Rhymes
11-09-2008, 05:44 PM
Alo :)
My name is Mike and i thought that it was about time i came to a place where people understand what i go through when anxiety creeps into my life. I have been suffering from anxiety for quite some time now roughly 6 years on and off. Recently i have come into contact with the almighty force called anxiety once again. This comes after 2 years of being sober hehe and its hitting me pretty hard. As time passed the last 3 years, I've managed to build strong building blocks in my head to prevent panic attacks or just good old fashioned anxiety but now everything I've learnt seems to have gone out the window. I can't concentrate on things around me, everything i used to feel comfortable with doesn't bring me peace of mind anymore, when i go to work the physical work brings a heightened state of anxiety and i tend to vomit or use the washroom followed by an extremely heavy chest accompanied by short breaths. My mind seems to be racing a mile a minute but everything that goes on in there is negative and when i try my hardest to think positive and do positive things i still can't shake it. Is there a chance that I'm depressed? All the signs point to yes. Single, no friends (thx to my 10 year relationship that has ended), unhappy at work, my appetite has decreased significantly, no interest in things that i love, i can go on forever. Will i be doomed with anxiety the rest of my life? Most likely because it catches you at your worst and life isn't always pretty you just have to prepare yourself so that when the worst comes you'll be able to weather the storm.
A couple things about me. I'm a scorpio and my emotions drive me more than my thoughts, I'm 27, suffer from severe loneliness, used to drink (wine, rum) alot to deal with the loss of my relationship but have stopped as of July of this year, currently learning Buddhism to become more healthy spiritually and mentally, and i love movies :) Now as for an introduction to the forum i hope all of you will be patient with me as i of you and the end result i'm hoping for here is that i learn from others experiences while learning to deal with mine and in the process helping others where i can. I consider myself to be an open book so if i have questions i will ask and i will do my best to contribute to the forum. I'm quite nervous being here but i look forward to meeting all of you :)
My name is Mike and i thought that it was about time i came to a place where people understand what i go through when anxiety creeps into my life. I have been suffering from anxiety for quite some time now roughly 6 years on and off. Recently i have come into contact with the almighty force called anxiety once again. This comes after 2 years of being sober hehe and its hitting me pretty hard. As time passed the last 3 years, I've managed to build strong building blocks in my head to prevent panic attacks or just good old fashioned anxiety but now everything I've learnt seems to have gone out the window. I can't concentrate on things around me, everything i used to feel comfortable with doesn't bring me peace of mind anymore, when i go to work the physical work brings a heightened state of anxiety and i tend to vomit or use the washroom followed by an extremely heavy chest accompanied by short breaths. My mind seems to be racing a mile a minute but everything that goes on in there is negative and when i try my hardest to think positive and do positive things i still can't shake it. Is there a chance that I'm depressed? All the signs point to yes. Single, no friends (thx to my 10 year relationship that has ended), unhappy at work, my appetite has decreased significantly, no interest in things that i love, i can go on forever. Will i be doomed with anxiety the rest of my life? Most likely because it catches you at your worst and life isn't always pretty you just have to prepare yourself so that when the worst comes you'll be able to weather the storm.
A couple things about me. I'm a scorpio and my emotions drive me more than my thoughts, I'm 27, suffer from severe loneliness, used to drink (wine, rum) alot to deal with the loss of my relationship but have stopped as of July of this year, currently learning Buddhism to become more healthy spiritually and mentally, and i love movies :) Now as for an introduction to the forum i hope all of you will be patient with me as i of you and the end result i'm hoping for here is that i learn from others experiences while learning to deal with mine and in the process helping others where i can. I consider myself to be an open book so if i have questions i will ask and i will do my best to contribute to the forum. I'm quite nervous being here but i look forward to meeting all of you :)