Its been a while since i wrote here, i tried to distance myself a bit because i got triggered a couple times and my therapist suggested i dont get exposed to things that can trigger me , i have been doing great for the past few weeks , i mean im finally overcoming my last trigger which set off a bunch of bad thoughts and scary thoughts , eventhough they werent realistic, its hard to convince yourself something, even if its a trigger you saw that wasnt even about you , i guess that how my mind is no point in talking about it , however i got a bad anxiety attack a a bit ago today , and its because to do something very important tomorrow , im really worried plus all thats going on isnt particularly helping being in lockdown and stuff , my chest hurts alot
I have a problem , even if something is not that scary , and i know its not , and its no worth me obsessing and even giving it a thought , and i cant predict the future , I STILL PANIC , i tried alot of home cbt tecniques , i know it takes time and there isnt a cure its a treatment, but i feel i cant really get better
I just want to sleep the night before something mildly important , not obsess it , not dread doing it , and not even overthinking, just knowing good or bad , this is something that will happen wheather i like it or not just sends me to a bad mental state
I simply dont want to have my main concern how will i survive the thought of graduation easing up , or how will i survive the anxiety before my first day of college, or my results day for college, everyone stresses but they seee the joy in things and excitement, while my only emotion is panic and fear
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Hey. Just read your post. Seems like a big deal to you. I have a little thing for you to try every night before bed or whilst you are going to sleep. Stick some earphones in and go on YouTube and put in mindful meditation. You should sleep in no time it's really relaxing. I do it to clear my mind. I do like the Michael sealey ones they are amazing. Give it a try if you haven't already they are very relaxing and mind cleansing x
My therapist suggested CBT but since i can barely leave the house, i tried some simple home cbt techniques, they are not bad but i already realize the problem , and i know something isnt worth the fear, and sometimes the thing isnt even scary, the anticipation just kills me for some reason , i cant even think straight when i have something on my plate , i feel like i cant relax until that thing is finished , i cant sleep before a big day , heart beating out of my chest, even if its something simple, i was never like this , my metal health took a hit and then everything was harder than usual, even simple things like going out , talking to people,
Theyre pretty good , PMR muscle relaxation and listening to anxiety music at high volume both tend to distract me from thinking and calm me alot. Journaling also helps so give it a shot and vent on a paper, you dont need to show it to anyone if youre not comfortable but extracting your feelings from your body and mind into paper will help eleviate the anxiety a bit, theres always something that works, you just gotta look for what suits u , and overtime with practice you will start getting used to how your brain works and will be better able to adapt to new situations etc..
I too get triggered by things that don’t pertain to me but I’ve started writing them down to figure out the root causes. I often try to busy myself when I’m anxious to use up that energy and feel productive. If you need to talk to anyone about college you can message me anytime!
I tried journaling, PMR muscle relaxation , i tried picturing worst case and best case scenarios, i tried breathing exercises, trigger exposure , distracting myself, listening to anxiety music and meditation , even like untraditional things like crystals, , they work sometimes but not for when i have something on my plate, i panic until the thing ends , especially if its anticipatory like waiting for results , an upcoming doctors appointment, graduation etc.. i just want to convince my heart and mind , what i know that i will be ok , its not even about the worst case scenario, im just used to this even when i tell myself i truly dont care if something goes bad, my mental and physical health come first , but no use i never calmdown
Yeah and it makes me hate to do things, be apart of things because of that, i know stress is normal sometimes, but to me its excessive. and i end up avoiding stuff to avoid the massive anxiety that comes with it, many people dont understand, but i want to get better for my own sake, i would understand the anxiety of waiting for results , or Graduation, but i dont want it to be debilitating anxiety that makes me feel like im going to get a heart attack at 19
College was such a big point of anxiety for me because I was homeschooled before that, like no tech- Little House on the Prairie homeschooled. When I first started interacting with people I always prefaced hangouts by saying “I have X to do so I’ll have to leave after an hour”. That’s what I felt like I could handle even if things weren’t going well and if things were going well then I could just blow off the imaginary appointment
Hi, its has been a fews months that I am been working with a psychologist/ life coach that I found her in Intergram, she has free talks every Tuesday plus free consultation in Instagram at stlifecoach. I wanted to share with everyone that my life is changing for good and no medication need it. I had been working with my life coach and my life charge incredible, I always had negative thought all the time that make me miserable I suffer from anxiety and depression since I remember. I has 2 suicide attempts. I thought, it was no hope and life was horrible. After one months working with my life coach, my life change and still changing, I am happy and calm. I am still in treatment but I never had a good mental treatment. Stlifecoach it is So, amazing!!! That I wanted everything to try a different approach
Thank you , its Not just that anymore, im angry with myself because i finally reached a point where im not superstitious, i can challenge my fears , i do them even though they give me alot of pain and anxiety , i stopped fearing dying from anxiety , but its going sideways, the anxiety isnt going away, im telling myself i dont care anymore , im not suicidal but i tell myself i dont care about this , i dont care about the anxiety , if it kills me so be it ..and thats not how i want it to be, when i sleep and used to worry i might not wake up , now im like “whatever happens happens” and this is the right mindset but its for the wrong reasons , im just done with this anxiety thing , and life and luck never being on my side, i lost so much these past 2 years, my last year of highschool, my graduation and all the things a senior should do , i lost my mental health , and i lost friends , i lost happiness
I just want to body to align with my mind, i know that nothing will go wrong , and if it did i can handle it , im not scared of doctors and appointments, i made my peace with whatever happens happens and i never thought thats possible, i really stoppd caring about alot in my head, but my body always reacts with heart palpitations , chest pain, shortness of breath, shakiness ..and then everything gets out of control
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