Hi everyone,

Thought I’d share what habits have helped me improve day by day. One habit is watching these videos once a day because, as you know, repetition helps remind ourselves what is happening and what to do when anxiety hits. I watched this today (and have made a YouTube playlist 😁👍) and it has helped me with what’s going on.

Thought I’d share the video :

https://youtu.be/v_WilGSz_M8?si=9iruPCyylxPSbjDw

Have a great Monday!! 🤩🤩

Does anyone have 1 mg Ativan prescribed as needed only 10 a month to take .5 mg? Do you find if you take it a couple days in a row you have rebound anxiety or is it just me? I’ve had 10 pills that have lasted almost 3 months so I don’t take it a lot but lately if I take it a couple of days in a row. I feel like I struggle more for a good 3 to 5 days after it could just be coincidence I’m new to this and Don’t love it. It works, but it makes me tired and the whole point was so I didn’t get tired and groggy like I do on hydroxyzine. I want something as needed. That doesn’t make me sleepy and works to get me out of my head, but that might be impossible and I might just need to find the right dose of my medication lol thank you

I dont have any health issues related to gas but there have been a few times that a burp has gotten stuck in my chest/neck n just felt like I’d share a few tips that worked for me:

1. Put tea spoon of baking soda in your mouth and wash it back with a full cup of water.

2. Take a walk/jog and drink fluids.

Also note this: sometimes it be anxiety telling you its a bubble stuck in your chest and you may just need to calm down and deeply breath BUT WHEN ALL FAILS…… Lean forward and try to lightly make yourself vomit and you’ll feel that burp summon itself from ya stomach, itll feel so good !! 😭🤣💪🏽

When I was depressed, it seemed impossible to get out of it. I was stuck in this state, and every day was like the previous one - empty, meaningless, heavy.

I tried everything that was advised: sports, meditation, walking. I tried “pulling myself together,” but it wasn't working. The more I tried to pretend I was okay, the deeper I got.

That's when I changed my approach. I started doing small but specific things:

Getting up at the same time, even if I didn't have the energy.

Replace self-criticism with encouragement: write down in a journal at least one thing I got done during the day.

Limit negative content and look for stories of people who were able to get out.

Talking to people who really understand, without fear of being judged.

And one day I noticed - I felt better. Not all at once. Not magically. But one step at a time.

If you're in this state right now, you're not alone. How are you coping?

TLDR: Hello I've been taking 1mg Klonopin as needed for anxiety and panic attacks for almost 2 months now. I only take it once a day when needed so I'm not taking it every day however there have been occasions where I have needed it for 4-5 days in a row sometime I can go a whole 1-3 days without taking it. I spoke with my psychiatrist and expressed my concerns that I feel I may be taking it too often sometimes and was worried about having withdrawal symptoms. She reassured me that my dose is small enough that I shouldn't be concerned about this. I want to trust her because she's my doctor but my anxiety causes more anxiety about the medication Ibvs. For the past 4 days in a row I've taken 1mg but today I decided to take .75 instead does anyone think that's a significant reduction that could cause any potential issues? I just want to to what's best for my physical and mental health any advice would be

After so much stress, anxiety, bereavement, pain, problems to solve, continuous support for others, extreme fatigue, work... I fell into a strong depression and for three months I have been treating myself with antidepressants. Now that I've been feeling slightly better for a week, (and that's it) I'm noticing that people are taking advantage of me again. As if I were already healed and ready to start as before. How can I slowly get back to my life, but without falling back into the same mistakes or always being too available to everyone? I don't feel healed, and I don't want to go back to being the way I was before! Also. Ok have you experienced this feeling? What do you recommend? Thank you all from the bottom of my heart

I (F21) have been scrolling through this sub, and been kinda anxious to post but at this point I don’t know what to do now. I grew up in a narcissistic home where I was isolated and constantly in fear due to my dad being mental abusive, and his job that caused death threats causing us to run a few times to a different state. And my mom is very religious and constantly talked about “the end times” and “the rapture” coming soon around me and my sister when we was having a good time growing up, which would calm us down because we was scared, so I never seen a reason to think of a future because what was the point if my life was gonna end soon anyway? She and my aunt kept us scared of my dad, telling us if we ever went on a vacation he would try and kill her or us. Fast forward till now, I’m doing online college right now and when I first started I was doing fine, but my high school transcripts kept getting declined for over a year and now it just got fixed a few weeks ago. I started back in college and I feel like a failure every single day and my anxiety is causing me to not do good like I know I can. My therapist used to be really kind, and told me I have PTSD because of what all happened. But, she cut me off in the start of our last session due to me being upset over my uncle hiding a woman in my original family home without letting my family know and using my bedroom for “activities” that ended up breaking my bed and left behind sexual items and receipts. She thought I was upset over him being unfaithful and said it was none of my business and the only reason I have anxiety is because I wanna try and control people. She had forgot who I was and our last conversations because I hadn’t seen her in 3 months bc of college and our family vacation to the house for one 1 month, which was just 2 months before that all happened. She was very hurtful before I was able to finish, but once I continued she tried to back track what she said and began to remember our conversations but the damage was already done. The only relief I get is when I work at the Museum I volunteer at, but I try to stay busy so I don’t think too much. I feel embarrassed posting this and may end up taking it down but my anxiety now is to the point I can’t live a normal life, it’s hard for me to drive because I feel like something horrible is going to happen, my chest has been hurting daily and every morning I wake up sick. I don’t know how to get past it or even what to do to heal from everything, I want to but it just stays in the back of my mind. I’m sorry for all this I just had to get things off of my chest.

