Anxiety support, Hand hold or chit chat come say hi

[Fairydust26]

going through abit of a crappy time with anxiety/health anxiety at the mo so thought it would be a good idea to create this thread. I always find that when I’m feeling anxious writing it down makes me feel a little bit better so hopefully some of you might too and we can support each other through this crappy time as I know it can make you feel pretty lonely. I’m trying to not drag myself back to bed and write today off so I’ve made a cuppa put the heating on sat by the xmas tree and going to try and have a clam Saturday so come say hi

Yes I have a few nice things planned out.
Some threads on here are my absolute trigger (dh being away) and people really are horrible to the op. I'd love not to feel this way but I do and that in itself upsets me!!

I have so many topics hidden for this reason, including Chat and AIBU because anything can pop up in those two. I then worry that I'm shutting myself off from the world too much, I'm hesitant about watching the news and reading the papers too.

How do you hide an entire topic like Chat/AIBU etc?

You need to find the Customise button, it's in there but I think you might need to be using the Desktop version of the site to edit the topics.

I've just come across this thread and would like to join in but can't read all nine pages and remember who everyone is and what their situation is. How do you all do it?

Do what? Get through the day? Don’t know sometimes. I don’t socialise at all with friends at the mo so anxiety over socialising is kept at bay. I just avoid my triggers mainly. Sadly I can’t avoid them forever, socialising is a big part of life! I’m not living much of a life.

Toffee I can't avoid mine either forever either. I so want to 'get over it' but that's easier said than done.

Thanks for your help, I'm going to log in off my pc tmrw and hide everything xxx

YearOfYouRemember - I only joined the thread a week or so ago. I read right through to get a feel for it, then posted a little about me to start things off. I can't remember who everyone is or what their stories are yet, so I just reply to most recent posts if I think I have anything comforting to offer.

Welcome YearOfYouRemember don’t worry about not knowing everyone’s names and story’s just pitch in when you feel like it 😊.

Sorry toffee1000. I've just read these few posts for the third time and realised you may have been replying to me. I meant how to read it all, retain the information enough to remember who everyone is?

I went through a marital trauma almost two years ago and it has left me with anxiety and low memory and brain function. At the worst I was also unable to speak for days at a time.

I found this totally confusing as I have been through arguably worse things in my life, and have had PND, but never left with anxiety.

Hello all - can I join you? I have suffered from anxiety for most of my life and am currently on medication. Before I started being medicated, I didn't realise that feeling this way was unusual - I thought the whole world worried about things as I did!

I am trying to practice being kind to myself. This morning I did not get up until late, and I have a lot of things I need to do. This would usually trigger my anxiety, but I am trying to tell myself that I obviously needed the sleep etc.

Hello a big hug for all who need it.
I’m really struggling on day 3 of fluoxetine felt quite good the first two days. Going to stick with it as I had completely burned out on anxiety before starting the meds. Hello to all newcomers I’m one myself and everyone is very kind and supportive.

Of course summerbreezer welcome😊.

Sorry to hear that Pannalash it’s weird isn’t it that a tablet that’s meant to make us feel better makes us feel 100x worse at the start! Keep pushing though one day at a time .

Can l join please?
My anxiety is out of control today and am pacing the floor. Counselling starts on Tuesday but l guess it's not a quick fix.
I have had anxiety for years but a recent event has triggered me. l went to my GP who refused me medication but l need to get something to get me off the ceiling.
I am scared for the future, terrified of everything l can't control. In fact l am feeling very light headed now, l can't eat, wake up in tears. My family must be so fed up with me....

inlec, be brave. Trust in the counsellor and see this as your chance to feel better. Put the work in and you'll get the rewards. You deserve to feel better.

Hello to all the new comers, fairy dust has started a great thread. Lots of non judgemental support.

I'm quite good at the moment, but I have a week off so that's unlikely to continue. Work is my therapy and my dh, and I won't be at work and he will so it will be an interesting week... I'll be here lots lol

Hello to all the new comers, fairy dust has started a great thread. Lots of non judgemental support.

I'm quite good at the moment, but I have a week off so that's unlikely to continue. Work is my therapy and my dh, and I won't be at work and he will so it will be an interesting week... I'll be here lots lol

Hello fairy dust and everyone,
I read the first few posts then skipped to the end. I hope I can join you as I also find writing things down use. You can read my other post (essay) if you like, it's quite complicated. I read someone on here is TTC so I won't go into it too much as I'm 18 weeks pregnant but in a bit of denial I tend to stress and am good at surpressing anxiety but it doesn't help with getting on in life. It's funny how you could take setraline before sleeping, I tried it for a few days but it gave me insomnia, even after taking it in the morning and that messed up my head so much I had to stop. My GP found it interesting as it makes lots of people drowsy. I had viral encephalitis as a teenager but mental health teams have struggled to see the connection but I wander if that's why it messed with the chemical balance in my head. My antinatal team have prescribed citalopram but I'm keen to stay off medication. A

*I find writing things down useful. Really should sleep now.

Fairydust, your post about staying out of bed really resonates with me as I struggle to stay out of bed at home and am really unsociable at the moment! I just feel like telling friends and family about wanting to go to bed and be unproductive sounds so pathetic.

When I'm not working I struggle with that too, so I made a few early morning appointments this week to get me up and moving!

Thanks Fairydust just wish there was a definite timescale as to when I'll start feeling better.
Morning everyone.

Welcome Deborah543😊 congrats on the pregnancy!. It’s not pathetic sometimes we need days in bed to recover we’ll thats what I tell myself anyway, this time of year doesn’t help as soon as it gets dark I want to jump straight in.

Hope everyone’s had a good morning? I’m feeling good I’ve got the week off and the suns shining at the mo so I’m gonna take the little one to the park.

Hi everybody,
I've been suffering really badly the last 6 weeks...been a worrier my whole life but never experienced anxiety and it is horrendous. I get so anxious it has been making me physically sick every morning The Dr prescribed me citalopram and I decided to start taking it this week as it is half term (teacher). I'm feeling worse but I've heard that it sometimes gets worse before it gets better. Worrying I wont be well enough for school on Monday. Finding it reassuring reading all the advice on here and wishing everybody else a speedy recovery!