Anyone else feel constant anxiety despite seeming fine on the outside?

[Indubai]

I feel like an awful person the whole time. Like a total bitch and generally a bit of a fool.

On the outside everything should be ok. House, great kids, lovely husband, wide circle of friends. But inside I am absolutely dying every day. Anxiety, constantly. Can’t sleep. Can’t focus on anything properly. Blood pressure feels through the roof.

I over-compensate against these negative feelings by doing loads of charity work … but it actually makes me feel even worse about myself. I’m certain people can see through me instantly and know what I am “really like”.

Can anyone relate to this? So tired of feeling like this all the time.

Go back to your GP and ask for an AD that doesn't cause weight gain, there are several so you should be able to find one that suits you.

Diagnosed autistic and felt like this my entire life. No medication or therapy has ever helped!

yes. There is something called Free Floating Anxiety which is basically feelings of anxiety and stress that have no actual cause.
I get this sometimes and its horrible. I end up making up things to worry about just to appease my brain! The physical symptoms suck too where I get indigestion and numbness in my fingers and toes from unused adrenaline.
There are treatments to help I think but I pretty much accept its just my body **ing with me!🙄

I read recently that feeling constantly guilty causes constant anxiety and this really resonated with me

I was brought up to feel responsible for everyone’s feelings and guilty if they weren’t happy and I think this is a big thing. It’s helping me actually

I felt like this until I started taking sertraline. It's been life changing for me. I had CBT too but it's the sertraline that helped.

I was reluctant to start taking them and side effects were bad at the beginning but if you're feeling anxious all the time it's worth giving them a try.