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[cody-anxiety]

Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting to a forum setup like this.

I'll give a little background about my situation. About 3 months ago, I was diagnosed with an ailment called, Vestibular Neuritis. Essentially, the disorder makes me feel unbalanced and foggy all the time. It is very frightening to have and has led to a whole new set of anxiety issues that I feel I cannot control. The condition itself may takes months to years to fully heal, but I fear that the anxieties introduced by this ailment will never go away.

I find myself constantly inventing "what-ifs". At first the what-ifs were related to my ailment.

What if this takes me a year to heal. Slowly the developed into my personal and work life.
What if this ailment causes me to lose my job
What if this ailment causes me to lose my brand new engagement

then then what-ifs got darker...
what if I accidentally hurt some
what if I develop a psychotic illness
what if I get put into a mental institution and everyone looks down on me as someone who is crazy

The anxiety is making me question myself and who I am and I feel I cannot escape. Before this ailment, I generally never got upset. I find myself having panic attacks and breakdowns daily.

I don't know what else to do and I fear for the future. I don't know how I can continue feeling like this. I feel so trapped at a time that should be my prime.

If anyone has any advice or recommendations, I would love them. I'm currently seeing a therapist once a week.

[Ryker]

Hi and welcome.

You're not alone. Most of the people here have been through it in one form or another.

You're seeing someone. That's good. They will have explained all about anxiety I should think. It's just a matter of understanding it and working through it until you've mastered it.

It's the best thing I ever did. That's for sure. It took me years to realise I had an option!

See you around.