Anxious thoughts

[LadyLunarcat]

Hi, I’m new here. I’ve skimmed a few posts, reading about other people’s experiences can sometimes help me feel better. My anxiety and depression goes up and down, but its much better than it used to be. I am on lamotragine and it seemed to help a lot. But sometimes still I get anxious thoughts that people don’t like me, or won’t like me in the future. I sometimes have very vivid ‘visions’ of bad things happening in the future, mainly people arguing with me or being mean to me. Being on the internet and reading negative stuff also really stresses me out, so I dont use facebook or twitter, but sometimes things still slip through. I’m sorry if this seems silly. I was seeing a really nice therapist in Florida but then I came back to Wisconsin for the summer, and I have to wait till august to see another therapist that I might like. Anyway, sorry if this seems superfluous. My mom and friends are very supportive, but sometimes, especially at night but not always, I have thoughts about not wanting to exist anymore even though I have no ‘plans’ and have never self harmed, I’m just so anxious about people not liking me sometimes. Even posting this makes me a little anxious, but I’m doing it anyway. Thank you, to whoever reads this.

[Roxylox]

All l can say is that lm in a worse position knowing lots of people actually definitely dont like me, and for no good reason. I have overheard people who really dont know me say the most awful things about me.

People have spread terribly ridiculous untrue stuff about me, practically all of it hearsay. Loads say I fancy people, and l have been married happily for 26 years. Im just saying count yourself lucky yours is imagination mine is reality. It really, really gets me down now and again, like today.

[LadyLunarcat]

Thank you for the kind welcome. I do kind of miss florida, but I’m hopeful that meeting a therapist here might help.

[Marshall64]

You shouldn't feel anxious here. We all can identify with a least some of the things you said. I had to stop watching the news since it is negative when that affected my depression.

[Catsamaze ADAA Volunteer]

Welcome LadyLunarcat So glad that even though you were anxious about posting you did it anyway. That’s something positive to build off of .....