scared and looking for support :(

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I've always battled anxiety, I just didn't know it was at such a high and uncontrollable level until my recent decision to get a hip tattoo. Since getting the tattoo, I've been so panicked and just want it off of me. (and to think the tattoo is something that was well thought out and planned for at least 6 months)

I've started taking prozac, and I'm hoping within the next couple of weeks I will start to feel better and less anxious and like my normal self again. I can't help but feeling alone though. I'm single, and live with my mom and going to school online... my mom can't relate to how I'm feeling and I guess I just want reassurance that I am going to be ok and that I'm not alone? and if anyone recently has been taking prozac and if it's worked? (even though i know from just reading this message board I am clearly not alone)

I also want to let anyone know who's reading this , that I'm hear for anyone that neeRAB support!

Thanks,
Samantha
 
Hey, Samanta. I've never been officially diagnosed with anxiety but I believe I've been suffering from it recently. Wish I had some advice for you but I'm need help as well. Just wanted to let you know that you are most definitely not alone. It seems like the people around me don't understand what I'm going through either. Hopefully these feelings will pass soon for both of us and we will get back to feeling good again. Best of luck to you!
 
Hiya sweetie!

You are definately NOT alone! I am 28 and still live with my mother and deal with anxiety! Though I sure hope the worst is behind me! I have been on Lexapro for 5 yrs now and thank god for it everyday! It has helped me alot! I hope your mother will be more understanding! I hate to hear when people with anxiety don't have a good support system...I wish you all could have a peice of my mother who is very understanding and loving...I am sending that love to YOU! :) Maybe go for a nice long walk at night (to avoid crowRAB and people etc) I enjoy doing that. I hope you will have great success with Prozac!!!

Clare
 
jns- thank you, I hope the feelings pass for you as well!! I've been researching so much about things i can do on my own to corabat anxiety to not have to always be reliant on medication. I find that chamomile green tea relaxes me, and exercise is great for anxiety as well (even if it's just walking around your house, get your heart pumping a little!) also, it's good to fight your anxiety head on, even though I want to stay in bed all day, most days because I've been plagued with so much fear recently, I find that i feel the best, when I take a walk, or call up a friend and go to the mall. I feel so much better at the end of the day, on days that I've been active and faced my fears and got out of my comfort zone. Best of luck to you!!

SabresLover81- Thank you as well! My aunt has just started taking lexapro and really likes it! Thank you for sending that love my way :) my mom has actually been really great about it all, always suggesting different ways i can look at the situation, and the fact that she stays so strong, and believes in me, that I can fight this, really keeps me from falling apart! mothers are great like that, and you are lucky that your mom is the same! hooray for mothers! I'm glad you're doing well with anxiety!! i wish you continued success :)

-Sam
 
You are going to be just fine and the Prozac will help with you feeling better and it will also help with accepting of the new addition to your body. My husband and my mom have both been on Prozac and it helped especially my mom...she was 92 years old when her long time doctor put her on it because she kept having anxiety attacks over my dad's health issues...but gosh she was a new person so I know if she could of been helped with Prozac at her age you certainly will do just fine and she had been anxious most of her life. So I wish you all the good things in life.
 
One of the things that seemed to help me as a teenager, was that I used to write in a journal during my teen years. I started with a diary, and my entries because so detailed that I had to switch to spiral notebooks. Journaling has helped with alot during the years, not only to express myself, but also it is good documentation if you go into therapy and need to refer to situations when you can't completely rely on your memory. It is also good to share with your children so they can understand that life was tough for you too, and that they are not alone. And who knows, you may be able to write a book one day to help others in the same situation.
 
Hi Sam, I have delt with anxiety a majority of my life. You are not alone and never will be. Jesus is your help and mine,he is what keeps me going. He has helped me so much. I take effexsor and that has helped me. the best therapy is to take a deep breath and a nice long walk. Staying busy is the best, but i know that can be hard, we just want to stay in bed.Also something that has really helped me is natural calm it is the mineral magnesium that relaxes you. I get the raspberry lemon. It is not the best tasting, but I think it really works. I pray that the medicine you take will help you and that you will be back to normal...take care and God bless:)

mary
 
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