Please help me..

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I really need to know if this is anxiety. It's bloody Christmas day and I can't enjoy myself.

About twelve weeks ago I had a nuraber of panic attacks. due to anxiety about not sleeping. Since then I have not felt right for a single minute. I would love to know whether this is anxiety or whether it's something more serious. I shall tell you how I feel.

I feel so detached from everything; detached from my own thoughts and feelings. I don't seem to have any feelings about anything. For example, I know that my parents are worrying about me, but I can't seem to get bothered and interested. In my rational head I know I should be really concerned (and before the onset of this I would have been), but since this began I don't seem to have any feelings. Occasionally I will get a burst of emotion and usually cry in front of my mother. I've never done this in my life before.

I don't feel as if I'm here. I can feel the 'old' me inside, but it's like he's trapped and he can't get out. I know that I probably sound crazy, but I don't feel crazy. I just feel nurab.

Is this anxiety? If so, what can I do to stop it?

Please help me. I'm at my wits end. :( :(
 
I am responding becasue no one else has, and I know how frustratng that can be. All I can say is that I have been throough all the things you describe, though my issues tend more towarRAB health anxiety. Be strong, see a doc, take a deep breath...thats about all we can really do. Happy Holidays!
 
I am sorry that you are having such a hard time. Lack of sleep can make our emotions even more intense including the nurabness you describe. I too suffer from anxiety for long perioRAB of time. I finally went to see my doctor when it got to the point it was affecting so much of my life. Have you sought medical help yet? It might be time to if you have not. Good luck to you, and I hope you get to feeling better soon!
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I am replying because what you have just written fits me to a tee! I have no interest or joy in the things I used to. It scares me, yes, I think it is a form of anxiety, because I have it and have to take Ativan to control it. And so, depression follows because of the anxiety that we are helpless to control. I get weepy at times, mostly because a fond memory of better times will pop into my head. I pray every day for better times, some like they used to be and that I can take joy in the things I used to, so far, no luck! It is a comfort to see we are not alone, but, boy, is it hard. Hang in there, I'm trying to!!
 
I believe the problem to be known as depersonalization / derealization. ORABhoots of anxiety but they can be a standalone problem.

The main problem I'm having at the moment is that things seem very surreal and foreign, even though I know they're totally normal. Anxiety can have serious effects on us, I'm very shocked.
 
I would get up every morning at 5:00 a.m. and just be so detached from myself and I would cry for no reason at all. Anxiety has so many symptoms and when it hits you at different times you also get different symptoms. Like one month I get headaches, feel detached, and tired -- another month I will feel nervous, anxious and sick to my stomach. I have generalized anxiety but I don't use medicine. I do meditation, exercise, and positive affirmation. You need to change the bad thoughts in your head with positive thoughts. People with anxiety are deep thinkers so we need to distract are bad negative thinking. If you can try to see a therapist so you can talk about your feelings. I also go to acupuncture. I read anxiety workbooks. I mean there is so much information out there to help you. Deepak Chopra is wonderful too.
 
I have these same symptoms. The frustrating part of it is how unreal everything can be, I can't figure out how I am still functioning with these thoughts in my head. I feel as though I am having organizational thoughts just trying to compose this response back to you. Do you ever have problems talking/typing/writing?

I am in a constant battle trying to resurface my old self.. I can literally feel my head in a different state of mind, and I can't pull myself out of this depth of whimsy. It is one of the scariest feelings I have ever encountered, and will do anything to help myself feel better.

I hear exercise and relaxation exercises in general are supposed to help, but the only problem is, I have no energy to get up and do them to try to see if it will work. I feel like I am floating or walking on air, that I am going to fall over at any moment. I feel like a baby who hasn't learned object permanence yet.. I see (and stare at) everything thats right in front of me, but thinking about anything else existing at the same moment gives me a headache.

Any similarities?
 
wow dude ..this really helped.. (people with anxiety are deep thinkers) like foreal.. thanks
 
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