New, what is anxiety?

[Holiejayde]

Hey everyone I am new just came across this after googling “how to manage anxiety and bizzare thoughts you can’t shut off” just reading through this group got me semi out of my what I like to call

THEm as “funks” I have been on the medication suboxone for 3 years prior to this I had horrible panic attacks for no reason kind of what I’m feeling now and I haven’t felt it since being in my meds and now that I have lowered my dose feeling this way is starting me... I just recently cut my dose from 24 mg to 2.. been feeling extremely off and start worrying and being fearful for no reason, even just the fact that my heart is a little faster then normal puts me on a full blown panic attack and it consumes my mind, curious of what happens when one has anxiety? Is this anxiety? Do others go through these thoughts and feeling totally not normal and off? I was planning on getting off my medication because I know I need to... but I have back tracked and now want to stay on it because I’m afraid this thinking and or feeling will continue. Just looking for some help I guess not totally sure how to use this app but I will figure it out!

[Cfish0031]

I totally understand where you are coming from. I've dealt with anxiety and depression for years and the thoughts you are describing are very common among people with anxiety issues. A Panic attack is basically an intense fear that usually stimulates from your anxiety. So it sounds like your constant worrying is creating this anxiety when goes into a panic attack. Honestly medicine is a great route to take in order to cope with the anxiety. There is specific medications out there that can target your over thinking and also feeling "off". I think its important to really get to the root of the worry thought and figure out what is causing the anxiety from a deeper standpoint and then you can attack it and defeat the anxiety from within. I totally get where you are coming from and its something I am working on myself.

[Holiejayde in reply to Cfish0031]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the response!!! Okay then I think I am having what you call anxiety. It’s hard to tell these days because society classifies anxiety in a much different way, like one of my friends posted on fb “my anxiety is through the roof because I can’t find my sons other sock” so I’m thinking hmmm if that’s anxiety then why the fuck is my thinking called hahaha so that’s good to know! I was adopted as a small child and constantly living in fear so that might have something to do with this as a young girl I had attacks all the time where I would hyperventilate and not know why.. so it’s been a constant issue but I thought I overcame it cuz it hasn’t happened in years ugh sad

[Holiejayde]

Wow some people like that? I freak out when my heart pumps and that just makes it pump even more I wish I had the mind of a child again lol seriously tho! Thank you for your response! I think what I’m having is anxiety!

[Marshall64 in reply to Holiejayde]

Besides medication, you can try some other things to combat anxiety. Exercise, meditation, breathing exercises and doing something that you like that relaxes you like playing piano or guitar.

[Holiejayde]

Yes I went to the kids Tati and got a work book about anxiety and panick attacks so super excited to read it, I don’t like taking meds makes me feel even more panicky about what the meds will do to me

[pink83737]

Hi, you are definitely not alone anxiety sucks and we all get the same feeling we all pretty much experience them throughout the trials of anxiety!