How awful is anxiety

[dizzychar]

Been suffering bad again lately, and I’m just sat here in my own world, thinking all this worrying we go through gets up absolutely nowhere! We think it does is favours but it doesn’t it just makes things a whole lot worse. Doesn’t stop me though, i spend my days worrying and moping around all the time because I’m constantly worried about things weather that be health, my children or just plain anxiety in general. Don’t really no what I’m trying to say here lol just hoping to help people, suppose I’m just trying to say we waste so much time worrying which can’t be helped I no

[Agora1]

Hi dizzychar, I agree with you. We worry ourselves to the point of exhaustion. Get a moment's break until something else comes along and we are right back to worrying.

Anxiety doesn't deserve the attention we pay it. A good thing to do is to ask yourself,

"is getting upset and fearful going to do any good?" No? Then kick anxiety to the curb.

Love and Hugs xx

[dizzychar in reply to Agora1]

No it really doesn’t, need to remind myself of this when I’m going through a bad time lol, been a rough few weeks, so nice to hear from you, how are u x x

[Agora1 in reply to dizzychar]

I'm good char but know that I have my days when I talk very loudly

to anxiety trying to talk me out of going out. We have to be consistent

in going forward. But know that being validated when going through bad

times helps a lot. Also talking about what's going on can help. I'm here if

you need a friend. Take care, this too shall pass xx

[dizzychar in reply to Agora1]

Thank you ☺️ I think I always feel better when I’m talking about what I’m feeling even if it is only for a few minutes.yes we definitely need to be consistent.

Thank you agora same applies to you

Take care x x

[pink318]

Hello- I have a friend who is also dealing with anxiety, she is anxious about here health, her kids, and her job. She is struggling almost everyday. She met a friend who encouraged her to join a support group. She’s now attending and it helps her to feel better.

I’m so sorry you are feeling this way. Keep sharing and I hope this forum will be helpful to you. I hope a support group that you can meet in person will also work for you. Please keep us posted. Praying for you.

[dizzychar in reply to pink318]

Aww I’m glad to hear your friend is doing better, I’ve been on this forum for quite a few years now, it does help me out loads, I think I’d feel too nervous in a support group, I’m comfortable and very loud etc around people I no but not so much with people I don’t, I talk to my mum or my best mate usually if I’m feeling really bad, or come on here

Thanks hope your ok x

[Emz86]

I'm the same I worry everyday, wake up with severe anxiety and I am always sat in my own little world and majority of the time I don't think about anything I just switch off. But your rite why do we put ourselves through it?? The anxiety has a hold of me.

[dizzychar in reply to Emz86]

I have no idea why we do, because it feels like it’s helping at the time, but we’re wrong, I can’t stop it happening even though ive been taught techniques but when I’m in the moment I forget or try to run away from my own head.

I hope your ok x

[Emz86 in reply to dizzychar]

I've just been passed from pillar to post for the last 6 year's 😔 I got told I had bipolar had numerous referrals but been refused them to my local mental health team. I'm not happy I'm complaining. They just think it's anxiety but I've had plenty of professional opinions stating bipolar traits, personality traits, emotional traits the list goes on. But anxiety plays a massive part of my day life 💔they need to help people more 👊 makes me angry when u no your own mind and no there's something else wrong and not just anxiety xx

[dizzychar in reply to Emz86]

☹️ it’s awful I used to be at the doctors or hospital on such a regular basis, a few days after my daughter was born I went on holiday, I was so poorly, I was sick, couldn’t eat, I could barely walk, i was so weak I literally thought I was going to die, I ended up coming back home after a few days and my mum took me to hospital she said herself I wasn’t right, I could barely function. I got to the hospital he did my obs etc and he said it’s probably a virus and anxiety also, I looked at him like he was speaking a different language, how could this be anxiety I really didn’t believe it I was so poorly

[Hidden in reply to dizzychar]

Happened to me this on holiday, 30 years ago .. my first panic attack ... never heard of them back then ... I had to fly back home early ..

Because I didn’t understand I was anxious ... still to this day am frightened to go abroad ... which began from that incident .., anxiety is a vile condition !!

[dizzychar in reply to Hidden]

It’s so crazy the things it can do to you isn’t it, I wasn’t even abroad, I traveled a few hours in a car to a place I’d always been for years. I had suffered anxiety before that time but kind of came and went.

Hope your ok 😔 x

[Elliott_Woods]

I hear ya 💜 you're not alone. I'm literally sitting in my bed with worried thoughts. But, I'm about to get up and try to change that. Always thinking of the worst is draining! I am drained, as I'm sure you are to. Maybe we can do something positive or nice for ourselves to make us feel better, what do you think? Maybe a good walk or bath 😊 or maybe a good snack?

Try to think of good things or fantasize about something lovely. Help that mind overcome those troubling thoughts and fears.

Much love to you my friend ✌️

[dizzychar in reply to Elliott_Woods]

Hello, it really is draining sometimes I don’t even wana get dressed I just wana sit all day but then that really doesn’t help and makes me feel worse. Yes positive is the way forward, I went to the gym today, had abit of a panic because I felt dizzy lol, i eat too many good snacks 😂 not when I’m in a panicked state obviously because it makes me feel sick.

A nice bath or walk sounds lovely

Hope your ok and if you need to talk or advice il try my best 😁 x x

[Emz86 in reply to dizzychar]

I do sit all day in my pj's and even go back to bed I'm that mentally exhausted 😔 I isolate myself from the world. Don't even talk to my best friends on really bad days. I just live day by day. I struggle with money as it makes me happy when I'm spending but then on the other hand can't really afford to so catch 22 lol

This has been a lovely forum for me

Thanks ladies 💖

[dizzychar in reply to Emz86]

Aww emz, if it wasn’t for my kids I probably would just sit in my bedroom in my pjs all day, when they was little and I was with there dad I barely went out anywhere I’d go on school run and literally rush back home. I tend to tell my best friend literally everything,apart from my mum she’s the only person I can trust with anything, and makes me feel like me, It does make me feel better when I tell her (and sometimes I think if something really does happen let’s say then she’ll no to get help lol) sounds daft but makes me feel better. I do feel daft but it’s an illness that unfortunately I can’t help and I don’t really care if I’m being daft in front of her. I love spending money too but same really can’t afford it. Maybe talk to someone on your bad days it might help you, letting someone no what your going through, even if it’s a phone call, I literally sit in my best friends house having panic attacks but its better than suffering alone.

Here if you need to chat

[Emz86]

I've got my pip form to fill in and it's causing me severe problems 😔 I only have a few days left to send it off and I'm scared I haven't done enough or got enough information