its been so long since I woke up bounced out of Bed and just enjoyed my day I'm fed up with feeling betrayed by my senses and feeling like my body's out to get me how can it be anxiety constantly everything makes it worse nothing makes it easier really feel ready to give up
Can't remember what feeling normal feels l... - Anxiety Support
Can't remember what feeling normal feels like
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Connortyu7 you are not alone on this I my self do get those feelings and they want to kill me slowly yesterday when I went to go fetch my child at school on my way I just started to be very wake and I cant feel my body my mind is far and my throat gets dry shortness of breath but I promise my self no I have to go through this my gal is sick at school so I went with a very bad feeling so mine started December 2016 till now you can make at dear.
Thank you for the words of support it just feels never ending
Hello,
We are all going through it..every time you say you feel like giving up, you give anxiety power to take over your mind...anxiety is a hard thing to live with, yes it can be debilitating and yes it can be Awful, but everyday will not be like that....you can find ways to help you cope...medication, psychologist, meditation etc....please don't give up...we are here to help!! Anxiety can make us feel like giving up...we are so much stronger than that!!! It's going to be okay! I felt the same way you felt last month...trust me it will get better!!! 😊
Thank you it just seems like I'm fighting a battle that I can't win like life isn't gonna get any better
We all feel that way....every time we say Give Up anxiety will find a way to try to beat us down...It's hard to deal with...it's not right that we have to go through it...but it's a reason why we were chosen to deal with this...its a lesson of learning how to be strong and defeat this....one day this will all be a memory to us and we will live normal again...but for now we must fight, it's okay to cry, it's okay to hurt, but in the end we still gotta fight so we can have a winning chance at a normal life....we are always here for you!!
Me too.. haven't felt normal for 6 months and I don't know how I'm goi f to feel normal again. This hell is horrific.
Hello hopingcat, this is truly hell, but we must stay strong!!
It sure is. Are you also suffering from depersonalization/derealization? I don't wish this upon my worst enemy!
Omggg yesssss, it's like nothing seem real..it's weird cause you can still function while this is going on but in the back of your mind you say wtf is going on then it's back to reality...this actually can happen to everyone not just anxiety sufferers...my psychiatric told me that...it happens to my husband and he is perfectly fine...it will go away!!! I use to feel that way when I was 12 or 13, I thought noting was real...ughhh
Hopingcat you said 6 months me its 9 months now but im just fighting iknow oneday I will get my normal life back so lets fight together
Iv been like this for about a year and a half now and it's just getting unbearable I'm missing out on the best years of my life every aspect of my life is suffering I constantly feel detached from reality like I'm living in a video game
Connortyu7 hang in there! Idk if you're religious or not but PRAY.. only God will give u the strength u need!
I've been suffering from anxiety on and off since I had my son in 2015.. I've visited many docs and specialist.. had all kinds of blood test and thank God all came back normal. My biggest fear if having a deadly illness.. I'm constantly in the ER.. I see my doctor sooo many times in the yr.. but he's been patient with me.. he'll run w r test are necessary and that always puts my mind at ease. Also.. I've been using these Dottera oils.. "past tense", whenever I feel an anxiety attack I put the oil on my forehead temples, back of ears, and neck.. it's sooo soothing it takes my mind away from anxiety..
Also I've been taking some magnesium vitamins and I my brain fog has gotten a bit better.. I also do acupuncture.. that helps with the anxiety too.
Every time I feel it I try to ignore it and distract my mind.. I have my son to keep me busy.. this summer has been tough because I don't work during summer time so I have a lot of free time to think of bs.. the key is to stay busy!! My next step is to see maybe a psychologist and a homeopathy doctor. I heard they treat anxiety.. all natural medicine.
Anyways.. good luck, pray and keep your head up.
That's common with anxiety, it happens to a lot of ppl...let's apply logic, we know we are not living in a video game, we can still function when that detached feign hit us...our mind is strong enough to fight this...I hate derealization, it happens to me 3 times a week...it's cause we have a high level of anxiety!! Are you taking any meds for your anxiety?
Feeling* sorry lol
At the minute I'm on citalipram 20mg a day i hope we all find some kind of mental peace
We will, how is that working for you, the doc may have to find a different med...I hate that with anxiety we have to find a medication that fits our body!! I am currently taking 150 MG of Atatarax and 10 MG of elevil for sleep! So far the Atarax is doing okay...I still get derealization but I can still function through it...it has become part of who I am...once you accept that you have anxiety it becomes a part of you....I tell myself all the time I'm still great despite of what I'm going through...this is our life and we just have to learn to cope with it and adjust accordingly!!!
