Hello :)

[lauren23]

How is everyone doing today?

[Agora1]

Hi Lauren, compared to yesterday, I'm much better. We all have those days where anxiety totally takes over and affects our mind and our body. Today, I'm back to normal anxiousness in worrying about having to go out (agoraphobia) and take my daughter for blood test. So we will see...

How are you today? Any less anxiety in the picture? Now I see why they say "One day at a time" because for us, it changes moment to moment. Be well

[lauren23 in reply to Agora1]

My anxiety has been high today,it varies I can have a couple of days with just mild anxiety then I will have a couple of days with very high anxiety where I cant function normally this anxiety is just so tiring, people keep telling me theres nothing wrong with you stop feeling like your dying but they dont understand its not like we can click our fingers and snap out of it. (Wish it was that easy) xx

[Agora1 in reply to lauren23]

Hi dear, it brought tears to my eyes hearing you say how people think it is so easy to snap out of it. It's not and unless they have experienced it themselves, they cannot understand. I'm sorry you are having a bad day. I hope it starts to settle down soon. I wish I could say "goes away soon" but we know better. Wishing you well. xx

[lauren23]

They make me cry because they dont understand how im feeling, thats why I am so happy to have found this site because everyone on here understands anxiety. Xx

[allnew2me in reply to lauren23]

I am very ashamed to say this was pretty much my thinking before suffering myself.

Someone would say oh I'm depressed and I'd do the usual oh my God. Are you seeing the Dr etc etc but inside I'd be like wtf? What do you have anything to be depressed/ anxious etc etc about. Never would I have voiced it. It was down to not having any understanding at all of any mental or psychological illness. I look at myself and think why do I feel like this? I have nothing to be depressed about and nothing to realistically fear to be anxious about. It goes to show how wrong people can be as things aren't always as simple as they seem as each of us on here know and I certainly know now xx

[Hidden]

Hey girly 😘 Hope your okay! People without anxiety don't know the sh*t we go through every minute of everyday! id love for them to experience what we do for one day then tell us there's nothing wrong coz I know the thoughts we get and they wouldn't last 2 minutes!! We're stronger than we think!! xxxxx

[lauren23 in reply to Hidden]

Until they have been through anxiety and panic attacks they will never understand how we feel its just constant fear and horrible thoughts for all of us that suffer with anxiety and its everyday we are suffering and if they was in our shoes for a day they wouldnt be able to cope. Xxx

[lauren23]

How you feeling jess, has your bf made you a cup of tea yet and told you to put your feet up lol. Xx

[Anxious2befree]

Does anyone else get the white coating on their tongue ? I'm driving myself nuts checking my tongue 20 times a day. I lose more hair than usual as well especially when I wash it. Just feel spaced out like I'm here but I'm not sometimes. The lightheadedness is my biggest problem and panicking. Any one else have these symptoms ??

[lauren23 in reply to Anxious2befree]

Yeah I have a white coating on my tongue I brush my tongue when I brush my teeth aswell the white coating keeps coming back, my hair does fall out when I wash it, its not loads just a few strands I have heard that can be a sign of been really stressed and having anxiety is making everyone feel stressed at the moment, not sure where the white coating on tongue comes from I dont know if thats a sign of anxiety. Xx

[lauren23 in reply to lauren23]

I also get light headed too and sometimes I will feel spaced out if someone is talking to me I will say im listening when really im not taking anything in about what they are saying.