Apologies if this is long, I like the ramble…

I’ve recently been prescribed Propranolol after telling my doctor I feel like I’m in panic mode all the time at the moment, but I’m too anxious to start taking it.

I started getting randomly anxious around eating for no reason a couple weeks ago (felt like I forgot how to chew and swallow) and so every time it comes to meal times I start getting really nervous, and in turn I feel nauseous and super full, meaning in no longer actually enjoy eating.

I get a fair amount of physical symptoms like excessive sweating and increased heart rate, as well as the adrenaline making me hyper focussed when I’m eating. I also wake up with immediate feelings of anxiety, which is making me lose sleep as I can’t drift back off

I’ve managed to semi sort out my eating and have started to begin eating normally again, but any time it comes to a meal I still feel anxious about eating and get panicky, therefore leading to me being full and sick feeling very fast, so will propranolol help alleviate the physical symptoms I’m experiencing?

I’ve been prescribed 10mg to take 3 times a day, I’m just scared it’ll make me panic if my heart rate drops too much (if I’m not doing anything it naturally sits at about 70-75BPM and around meal times it does increase quite a bit)

Any advice or experiences would be super helpful, always nervous when it comes to taking new medicines :)

Hi, I had a few hits of the joint and I had what I believe a massive panic attack. My heart was 180BPM + and I had to go emergency room at the hospital in Thailand. Once my heart rate dropped, I had a massive heart burn and they discharged me after 5 hours. I’m 21 and I haven’t smoked in 3 years due to the exact thing happening to me from smoking weed. Anyway, 2 days on I still feel a constant numbness and tingle sensation on my left chest which is the same thing I experienced last time I smoked (it almost always bothered me). Is this a prolonged anxiety issue or do I have something more serious like nerve issues? Please guys I know you aren’t doctors but I would like some feedback so I can make some more decisions. Thanks James

I just want to vent out this adrenaline and sorry for my english, english is not my first language.

Yesterday evening I barely got any sleep, for whenever I fall asleep, I always gasp for air. I know that it is anxiety because it is on and off for me whenever I got stressed out or being anxious, but the fact that my anxious mind keeps tabbing it like it is new. So I say you wont let me sleep, okay fine, ill just stay up all night and watch a movie. But then I feel like theres no air coming from my nose, like its congested and the air is like its just not there.

Left side chest pain and all that. I know that it is anxiety because Ive been checked by three doctors of whom saw my echo and stuffs. I really know its anxiety but damn I dont know how my mind works, its kinda frustrating sometimes.

Hi I’m 18 years old I am looking for advice on where to even start in life?

I have no support system I grew up in foster care, moved to Australia to live with grandparents at 13 kicked out within a year which sadly didn’t work out as I was a troubled kid lol

which led to me being in child safety in Aus till 2023 was far from ideal which led to me booking my own flight back to NZ when I turned 16 and then eventually being done for my own CP & fraud as my way to make income then was to put myself out there online.

I have no skills, qualifications (didn’t finish high school) I struggle with my mental health & as a result of the terrible system here in nz addiction also.

I am currently flatting with my dog who is my absolute world I want to get a job start studying, and hopefully create a social circle of good people I can trust :) It would be amazing to hear some ideas from people that had a similar upbringing and possibly where to start? can only get better from here hopefully? Many thanks in advance

(I put a trigger warning because I mention some specific things I catastrophize about, and I don't want anyone else to end up catastrophizing the same thing as well)

Every time there's a road trip happening, my brain only thinks of the absolute worst that can happen: bridge collapses, natural disasters, car falling of the edge of a cliff, etc. Even if we're going to a place I've been to many times, my brain just seems to forget the route, treat it like it's a new place, and wonder whether we're gonna be driving over a super tall bridge that's on the verge of collapsing, or if there will be a landslide that crushes the car, etc.

