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I suffer from extreme panic attacks 7 days a week all through out the day. no one has been able to help me or give meany hope there is an end to it.

Hi everyone, my name is Lisa. I looked into this as a way to destress myself. My biggest cause of anxiety is probably fear of the unknown. Not knowing where my life is going, not knowing that I'll find a person to settle down with, not knowing if I'll have children(because of previous mentioned finding someone), not knowing if I'm making people happy, if people are judging me, etc. it can be as simple as not knowing where exactly I'm meeting a friend 24 hours before I'm going to meet up with them. I definitely think past relationships and trust issues play into this anxiety as well as the constant feeling of needing my mom to approve what is going on in my life so that she isn't frustrated with me type of thing.

Hi, new to 7cups, not diagnosed with anything but definitely worry a lot about social interactions and have trouble making a decision without overthinking it. Feel lots of shame about most of my decisions and actions, find it hard to let go and just live life without thinking about how I am being perceived. I would describe myself as anxious about all of the above. Still unsure of what I'm feeling and how to deal with or label it. Hope to find some help through sharing.

Hi all! I am totally new to this site and still figuring out how this all works, so I thought I would establish myself somewhere. I have struggled with anxiety ever since I was a little girl, and now that I am in my 20s, I have overcome a lot of it. I still have panic attacks sometimes, especially around the time of finals. I am trying to work on this, but I have a wonderful support group at school (my boyfriend, my friends, my cats!).

Hi all, this is my first time posting and I've never tried this before but really looking for support.

I've recently had my first panic attack after suffering with anxiety in the past. Since my first one (I ended up in hospital as I thought I was dying...terrifying) I keep having them, although not as extreme.

My issue is that I'm really struggling with the physical symptoms such as feeling unwell all the time, dizzy, achey, short of breath, burning skin etc. I cannot sleep as I'm so worried I'm going to have aseizure or something, I'll sometimes twitch when I'm trying to fall asleep I'm guessing from the tensing and adrenaline.

Im going on holiday in the morning and I feel so poorly and I'm so worried if it happens on the plane.

Im really looking for support on how people manage the physical symptoms or anxiety and panic attacks I suppose...

Any help would be appriciated.

Thanns

My name is Sarah-Lyn or Saryn for short. I have been struggling with anxiety for a very long time. Up until recently I was able to just bury it down and power through it. In 2013 I was living with my unemployed partner and his unemployed father. I covered many of the bills on my own, cleaned, made dinner and organized the home. I was also working at a high stress call center at the same time. I would pick up hours as much as I could to cover the bills but we were about 7k behind. I've never really been comfortable on the phone. I wasn't a social kid growing up so I didn't spend much time on it. I was never okay doing the job but I internalized the responsibility of taking care of my partner and his dad. It was a communications company in the US and they get really touchy about their cable and Internet. I was verbally assaulted on the phone. For the first two years I just kept pushing it down. In November 2015 my grandfather passed away. I was never particularly close and we butted heads often but it was my first immediate family loss. It served as a catalyst. I began having panic attacks on the way to work. At first it was just hyperventilating but soon it was severe chest pains, uncontrollable tears, rocking back and forth. Over time they got more severe and lengthy. In August 2016 I blacked out and was taken to the hospital. I was placed on a short term medical leave for one month each month it was extended until December. My benefits had expired and I had to sign up for social assistance to continue my therapy. I have a psychologist but it's expensive to pay for him on social assistance. I see him once a month and it's very helpful albeit difficult. I've had to relive some very traumatic experiences. I joined seven cups to have someone to talk to in between the meetings so I don't have a chance to repress everything again. Um..oh wow didn't mean to write so much but yeah that's me.

~Saryn

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Hello I am new here. I suffer from OCD and concurrent depression. I now want to live my life free of my OCD compulsions that do nothing to reduce the anxiety. It has been so bad that I have tried to kill myself and I have beenm in a mental hospital. Any tips, support welcome. I want to help others too.

Hi, I have not been diagnosed but I am socially anxious and hate spending time with people that aren't my close friends. I feel really weird even writing this because I'm so scared I will be judged, even though I know realistically I'm probably not. Only my close friends believe I have a problem because I act so confident. My end goal is to be able to have a normal day with feeling like an annoyance or feeling embarrassed, good luck to everyone trying to overcome a problem

Hello, I'm new here - just joined today! I've never been formally diagnosed, but I've experienced what I would described as anxiety and panic attacks ever since losing both my parents to sudden death about five years apart from each other. I'm happy to be a part of this community and hope I can find some peace of mind here.