I'm so sorry you've been having difficulties. As a person in the mental health field I need to stress the importance of seeing a professional (even if it's just the family doctor). There's something called the Medical Student Syndrome, which is just a cute name for a person that learns about different problems and then self-diagnoses them self.
EVERYONE has a few symptoms of MANY different conditions. Just because you have a symptom (or think so) doesn't mean you have the condition. It takes someone specially trained to know what to look for to determine that! In this day and age of self help books and the internet for information people sometimes think they can do everything themselves. But there's actually an entire field, where you can get certified, for mental health!
**I'll get off my soap box now, but I felt that was really important to mention.**
I know first hand how hard anxiety problems can be. Some things you can work out yourself but others you need some professional assistance. Once it took me only a month with a psychiatrist and I no longer had those specific anxiety problems. But that's not always or usually the case. Things can come on "suddenly" and be brought on (or exacerbated) by things you aren't even consciously aware of. My Mom has a severe anxiety issue dealing with driving/being a passenger. All of a sudden one day while on the highway on the way to pick my Grandfather up from the airport and she freaked, climbed to the back seat from the passenger seat while the care was still moving. (Keeping in mind she was probably about 52 at the time, so climbing like that wasn't exactly something she'd want to do all the time.) She's worked with our doctor to find the best solution for her. (She's fine when she drives. When others drive short distances she closes her eyes. And when driving long distances, like visiting me which is 8+ hours, she takes a mild sedative.)
Hope things get a bit better for you! And know that there's plenty of us here that are here for you! |