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I'm so anxious I am getting anxious about whether I have anxiety or not

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4173bg · 13/09/2017 09:12

It's like Meta anxiety. I obsess over whether I am anxious or just a broken person. I get anxious that I will always feel this way. If I do something that quells my anxiety I then obsess over whether it is a "healthy" coping mechanism or not. If I reach out to friends I feel bad. I only feel calm if I am research ways to combat anxiety but never do them.

This is probably the third time this year this has happened but the problem this time is that I am abroad and alone and not home again for 2 weeks. I am looking after someone's house and dog and working full time from here.

Can anyone relate to being anxious about being anxious? I don't really have any specific anxieties - I can be alone, be social, go out, do scary stuff....anxiety doesn't stop me doing anything (apart from feeling normal)....and I appear outwardly calm and totally functional, when in reality it feels unbearable.

I stopped taking medication around 6 months ago and had been fine till I got here and everything stopped.

Not really sure what I am asking - just want to know I am not alone.

I have real life support, but few friends who really "get" it.

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Aintgotnosoapbox · 13/09/2017 23:02

Hi there, well it's sounds a bit like an obsessive worry or rumination, so yes it is a type of anxiety. anxiety has many forms, from a sensation of fear to worry and doubt.
I think it depends how much you are worrying, if it is impacting on your well being and life etc.
feel free to come over to the anxiety thread :)

4173bg · 14/09/2017 14:35

It's excessive - and I have been throwing up and getting hot flushes....

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