Any advice or information on this

Hello my name is benjamin I’m 21 I’ve suffered with anxiety for five years on and off and recently left my job due to a panic disorder. My problem is that I’ve had anxiety before random panic attacks etc but this is different. This makes me feel like my whole mindset and perceptions have completely altered. For example when I was younger and had panic attacks I would still play football go out with my friends have regular haircuts but clothes. But now it’s likr I don’t know how I want to look of an interested in style which I know might sound silly but was a big confidence booster in my life. But no I have this weird feeling whenever I plan to go to the hairdresser I just put it off or just really feel like I don’t want to be there. Where as before I was so assumed about how I wanted to look and how I felt about everything about life I was so send assured on things like my baseline feeling my core feeling was always the same joe it’s all changed and I feel like doing not very much or even care about how I look. (I still look tidy and wear nice clothes I’m not walking around in pyjamas) but I just don’t feel good anymore when I look at myself or anything for that matter any tips?

[jane93p]

There is no age rule on mental health. We all know growing up is hard to a certain extent but this doesn’t just sound like a boy who’s a bit bothered about how he looks etc. ...... Ben you could well have been suffering with anxiety since you were 15/16. Counselling might help you, it’s normal to feel self conscious but in my opinion from what I’ve read it’s affecting your daily life and your perception of yourself. All these things can be helped severely by talking to the right people. Feel free to message me if you need to talk I hope this gets sorted for you soon x

[Darryl Partner]

Hi and welcome. You will read a variety of opinions. Since it’s unlikely anyone here knows you in real life, please accept that the best you will have here are generalities from well meaning people

[Indigojoe in reply to Darryl]