That's amazing that you can do that I just beat my self up wishing I never let my self get into this position
Hey Connor! I'm curious, what exactly triggered your symptoms? Was it induced by anything like alcohol or marijuana for example?
I had a brain bleed about 2 years back boxing doctors think it's that
Ohhhh I see.. ok that's understandable, it probably scared you so bad, do you think you may have PTSD from that? Do you see a therapist?
I don't I have tried and tried to find one but where I live it's so hard there is 2 organisations that deal with mental health and neither of them have space for me at the minute I can't get any help apart from my doctor but even then it's just medication.
I'm on that med too and it has helped a bit but it's no miracle cure. I've been dealing with the same for about as long as you connortyu7 and yes it's he'll.... I feel like I've missed half of my thirties!
Hello,
I understand as I feel the same way as you, but you gotta try your best, you can't give up and have to always keep fighting, anxiety is a constant battle, but you have to fight and do your best, I know it's hard, but I'm here for you as wells as others, and you are cared for, you have my support, and please don't give up, and fight.
Connortyu7, i have felt the same way. I always say, i miss my old mindset. Like living in the moment. Its that crippling feeling that geta us everytime. But please dont lose hope. I know its easier said than done, but always remember you have us here too. You are not fighting this battle alone. I am coping with mine by praying always, and recently started meditating,im on day 23 tomorrow. So far its helped a lot. Its still there but i dont try to react like i used to. It helped me understand things a little better. I am now reading a book about anxiety that people said is a great book about worrying and how to understand it etc. So far so good. So keep your chin up, whenever you feel so.down just post a message here..we are all here for you. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless.
Would you mind sharing what book?
Hi Nrfore, i bought the book from amazon its called :
The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It
By David A Carbonell PhD
Read the reviews its encouraging.
Hi Connor , your definitely not alone . I have had issues for almost a year now and I look back on things and always ask myself will I ever feel back to normal . You will get there one day at a time , one step at a time . We're all here for you ! If you ever wanna talk or have someone to listen message me 😊
Connortyu7 I was just saying the same thing last night. So exhausting battling your own self every day. I feel like the way you said it is so dead on...betrayed by your senses...body out to get me...its been my biggest enemy on and off now for many years. I have had a couple promising times where I've gone for months, even years of peace and then BOOM it comes back. My last BOOM was about 2 years ago and it's still going strong. Hard to find the positive and hard to see the way out of the vicious cycle. I HATE IT. But we can't give up. You can't give up. I don't know what motivates you and I'm finding it hard to recognize what motivates me these days, but we HAVE to fight. We have to prove to ourselves that we can beat this. This shit is real. It is valid. And you're not alone. I try to read these blogs to find that comfort. Doesn't always work, but it's nice to know others can relate. I don't know about you but I feel like I've burdened a couple of my best friends because I'm constantly feeling afraid or physically sick. So, here is where we can express ourselves and not feel the guilt. I hope today is a better day for you. I woke up today feeling like I have something seriously wrong with me like a disease or fatal condition, as I wake up feeling most days, if I sleep. There's a family birthday party. I don't want to go. I want to sit and attempt to relax while Dr googling my symptoms all day and adding stress to my mind. But I won't. I'm gonna get up and go to the damn party and try to feel and appear normal. I hope you can feel "normal" at some point today too. Stay strong. Keep fighting. Let's conquer this.
Exactly that I'm constantly letting people down or making excuses not to go so people just stop inviting me no it's it's embarrassing to try and explain to some one that you don't want to go because your afraid your gonna feel afraid I'll keep looking for away to break the cycle hope you enjoy the party as best you can
Yep, exactly. It is embarrassing and frustrating and exhausting and very real and most people don't understand that, even friends. I'm kinda laughing because I've been on the advice line with kaiser for the last hour instead of getting ready for the party! Easier to encourage other people to keep fighting than taking our own advice
Nrfor, I can relate to the the battle of an anxiety disorder that has been going on for years. Some seasons I'm fine, usually when I keep my self busy and treated consisteently. However, some days especially lately I feel so not normal. I hate to use the word crazy, but i feel that way when I can't seem to feel control over it. I hate it. Would like to feel normal again.
Like you said it's always easier said than done I read other people's story's and I'm like yep that definitely anxiety but when it's me I'm like this can't just be anxiety it has to be something more
We so have the same brain!
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I'm the same way been sick since Jan. 2016 still can't feel better don't know what to do medicine hasn't helped me I just want to stay I bed.
I wouldn't know what it was to feel good when I get up the morning it's been so long don't know what to do medicine don't help I so tired of this.
40 years the last 2 years awful. S ometimes i wish i didn't wake up can't take these symptoms anymore.
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