footy123
13-06-11, 22:29
Hi,
I'm new to this forum and am looking for some help please on trying to understand my anxiety. I am 18 have a great job, nice car e.t.c. and really have no reasons to be worried about things. For the past few years since high school I have had long periods of worry, I could never quite pinpoint the exact reasons why. I did have a tough time at school in the last couple of years and that knocked me down a lot.
I recovered from the knocking down and got a job at 17 and have continued ever since, getting recommened to another company. I am now totally happy there but recently anxiety and panic is all I focus on every day. My feeling I have generally all the time is butterflies in the chest, I can never seem to shake that off unless I acheive something i.e. something I was nervous about overcoming. I thrive on praise and can never seem to accept i've done well and am always looking for better. I have dealt with some tough things and dealt with them well and confidently. I have been praised for how confident I am, but that is on the outside, I feel terrible inside and keep getting all the anixety symptoms, dizzyness e.tc.
More recently especially amonst people I know better, I have been going really shy for no reason, going flustered if they catch me off guard by talking to me or laughing with me. I am totally confused over relationships at the moment, I never have had one and am questioning my sexuality. The people I am being shy amongst, are people that have never said a bad word about me, I just cannot understand it.
The anxiety is driving me mad, I have been to the doctors twice in the past year and they have said it is anxiety but nothing advised. I do not want medication, but need a way out of this. Nobody else knows about my problems, and I would not feel comfortable discussing them with anyone face to face as I am so confused with everything.
Please could anyone advise on how I can overcome this, I can be confident but on the inside I am feeling so so down.
Thanks
I'm new to this forum and am looking for some help please on trying to understand my anxiety. I am 18 have a great job, nice car e.t.c. and really have no reasons to be worried about things. For the past few years since high school I have had long periods of worry, I could never quite pinpoint the exact reasons why. I did have a tough time at school in the last couple of years and that knocked me down a lot.
I recovered from the knocking down and got a job at 17 and have continued ever since, getting recommened to another company. I am now totally happy there but recently anxiety and panic is all I focus on every day. My feeling I have generally all the time is butterflies in the chest, I can never seem to shake that off unless I acheive something i.e. something I was nervous about overcoming. I thrive on praise and can never seem to accept i've done well and am always looking for better. I have dealt with some tough things and dealt with them well and confidently. I have been praised for how confident I am, but that is on the outside, I feel terrible inside and keep getting all the anixety symptoms, dizzyness e.tc.
More recently especially amonst people I know better, I have been going really shy for no reason, going flustered if they catch me off guard by talking to me or laughing with me. I am totally confused over relationships at the moment, I never have had one and am questioning my sexuality. The people I am being shy amongst, are people that have never said a bad word about me, I just cannot understand it.
The anxiety is driving me mad, I have been to the doctors twice in the past year and they have said it is anxiety but nothing advised. I do not want medication, but need a way out of this. Nobody else knows about my problems, and I would not feel comfortable discussing them with anyone face to face as I am so confused with everything.
Please could anyone advise on how I can overcome this, I can be confident but on the inside I am feeling so so down.
Thanks