Need Hope

[Crysda]

So what are we all looking forward to when we get better? I assume people do get better!!!

I want to sit down and relax and watch mindless TV without being in a constant state of terror with this fear dialogue playing constantly and feeling like I need to pace about.

I want to be able to go to bed at night to have a relaxing sleep.

I want to have a bath and wash my hair without feeling too wound up and vulnerable to do it.

I want to go out for a walk in the sunshine and just do nothing much but RELAX with a quiet mind.

I want these physical symptoms to go away and to feel normal in my own body.

I want to go aout nd do boring food shoppping which right now sounds so exciting.

Not much to ask is it???

[Sagitarius88]

Fear of death here as well I ve just herad a guy died of cancer at his 26 m on 23 n always worry that m gonna die young n who gona look after my baby?

[josh1986]

i to feel that hoplessness right now,its very hard,but have faith that you will get better,take the steps to fix these problems and it time i believe things will get easier,i too am dealing with full blown panic attacks,constant breathing awareness shortness of breath,thoughts of death and insanity,insomnia etc..think of it as a mountain you must climb and once you reach the top you can see the view of the world a whole clearer,corny?lol,maybe,but think of anything that puts positive reinforcment to your mind,were in a battle here and we have to win it and we will!!!

[Crysda]

Thanks for support.

Didn't want to bring tears to any one's eyes though as there is quite enough of that.  I feel so dispondent and terrified and trapped in this
nightmare but thy to think of nice things I will do when I get better.  I have
to believe I will although it seems totally unbelievable right now.

[kka264]

you are so positive...thanks for this post...I am dealing with my Panic disorder and I am finally feeling better--If someone would have told me that I would have been feeling better I would have said NO--

sometimes when i look at pictures of myself during the earlier times--i can't look at myself--i do not know that person--i love the person i am becoming--

im learning more about myself-sometimes it becomes really scary--some days are harder than the next but the point is you will get better--overcoming this disorder will take time --patience and lots of self affirmations--you have to talk to urself and set goals--write them--and tick them off one by one---force yourself--push through the muddle that anxiety brings

[Sagitarius88]

Ur post brought tear to my eyes I exactly want the same to enjoy every little thing i used to do n enjoy n can't do any more

[cj29]

I would have to agree with nursegirl here.  Even though you don't see it right now, you are going to get through this.  In my experience with anxiety (and I have been in some really bad places with it just like all of us here in the community), I 100% believe that it has actually benefited me by going through this.  It has made me a much better person in that I am more patient, enjoy the smaller things in life now and I also firmly believe that it has made me a better husband and father.  If you would have told me that while I was going through it, I would have thought that you didn't know what you are talking about, however, with anxiety it is hard to look down the road when the present is so hard to deal with.


I believe as people, we learn much more about ourselves during the down times than during the 'non-stressful' times.  In my opinion, going through the challenges is what enables us to enjoy life as a whole.  It definitely is a hard path to confront and deal with anxiety, but you are going to get though it.  Don't be afraid to get help and ask as many questions as you like.  

[nursegirl6572]

No, it isn't too much to ask and everyone deserves that.  It is VERY possible, with treatment, and patience, and some hard work.  I've been completely housebound at different times in my life, and while I can't say I'm 100% anxiety free all of the time, I live a pretty normal life now, thanks to a combination of medications and therapy.

You'll get there too.  Keep the faith!!