You are most certainly not alone! How long have you felt this way? Have you talked with your doctor about this? Wondering about your future is a normal response, especially at your age. I'm really in no position myself to give you advice since I'm fighting my own demons; however, medication has helped me tremendously. Also, I regularly see a therapist. One of the hardest things to do sometimes is to get up out of bed and do something. Each small victory leads to bigger victories. I hope this helps you in some way. You're never alone, take care of yourself.

I can totally relate. It will pass and you will feel better. It sounds like the same scenario I was in at your age. I'm in my 40's now. I, too dropped out of school to focus on my well being. I was very dependent on my boyfriend at the time. After being on every antidepressant out there, with nothing helping.. I somehow managed to pick a different college and go back to school a year after I dropped out. I still deal with anxiety/depression, but I know it won't stick around forever. I'm currently a very successful pediatric home care nurse and 2 teenagers of my own. Nothing in my life has been easy.. I don't have much support in my life and I co parent with my ex husband. A lot of days I want to crawl back in bed and not deal with anything. But I've certainly made it this far and I'm not going to let my anxiety win.

It's a good thing to recognize need when you need a mental health break. Not many people do and there are many of us out there living on the edge. Get yourself back together and get back out there. You can do this.. do a lot of things that calm your mind. I listen to guided meditation on YouTube for anxiety/depression. It really helps. Good luck to you! You're definitely not alone. Hugs

chemtrooper,
I see a therapist and I'm on medication, but I feel like it hasn't kicked in yet. However, today, they increased my dosage so hopefully that does something. I've always felt this way and I always ignored it but now it has gotten to the point where I can't and dealing with it and accepting it has been really hard.

Summerk,
I appreciate your reply. It's good to know someone had the same experience as me. I still feel very hopeless, but I guess I just have to get over it.

Lovely_clueless, I definitely wasn't trying to minimize your current situation. It's not something you can snap out of in an instant, like most people think without ever experiencing depression. It takes work. Our minds are definitely our worst enemies when dealing with anxiety. It can strike out of the blue and can be so debilitating. Been here so many times.

Do what works for you and be kind to yourself. You are a lot stronger than you think. I'm here anytime you want to chat. Make it good day! Sending hugs and lots of smiles :) hang in there.

Summerk,
Thank you for your kind words. I'm slowly trying to make progress. I'm actually gonna get out of the house tomorrow and do things that I used to do.

peculiartreasure
Thank you so much for these kind words! What you said really meant a lot. I would love to learn about the tapping exercises