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Anxiety and depression are ruining my life HELP!

monsterdave

Im only 18 and i started having alot of anxiety and depression after i smoked weed at school insted of somewhere else. I woke up in the m...

5 answers | 7 comments

Success Stories

debaser23

This forum is filled with people who are or were suffering from anxiety, of course, What I think is lacking may be some success stories....

20 answers | 2 comments

Feeling really off and convincing myself I’m losing my mind?

Katerxwhite

Hi, I am 18 years old, female, and have always struggled with really bad anxiety. Lately I’ve been experiencing panic attacks for the fir...

1 answer | 2 comments

Please help!!

FawadLashari

Hi, I'm 18, I have been dealing with health anxiety and googling symptoms. I have 4 small petechiae in arm and two on my chest I googled ...

1 answer | 3 comments

I just recently started taking Effexor 37.5 daily.

Bd1821

I have been having weird tingles in my legs and mouth . Also, it feels like my anxiety has got worse .... is this normal? Granted its on...

2 answers | 1 comment

Why do i get bad anxiety after i eat?

melikafemme

After i eat i usually get bad anxiety and some heart palpitations. I have been checked by a cardiologist and he says i am fine. This was ...

22 answers | 4 comments

I am still sick after having my child.

Ash1818

I have realized that I have no choice but to take my health into my own hands. Nobody is taking me seriously. I was made to feel as thoug...

4 answers | 6 comments

Bounding pulse constantly

Jordmush0121

Hey guys I've been seeing a doctor for the past few months now due to anxiety and some pretty serious symptoms, or what we thought wa...

1 answer | 2 comments

Gaba

Hkyrocks

Anyone ever try gaba for anxiety? Did you get any side effect?

2 answers | 3 comments

Eating anxiety - Fear of choking

Stay_Frosty

Hi all, I've always had a fear of choking. I never actually choked, but I did accidentally swallow a jumbo-gumball sized candy back in...

4 answers | 8 comments

24:7 Physical Anxiety Symptoms

Jordmush0121

Hiya Guys I've really been struggling with the Physical side of things, it really helps to see that people have had similar experience...

3 answers | 8 comments

Why do i feel like my life isnt real or is a game

Anon0271

why do i feel like my life isn't real or a game ive been feeling like this for about a year i started getting depressed 2 years ago and s...

3 answers | 1 comment

Xanax withdrawal

delaneyface

I have taken .25 xanax once daily for the last 9 days...It has helped but I started reading about it and became very scared..everyone tal...

4 answers | 2 comments

Can Anxiety cause numbness and pins and needles?

Reading15

For two weeks now on and off I have been having pins and needles in my hands and finger tips, I’m fearing the worst like MS or something....

2 answers | 5 comments

[please help] Feel high but i'm not, feel a weird feeling i cant explain

HellHhello1234567

So 2 nights ago, i was sitting in bed looking at my phone. I was arguing with my friend and i was quiet angry, i was typing non-stop and ...

1 answer | 1 comment

My anxiety is slowly killing me. Are my prescriptions causing this?

Charles8787

Last may we had a house fire and at the time i was on 8 tramadol a day for the last 10 years im 31. Since than ive been perscribed 30 mg ...

3 answers | 10 comments

Anti-depressant with sedative properties

Shedding01

Hello, I’m looking for an antidepressant to help with insomnia because of my anxiety. I was on lexapro but started sweating and got hea...

1 answer

Why do I feel like I’m in video game or a dream?

Jarshalmohnson

For about the past month or so I’ve been experiencing this feeling like I’m in a dream or a simulation and I get scared and worried and d...

4 answers | 3 comments

IS THERE A TREATMENT FOR A PERSECUTION COMPLEX?

MICHAELWOLFGANG

I have a friend who seems to suffer from a persecution complex. He's highly intelligent but his thought processes are irrational. His s...

9 answers | 2 comments

Chest burning need help!

alyssiacollinss

I am so freakin frustrated at this point.. I have had severe health anxiety since January. I was doing so well for two weeks. I was havin...

2 answers | 3 comments

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