Numb

[AntiSocialSocialClub]

Sometimes when I'm just too anxious or overwhelmed I just become completely numb. Can't feel a thing or think clearly. Feeling this numb is kind of scary, but I've gotten used to it. Is this why people do drugs? To just numb away everything? My body and mind seem to have learned it on their own. Also, is it even possible to feel anxious and depressed? Personally, I never felt both at the same time. It's always anxious then depressed then anxious again. Cycle after cycle.

[thealonemom]

Yes you can have both and at the same time. I have major depression and panic disorder. Can you tell me what situations panic begins? If ur not sure give me an example of where anxiety has occured.

[AntiSocialSocialClub in reply to thealonemom]

I don't really think I panic but its more like feeling a lot of discomfort and being really tense. I generally am worrisome but I have social anxiety. I also have trouble with obsessive thinking.

[thealonemom in reply to AntiSocialSocialClub]

If you are the same thoughts over and over, then i would speak with your Dr. These could be intrusive thoughts which is caused by something different than anxiety.

[Hidden]

I think anxiety is very common with depression. Are you working with a doctor? You are right about it being scary when you feel so numb. Please don't make the assumption that it is "all in your brain". There are very, very good medications that can help you feel alive again. (Not drugs. Medication.)

[AntiSocialSocialClub in reply to Hidden]

Yes, I am working with a doctor. So far I haven't been using medications. I'll ask her what she thinks. What do you mean by assuming it is "all in your brain"? Thank you for replying.

[Hidden in reply to AntiSocialSocialClub]

I guess the phrase is "all in your mind". I think it is much less common to hear these days, but it used to be that anxiety/depression symptoms were almost thought of as being made up by the person to help them explain shyness or laziness, but that there was no physical cause or even physical symptoms.

[thealonemom]

Lexapro is an antidepressant and it also helps woth anxiety. After starting it i could not believe that i was not getting anxious. I stopped crying all the time for no reason.

[Traveller85 in reply to thealonemom]

I’m taking lexapro and it helped me a lot.

[AntiSocialSocialClub in reply to Traveller85]

I feel like what I would need most is some kind of ocd medication because thinking too much is a big problem for me.

[thealonemom]

Yes intrusive thoughts are a symptom of OCD. My daughter had this same issue. She had terrifying thoughts. She wouldn't stay home alone anymore. She began taking invega (which i would not recommend for you). This did make the thoughts stop.

[frommywindow]

Yes it is possible to feel anxious and depressed at the same time.

I get the numb thing too - its actually a part of depression. For me, I had been having such bad anxiety and panic attacks for so long that I just started to turn everything off. I would numb myself to the world as a coping mechanism.

The only problem is that I couldn't turn it on again. I couldn't feel anything.