MannistheStannis
07-21-2015, 03:13 AM
Hello everyone.
Been reading around the forums for a couple days and decided to make an account. This'll mostly be a way for me to vent, but I'd be interested to see if any of you feel the same way as me.
I've had problems with anxiety all my life, but in the past ~6 months it's gotten a lot worse. When I was younger (I'm 20 now) I'd get anxious over little things like storms and speaking in front of the class at school. But now I get extremely anxious over almost everything, and it's much more intense than it used to be. I can't get the meaninglessness of existence out of my head. Everything I do, everything I think about leads me into existential dread.
I was put on Zoloft a couple months ago, which has helped quite a bit. My suicidal ideation is mostly gone now, but I'm still crippled. I can't get any sort of enjoyment out of life at all.
I also have terrible social anxiety which has prevented me from going to college, having any sort of relationship with anyone, finding a better-paying job, and getting a drivers license. Sometimes I'm too afraid to order food at a restaurant or go down to the gym. In fact, I'm anxious about posting this.
Is there anyone else here who feels like this?
Been reading around the forums for a couple days and decided to make an account. This'll mostly be a way for me to vent, but I'd be interested to see if any of you feel the same way as me.
I've had problems with anxiety all my life, but in the past ~6 months it's gotten a lot worse. When I was younger (I'm 20 now) I'd get anxious over little things like storms and speaking in front of the class at school. But now I get extremely anxious over almost everything, and it's much more intense than it used to be. I can't get the meaninglessness of existence out of my head. Everything I do, everything I think about leads me into existential dread.
I was put on Zoloft a couple months ago, which has helped quite a bit. My suicidal ideation is mostly gone now, but I'm still crippled. I can't get any sort of enjoyment out of life at all.
I also have terrible social anxiety which has prevented me from going to college, having any sort of relationship with anyone, finding a better-paying job, and getting a drivers license. Sometimes I'm too afraid to order food at a restaurant or go down to the gym. In fact, I'm anxious about posting this.
Is there anyone else here who feels like this?