hi, this is my first thread on mumsnet. I'm not too sure why I'm here considering I'm not a mum but rather the 17 year old mentioned in the subject. I was hoping someone would be able to relate and share familiar cases that turned out alright or offer me some sort of advice.
I completed my GCSEs at my grammar school a couple months ago and achieved 9A*s and 1A, which i was immensely proud of. However, my GCSE period consisted of my vomiting and crying due to stress every morning and therefore left me incredibly exhausted. Ever since then I had a massive fear that when A Levels came I wouldn't be able to cope and I would just burn out - which is exactly what I feel has happened. It's now two months into A levels and i can not bring myself to go into school. I'm always just overthinking about the future and how I won't get anywhere and how I've made the wrong subject decisions and how I've basically ruined my life already,eventhough im 17. I've considered every option (move school,gap year,start work) and I just can not bring myself to do any of them. I feel like time is slipping away from me and I am now just wasted potential. I have zero goals and I just stay in bed for as long as i can- not because I'm tired, but rather because i feel like it numbs me. My parents have done their best to understand and support me (I've told them everything) but nobody can figure out what to do. The GP prescribed my anxiety pills to help with the constant chest pain I get because of it but I feel as if they do not help. My school referred me to CAMHs counselling more than a month ago and we've been attempting to chase that up but yet again no success yet. I just feel so low - I feel like because I have been such a high achiever in my past I have such high expectations of myself but also such low self esteem so I feel incapable of reaching those expectations. I have no goal or direction of path and I just feel so detached from everything, just wasting away the days crying my eyes out for the past two months. I feel as if everything has crashed so suddenly and I really don't know what to do. I want to get back on my feet before it's too late but I just wish I knew how. It makes me feel worse that everyone my age around me seems to be so driven and motivated and settled and I'm just a mess. I genuinely cannot bring myself out of bed in the mornings nomatter how hard I try- it just ends in more tears and vomiting. Any advice please?
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struggling 17 year old, anxiety and can't cope
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elisha19 · 06/11/2017 10:33
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