Advice needed please

[KitKatCake]

Hi, I'm 18 and recently in the last few months I have been experiencing anxiety attacks and expressive episodes and breakdowns daily. I can no longer find anything that makes me feel happy. It started in September last year when my sister was sent to hospital for an emergency. After that first time for the next 6 months, she was in and out of hospital usually for emergencies and after she got back she got depressed and self harmed. Because of this I feel alone and like I can't talk since she needs help not me and my parents are just focusing on her and I don't what to take their attention away from her. Any advice would really help since things are becoming too much.

Thanks

[Arie11e]

Let them know what is going on with you. That isn’t selfish. Keep communication open with your family.

[Daveacr1959]

I can relate I have health anxiety and ptsd . Things that help me.. I do the Wim Hof guided breathing exercises free on you tube twice daily. It’s best done on an empty stomach. Try the 3 round beginner. I do the 3 round to warm up for the 5 round. Take a cool shower or bath. I know it sounds harsh. But I do it daily or twice daily. It resets the brain. I get 40 minutes of cardio exercise daily. You tube has all the information all free on all of this.

[HisDaughter]

I am very sorry! Wow! Your sister has suffered a lot lately and I am sorry that you have been suffering a lot too! It is not good that you are alone in your suffering! Just like the other poster, I think too that it would be good to let your parents know how you feel. If it is very hard for you to talk to them, maybe there is someone else that could listen to you or even help you talk to your parents, like a religious leader, another relative or a close friend of your parents, for example. When I have felt very depressed, it has been hard to talk about all of my pain. Thankfully, I have had therapists for many years and they're very helpful. I believe that your parents care a lot about you too and they would want to know that you are suffering. Maybe saying something brief to them would be easier for you. Or you could have imaginary conversations with them about what you are going through and see how imagining yourself saying things to them makes you feel. You matter a lot! Your parents care a lot about you! A licensed mental health professional could provide help for the anxiety attacks and the daily breakdowns. It is very important that things do not continue to be the way they are. Your pain and your suffering matter! I hope that God blesses you a lot and guides you and helps you.