alex345
05-30-2010, 12:09 PM
Hello all,
I think I may be suffering from anxiety, and its very troublesome for me at the moment.
It all revolves around something that happened around 6 months ago. I went out one night and may have kissed a girl (I was in a great relationship at the time and felt dreadful) whilst drunk. Whilst I admitted it and was forgiven by my girlfriend, ever since I've suffered on and off with depression and anxiety.
My main problem at the moment is total worry that I may have done something wrong like that again. I still go out with my friends, but am very sensible now with my drink and most nights end up totally sober. However, I'm getting terrible anxiety and thoughts that I just can't switch off. The week or so after I go out with friends I'm absolutely fine, but two or three weeks later I'll get crippling worries; what if I have done it again? Can I definately remember? I seem to have to replay events over and over again in my head, but even then the feelings persist. The frustrating thing is that I only worry about things weeks after they've happened. The last time I went out was nearly two months ago and only now have I started to get worked up about it.
It's so frustrating and I don't know how to deal with it. I'm sure some of you are going to simply say 'stop going out' but I basically have! And when I do go out now I hardly drink at all. But I just can't seem to stop these thoughts and worries, the problem is that I know how irrational and stupid they are but I can't seem to stop it.
Can anyone suggest what I can do?
I think I may be suffering from anxiety, and its very troublesome for me at the moment.
It all revolves around something that happened around 6 months ago. I went out one night and may have kissed a girl (I was in a great relationship at the time and felt dreadful) whilst drunk. Whilst I admitted it and was forgiven by my girlfriend, ever since I've suffered on and off with depression and anxiety.
My main problem at the moment is total worry that I may have done something wrong like that again. I still go out with my friends, but am very sensible now with my drink and most nights end up totally sober. However, I'm getting terrible anxiety and thoughts that I just can't switch off. The week or so after I go out with friends I'm absolutely fine, but two or three weeks later I'll get crippling worries; what if I have done it again? Can I definately remember? I seem to have to replay events over and over again in my head, but even then the feelings persist. The frustrating thing is that I only worry about things weeks after they've happened. The last time I went out was nearly two months ago and only now have I started to get worked up about it.
It's so frustrating and I don't know how to deal with it. I'm sure some of you are going to simply say 'stop going out' but I basically have! And when I do go out now I hardly drink at all. But I just can't seem to stop these thoughts and worries, the problem is that I know how irrational and stupid they are but I can't seem to stop it.
Can anyone suggest what I can do?