DavidJ85
24-10-10, 10:01
Me again with the messed up brain.
To bring you all up to date I've been on sertraline for over a month now and have diazepam in case of bad attacks.
I've been a sufferer of panic and anxiety for years. It started years ago when I had my first panic attack for no reason and it terrified me.
I suffered panic attacks for 2 years whenever I went out but I soon conquered it with the help of propranolol and pushing myself.
Then things changed and now I have gad. I over think everything, I worry I'm going insane, I get intrusive and irrational thoughts, anxiety attacks and I just hate the fact I'm not me anymore.
I want nothing more than to be normal, have a normal thought pattern and enjoy my life instead of thinking about anxiety and how to cope with it every day. It's so hard and stressful!
My latest symptom is awful. I feel totally disconnected from reality, I feel like I don't understand life. I look at people and just think what are you, why do you do the things you do, I feel like I'm different to everyone else. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and trapped in my body and I look at my arms, hands, legs and just think why do I have these.
These thoughts upset and frustrate me. I try to think positively and about other things but it soon creeps back up. I hope others experience this? Do you?
Don't get me wrong I have good days and bad days but I just feel so lost and my mind is always racing questioning everything.
I'm a 25 year old guy, I have a great job, a loving family, a beautiful caring fiancee, some great friends and I like life. But this anxiety always wins and outweighs everything.
Sorry for the long post. I just want to see who can relate to my story, perhaps give me some feedback and help. It's all appreciated. Thanks for reading.
To bring you all up to date I've been on sertraline for over a month now and have diazepam in case of bad attacks.
I've been a sufferer of panic and anxiety for years. It started years ago when I had my first panic attack for no reason and it terrified me.
I suffered panic attacks for 2 years whenever I went out but I soon conquered it with the help of propranolol and pushing myself.
Then things changed and now I have gad. I over think everything, I worry I'm going insane, I get intrusive and irrational thoughts, anxiety attacks and I just hate the fact I'm not me anymore.
I want nothing more than to be normal, have a normal thought pattern and enjoy my life instead of thinking about anxiety and how to cope with it every day. It's so hard and stressful!
My latest symptom is awful. I feel totally disconnected from reality, I feel like I don't understand life. I look at people and just think what are you, why do you do the things you do, I feel like I'm different to everyone else. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and trapped in my body and I look at my arms, hands, legs and just think why do I have these.
These thoughts upset and frustrate me. I try to think positively and about other things but it soon creeps back up. I hope others experience this? Do you?
Don't get me wrong I have good days and bad days but I just feel so lost and my mind is always racing questioning everything.
I'm a 25 year old guy, I have a great job, a loving family, a beautiful caring fiancee, some great friends and I like life. But this anxiety always wins and outweighs everything.
Sorry for the long post. I just want to see who can relate to my story, perhaps give me some feedback and help. It's all appreciated. Thanks for reading.