I have health anxiety and my mind keeps on thinking of ways I could end up dying. Recently I even started focusing on people who top themselves and I keep thinking there anxiety/depression was so bad that they had to kill themselves. What if my anxiety got that bad!!. This is a vicious circle.
I have this anxiety that my anxiety will g... - Anxiety Support
I have this anxiety that my anxiety will get so bad that one day I won't be able to work and my life will spiral out of control.
Hi there. Yes anxiety is a vicious circle and it makes us think of many different things, i am a good example of how feelings get you down and make you feel other things you know you should not be feeling or thinking. Stay strong, speak about how you feel, do not hide away, tell someone close. I find that walking can help, even with the rain, it helps you think clearly, just helps you see the world differently. Try something different. If you struggle to do this then why not lay down on your bed, make sure its quiet, and dark, just relax, put on some classical music or just be quiet, close your eyes and just remember some good times you had in your life, remember how good it felt to feel like that. Or simply do some breathing exercises, slowly and deep, makes you relax more, keep the breathing tecniques up wherever you are or whatever your doing, it makes you forget about other things when you have to focus on breathing. good luck and hope you find a way through.
Hi hamish. Are you getting any help? Therapy or medication? You sound much like me before I was diagnosed. The thoughts do indeed spiral scarily downwards until you get treatment (for me it was CBT + Citalopram) which helps you gradually climb out of the hole.
thanks for that Deborah and Karl. I am trying the breathing exercises and am currently taking sertraline but they seem to have stopped working as I am more anxious than ever. I am a grown man and it really gets me down that i can't get on with it.
Hi there, I have been suffering with anxiety for most of my grown up life. sometimes the small things can make me feel more anxious than big life events. That said I have had alot of events happen recently and have had to seek medical advice as panic attacks are becoming more frequent. I am yet to find the answer to controlling anxiety which lets face it can be very dibilitating but I hope im on the right path to find it. Asking for help is a great starting point.