GAD and Exhaustion

I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social anxiety disorder, and depression. I force myself to be social every weekend, but sometimes all I have the energy for is to run a few errands and then lay around the house. Not that that is a bad thing, but I feel like I am missing out on life if I am not out of the house "doing" something. I constantly have this feeling that I should be do or be somewhere else. It's exhausting. I realize that people who do not have GAD will look like they have endless amounts of energy because they are not worrying about every little thing that happens. They probably don't have the inner-conscious stream of negative thoughts and worries that I feel forced to deal with everyday. I have been learning different modes acceptance and mindfulness techniques that help me at times, but it doesn't seem to be a catch all solution to my disorder. I can accept at times the way I look, or the negative thoughts and associated feelings I am having, but not in all cases and, in a way, I feel hyper-vigilant of keeping my mood and thoughts stable. That in itself can be exhausting. Shoot, just eating lunch can be tiring for me. Anyway, thanks for reading and letting me vent.

Hi and welcome

Sorry to hear you're having a hard time with things. The combination of the three (GAD, SAD and depression) are exhausting. Forcing yourself to be social is hard, but I find the less I do it, I feel like I want to withdraw even more than I already am and things become more overwhelming.

That sounds really positive that you're working on some mindfulness and acceptance. I don't think there really is a magic solution that deals with all of it. It's trying to pull different techniques from different places to best suit you. Are you working with a therapist at all?

Feel free to vent as much as you need.

Take care
Lily