anxiousrob
25-03-15, 15:06
Hi I'm Rob, i'm new to the website. ill keep this brief so not to bore you all!...
Ive always had slight anxiety, always been a bit on edge and a bit uneasy around new places. But nothing to write home or get upset about.
Then 18 moths ago it all started to go south, I had a massive panic attack in November 2014, it came completely out of the blue, resulting in 6 weeks off work, and therapy once a week.
Now I find I cant get the anxious thoughts out of my mind, I get anxious about becoming anxious (if that makes sense?!). This tends to come when having a fear of being trapped (not like in a car or small space) but trapped, away from my comfort zone or local place of safety, its really hard to explain.
(I feel like im trapped in wide open spaces, the sky feels heavy and I feel so small)
I also have anxiety attacks around new places and unfamiliar locations (some worse than others, cities are the worst, the hustle and bustle) , I just crave my place of safety (my familiar surroundings).
Therapy (early stages) and tablets don't seem to be helping, I just want to be back to how I once was, but at present the light at the end of the tunnel seems to have been blown out!
Ive always had slight anxiety, always been a bit on edge and a bit uneasy around new places. But nothing to write home or get upset about.
Then 18 moths ago it all started to go south, I had a massive panic attack in November 2014, it came completely out of the blue, resulting in 6 weeks off work, and therapy once a week.
Now I find I cant get the anxious thoughts out of my mind, I get anxious about becoming anxious (if that makes sense?!). This tends to come when having a fear of being trapped (not like in a car or small space) but trapped, away from my comfort zone or local place of safety, its really hard to explain.
(I feel like im trapped in wide open spaces, the sky feels heavy and I feel so small)
I also have anxiety attacks around new places and unfamiliar locations (some worse than others, cities are the worst, the hustle and bustle) , I just crave my place of safety (my familiar surroundings).
Therapy (early stages) and tablets don't seem to be helping, I just want to be back to how I once was, but at present the light at the end of the tunnel seems to have been blown out!