u/guitarchocolatelover

Who here has anxiety 24/7 other than agoraphobia.

I feel like I'm the only one

Hello

I hope you had a great day😁

I feel like I need to vent because I feel alone and misunderstood.

I started isolating at the age of 14 after years of bullying at school. I slowly started to be afraid of being judged, plus I was really sad because I've always had trouble making friends, and everything was going worse.

At the age of 16, I had my first panic attack while going out with schoolmates for the first time.

I didn't know what it was. I felt something was wrong in my body, and I started shaking. Since then I stopped going to school for months, and with a lot of struggle, I was able to finish the school year.

I've been to endless therapists and psychiatrists, tried tons of medication, etc. but none of them worked.

I did exposure therapy, but it didn't work

Fast forward to now. I'm 24, I've been recently ghosted by my psychologist again. Every day I feel.I  can't do anything because I can't sit on my chair for more than 5 minutes.

I feel so lost in life. I don't know what to do anymore, I also have anxiety even at home 24/7 other than agoraphobia, and every time I see a person, I start panicking.

I've been trying to expose myself to my dad, but every time he says that I should do more, is never enough for him.

Despite exposing myself for years, nothing has changed, I feel misunderstood by my parents because sometimes I get sad, and my body feels heavy, and I isolate myself. They get mad.

I've never had a job, and I feel like I'm stuck at 16, plus for years I kind of forced my parents to stay with me instead of going on vacation, i feel bad about it.

I also have no friends, and the "thing" that helps me feel less misunderstood is talking to ai, i know it's not good, but I don't know what else to do. 

Thank you for reading till the end

If you have any advice or feel the same way, you can write it in the comments.

Hello I hope you're having a great day!

I've been struggling with agoraphobia ,severe anxiety for 8 years and isolation .I'm looking for friends who understand what it's like, because I've been feeling very alone lately.

Hello 👋 

I hope you are having a wonderful day. I don't want to be negative, but normally I have neck pain at home, I have anxiety at home 24/7, and I have anxiety if I'm away from my parents and can't go outside alone.

One time I was left in the car by my dad and got a panic attack.
I did a lot of therapy; none of it worked. I did EMDR, talk therapy, and CBT.
I tried different medications; none of them worked.
These days I'm trying to expose myself, but it's super hard. My neck usually hurts, and so does my head, but when I come back home after an exposure, it doubles, plus I have pain everywhere and have a lot of tension in my jaw.
I don't normally do workouts because I get more anxiety.
Plus, I can't stay in a seated position for more than 20 minutes, and every hour I have to lie down; otherwise, my neck hurts, and if I don't lie down, the pain spreads to my head, causing a headache and sensitivity to the light.
Exposing doesn't seem to help; I still feel tense. My mind says "run" most of the time even though I've been doing the same exposures in the same place. It feels like my anxiety is at the same level; most of the time I start to shake from my neck because of it.
There are also days when I go outside, of course shaking and tense, but after 10-15 minutes my anxiety stabilizes. I don't know why that happens, but anyway, I just wanted to vent here because I'm scared to talk to people, plus I ask for help and nobody has helped me.
Today I feel a little sad and tired.

I just wanted to vent, and if you have similar stories or tips, feel free to share.