danthelion
08-03-2014, 04:27 PM
Hi, my name is Dan and I am 26 yrs old.
I am not sure if this is a self diagnosis as I haven't seen any doctor about this but I think I may have an anxiety disorder. In the past few weeks I have been experiencing panic attacks, palpitations and lack of sleep. Advices are of big help. Thank you!
My family and I have been residing in our house here in Manila for almost 20 years now. When I was young, the neighborhood was okay, but as years went by, most of the long-term residents have migrated to other towns/countries already and just a few familiar faces were left. Last year, my parents decided to have our house renovated. My childhood neighbor who lives just 3 blocks away from our house, who is just a year older than me and is a self-supporting student, helped with some of the mild carpentry tasks needed for the renovation to make some extra money to fund his school expenses. He was so close to my dad and we all treated him well and considered him part of the family. A few months back, one of his elder brothers, who is a seafarer, went home due to some issues in his maritime contract. We've been hearing rumors about his drinking and apparently, he had been violent to all his family members, especially to his mom and younger brother. Just about a month ago, at around 3 in the morning, this guy have gone insane, and for an unknown reason, started jumping on my dad's car roof, throwing things like chairs, wood, trash at our front door. He kept on cursing, shouting, threatening and asking my dad to come out and fight. (his younger brother tried to stop him but was rushed to the hospital for having a broken nose) Allegedly, one of the gossip folks in our street made up a story and told him that my dad wasn't paying his brother right and that his brother was working for free while he was away and still at sea (I AM 100% CERTAIN THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE). I was really really scared. My mom and I begged my dad not to come out and let the community law enforcers/police officers handle the situation. On the same day, my dad filed a lawsuit against the guy and the case is still ongoing.
My problem is that I haven't been getting a good sleep after this event. I feel like anytime from 2am-6am(or unless the sun is up), someone from our neighborhood will break into our house and murder us. I know it sounds crazy but I don't feel really safe here because of what happened. I need your advices on how to get through this. My parents don't know about this and that moving to a new home won't be an option as we do not have the money to get a new one. I really need your help on how to go about this. By the way, I have an elder brother who is already diagnosed with anxiety disorder 2 years ago. I am not familiar with his therapy and/or medications. I'm not pretty sure if this is some sort of genetic anxiety (if there is any). I need enlightenment. Thanks in advance, everyone!
I am not sure if this is a self diagnosis as I haven't seen any doctor about this but I think I may have an anxiety disorder. In the past few weeks I have been experiencing panic attacks, palpitations and lack of sleep. Advices are of big help. Thank you!
My family and I have been residing in our house here in Manila for almost 20 years now. When I was young, the neighborhood was okay, but as years went by, most of the long-term residents have migrated to other towns/countries already and just a few familiar faces were left. Last year, my parents decided to have our house renovated. My childhood neighbor who lives just 3 blocks away from our house, who is just a year older than me and is a self-supporting student, helped with some of the mild carpentry tasks needed for the renovation to make some extra money to fund his school expenses. He was so close to my dad and we all treated him well and considered him part of the family. A few months back, one of his elder brothers, who is a seafarer, went home due to some issues in his maritime contract. We've been hearing rumors about his drinking and apparently, he had been violent to all his family members, especially to his mom and younger brother. Just about a month ago, at around 3 in the morning, this guy have gone insane, and for an unknown reason, started jumping on my dad's car roof, throwing things like chairs, wood, trash at our front door. He kept on cursing, shouting, threatening and asking my dad to come out and fight. (his younger brother tried to stop him but was rushed to the hospital for having a broken nose) Allegedly, one of the gossip folks in our street made up a story and told him that my dad wasn't paying his brother right and that his brother was working for free while he was away and still at sea (I AM 100% CERTAIN THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE). I was really really scared. My mom and I begged my dad not to come out and let the community law enforcers/police officers handle the situation. On the same day, my dad filed a lawsuit against the guy and the case is still ongoing.
My problem is that I haven't been getting a good sleep after this event. I feel like anytime from 2am-6am(or unless the sun is up), someone from our neighborhood will break into our house and murder us. I know it sounds crazy but I don't feel really safe here because of what happened. I need your advices on how to get through this. My parents don't know about this and that moving to a new home won't be an option as we do not have the money to get a new one. I really need your help on how to go about this. By the way, I have an elder brother who is already diagnosed with anxiety disorder 2 years ago. I am not familiar with his therapy and/or medications. I'm not pretty sure if this is some sort of genetic anxiety (if there is any). I need enlightenment. Thanks in advance, everyone!