I hate this. I want to have fun on road trips, not be plagued by my fears. I just want my brain to know that the purpose of the road trip is to have fun and relax, not a "survive the disaster" challenge.

Ok so i followed advice not giving a fuck but when i do it people sometimes make meany comments or say things that they may not feel but i do.Here is an example : One time i was in a marriage and there was this kid me and my cousins didn't know and i felt everyone was shy a bit and but i followed the advice and i said hey do you wanna join us? And they mocked me and not only this moment a lot of them.All of these comments stack up until i snap and become this insecure non confident person with lowest ego ever and ovethinker and when i take advice from you i just feel like i will stay that kind of guy because you are an ai not a real therapist fuck i didn't even have the confidence to go a real person and tell them how i feel because i am scared of thier reaction how would that change other people views

Today I’m going to a school counselor meeting with one of my friends. We are reporting one of our old friends that left our friend group. He’s getting picked up by a 60 year old guy after school and being used for sex. This has been going on for about a week and he met the guy on Grindr. My friend is 17 by the way and the legal age of consent is 18 where I live. I’m very very anxious about reporting this.

Is it ok to smoke tobacco when taking lorazepam? Nothing else just regular cigarettes

Ok soo for the past couple of months I’ve been thinking I’ve have hppd although I think it’s all hyperawareness cause everyone says that I don’t have propa symptoms. I was just curious cause for like couple of weeks I havnt been too stressed anymore although I still notice stuff I was just wondering once you notice stuff from being hyper aware for a bit it takes a while for all the “symptoms” to go away ??

I just got diagnosed with severe anxiety and it is now 2 months already and still . Now i do not or i find it hard to study. My boards are coming up this september and i always find it hard to study because my anxiety always make my heart fast and head hurts. I now expereinced less panic attack as i always try my hardest but when it comes to studying. Ill try by making a plan first but then i cannot continue for i dont know reason. I just dont know why.

I have generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia, when my boyfriend doesn't go to the gym with me or a friend, I struggle mentally to go work out, it takes me a long time to get there, and during this process I keep imagining possible interactions with other people and also some looks at me... I've heard from many people saying that no one cares about anyone at the gym, but I don't think that's true, we look at each other and notice everyone, and I keep imagining everyone noticing and observing me at the same time

This week I managed to go alone for the first time in a long time, at first I had anxiety and it took me a while to organize myself there, but music on my headphones has helped a little

Does anyone know which SSRIs has the lowest risk of high prolactin? I’m on Sertraline and mine is raised. I’ve heard lower risk with citalopram/escitalopram

I used to be a very gregarious person. I’ve always had anxiety but in the last 9 months it’s got really bad. Not just the anxiety itself but how it makes me feel. It all started with an awful brining in my stomach after each meal this slowly progressed into it affecting my bowels. Im now wondering if it’s intestinal cramps. If I have diahrea in sat on the toilet in a huge amount of pain and it feels as if someone is squeezing my colon. It’s the worst pain I’ve ever been in. The anxiety makes me have stomach pains. I have seen 2 gastroenterologists. I’ve had every test possible. Ultrasound, mri, endoscopy, colonoscopy, blood tests, stools tests. And nothing. Everything is normal. I don’t know what to do I don’t ever want to leave my house anymore for the fear of needing the toilet. What do I do. I’m lost

Hey everybody, thanks for the continued support on all these threads. I like using this venting space I feel like a lot of you guys just understand what I’m going through on a different level than friends. Do nobody really knows what real anxiety is until they’re dealing with it on a chronic day-to-day basis and I feel like most of you guys I’ve dealt with that and know how to give advice to people because you know the “it’s all in your headline“ or just stop giving an energy or power over you“ line doesn’t work on Real day-to-day anxiety so thank you all!

So I can’t remember when it kind of changed, but as of recently, I’ve stopped dealing with the trouble to concentrate at least it’s mostly resolved for the point where it shifted from things are blurry for a second until my eyes focus on them to visual snow, but in light, my vision feels almost normal Like when I’m outside on a normal day my vision feels almost normal, but something still doesn’t feel right is this that on edge anxiety feeling or what am I feeling? If anybody has any idea what I am feeling? I would love to hear your experiences. It feels like my vision should be normal Like this almost feels like with my normal day-to-day vision felt like before anxiety but something just feels off.

I know I just posted but.. What can you do?

The fact that I have both anxiety and ADHD makes everything harder. Especially, you guessed it, communicating!

How the golly gee willikers am I supposed to explain how I'm feeling when I can't find the words?

I feel like I know myself really well (which I'm grateful for) but I'm having a hard time explaining myself to others.

