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Wish I could disappear

adriasm
adriasm

Do you ever fantasize just running away from your life and starting over? I used to fantasize about winning the lotttery and being so rich that you didn't have to work and you didn't have responsibilities. I would run away and start over in a foreign country. I would live small and quaint so I never had to work and I could work for boredom or volunteer. I could remove anything I wanted from my life that stressed me.  
Back to reality: I'm really struggling with my anxiety. I'm so tired from it both mentally and because I can't sleep. I need to tell my therapist it's time for me to find a new one because my schedule sucks and I can't sink up with her. I can't afford to not work. All my  therapists I get through my insurance, which was almost impossible to find one,  they just feel like complaining/venting sessions. I don't know how to be different, be better. Therapy doesn't really help because I can't make choices and I hold myself back. I feel like a failure. I'm just a jaded burned out severely closested anxious person. From the outside people see me as short, unfriendly unless they really take the time to know me. I get it because I have no patience for people anymore. I always lacked empathy especially for those who've never really had it hard in life. Anyways the anxiety is making me miserable. I know my current romantic relationship is a failure and it's not my fault but it's my fault that I stayed in such a terrible one. He made changes and hasn't been abusive in almost a year but I am resentful and hateful towards him but he pays almost half the bills and I just can't handle the stress of starting over and worrying about money so I exist in this relationship. I let my severally mentally ill brother move in with me with strict conditions which thankfully he's been stable this far but he's reclusive to his tiny room and I worry about him. And I've had to be harsh with him at times to set boundaries and rules. Makes me feel like a control freak. I know a lot of people with anxiety seek control of others to prevent anxiety. Anyways I wish I could just leave it all behind and run away. 

Tired
Tired
Yes I have felt like that. Just start a new life away from everyone I know.
Sorry your having so much stress an anxiety. Your not a failure. You just
need to keep working on yourself in therapy. Maybe a new therapist would
help you more than your current one. Don't ever give up.
mtd
mtd
I often felt like you do. The sad part is that no matter the conditions, being rich, etc, you anxiety will follow you. I’ve been practicing acceptance for a while now and it has helped me regain my ability to see things more clearly and get a better hold on my emotional state. Acceptance helps us to stop reacting to everything that comes up and lessens the influence anxiety has on us. Research Dr Claire Weekes.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Hello! Wow, you have a lot on your plate. No wonder you want to run away. Yes, I have felt that way. It has been a while. My anxiety has diminished greatly and I am not sure if is one thing that I am doing or a combination. I have been on Keto since August 21st. There are videos on YouTube about Keto helping with anxiety and depression. After I reversed my insulin resistance, I stayed on Keto. I take a lot of supplements- some are for anxiety. I get better sleep by taking two of my psych meds at night rather than morning. Something not as new is exercise. I joined a gym, thinking I would have to force myself to do the treadmill but it turns out that I love the gym. I also do therapy and my therapist is great. I also lost 80 pounds since January 1, 2022.
arfie
arfie
i most certainly get that feeling. i have a game i like to play when i wish i could get away. "where in the world can i go next?" in this game, sichuan, china has been a recent fave, but any old place will do. after i pick a potential destination, i then research what it would take to move there and/or what i might find when i get there. it is a most excellent channel for that trapped feel. i usually feel better able to deal with the whelmings of life when i **get back.**
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover
Yes I think we all have felt like that sometime in our life's.

What mtd said I thought was right.

Anxietys gonna follow you know matter how rich you are.

Acceptance is something that I have been reading about it really has helped me alot.

Good luck and I hope things get better

Hugs
Lifereallysucks
Lifereallysucks
Living that life now

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abhimanyu
abhimanyu
I am sorry to hear what you are going through. I know stress and anxiety can make you feel all lost and desolate but hey there is still hope for you and a beautiful life ahead. Try changing your therapist and changing some of your habits. Workout, eat a brain healthy dies, spend time with your boyfriend and loved ones and do go too harsh on your self, everyone goes through periods of stress and anxiety in their lives but this shouldn't make one feel like a failure. Lastly you can go online and read mental health blogs as I find them to be really helpful in dealing with one's mental health problems, I mostly read at https://yourmentalhealthpal.com/tips-to-sleep-well and some others, Goodluck
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