Anxiety

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I got prescribed anti-depressents about a year ago, and since then I have had problems with anxiety (which is weird because they are often prescribed to combat anxiety).

I notice that I am getting it when I start to yawn randomly, and most of the time it isnt triggered by anything, but is instead random.

Anyone else get anxiety here? Also, what are some ways to make it go away. I'm in my dorm room right now just geeking, while trying to watch football, and I can't fucking stand it.
 
i have a therapist, but am at college currently.

I was given xanax after begging for it pretty much, since I can barely last a car ride more than 3 hours without having it really bad.

Then at beach week, I got drunk and fucked around with the xanax.

Now I have a permanent mark on my medical record saying under 'allergies', "do not administer xanax to!'.

It is painful.
 
How would you describe anxiety? I never really understood exactly what it is but for some reason I feel like I have it sometimes.
 
i used to find exercising and just doing things that i enjoyed/made me happy really helped.
 
imagine being stuck in a room and having a ton of energy, but it being stuck in your body to a point where you just can't do anything with it.

now imagine that turning on full instantly at random points during the day.

And so you guys know, I'm not talking about general anxiety, I'm talking about like the 20 minute severe bouts of it, almost to a crippling effect. Not the type where it goes on daily.
 
this holy shit! if I'm not preparing for something or looking forward to something, I basically die. i NEED something to focus on
 
Not a lot of good advice in this thread.

Continue with your doctor's direction. Work hard at it (therapies and coping techniques). Don't feel bad or guilty, as anxiety is a medical condition; by the same token, it may never be truly "cured", so be committed to your overall well being and mental health. Don't expect to use drugs as a therapy as you have proven that you cannot take them responsibly, at least for the current time.
 
stop being a headcase. you have the ability to heal yourself. just put in a little fucking effort. there's no miracle pill to not being crazy. it's an active process. go out and do something that relaxes you and helps soothe the mind. maybe get off the internet for a while. who knows, maybe anxiety is your minds way of telling you it's not being challenged enough. random internet lulz 12+ hours a day probably just doesn't cut it.
 
Dude just say fuck you to those pills. Havnt you seen Requim for a dream? Pills really only fuck up your life more in the long wrong. That and therapy are two things i am strongly against.

Althought occaisonly i do like to mess around with adderal or pain pills.
 
Get off the medication dude. Prescriptions from Drs can change your brain chemistry forever and that is not good.

Also I wouldn't see a therapist, you know more about yourself then she/he does.

My advice is just live with anxiety, its how your made. Everyone has personality flaws or something they don't like about them. Your anxiety is probably a common trait among your family members and is just your natural way of thinking, which isn't bad. Instead of trying to pound anxiety under your submission. Learn to cope with it because at the end of the day you will always be you and most likely your anxiety will be there too.

I know anxiety can really suck but from my experience there's really no way to get rid of it, its who you are so just get used to it and stop worrying about. The more you think about anxiety and recognize the fact that you have it is just another way of strengthening its grasp over you. Stop thinking about how to cure it and how to solve your problem, because if you don't pay any attention to it, it will subside little by little. Going to a therapist only reinforces your anxiety because you recognizing that you have it. Just try to forget it and decondition yourself from habits. Sometimes, I think a lot of our disorders are just years and years of reinforced conditioning. Every time you feel your getting anxious or whatever, stop thinking about it, don't acknowledge it, and occupy your mind with something else like reading or playing guitar, or singing, whatever helps. The more you stop paying attention to it, the less of a role it will play in your life.

Hope that makes sense
 
worst advice ever in this thread.

My advice would to be to get one of those stress balls that youu can squeeze.

Also, learn yoga and go to some classes. the breathing techniques really help me bring down my heartbeat and stress level before a big presentation, or even going to talk to a random cutie at the store.
 
that, and why bother talking to a complete stranger about your random problems. unless your parents were murdered in front of you as a child causing you grow up void of emotion, itching to avenge them by doing harm to others, you probably don't have much to complain about.
 
Yawning is a symptom of anxiety are you sure it's not yawning being triggered at the start of your 'anxiety attack'?
 
Not really. Its like, if I get in a certain situation, I start to yawn and don't even realize it. I don't have a great relationship with my parents, and I can tell the anxiety is starting when the yawning begins.

It is really hard to tell whether one affects the other though. Kind of like the chicken and the egg
 
a few years ago I was getting anxiety attacks (even a panic attack or two), it didn't take me long to link it to smoking weed. Stopped smoking weed for about a year, slowly eased back into it... now I'm back to smoking pot anxiety free.

The thing I realized about my anxiety, and from what I can understand, most peoples anxiety, is that it is an unwarranted problem. There is nothing actually wrong with your body, you just start to freak out. I found for me, the key to avoiding an attack is to control your breathing, keep telling yourself that you are, in fact, ok. Avoid eating too much sugar, and if the attack comes anyways - go for a walk, keep your body and mind occupied.

