Not doing good.

[Brigitte1]

I am having the worst anxiety. I keep thinking that I'm going crazy . I'm taking my medication as prescribed. Am I the only one who feels this way.

[FriendlyDude]

Hey there Brigitte1 I know it’s hard, but I believe in you I know you can make it through this. Just do your best, and remember that you are loved. We are here to support you, and you’re gonna be okay

[Foxfur]

Brigitte1 oof, I completely understand feeling like you’re losing your mind. Is it anxiety or are you having panic attacks?

[Fatcookieham]

Take it easy with yourself, anxiety can be hard to deal with. You are not going crazy, even if it feels that way.Continue with your treatment, and if you don´t feel better then ask your doctor about it.

We are here to support you too! Everything is going to be alright

Lot of hugs!

I really hope you get better soon

[Lm92]

Anxiety is tough and it can trick your mind into thinking all sorts of untrue things about yourself. Keep your chin up. You are NOT crazy.

[Tara52]

So sorry you are going through this right now. You are not going crazy. Know you are cared about and safe. It will pass, hang in there! I am holding you up in prayer.💗🙏Try to distract yourself with some soothing music or sounds ie; ocean waves. 🤗

[blueslite]

Hi Brigitte! Trust us - you aren't going crazy. If you are then there's a whole bunch of us going with you. The first time I ever had a panic attack, about 5 years ago, I knew nothing about them. I woke up one day and I didn't feel good. I felt hot and just not good. Usually a person would wonder "Am I coming down with something?" But my first thought was "I think I'm losing my mind". I walked around the house a little bit trying to make myself feel better but I kept thinking I was going crazy. It was causing me to panic, my breathing got shallow and that made it even worse. Then I thought if I feel physically ill why would I think I'm losing my mind? It doesn't make sense. I should be wondering if I'm catching the flu. I went to my computer and looked up "I think I'm losing my mind" and most of the search results were panic attack and anxiety related. Not really knowing what they were I started researching and the distraction helped to make it finally go away. Sometimes distraction helps. It doesn't help me very often but it did that time. Anyway, now I'm 73 and sometimes I feel like I'm getting senile. I know I'm not. Not yet anyway but it's a real fear that some older people in their 70s and up have. You came to the best support site there is IMO. There are a lot of people here who know and understand exactly how you feel.

I can't say anything about the medication as I don't take any prescription medications. I think it probably depends on how long you've been taking it and if it's not working maybe talk to your therapist about it. But you aren't going crazy. It's a very common panic attack symptom. A lot of people get the same feeling when an attack starts to get you. Try to relax, I know that might be hard when you feel like that. Look up information on breathing exercises for panic attacks and anxiety. It really helps some people. Not everything works the same for everyone. I hope you feel better soon. Come back any time and let us know how you're doing. 😀

[Melancholy12]

I’ve gone through that. You are not going crazy. I know it sounds cliche but keep taking deep breaths. Believe me I know - the feeling is horrible. I remember popping Xanax to stay calm. I felt like a speeding train. Somehow it would pass. Examine your life - sometimes there are triggers a job or a certain relationships once those ended for me - the anxiety dissipated.

[EH75]

No you are not crazy. I feel like you describe almost constantly. But it’s so good to know that it will pass. You will have relief. Not to say it won’t happen again. Just remember it’s a cycle and you will move on.

[Elephantlover99]

No you're not the only one who feels this way. I have felt it myself. My therapist assured me I’m not going crazy, your mind just plays tricks on you. The more you feed into the anxiety the worse it gets so I try to keep telling myself it’s the anxiety making me feel this way.

[Riley20]

I know how you feel. I get anxiety attacks quite often. You’ll be ok.

[Agora1]

Hi Brigitte1 Welcome to this amazing support forum. I am sorry you are experiencing the worst

anxiety. In order to cope with the symptoms, we need to understand anxiety and how the

Mind/Body feed each other fears. Anxiety starts as a thought which escalates when we fear

that thought. It then produces physical symptoms which scare us making us complete the

cycle of fear begets fear.

Medication is helpful in breaking this cycle. However, popping a pill isn't the complete answer. Therapy helps immensely in addressing where these fears come from. Knowing what prompted you to not do good. There is always a reason that we get off path.

Feeling trapped by these feelings make us feel we are losing control of our life and anxiety

will forever stay with us. So Wrong...We actually hold the key to success. That key is

Acceptance....Accepting Anxiety for what it is.. a lie told to us by our subconscious mind.

The less we fear the thoughts and symptoms, the more peace of mind/body we will have.

It's about practicing positivity every day. Ridding ourselves of the negative thoughts.

Anxiety can come from situations in our life. In that case, we need to realize what we can

and can't change. In other words, accept the things we can't change and change the things we can. That gives us some control back in our lives.

Finding different tools to go along with medication and therapy are important. These tools

can be Meditation/Breathing or anything that gives you some "me time" each day.

This helps us regenerate to a calmer more relaxing moment.

I'm glad you are here with us. I look forward in seeing you on site. Take our hand, there's

help in number. xx