Would going on medication help?
I've always been paranoid and just anxious in general, but it feels like in the last few years it only got worse.
I am so paranoid about my cats. What could they get into. It got a little worse when my older girl was a kitten and got into something she shouldn't have. She was sick and on several meds for two weeks. She made a full recovery. So now i am so paranoid about what i bring into my home. I got rid of most of my plants and i am so nervous about certain foods that are toxic to them. Like i love onions, but i get so nervous they may go after my food with onions that i refuse to bring in onions, except for soup. Neither one of them have ever gone after human food.
And then the same cat suddenly stopped being able to eat dry food. The two months of taking her to my local vet and Christmas really ramped things up. She can eat wet food but I occasionally get worried about what if she suddenly can't eat that. I have a routine for her. So now she only throws up when she has a hairball. But I am nervous and on edge for a couple days after she throws up. Its the same with her sister. She throws up a hairball or she ate too fast and bam anxious.
And then there is when anything happens. I accidently click an ad video on social media, dread that my phone will act up. I get a notice from bank, insurance, government, a pit of absolute dread. I have been dealing with a troublesome coworker and she makes me so anxious. I've been having meetings with hr and I automatically think I am getting fired. Anything small happened and I automatically go to the worse case scenario. It happens daily. Last year I was talking to a guy and after four months of talking, he got super controlling, made comments thst really had me anxious (like I was to drop everything for him, he made jokes about forcing me into his car to hang out). I haven't seem him since I told him I never wanted to talk to him again and blocked him. But I still look over my shoulder sometimes. Even posting on social media makes me anxious. I tend to lurk more because its less stressful than posting.
I confided in a friend and some family members. My friend and some family members think I should maybe talk to a doctor about getting on a low dose of meds. But them I have other family, immediate members, who say I am just being dramatic or should just suck it up, or that medication is bad. Which leads me to overtime everything and then I get anxious. Like its a viscous cycle that i don't know how to stop. I've lived like this for so long it feels normal.
Obviously I am not looking for medical advise. I would just like unbiased opinions if medication is something i should consider or do i find better coping strategies or something else. Thank you.