Joannaglassheart
02-03-11, 23:49
Hi,
I have been suffering with anxiety for about 3 years now. Things all came to a head about 6 months ago and it just got unbearable. It was as if someone had suddenly flicked a switch. Things were so bad that I gave up work and have been stuck at home since.
After a really bad few months I made it my New Years Resolution to try and get better again. Things had got so awful I wasn't leaving the house at all and often didn't get out of bed. I feel a little bit better now which is partly thanks to seeing a therapist and partly from forcing myself to do things I was scared of!
I get lots of different symptoms but one of them I find really frightening and it is the thought of going mad. I would like to hear if anyone else suffers from this symptom too? It really scares me, especially at night so I expect I am in for a sleepless night! I am not sure how the madness would eventually appear, possibly like I have been possessed or literally just gone 'bonkers'.
Can anyone else relate to this experience? Is it really just the anxiety or am I actually going to go mad? Maybe my brain has got bored of the fear of being sick in front of people and fainting!!!!!
:scared15::scared15::scared15:
I have been suffering with anxiety for about 3 years now. Things all came to a head about 6 months ago and it just got unbearable. It was as if someone had suddenly flicked a switch. Things were so bad that I gave up work and have been stuck at home since.
After a really bad few months I made it my New Years Resolution to try and get better again. Things had got so awful I wasn't leaving the house at all and often didn't get out of bed. I feel a little bit better now which is partly thanks to seeing a therapist and partly from forcing myself to do things I was scared of!
I get lots of different symptoms but one of them I find really frightening and it is the thought of going mad. I would like to hear if anyone else suffers from this symptom too? It really scares me, especially at night so I expect I am in for a sleepless night! I am not sure how the madness would eventually appear, possibly like I have been possessed or literally just gone 'bonkers'.
Can anyone else relate to this experience? Is it really just the anxiety or am I actually going to go mad? Maybe my brain has got bored of the fear of being sick in front of people and fainting!!!!!
:scared15::scared15::scared15: