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Depression or anxiety???
I have been really angry/moody ever since i got my vertigo attacks
I dont get the vertigo anymore but i still get dizzy and get anxiety of being
out in public by myself .I actually find myself stressing about the fact that i
could get dizzy at any moment .Most of the time i just feel really down, i just cant get out
of bed,i dont want to go out anymore,i just want to be by myself ,i find myself being really mean to
my bf alot aswell.i just get so mad that i cant get motivated to do anything and i just dont feel like myself anymore.Im just scared because the other night i was having horrible thought about killing myself .Sometimes i think i have finally snapped out of it because i feel really good and i get exited about all the stuff i want to do but then at some point i end up sad again. I dont know who to
talk to about this i feel like everyone just thinks i complain all the time becauce i never do anything
and i am so moody.Im very self concience and i dont like talking to people about how i feel
the few times i have opened up to my bf i just cryed and told him how
unhappy i am .He just thinks im in a bad mood at the time and that i will get over it.(he isnt really the comforting type, i think crying makes him uncomfortable.)
Anyway i just want to know if it sounds like i have depression or anxiety?
I dont get the vertigo anymore but i still get dizzy and get anxiety of being
out in public by myself .I actually find myself stressing about the fact that i
could get dizzy at any moment .Most of the time i just feel really down, i just cant get out
of bed,i dont want to go out anymore,i just want to be by myself ,i find myself being really mean to
my bf alot aswell.i just get so mad that i cant get motivated to do anything and i just dont feel like myself anymore.Im just scared because the other night i was having horrible thought about killing myself .Sometimes i think i have finally snapped out of it because i feel really good and i get exited about all the stuff i want to do but then at some point i end up sad again. I dont know who to
talk to about this i feel like everyone just thinks i complain all the time becauce i never do anything
and i am so moody.Im very self concience and i dont like talking to people about how i feel
the few times i have opened up to my bf i just cryed and told him how
unhappy i am .He just thinks im in a bad mood at the time and that i will get over it.(he isnt really the comforting type, i think crying makes him uncomfortable.)
Anyway i just want to know if it sounds like i have depression or anxiety?
I know when i am having a vertigo attack .i have only had them like 3 times ,luckily 2 happened at home and the other while i was at the hospital for the first one happening.The general dizziness isnt that bad ,it is berable it just scares me that it will turn into vertigo.Or i just get anxious when im out that i will have one ,like at school i just kept thinking how embaressing it would be.I guess evrything is better at home i get way more worked up while im out ,i noticed yesterday wheni went to the library i got dizzy inside and got really scared biut as soon as i got home i wasnt dizzy anymore,i was just depressed that i let the dizziness get me all worked up again ,and that i should just stay in cuz i hate dealing with it.I will def look into the counseling through school ,thank for your support and suggestions,it really helps to think about it and have a dif perspective
How is the vertigo when your at home? Is it much less or not at all? I mentioned in my above post that dizziness is a common symptoms of anxiety.
It's really strange how anxiety can work. We might be feeling fine and out of the blue have some kind of symptom.
I do understand how you feel about getting out of the house. I get myself so worked up when I have to go somewhere but it usually turns out fine. If I do start feeling anxious I tell myself it's just anxiety and you'll be fine.
Counseling can be expensive, but if your going to school they might have a program there that can help you. My daughter goes to her old college for her counseling and they work on a sliding scale. If you make very little then you pay almost nothing. If your school does'nt offer anything like this check out some other colleges in your area.
It's really strange how anxiety can work. We might be feeling fine and out of the blue have some kind of symptom.
I do understand how you feel about getting out of the house. I get myself so worked up when I have to go somewhere but it usually turns out fine. If I do start feeling anxious I tell myself it's just anxiety and you'll be fine.
Counseling can be expensive, but if your going to school they might have a program there that can help you. My daughter goes to her old college for her counseling and they work on a sliding scale. If you make very little then you pay almost nothing. If your school does'nt offer anything like this check out some other colleges in your area.