The funny part, is that I found pot a direct link between me and anxiety attacks. While at the same time, I have a few friends who went to the doctor saying they suffer from anxiety and they give them a medicinal marijuana card. I guess for some pot can cause anxiety, and cure it for others. Is medicinal marijuana a thing where you live? fuck pills, just smoke weed.
 
yeah i could see that, if i was anxious and smoking i'd be paranoid as foooox

buut i am a big advocate of smoking to meditate/relax/get your shit together, but if i was in your situation i would deff. try to get your mind on something else when you start feeling it, go do something physical that requires thinking, like mountain biking or something.
 
Ok, well I'm just gonna bump this thread because the other day my mom was saying that she thinks I have anxiety. I'm gonna sound like a pussy in the descriptions I give you so, sorry, but I'm a pussy. Haha.

I'm just wondering If what I have could be anxiety or just normal teenage kid stuff that everyone gets over eventually. I told my mom that I don't want to take any pills for anything because I already take one for ADHD, and more pills probably isn't gonna help shit. Maybe it will though, I don't know tell me what you guys think.

Ok so first example, I went to my high schools Semi-formal dance this year (first dance ever, no I'm not 12). I just went because my girlfriend wanted me too. Well whenever I'm with my girlfriend I get really nervous. We've been going out for only like 3 months though. She is my first girlfriend also. So I get to the dance and go into the gym with all the people there, and I got sooo nervous I didn't even know what to do, I couldn't dance no matter how hard I wanted too. No matter how much I didn't care what people thought or anything. All the kids everywhere, made me feel like the most uncomfortable feeling I've ever felt. My mouth got really dry and I literally felt like I couldn't move. As dumb as it sounds I COULDN'T move or even talk.

Then after I left I went out to my car, and literally had the worst rush of adrenaline ever. Like whenever you keep falling on a rail and just flip out. Ex: Cam Riley in weight. That's what it felt like to me, but instead of skiing I was in my car so I flipped out and broke my steering wheel. A little extreme, but I literally did not have control, I'm sorry for how dumb that sounds.

Here's some other examples of troubling things that happen to me in everyday life:

I can't talk to people on the phone, no matter who it is, I would rather get run over by a truck then talk on the phone to anyone.

Talking to anyone in daily life... I go to subway and get nervous ordering my sandwich. I went to the gas station and couldn't tell the girl what pump I wanted money on because I was nervous talking to her.

Ok this is the most embarrassing one, but my girlfriend wants to hang out. Obviously we have before, but I guess you're supposed to make out when you hang out alone? That's what her friend told me. Obviously I want to, but Just thinking about that literally made my heart rate go up to 140. I counted cause I was curious.

Even skiing. I can straight line any run, and not be nervous. When it comes to park I get nervous throwing a 3. Which I can do easily, but on that I worry about what people think. Then I freak out again cause I can't make myself do it, and break stuff.

My description makes me sound psychotic, I'm not I swear. I really do get that nervous about everything though. Can anyone help?

 
Sorry to double post, but I just realized I get terrible stage fright. Now that's normal, but I'm in my high school's band and whenever we have a concert I get stage fright so bad that I just can't play. It's just gotten to the point where it's unbelievably annoying.

I wish I could just go on stage and play with the band normally, like all the other kids. They get nervous too, but aren't paralyzed by it so why am I? I don't get it.
 
Excuse my ignorance but i have ar eally hard time feeling in my mind what anxiety or depression might be like? Its hard to visualize something if youve never felt it you know? Maybe i just cant understand it because i havent experienced either, maybe im lucky on that aspect, but it just confuses the hell outta me and my ex used to always whine about her 'anixety' but i thought it was just an excuse to be lazy.. someone please help me out here...
 
Both your posts are out of our league buddy. Go see a doctor. Thats not to indicate its serious, its just above our paygrade. I'm one of the older and more mature ones on here and I am just a 25 year old drunkass. From what you described, I am sure you will be fine. A doctor will decide if you have a true issue or not. Keep your head up, try your best to relax, and live life man. Take help when you need it and enjoy the ride. Thats what I am working on. Good luck.
 
Honestly I don't know if it's real or not that's why I'm like why the fuck do I get so nervous all the time. Am I literally that much of a pussy? Is it as simple as that. I don't get it either.
 
Thanks man, I'll definitely keep my head up! Haha, I don't know why I expected anyone on here to be able to help me really. I wasn't even thinking that a site of mostly highschool kids isn't going to be able to help, as they shouldn't be able too unless they're doctors. Sorry my badd!

You're right, I should just go see someone and just ask if there's something wrong or if it's just a mental thing and I just need to relax a little.

Thanks a ton for the help!
 
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