Hello

[Vinnydude]

I'm Niall, i'm from the UK.

Currently, where i am up to is i'm recovering from addiction since a very young age. I'm over 15 months clean of everything now, BUT, anxiety is crippling me.

I feel like i'm wasting away, i'm desperate to find some way of just snapping out of it. I hate feeling like this and its making my recovery dam near impossible.

I have come a long way, it was only a few months ago that i couldn't even leave my house, but i feel so constricted.

I'm really struggling with it.

Please help.

[Coobie]

Although I am not in recover mode from anything, I can say that I am in the same crippling boat as you are. Anxiety is freaking horrible and makes you feel like you are losing it, you aren't yourself, you don't know who you are, you can't be helped etc... its all crazy thoughts... but you aren't alone.

I just thought I would reach out and say hey someone else get it too, cuz i know what its like to feel alone! Its important that people of the same mind can connect...SO
even though I don't know you, IM LISTENING and I will try to help you as best I can!

[Vinnydude]

Thanks, i appreciate it.

[Lulu]

Hey guys

Yep I'm in the same boat with you. Do you know I sometimes walk past people in the street having a laugh and wonder how they manage to stay so normal. I've tried my hardest but i'm not one of them.

Niall I don't know what addiction you're recovering from but for the longest time you've been addicted to something and you're body is learning to cope without that something. Hang in there, it sounds like your body just needs to learn how to manage without that crutch. I've fallen into the trap before now of relying on alcohol for my anxiety, and it's got me into a vicious circle. The hangovers leads to more anxiety which led to me drinking more.

What i would tell you is take one day at a time. Dont' beat yourself up cos you feel this way. Go out of the house and if you panic just tell yourself that's all it is and be proud that you've done it. If I panic now I try telling myself ok it happened and i got over it and i'm still here.

Or am i talking complete crap? :-)

Lulu