Crippling anxiety

[Summer95]

I’m over anxiety controlling my life. I can’t even talk to people sometimes without stuttering or forgetting what I was going to say. It makes it difficult to work bc my anxiety gets so bad. I just want to escape this feeling. 😢

[Trentz]

I understand what you're feeling.

[Peaches8]

I know what you mean. I feel the same way too. I’ve been working most of my life. Part time. I have a husband that supports me though. I have been in same job for 20+ years too. I was working night shift for most of them. Where we only had a few people to be with. So that was nice. But had to deal with a toxic employee. She is gone now so it is better. I work now from 12-5. Dealing with more people in office and on phone. I do not talk to anyone unless I have too. I have one person I can confine in. She was with me at night too. So it constantly effects me that I should be talking. All around me it is going on. So I think something is wrong with me. I hate it. My friend does it with no problem. She is social. Everyone comes to her and not me. I may say one thing and get nervous too. Can’t get my thoughts out. Say wrong things that hurt people that I don’t even know I’m doing. So I just shut down. My husband does most of my talking for me. Cause I don’t explain well. People have no patience. Do not know I struggle with it. So I need to know what to do too. How do I overcome this? I am finally getting my feelings out there for everyone to see. This is a big step for me. So I could not help you. But I hope someone can help us here. It’s nice to see I’m not the only one.

[catsrock]

I'm sorry - that sounds really hard.

[scansnap]

I don’t know what kind of therapy you may have tried, but there are several ways to deal with anxiety. These include relaxation techniques, meditation, mindfulness, and therapy. Medication may be indicated, but this is generally for short term use.