This past week has been a nightmare. I had a gall bladder attack that was so painful that I thought may end my life. I was taken into hospital nearly two weeks ago and I stayed overnight and was discharged the next night. When I came home I still felt terrible and was advised that bed rest for a few days would be the best thing, which I did. My anxiety was bad enough before I went into hospital but since being up in my room for those days I have found it very difficult to be back in the throws of normal living. I spend so much time up in my room on my own. I fortunately have a great partner who is doing everything for the children and the house. I am having great difficulty in just existing. I cannot get back into everyday life, I spend most of the day lying on my bed trying to watch tv but even that doesn't go in. My thoughts are extreme, muddled and continual. Everything seems like it's going on around me and that I'm not able to take part. I try to get an hour in with the kids a day but even that is fraught with anxiety and I don't even feel like myself. I have spoken with an emergency doctor today and he is going to put in a recommendation to my doctor (who isn't a very good doctor) that I have a psychiatry appointment. The emergency doctor was very understanding. I am totally reliant on my partner and I cannot get out of the house. I only see my room as a safe place and that is why I think I have ended up here. I am not on meds as I'm phobic of side effects but I do have cbt starting on Thursday. I truly am starting to think there is something wrong with my brain as my thoughts are so all over the place. I used to be quite good at controlling my anxiety and followed advice given on here and by Clare weeks and Nothing works. I made good progress really. Now it's all gone by the wayside and even though I am revisiting these self help aids, nothing is going in because my mind is such a jumble. I'm finding it so hard to get even a moment to myself in between all that is going on in my head. Really hoping there is someone out there that can help to put my mind at ease and tell me that I'm not going to go mad. Also wondering if there is anyone that has been this bad and has made it through to feeling a little less anxious as I really need some reassurance. I'm dreading having to go through yet another morning of waking up to find these very powerful feelings there again. I would like to wake up and think ok I have anxiety instead of the madness that is happening. I need some reasoning and I know this is the only place I may find it.