A heads up- this is a little depressing. So I was doing great- I'm a 17 year old girl with OCD and general anxiety, which normally manifests itself in the form of panic attacks or anticipatory...
Hey cilly- just wanted to tell you that this is my worst time of year as well. My therapist attributes it to lack of sunlight, since it gets dark so early, messing with my seratonin. It's called...
Alrighf- so I've had the GI Issues (IBS like, ironically), GERD, and fatigue. The fatigue is most likely from the anxiety- being so mentally flurried is exhausting. I also have chest and abdomen pain...
I'm still on my SSRI, but after taking it for years, I've noticed excessive belching, acid reflux, and IBS like symptoms. It's kind of crippling, but I just wanted you to know you're not rhe only one...
Ah, yes. Winter is my worst time of year- seasonal affect disorder caused by less sunlight often cobtributes. Just know you aren't alone- last winter there were 2 weeks where I physically could not...
Alright, so please bear with me here for a moment. I'm a teen attending college parttime, been on zoloft for about 5 years. About 3 or so years ago, I developed GI problems (acid reflux, excessive...
Absolutely! People with panic attacks ate constantly on watch, afraid more panic attacks will happen, which in turn feeds their anxiety. It's a vicious cycle! I've had many times where on sudden...
Hey Park- just here to tell you you're no alone. I always get crazy stomach flu anxiety (when you're stuck in highschool surrounded by other students, it's more than likely you'll get it ). But what...
I can't give any insight into the lexapro thing, but I know my emotions get very intense if I'm tired, anxious, or at certain points in my menstrual cycle. Often tiredness makes me anxious, which...
This sound absoluitely horrible! My condolences about your brother- I know that major changes such as death in the family can send one's anxiety skyrocketing, and it sounds like this is happening to...
Monophobia. I'm a 16 year old who's had anxiety/panic from a young age, and it's the most awkward feeling in the world. I'll be the first to admit I'm an angsty teenager, and I want to put my earbuds...
You mean moments where you don't even feel like a person? What you're describing almost sounds like disassociation- where people have a near out-of-body feeling, detachment that's physical and...
I've had anxiety since I was really little, with it hitting an all time high last winter. I didn't leave the house for two weeks- I thought about hurting myself and cried daily, feeling ashamed and...
I had this fear a lot when I was little- my throat always felt odd and I was constantly tapping my throat as a nervous tic. This might be a shot in the dark, but have you considered acid reflux? I...
I have several moments a day where I disassociate like you're talking about. I try to use grounding techniques to bring me back to myself- I like to identify one thing I can see at the moment, one...