Hello everyone,

My name is Micky and I am from Geneva, Switzerland. I am a political science student and I recently started experiencing the symptoms of anxiety prior to my fall semester exams. I initially dismissed all the symptoms as stress and overthinking but it's gotten so bad in the last few days that I started googling my symptoms and I learned I had this condition, possibly Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Recurring Panic Attacks in random situations, but daily now. The symptoms I usually have are: racing heartbeat, sweaty hands, trembling, restlessness, insomnia and negative thoughts, the kind that make me feel like I am going crazy and/or losing my mind. It usually happens when I'm on my own doing nothing since when i am busy the symptoms are less obvious. I joined this forum with the hope of talking to some people that will understand what I am going through. I did not tell anyone I know IRL about this because I'm scared of their reaction (will they think I am going nuts ?) but I recently tried to contact a few therapists to get it out of my chest since being alone with this condition makes it really hard to survive. I am very open to exchanging thoughts with other people and if I can be of any help whatsoever to someone else, I would feel like I have done my part to alleviate some of the pain and terror this condition can create in our minds.

Best regards to everyone

Stay brave

Micky