Feeling anxious and close tears all the time

[lyssie29]

This past week I've been finding myself overthinking everything. Even tiny things that don't matter. I wake up thinking about things on the morning and always feel tired. I just feel like I could sleep for a week even after having 8 hours sleep. I snap at the kids and feel like I'm always on the edge. How do you tackle anxiety? I don't want to go to see the gp.

Hi I feel like I could of written this myself.

I totally understand not wanting to see the GP, I often feel that way, though of course the proper advice with any mental health issue is that if you start feeling unable to cope, each day is a struggle, etc, it's a very good idea to see a GP or at the very least reach out to someone in real life for support. Do you have any friends or family you could talk to?

I manage it mostly through distraction. I try to find things throughout the day to keep my mind/body occupied. Go out and see people if I'm feeling up to it or just stay home and throw myself into jobs and chores. Listening to music as well helps, having music I love just playing in the background all the time is relaxing and uplifting.

Finding time for self care too - eating well, sleeping well, a bit of pampering here and there. Talking to someone about how you're feeling or even just writing it all down can help get it out of your head as well.

Me too .
I've been struggling for a few months since a relative passed away.
I try and keep busy and distract myself. Lots of pottering at home, lists and exercise a couple of times a week. I won't see the GP as they won't offer me the counselling I need and I've had bad experiences with medication in the past.
So, it's not ideal but I'm sort of moving forward.

You can self refer directly to mental health services e.g mind . There is a form on the website, I only realised this after seeing the g.p and them telling me. I suffered for so long before seeking help and really wished I'd done something sooner. CBT has been amazing and I still can't believe how different I am after treatment.

Thanks everyone. I have been talking to my sister a bit about it. She always listens but I don't want to be a burden to her. My fiance passed away 2 years ago very suddenly and I felt like I was doing ok but as the kids have gotten older it just seems that I feel like I don't do anything right and worry about little things. Just feels like there's a tightness in my chest all the time. I'll start back up the gym and see if it helps and maybe do more walking. If that doesn't help I'll try looking into CBT.