I’ve suffered from anxiety on and off for the last 20 odd years. I didn’t receive much support at first - mental health wasn’t very understood back then and doctors reached their own conclusions about why I was anxious, without me being able to explain properly.
Anyway, I’ve tried so many treatments over the last 10 years. CBT, counselling, EMDR, hypnotherapy, different antidepressants, betablockers... and I just really struggle to beat it. It stops me from doing so much. To a lot of people I probably appear fine as I work, socialise, etc but I manage to hide it. I just feel a bit rubbish as I really don’t want to be like this forever and don’t know what to do. I know the theory behind anxiety and panic, have done so much reading. Yet I can’t seem to push myself to do the things I find hard. Anyone else?