New here and feeling alone

I began having extreme anxiety last year. Out of no where and no one can figure out why. I now have anxiety almost all day every day and panic attacks daily and sometimes multiple times a day and can no longer work. It is exhausting and I feel like I am wearing my family out. Looking to find others who know what it’s like to walk in these painful and lonely shoes.

[Dolphin14]

Welcome to the community.

What you are going through sounds extremely exhausting. This remains acute after a year? That's got to be frightening.

What type of therapy are you doing?

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[Hidden in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you for your reply. CBT. Have not had much luck with meds.

[Dolphin14 in reply to Hidden]

I'm sorry this isn't working for you. Does your therapist have any ideas on some other direction you can travel. Maybe a different therapy?

[bluesky85]

heypeer.com is helpful for me

[CKC2023]

It does seem unusual for anxiety to develop w/out some sort of trigger, but it is a difficult condition to deal with and I admit, I have not buckled down to doing some of the recommended things, like meditation/relaxation exercises and positive self-talk. I'm on some meds for it, but can't really say I feel a noticeable difference with them, except for maybe Klonopin (which for me, if I take it too often, does not work that well). But I've been told that these prescriptions really do help some people, so I'm not trying to discourage from trying anything. I can empathize with what you're going through.

[ShortybMe23]

I can relate my anxiety is getting too much for me and I don't even have a network to help me through any of it. You are not alone.