Anxiety

[Lizzie65466]

My name is Elizabeth York and I have generalized anxiety disorder and I'm nervous to get help.

[Loveydovey0519 Ambassador]

Welcome! I to have GAD along with panic disorder, don't be nervous to get help! You need to go ahead and do it and hopefully start feeling better quickly. Sometimes I think the longer people wait the longer it takes to cope/recover from it. Need anyone to talk to just let me know I'd be happy too!

[Lizzie65466 in reply to Loveydovey0519]

Can we talk please

[Loveydovey0519 Ambassador in reply to Lizzie65466]

Check your messages!

[Lizzie65466 in reply to Loveydovey0519]

I did thank you

[Lizzie65466 in reply to Loveydovey0519]

Nothing helps me

[KI-100]

Hi Elizabeth. You didn't mention why you are nervous about getting help, so here are some general suggestions. Try to be positive about getting help; be optimistic. It could be the start of of your freedom from anxiety. No one is going to tell you you're crazy (or other bad news). A medical doctor might request blood work to rule out thyroid problems. Mental health professionals will most likely tell you anxiety is very curable. Medication might be suggested, and you can discuss the types and the pros and cons of each. Therapy can range from simply talking and informing you about the causes and cures for anxiety to cognitive behavioral therapy which is usually a graceful and slow hierarchy of facing fears or anxious situations.

I would say you have everything to gain and only your anxiety to lose.

[Lizzie65466 in reply to KI-100]

Im nervous to see a psychiatrist on April 6 and I been having bad thoughts

[Kobojunkie]

hello, I also have GAD, panic attacks and major depression. I have not had any episodes for over a month since I got back on medication though.

" why choose to suffer needlessly?" .. Dr Oz

we all takes medications in one form or another all day long. From the food we eat to the water we drink, to the air we breath to keep out lungs refreshed to the oxygen and iron that helps keep our blood vessels running and living.

I was worried about the list of side-effects when going back on medication this time. But so far, the only one I have noticed is weight loss which only means I have to remember to eat as opposed to eating all the time to calm myself when I had to tackle GAD, panic attacks, and depression all throughout the course of each of my day.

[BonnieSue]

Elizabeth York,

If you have bad thoughts again, you can call either of these numbers and get a trained counselor: 1.800.273.8255 and 1.800.784.2433. You might have a good talk, you never know.

[Lizzie65466 in reply to BonnieSue]

I'm scared to get help

[AnnieDepressant in reply to Lizzie65466]

Lizzie, try your best to overcome your fear of getting help for your anxiety. Getting help will be the best thing you will ever do for yourself, I promise you that. It will take time for you to get better, but it is so worth it!

[BonnieSue in reply to Lizzie65466]

What about getting help scares you?

[Lizzie65466]

I don't want to end up in jail