Well i think that everything got more severe after my vertigo attacks
I have always been kinda of down i used to cut myself when i was like 13.It has def gotten worse after my vertigo attcks because i feel like it makes me to stay in more and not be around anyone,but i cant, the more pressure there is that i have to go out (like having to go to my school to do a test) the more upset and angry i become.Ihave been to the dr. and he thought i had bppv and that i needed phisotherapy iwent and did this and the phisotherapist said he didnt think i had it because he did all these things to induce dizziness and i didnt get dizzy.He told me to go back if it happens again but i cant afford it .So the dr. just gave me some pills (serc ) to help with the dizziness and did a few blood tests but no he didnt actually diagnose me with vertigo. I have been going to an outreach school to finish my courses to graduate and even this is hard because i get dizzy when im there doing the tests i actually left during one of my tests because i got so dizzy and anxious.Ya i def agree with this being vicous cycle but i feel like it starts with the dizziness because most of the time when it happens i wasnt feeling anxious beforehand or i just dont realize it. So i get dizzy and i think i will get a full blown vertigo attack or that something is seriously wrong with me like a brain tumor or something, therefore i get anxious ,and then i get depressed .Its so hard knowing this but not being able to stop it .Thats why i feel better if i just stay home because i can calm down easier.I do force myself to go out though .I dont know about counseling isnt it expensive ?
I have always been kinda of down i used to cut myself when i was like 13.It has def gotten worse after my vertigo attcks because i feel like it makes me to stay in more and not be around anyone,but i cant, the more pressure there is that i have to go out (like having to go to my school to do a test) the more upset and angry i become.Ihave been to the dr. and he thought i had bppv and that i needed phisotherapy iwent and did this and the phisotherapist said he didnt think i had it because he did all these things to induce dizziness and i didnt get dizzy.He told me to go back if it happens again but i cant afford it .So the dr. just gave me some pills (serc ) to help with the dizziness and did a few blood tests but no he didnt actually diagnose me with vertigo. I have been going to an outreach school to finish my courses to graduate and even this is hard because i get dizzy when im there doing the tests i actually left during one of my tests because i got so dizzy and anxious.Ya i def agree with this being vicous cycle but i feel like it starts with the dizziness because most of the time when it happens i wasnt feeling anxious beforehand or i just dont realize it. So i get dizzy and i think i will get a full blown vertigo attack or that something is seriously wrong with me like a brain tumor or something, therefore i get anxious ,and then i get depressed .Its so hard knowing this but not being able to stop it .Thats why i feel better if i just stay home because i can calm down easier.I do force myself to go out though .I dont know about counseling isnt it expensive ?
Hiya Sammi, you've taken a good step asking a question amongst this thread, there's alot of people including myself who know exactly what your describing is all about.
From what you've described its very likely to be a combination of both,has there been anything else you can think of that may have pushed you to feel so down in the dark?, trust me, the smallest stress or upsetting things can wreak the biggest anxieties, i've found that out myself many many times!
hang in there!, do not give in and keep yer mood high, plenty of people on here are very helpful and have there advice ready and have even helped me!
From what you've described its very likely to be a combination of both,has there been anything else you can think of that may have pushed you to feel so down in the dark?, trust me, the smallest stress or upsetting things can wreak the biggest anxieties, i've found that out myself many many times!
hang in there!, do not give in and keep yer mood high, plenty of people on here are very helpful and have there advice ready and have even helped me!
To me, it sounds like you may have both anxiety and depression. They go hand in hand a lot of times. This is actually pretty common.
Have you thought about counseling? I think it's worth a try. You need someone to talk to about how your feeling.
People that don't have anxiety and depression have a very hard time understanding it. You might want to ask your boyfriend to do some research on these. It will help him better understand what's going on with you.
This sounds like it started with the vertigo. Did your Dr diagnose you as having vertigo? Dizziness can be a symptom of anxiety. So, when your feeling anxious you may start to feel dizzy and think it's the vertigo again. It's kind of a vicious circle.
We're here to help anyway we can. Remar
Have you thought about counseling? I think it's worth a try. You need someone to talk to about how your feeling.
People that don't have anxiety and depression have a very hard time understanding it. You might want to ask your boyfriend to do some research on these. It will help him better understand what's going on with you.
This sounds like it started with the vertigo. Did your Dr diagnose you as having vertigo? Dizziness can be a symptom of anxiety. So, when your feeling anxious you may start to feel dizzy and think it's the vertigo again. It's kind of a vicious circle.
We're here to help anyway we can. Remar
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