Anxiety Started last year

hey guys.. im new here n i really hope someone can help me. i duno whats goin on with me. my i guess anxiety started last year its crazy i dont even know how to describe the feeling. but lately i just cry when i look at my mother or father or brothers or sister thinking theyll have to bury me soon. i really dont know what to do anymore. ive seen a doctor who put me on paxil last year. i was on it for 6 months n stopped with the help of a doctor because it made me feel like a robot like not me at all. n now im helpless. ive seen a psychiatrist who made me tell her things from my past which made me even worse brought everything to the surface. i quit my job i dont wana leave my house. i was always such a sociable person i loved to be out i loved life. will i ever be me again? i always have panic attacks n think im dying and i get like a detached feeling from the world like nothing is real which brings on a panic attack right away. im scared. so scared. please someone tell me this will pass. or has anyone gotten through this n whats with this detached feeling it scares me so much. i could be out somewhere n have to rush home cuz everything feels fake. my heart beat pounds when im having a panic attack. im so in debt due to hospital bills. who keep telling me im ok. when i know im not. do i get back on paxil? my brother also had this when he was my age hes been on paxil for 6 years n hes fine. will i be? im sorry if this sounds insane im just broken. dont know what to do. thank you all for ur time its truley appreciated.

Hi LAOP and welcome.

I am sorry to hear of the anxiety and symptoms that you are experiencing at the moment. We do understand and sympathize.:(

It sounds as if you did not like the approach that your p-doc took with you, and that is completely okay. You have the right to be comfortable with your therapy.

However, I hope that this will not put you off of the idea of trying another method and psychiatrist/therapist!

You can certainly find help that is comfortable and effective! I usually recommend CBT because it is very helpful in treating the issues that you described in your post.

Also, if you would rather not touch on the subjects that made you feel uncomfortable, you can tell your therapist that you want to focus on the pro-active/work aspect of treating the health anxiety through worksheets and CBT related material such as thought/emotion journal logs, ect...

I benefitted from this form of therapy so much, I can't recommend it enough!:)

Keep posting with us as well. We will be here to listen and support, and that in and of itself it really theraputic.

Talk to you soon.

Scaredy Cat