Senior Year Gone Bad

[Nsemz99]

Everyone talks about how their senior year of high school turned out to be so rewarding and enjoyable. They discuss the feelings of excitement as they venture closer and closer to their release date from high school. For me it's been a different story though, constant fears and sadness that disallows me to enjoy a single minute of my final weeks as a senior. Having health anxiety and clinical depression literally thrusts me into a state of captivity binding me to the irrational fears that it conceives. Do any other teens seem to find their once joyous senior year now decaying away as anxiety consumes yet another mind?

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Trust me all of them are afraid even if they don't show it, being out in the real world no longer being kids afraid our dreams won't come true or we'll end up being failures. I will be a senior in a few months and i have been freaking out but i found out that it's normal

[HelloPanda23]

I'm a sophomore and my days out school go amazing. That's primarily because I hang out with friends and have a great time instead of worrying about my health, or anything of that sort. My experience at home is a completely different story. Constant panic and worry. At times, it's very good, and at others it's terrible. My health anxiety has to do with ALS and so I face the fear of death many times, but at the end of the day, I'm alright. The fears are terrible and I understand your pain, but please try and let go of your fears for a second and focus on things you enjoyed doing before your anxiety ruined it for you. For my experience at my house, I'm changing up my lifestyle a lot to heal myself and my negativity, and at school, I'm having a great time nearly everyday. Hope this helps.

[Nsemz99 in reply to HelloPanda23]

Super glad to hear you've taken control of your anxiety. Health anxiety is so, so exhausting and usually takes up 99% of my daily thoughts. Hearing that youre doing good in light of anxiety makes me so much more happier. God bless and thanks for sharing!

[HelloPanda23 in reply to Nsemz99]

To be fair, I haven't taken huge control of my anxiety, but possibly 50%. It's very difficult to take full control, and I'm in the process. I recently got lavender oil, and I put it under my nose to help out with anxiety. It calms me down and makes me feel human again, I also am going to take hot baths once or twice a week, with lavender oil and Epsom salt to relax myself even more. Subliminal messages, and positive music help a lot too, along with positive affirmations when negative thoughts come by. Another step I'm going to take is reading up on my bible because throughout many of my recent days, I completely gave up on relying on my religion and God. All these new changes will most likely help me so much with my anxiety, and so I'm going to go through with them and have a great time. Please try some of these methods if you already haven't, and stay positive through it all.