my medicine. Then I have to deal with all of that stuff of changing meds etc. Side effects blah blah blah
This morning I literally woke up and had a panic attack without even having a chance to open my eyes yet. I took an Ativan and it didn't really seem to do much
Thanks for letting me vent it feels better just at least get it out there one day at a time I just need to stay in the moment thanks
I also have had many nights when I woke up already in a panic. It's an awful feeling. This happened to me because of nightmares I was having. I didn't always remember them but I knew on some level that nightmares were the cause.
Are you dissociating or are you experiencing depersonalization/derealization? Dissociation is generally associated with past traumatic events and depersonalization/derealization is an anxiety symptom. Here are a few links that explain them.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dissociative-disorders/DS00574
http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/symptoms/a/DeperDereal.htm
I only ask because if you had a traumatic event in your past then it could help explain why you are so affected by panic and why you are waking up in a panic.
I am glad you have a great support system and that you are taking good care of your health.
Also, nothing you said sounds crazy to me. You are not crazy. You are anxious, and sometimes that can make us feel a little crazy.
Hang in there as best as you can.
Take care