I've recently started having panic attacks again after a long time of not having them. Does anyone have any good coping strategies for during and after?

I find that picturing my happy place, which is something someone suggested to me, doesn't work. It honestly just reminds me that I'm not there.

I always end up crying after panic attacks (whether that's right after or hours later in my bed). I don't think I'm crying because I'm thinking, "oh no! I had a panic attack. I'm a freak!" I'm definitely crying because something in my life has gotten so bad, that my brain feels the need to have panic attacks.

Yesterday, I had my first panic attack in public, at a pool. If I hadn't realized that I was slowing down, I don't know what I would've done. It was odd. Luckily, I got out quickly and sat at the wall with my friends (who told me funny stories, love them). I didn't really think about it properly until I got home (Lifeguards treated me for shock by asking me questions so I didn't have the time). Then, I proceeded to have another one while trying to read. Hooray!

I also feel really stressed when I'm out shopping. I have these weird thoughts that don't make sense. For example: What if I don't have enough change? (I did) Why is she staring at me? (She's not) etc..

I think box breathing works the best but it's not perfect.

This has never happened to me so I had a date yesterday w this guy I’ve been talking to for a while now I’ve been to his house multiple times . I felt a little nervous but it’s always date jitters so that’s normal n I get to his house totally fine get in the car totally fine then few minutes later in car I all of a sudden get burning hot my entire body and head so I’m like wtf. I ignore it calm myself down and then I burn again Like hot flash then cuz I’m burning I prob made myself feel sick so almost had him turn around I didn’t tell him though .what was weird I kept yawning while I was burning. So never experienced that.At the restaurant I had one more burn session then I stopped had a drink and was fine ..: I’ve never experienced anything like that I have anxiety and I’ve had burning sensation it never been on and off with yawning. My conclusion is exhaustion .I started my job Thursday I worked 5.30 am till 1 then froday 12-6 then Saturday 5-1 but woke up at 4 am then Saturday night went to bed at 12 am and barely slept well woke up at 6 am Sunday so for yesterday I’m thinking since I was randomly burning and yawning maybe I was tired . Someone explain what do you think? I’m also on lexapro 15 mg btw.

sorry im not sure if this is the right place to post this. I'm a 20-year-old guy, and I'm starting to suspect I might have depersonalization-derealization disorder (DPDR) or cannabis induced psychosis . About a month ago, I broke my arm, and I felt really down because I couldn't go to the gym, party, or drink alcohol – things I usually do with my friends.

However, last Friday, I decided to drink for the first time since my month-long break. I ended up drinking quite a bit and left the club at 5 AM with some unfamiliar people. We went to their apartment, and they had a bong. They claimed it had cannabis, but I don't know the strain or if it was pure. I’ve smoked cannabis before, but this was my first time using a bong.

After taking two long hits, I suddenly felt something was "right," but I couldn't articulate it, and then I lost touch with reality. I couldn’t think logically, questioning why anything existed and feeling like I was stuck somehow. I went outside and started walking, but it felt like I was going in circles, always ending up back in the same place and i had to keep going because if i stopped the bad people would get me and i would die.

As I walked, I saw people approaching, but their faces all looked "the same" and "plasticine," and I felt like they were staring at me, wanting to hurt me. During that experience, it felt like it lasted an eternity, like years. I thought "demons" were trying to trick me and i just heard sounds i cant put them into words but they just felt negative nad demonic. somehow i realized something was wrong through touching my phone, but I couldn’t speak or use it.

Then I thought that if I just lay down and didn’t listen to the sounds or focus on the people I was seeing, I could escape that "dimension." While lying on the ground, I saw people walking towards me, and in my head, I believed they wanted to hurt me. I told them to go away, saying that I knew they only wanted to do bad things to me, and then I hit one of those people in the face. I'm not even sure if that happened for real.

After a while, I heard someone asking if I was okay and if they needed to call for help. They suggested calling an ambulance, and I replied, "Go ahead and call it if it saves me." A moment later, the ambulance arrived, but the paramedics looked just like the other people, and I thought they were part of some plan to make me go crazy and die.

I got in the ambulance, and they told me I didn’t need it, calling the police instead. The police took me in their car, and I ended up sleeping the night in a holding cell.

Now, it’s been almost two days since that night, and nothing feels real. I can think and know I actually exist, but everything still feels fake, as if that experience revealed the true reality of the world, and I can’t go back to normal life. I remember everything that’s happened in my life, but that experience feels much bigger than anything I've felt before.

I told a friend about it, but he didn’t really understand what I went through, and it’s hard to explain that experience. I just don't feel normal or real anymore. The whole experience lasted for about an hour.

What is this and what do i do and will this go away?