Anyone else?

Has anyone with anxiety ever felt like there’s this massive problem with you but you just have no idea what it is or how to explain it or even who you are anymore! You just don’t feel yourself?

[brokenlight]

Absolutely.

[bluestars725]

Yes

[evenZzZ]

Oh yup yup yup. If I can even decide a place to start when it comes to explaining that part of me... I’ll flame out one way or another.

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Thanks guys I feel much less alone I’m sorry you’re dealing with it too. Any advice on how to deal with it?

[Joanne1972]

Yes I'm having trouble with that....I'm trying a positive thinking course and chapter 1 is to be your true self.....I just dont know who my true self is....I'm supposed to imagine myself in my dream life what I want to be in the future, I've had illness for the past 12 years and currently in a depression so on medication for that as well....medication clouds your thinking

I just dont know who I am or what I want to be anymore....even to just imagine it....I can't see myself without illness, illness has turned me into someone I don't want to be. If I didn't have illness who would I be and what would I do ....I just don't know...I can't see it.

On the course it says if you are struggling to find your true self think about what you liked to do as a child, or ask the universe/ God to show you you who you really are and what your purpose in life is and then look out for signs. When asking the universe/ God for an answer or guidance I usually ask to see it 3 times, just to avoid wondering if everything i see is the answer...look out for synchronisties ....is that how you spell it

maybe we've all strayed off our path and we have got lost and we need help getting back on track to our true purpose...as we all have one. Good luck and hope you find finding yours again, if I find it yours whilst looking for mine I'll send it to you

All the best to you

Jo

[Clarita83]

I think so. When my anxiety has taken over my life and lasted too long, I question my self and even question what I was like before my bout and I try to remember what sort of things I used to do that brought me joy. It's important to remember who you were before this even if you have to write it down and repeat it to yourself once a day.

[Gillyflower18]

Have you read Running on Empty by Jonice Webb? It’s about exactly what you are talking about and it’s origins. You may find it enlightening.

[ztimli]

know the feeling..my friends say i have nothing to worry about and to relax..but its not that simple

[Manu79]

I feel the same way, its horrible because you feel hopeless