Feeling Lonely

[JerryMc]

Suffering with anxiety and depression, is there anyone to chat who is going through this condition.

[20_Daffodils]

Hello. What's causing your anxiety? I also suffer from anxiety. I am an overthinker and I know that it's what causing my anxiety.

[Agora1]

Hi JerryMc Welcome to a community of virtual friends who care.

What happened 4 years ago that set off this anxiety?? xx

[Greendeco13]

same! My op (VATS lobectomy) went well on May 3rd, was home in 4 days. I’m doing all the right things, taking my meds, walking daily ( probably doing too much if anything) but my anxiety is terrible.

I keep bursting into tears, don’t like being on my own (totally not like me!) and every cough or twinge is making me fearful of complications!

I’m going to see my Gp next week for help, I do suffer from anxiety generally but this is much worse and I can’t sleep.

Has anything helped you?

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Greendeco13]

hi I’m suffering with anxiety atm, not wanting to be on my own too so I get that feeling, worried something may happen to me, I’ve been having fast heart rate, higher bp, and chest pain also strange body sensations. Are you having symptoms like this? Or what are yours?

[tkarina20]

Hello, i'm definitely struggling with the same. Feeling lonely is the worst.

[Territorial]

Hi i am struggling with anxiety and depression at the moment i am going back into therapy and anti depressants the sadness poor health and loneliness are tough things at times..

I hope you can find some peace and happiness and be able to get what help you need..

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Territorial]

do you know what causes your anxiety? Do you have adrenaline rushes?

[Territorial in reply to Chantelle9788]

I have had anxiety since i was about 11 it certainly gets worse if there is stress i also tend to over think things..At the moment i have atrial fibrillation which sends the heart rate up anyway but yes much is due to adrenaline despite being on beta blockers..

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Territorial]

I’m on a beta blocker now and trying to taper off as I’m sure being onit is making me more anxious as I’m not really into medication so it’s not helping, I have a echocardiogram on Saturday so hopefully that puts my mind at rest, I just can’t believe how this has happened to me, i wish I could turn it off. What beta blocker are you on? It’s the adrenaline rushes and panic attacks that I don’t like 😢 I feel alsorts of sensations it’s scary

[Territorial in reply to Chantelle9788]

I am on Nebivolol 10 mg per day also on Zoloft but was on Venlafaxine but for some reason this time around on it,, it tended to knock me around too much..

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Territorial]

I’m so scared to try a ssri 😩 I tryed sertraline but only did 4 days it was horrendous I didn’t sleep for a week I went sort of manic with anxiety and panic attacks the doctor told me to stop. I’m just so stuck in hole and hate it

[Territorial in reply to Chantelle9788]

Sertraline is Zoloft i started on 25 mg then went up to 50mg a fortnight later then a hundred a fortnight after that but it was easier on me than an SNRI..

I hope you can find something to help you out i had 3 types before i arrived at one last time but this time i have had to change that..

I was given Venlafaxine an SNRI for anxiety and depression it might be good for you any way good luck and i hope you get out of that hole and be able to relax..

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Territorial]

I hope so, thank you very much for taking your time to apply I appreciate it

[poetinthegarden in reply to Territorial]

I also am suffering from anxiety and agoraphobia which makes me lonely

[Territorial in reply to poetinthegarden]

I really feel for you there and do get anxiety so that kept me home a fair bit..

[Michaelkbrown]

Hey,

I experienced the same. Sometimes there are many people around me, but I feel alone. Very slowly, I realized that I was going into depression and decided to come out of my anxiety and talk with my close friend. He suggested anxiety therapy(cognitivebehaviourtherapyto... for my recovery. I enjoyed those sections, and they taught me how to rectify this loneliness and what the things I can follow to fix it really worked, and now I don't feel alone.

[Maverick21]

Hi JerryMc. You are not alone. Find strength in knowing that so many people including myself are fighting this daily battle.

I will tell you my story:-

I cant show my anxiety in front of my parents and wife as they are the root cause of my depression and will feel that I am just throwing tantrums or being unreasonable.

My workplace is equally distressing.. Still, I think that its always possible to modify small things around you and feel better.

What works for me:-

1) Dont overthink. take things as they come. You are not the General Manager of the Universe.

2) Go for small walks. : this works for me quite well.