Hey guys I suffer with anxiety
I genuinely want to know realistically what does a panic attack feels like?
I had one last one it was the worst one I had and it felt different.
Does anyone else get anxious when they have to rewind a movie, TikTok, or video multiple times to the same part because they lose focus right when something scary is mentioned, like death or tragedy?
Sometimes I start worrying that replaying that part over and over could somehow “attract” or “manifest” it in real life, even though logically I know that doesn’t make sense.
I was wondering if anyone else experiences this or if this could be related to OCD/anxiety?
Hi, i (27F) have been dealing with anxiety issues since i was 12. My whole life is an active battle with it. But recently i had another issue added to it: FOMO (fear of missing out).
I have 2 friend groups-one includes my ex that still have feelings for me. That group used to do everything together but now they meet up and do stuff together without telling me and sometimes they can be rude to me. I’m going through a rough patch-having full blown panic attacks and none of them asks if i’m okay or not. We’ve been friends for 12 years now so i can’t just erase them from my life but hearing them doing stuff without me just kills me. I have panic attacks because of that. I’ve always had a little bit of fomo but this time it went too far that i just want to be in every event-including the ones with my ex. I don’t know what to do, i can’t sleep, i can’t eat. All i think about is the event i’m missing. I’m losing my mind.
I do not have a formal anxiety diagnosis but for the last couple years have struggled pretty heavily with it.
I am mostly fine in social situations but definetely like to have a drink to ease the friction unless it’s with a close friend.
Weed used to help me a lot as it does better when you’re younger (i feel anyway) i’m 22m.
Now weed just kinda gives me a heavy chest and i don’t want to do anything while i’m high.
Any chance i get to get my hands on valium i will take it (no black market stuff or anything just if someone has a script and wants to lend me one.)
I have also told the doctors about “plane trips” in order to get a very short supply of valium when i’m really stressed out.
I have been to therapy and have been on pristiq for about 3 months now which i think has subtly helped my general feelings of depression but the anxiety and panic i get often punches straight through it.
I had a kind of sad realisation last night when I had my last 10mg of valium.
I just remember thinking.
“i actually feel like myself right now”
it sounds horrible that i feel i need something like that to be myself but it is a genuine feeling that i had.
I have a referral to a psychiatrist who could potentially get me a benzo script if i wanted to go down that route but have been a bit worried about the amount it will cost me to have all these appointments and not be guaranteed any help.
For reference, i eat clean, regularly weight train and am in pretty much the best shape of my life i just can’t seem to shake this general angst that i have almost every day.
I don’t know if anyone will read this but if you have a similar experience and if anything has worked for you could you let me know.
Do i go down the benzo route or just give it time and keep trying to stay healthy .
hi all, im 20 and have been on 15mg lexapro to treat anxiety for 4-5 years. it’s helped me immensely - i doubt i even fit the criteria for an anxiety disorder anymore. however, in the past year or so ive noticed it makes me feel a little numb, like i don’t have the full emotional depth that other people have. i think i can manage without it and would like to try tapering off. obviously i will consult my doctor but does anyone have any experience or tips? what should i expect?
I’m not sure what’s going on with me and I’m honestly getting scared and exhausted from dealing with this for months, so I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced something similar.
After having a serious panic attack in July, I’ve been having waves of anxiety along with derealization and this really uncomfortable “alien in my own body” feeling. Some days I feel almost normal, especially when I stay busy or distracted, but as soon as I have quiet time to think, my brain immediately starts checking how I feel and asking things like “do I feel normal yet?” or “what if I’m stuck like this forever?”
It feels like my mind is constantly monitoring itself. I catch myself mentally checking my thoughts, my awareness, and whether things feel real. I also keep looking things up for reassurance (like Reddit), which helps temporarily but then the fear comes back again.
Recently my anxiety has started to feel very existential, like I’m overly aware of my own thoughts and consciousness all the time, and it’s really unsettling. I can’t stop thinking about death and reality and what it all means. I have a major fear of going crazy which ebbs and flows. I also get nocturnal panic attacks sometimes, which makes everything feel worse because I wake up already anxious.
I’m currently taking Buspar 15 mg twice a day but it doesn’t seem to be helping much with these symptoms.
Another hard part is that I feel a constant sense of doom and gloom in the background, like something is wrong or I’m never going to feel like myself again. I’m in therapy but I still feel stuck and don’t know how to “rewire” my brain or stop thinking about this all the time.
