Every day feels like a battle with my own mind. I just want to know if anyone else has been through this and made it out the other side. Please help
Every day I wake up with overwhelming anxiety. It feels like my heart is on fire, and the discomfort in my chest is so intense that I can't describe it. I feel completely exhausted all the time, and I often get headaches too.
The hardest part is that the feeling is there almost every day. Sometimes I get a short break where I suddenly feel okay, and I realize how relieved I am just to have a few moments without that constant anxiety.
I also hide it from everyone. I act like I'm okay, I laugh, I smile, and I go about my day, but inside I'm struggling. Sometimes I catch myself laughing and realize it doesn't even feel real. I wish it was genuine.
When my anxiety gets really bad, I do the weirdest things. I crack random jokes that don't even make sense, talk to myself out loud, randomly start dancing, or do other silly things. I think it's just my mind desperately trying to escape the anxiety for a moment. Deep down, I just want to feel alive again.
Has anyone else experienced this? Did it get better? I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've been through something similar because I feel very alone right now.