Andromeda
28-02-11, 10:51
I've been managing my anxiety this past year and have been able to get my life back on the right path, this included going back to full time work and being able to do things i avoided when my anxiety first struck.
for the past 3 weeks however, i have been on a downward anxiety spiral and have been constantly anxious for no apparent reason.
Although i have not had a full blown panic attack, the anxiety has well and truly crippled me and although i have somehow managed to get out the door and go to work, today, coupled with some nasty cramps from the time of the month, i couldn't bring myself to go in.
I forced myself out the door, but when i got to work i freaked out and turned back.
This is not usually me. I have been so strong and fought this stupid thing for what feels like forever but i have no fight left in me.
It's ruined everything, i'm 21 years old, i don't want to depend on my parents to get me through the day for the rest of my life or end up in a mental home, which is where i feel like i'm heading right now.
I think I'm going mad ...
I got a referral at the beginning of the year to see a counsellor about CBT.
had a few sessions in June but she decided she was going to send me to a general counsellor to discuss my issues and i would then go back to her for the therapy ... i've been waiting for my letter from the nhs ever since.
So i've decided i need to see a specialist about this, because i feel like my depression is spiralling out of control and if i don't get a grip on my mental state i could end up in that mental home. I have PMI so i've got an appointment with my GP today to go down that route as i feel i'm getting further away from my goal everyday.
All along i have believed that my anxiety condition is part of something a little deeper manifesting itself in the form of health anxiety as i have suffered from depressive states and anger issues my whole life.
I was wondering if anyone else has seen a psychiatrist and what i'm to expect?
thanks
X
for the past 3 weeks however, i have been on a downward anxiety spiral and have been constantly anxious for no apparent reason.
Although i have not had a full blown panic attack, the anxiety has well and truly crippled me and although i have somehow managed to get out the door and go to work, today, coupled with some nasty cramps from the time of the month, i couldn't bring myself to go in.
I forced myself out the door, but when i got to work i freaked out and turned back.
This is not usually me. I have been so strong and fought this stupid thing for what feels like forever but i have no fight left in me.
It's ruined everything, i'm 21 years old, i don't want to depend on my parents to get me through the day for the rest of my life or end up in a mental home, which is where i feel like i'm heading right now.
I think I'm going mad ...
I got a referral at the beginning of the year to see a counsellor about CBT.
had a few sessions in June but she decided she was going to send me to a general counsellor to discuss my issues and i would then go back to her for the therapy ... i've been waiting for my letter from the nhs ever since.
So i've decided i need to see a specialist about this, because i feel like my depression is spiralling out of control and if i don't get a grip on my mental state i could end up in that mental home. I have PMI so i've got an appointment with my GP today to go down that route as i feel i'm getting further away from my goal everyday.
All along i have believed that my anxiety condition is part of something a little deeper manifesting itself in the form of health anxiety as i have suffered from depressive states and anger issues my whole life.
I was wondering if anyone else has seen a psychiatrist and what i'm to expect?
thanks
X