The hardest part is how inconsistent it is. Some days I’m mostly okay with just a little background anxiety, and other days I feel panicked and disconnected from myself all day. The derealization coming back recently has been especially scary. I’m still functioning (working and school) but my quality of life feels lower because I’m thinking about this constantly.
What confuses me is that I can feel normal when I’m occupied, which makes me wonder if this is anxiety, OCD-type rumination, or something else entirely. I’ve gotten health screening done and my vitamin levels/heart is normal and I don’t have family history of mental illness.
Has anyone experienced something like this where your brain keeps checking whether you feel normal? Did it get better for you? I mostly just want to know if this passes because right now it feels endless and like I’m living in hell.
On sunday i ate a piece of hamburger with no bun or nothing just the regular patty that was around 7pm and i went to lay down 11pm ish and i hardly slept maybe like 2-3 hours because it felt stuck and i was worried of choking in my sleep it’s thursday and i still have the sensation of it being stuck i can swallow my saliva i am still able to eat but on my left side of my throat it feels like it’s still there i have been chewing gum to get rid of the sensation as well as using flavored cough drops and it gets rid of the sensation of something being stuck i have been eating slightly i ate a sausage egg and cheese biscuit as well as rice and beans the past couple of days im scared of a sudden point of choking on it :/
im a 23 year old man with pretty bad anxiety. I started my first job in sales, a gig at a smartphone store, and im worried at the moment. ive finished my online training modules and it is likely that ill be getting some on the floor training starting tomorrow. the manager was out today and i had a long chat with my coworker about what to expect and while he did say it was chill for the most part he did mention the scoring system our store uses and that we have to get at least a certain ammount of points from sales to avoid being written up.
hearing this really set off my anxiety. he did say i should be fine as long as i try my best and work hard but that last statement stuck with me. ive never had a performance based job before and while i knew there were sales goals it didnt sink in till today how big of an impact they have.
Im so scares about being yelled at for something not entirely in my control. I could do by absolute best at selling and still fall short and be punished just cause not enough people are willing to buy from me. and this is all asuming i do good, i probablly wont since im soft spoken forgetful and ive never had a sales job before.
im trying really hard to calm down and reconcile this worry and have it not ruin my evening but i cant. im scared what getting fired despite trying my best will do to my self-worth.
So for the past few months I've noticed that everything will be going well and fine in my life, then out of nowhere, and I literally mean out of nowhere, I'll get this overwhelming feeling of dread. It's a physical feeling too. My face and neck get hot, there's a lump and tightness in my throat and my head feels weirdly light (?).
These random feelings come out of nowhere. I can't help but worry that I did something bad/wrong or that something bad is about to happen. My day will be going perfectly fine and suddenly I just get this wave of dread. It usually goes away in a few minutes but sometimes it can last for hours or days. I really don't know what's bringing these feelings on
Getting to know a girl with anxiety and her communication is pretty inconsistent. Sometimes she’ll send 15min voice notes, sometimes small texts or sometimes she just takes a while to reply and I won’t hear from her for a few days ?
When it comes to meeting up she’s really vague I asked what she wanted to do and she described a vibe rather than an actual activity. And when I ask if she’s free she says she’d love to meet but can never commit to a day or she says idk if I’m free or I’ll let you know later.
Should I be asking more specific questions rather than open ones? Like suggesting a specific date and activity instead of leaving it open?
But she did say the best way to communicate is if she doesn’t reply within 24 hours I just send her another message to prompt her to reply
Hello,
My doctor prescribed me Fluoxetine 20mg yesterday for generalised anxiety disorder. Now I'm thinking should I go down that road or start microdosing instead as I was planning?
Has anyone been in a similar situation, or have any advice on my dilemma?
I feel I'm at a crossroads here, as both SSRI and psilocybin microdosing are something I need to stick with.
To be honest, I was a little bit surprised when he prescribed an SSRI for me. I don't have an episode, generally I feel ok but I do have a constant tension which worsens a lot on certain social occasions. Also I could probably say that anxiety (even low level) is holding me back. On the other side, I do feel I need something just to take the edge off so I can live more enjoyably - that's why I was planning on starting psylocibin micorodosing.
Also a note I was on sertraline 50mg for a year 3 years ago, but objectively, initially I felt much worse back then.. Back then sertraline really helped me a lot, basically erased my symptoms. I've never tried microdosing. However I did try recreational doses, and always had fun and positive trip with some time spent reflecting.
Any advice welcome! Thank you!