This is my first post in this group and I am here because I have anxiety and symptoms of depression. I’m not truly diagnosed, however I experience panic attacks in large crowds and in social situations, and I also find it difficult to feel any emotion on a daily basis, and often spend hours sitting at home, unable to leave the house or talk to anyone.
I recently got a new job that pays a lot, but is very stressful. It’s in customer service, so it’s a lot of social interaction and there are very high expectations at this place. I also recently experienced a really hard breakup, which really adds on to my anxiety. I thought I did the right thing by breaking up, because I was feeling overwhelmed in the relationship. But now I feel guilt and shame that I didn’t give her a fair chance to change.
Right now I just don’t have any motivation or interest in anything and it’s really hard. Any thoughts to help me through this rough patch?
Thank you in advance for listening.
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I have noticed I’ve been out of touch with hobbies lately... with my new 8-5, it feels like time is super crunched to do anything hobby wise but I think reading and writing would be great to get into again.
Ohhhhh I see you like to write!!! Me too! I also work full-time so can't spend the time writing like I would prefer...but I found a great platform called 'Scrivener' which allows me to make random notes and writings and then organize them later into a more cohesive writing piece. This is so much better than MS Word or Google Docs for me, because I can write digital index cards and sort later-whereas in MS Word I get overwhelmed trying to organize my thoughts and the document. Just a thought By the way-if you like to write, you could always try your hand at free-lancing! Plenty of people (including myself for over 5 years) make enough to live on! No anxiety, no social interaction required A great place to start is called 'Fiverr'. Start small and work your way up! I also write on UpWork. Thoughts......
I can definitely relate - I have a lot of trouble in social situations as well, and because of that I spend many hours at home with nothing concrete to do. A lot of times I'll combat this by going for a walk or doing some deep breathing/reading a book to occupy my mind for a bit - maybe that would help you out?
Yeah! I'm really into mysteries, might be a little counteractive for anxiety haha but The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French is one of my favorites - really intricate and compelling stuff to read imo
Whirlybird5 just went to my local library and they didn’t have In The Woods 😭 however I did pick up a book and started reading today. It was very relaxing 😌 thank you for encouraging me to pick up a book.
Is this book helping you? I love to read, but when I am anxious I must choose carefully. Breakups are tough. Although it is hard to understand why that happened, please try to focus on today and stay hopeful. You will not feel this way forever. Best wishes...one day at a time.
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By the way-if you like to write, you could always try your hand at free-lancing! Plenty of people (including myself for over 5 years) make enough to live on! No anxiety, no social interaction required 
Just venting again 
I just need to vent, any helpful advice?
Just having a tough time 
Anyone else? Help! 
Friend with depression, I need a little help
