Tomimo
02-07-10, 21:30
I haven't posted here for a while as my anxiety seems to comes and go. WHen things are good I can't believe I ever felt as bad as I did but when things are bad it seems like there's no end to it all.
I don't take medication and can generally let panic attacks pass but more recently I am always on edge. It feels like I am scared of everything and it seems ridiculous. I am sure that some of my fears and anxieties make me seem crazy. can anyone relate??
I get very anxious when one of the kids or me get even vaguely ill and automatically assume the worst. Every tiny sound that I hear gets blown out of all proportion and I make illogical connections - I hear a rumbling at night (could be a car/plane/engine, etc) but striaght away it's something terrible like the end of the world. I'm scared of taking tablets, drinking alcohol. I'm scared of going crazy, thunder storms (or any weather, too hot, too much snow, heavy rain), I'm scared of flying, of the world ending (LHC,2011, etc), Space and the moon freak me out in fact everything totally scares me when others don't seem to be in the slightest bit bothered. None of these things stop me doing things - I work as a teacher and live a 'normal' life and I doubt anyone would ever guess how I think and feel but I am always slightly on edge and get lots of physical symptoms of my anxiety. So all of these worries make me worry that I am going crazy as noone else seems to suffer in the same way.
I wonder if CBT would help. Anyone with any similar experiences?
Thanks
Tomimo x
I don't take medication and can generally let panic attacks pass but more recently I am always on edge. It feels like I am scared of everything and it seems ridiculous. I am sure that some of my fears and anxieties make me seem crazy. can anyone relate??
I get very anxious when one of the kids or me get even vaguely ill and automatically assume the worst. Every tiny sound that I hear gets blown out of all proportion and I make illogical connections - I hear a rumbling at night (could be a car/plane/engine, etc) but striaght away it's something terrible like the end of the world. I'm scared of taking tablets, drinking alcohol. I'm scared of going crazy, thunder storms (or any weather, too hot, too much snow, heavy rain), I'm scared of flying, of the world ending (LHC,2011, etc), Space and the moon freak me out in fact everything totally scares me when others don't seem to be in the slightest bit bothered. None of these things stop me doing things - I work as a teacher and live a 'normal' life and I doubt anyone would ever guess how I think and feel but I am always slightly on edge and get lots of physical symptoms of my anxiety. So all of these worries make me worry that I am going crazy as noone else seems to suffer in the same way.
I wonder if CBT would help. Anyone with any similar experiences?
Thanks
Tomimo x