hello

[abbycaroline]

hi, new member. i suffer from severe generalized anxiety disorder and situational social anxiety, somatic anxiety, and depression. does anyone else feel so lost that they can't even identify how they're feeling? i struggle so deeply and just want to life without care and feel normal. i'm tired all the time and so so confused.

fyi: i see a psychotherapist once a week and am on SSRI antidepressants, as well as melatonin to supplement insomnia

[Rpan]

I so can relate. I too have GAD and depressions. It’s very hard to be confident when things seem so confusing, let alone the brain can only take so much before it goes into “protect mode” I have found this confusion is just part of the anxiety and it makes me question all of my thoughts and feelings. It’s as if nothing makes scene. I’ve been practicing meditation the past week and what I have found is that all the thoughts are contributing to the confusion so I’m hopeful, with practice, this will be a great tool to calm the confusion.

[abbycaroline in reply to Rpan]

that sounds like a very helpful tool! thinking of you and hoping for better days for both of us

[Paula1982]

Hi Abby, I'm new as well and yes I know very well that feeling of being completely lost. I often find myself at a loss of words to describe what I am feeling because I can't understand it myself. I have so much brain fog at times that I feel like I am a zombie on autopilot. I also can't make sense of things at times and it scares me to think that I am slowly losing my grip on sanity. I've been dealing with anxiety and panic for 11yrs and it doesn't seem to get better. I am also trying to find any solution. I want to be able to live life and not just get by every day on autopilot. I have been looking into meditation and realizing that it's not the circumstances of life that are causing my pain but my thoughts. Now I just need to work with my thoughts to find a balance

[abbycaroline in reply to Paula1982]

yes, definitely! my therapist always tells me that just because i have a thought, it doesn't mean it has to be true. but in the moment that just feels so hard to be confident in

[pink83737]

yes all the time, you’re not alone

[abbycaroline in reply to pink83737]

thank you ❤️