My name is Jane....I'm a 23 year old from Perth and have had anxiety since i was 17.
Ive come to this site to hopefully find other ways of coping with this disorder. I have taken many different medications, seen loads of gp's/therapists/phsycologists and have tried alternative treatments like hypnotherapy, groups sessions about understanding the disorder.... Ive managed to get to certain points which had got me feeling better and then i seem to fall back into that black whole of hopelessness. It would be great to hear some stories from people who have had good experiences with treatments and have managed to overcome their disorder.
My anxiety is not with a specific situation or thing. I get it in public, i get it at home watching TV, i get it pretty much everywhere and anywhere. I know in my head there is nothing to be afraid of but something there in my brain tries to convince me otherwise. The feeling of fear is awful! crippling! and with this disorder i have also managed to create more. I get paranoid about being sick or ill. If i see a mark on my body i cant help but believe it is a terrible terminal illness of some kind.
When my anxiety comes on i feel dizzy, i feel as though I'm going to pass out, i get that sensation of things not being real, a weak feeling fills my body and i cant hold myself up. The list could go on.
I don't know if its because maybe i am not persisting enough with treatments (and i do know its not a problem where it fixes itself over night) or if maybe i just haven't found the right treatment or med.
I have a almost 2yr old son which makes life so much more difficult because there are just times where i cant bring myself to get in the car and go to the beach or go with him and his father to his granparents for dinner. I miss out on so many thing because of my anxiety and it is depressing and debilitating.
Some one please bring me some hope because this vicious circle of 1 step forward n 10 steps back is so disheartening.