Depression, maybe?!

[laydeechaz]

Hi, i know i can't diagnose myself over the internet but i just wanted to get an idea.

I'm a 22 year old female. I suffer from Anxiety - mainly Social Anxiety but also Generalized Anxiety & a Panic Disorder.

For the past few months i've noticed that i tend to put on an act & when i stop performing to people i realize exactly why i do it - i just feel so low & i don't want anyone to know. I find myself getting very tearful over the most silliest things, i always seem to need to cry. Even now i want to cry & i have no idea why. I have zero motivation, i seriously can't be bothered to do anything, not like i do much to begin with. I was doing really well with my Exposure Therapy treatment for Social Phobia but now i can't even manage to do that without wanting to cry, i feel so hopeless. I'm trying so hard to overcome my Social Anxiety but i just seem to be taking a step back all the time.  The only thing i seem to want to do is sleep, i could sleep all day. So that means my sleep pattern is all over the place. I'm also getting very agitated easily, very irritable. My Generalized Anxiety has gotten worse. I feel so detached from the world, from everybody, i space out so easily. I try to be happy but i just want to scream instead. I don't understand it. My self-esteem is back to being at an all time low. I can't seem to be positive about anything, everything is negative. I'm constantly beating myself up over every little thing & that makes me want to cry more, i feel so worthless & stupid.

I'm getting really tired of pretending everything is okay, i don't know what to do.

I know there's different levels of Depression - mild, moderate, severe.

Can anyone offer me any advice?

Thank you. xx

[4Maddie44]

Hello, You do sound very low at the moment.  I have felt the same way.

Please talk to a profession al about how you feel.  You cannot cope with this alone.  You are young, and must get it sorted.  

I am so sorry about the way you are feeling, and do urge you to get good advice from a doctor or therapist.

As Remar says, we cannot diagnose you, but you obviously need help.  Are you on any type of medication?

[remar]

I'm not a Dr and I can not diagnose you, but, to me it does sound like you have anxiety. Have you talked to your therapist about how your feeling? If not, I would recommend doing so because you need a different kind of therapy for depression. There are also meds to help with depression. Are you taking anything right now for your anxiety? Many of the antidepressants help both anxiety and depression.