Anyone else got major anxiety?

[Straw Hat Luffy]

Yes but I'm in a perplexing situation

I've always been anxious and terrified about everything. I was especially worried about my future, seeing as I was still a high school student less than 2 years ago and received bad grades constantly because I had untreated ADD. Ironically, I'm a pretty intelligent guy and did amazing on my standardized tests and got accepted to 4 different universities, but because I had shytty grades (They had me, my mom and my 2 older sisters waiting in the main office for an hour the morning of the graduation to get the OK to walk across the stage ) I ain't get no financial aid/scholarship money and had to go to community college.

Finally, like 2 months ago, I was finally able to sit down and pay attention for a moment to see a psychiatrist about getting medication, I got diagnosed with both ADD & GAD, and my doctor gave me prescriptions for Adderall & Celexa.

The Adderall has been heavenly. I've actually been doing great in class since I got it. I'm angry I wasn't able to get it earlier, that way I could've done good in high school (I told my mom I thought I had ADD when I was 15 and she laughed at me and told me I was lying.) The Celexa, however, made me feel good for a couple days, then I started getting suicidal thoughts I stopped taking that ish immediately. HOWEVER, I noticed that a LOT of my anguish was from not doing good in school and worrying about my future, but with the Addy scripts, I'm doing the best I've done in school since 2nd grade, and my anxiety has dropped a little bit, but I still have days with crippling depression and worry. People recommended that I try weed, weed made my anxiety worse, had me standing on the island median on 441 during rush hour traffic seriously thinking about jumping in front of a Dodge Ram I'm so afraid

I'm in college right now. The major aspect that's holding me down is my family is helping support me so that pressure weighs down on me heavy.
I don't wanna waste their money and not achieve anything big

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Minimum dosage of Xanax as needed

 

[thekingsmen]

I literally stress about everything.

I worry about the smallest problem to the biggest with maximum effort for both equally.

There is something that usually stresses me out to the extreme to the point I feel sick. Then the situation comes up and the best scenario happens for me so I tell myself I need to stop stressing until I can find another problem and if I don't I always feel like I'm a die soon.

I just want to enjoy life because I know one day on my death bed my biggest regret will be this anxiety that prevents me from enjoying life once and a while. Like I do fun shyt and I'm at college but I literally worry about everything.

Take some L-theanine or Gaba Gaba.

 

[CapitalforCapital]

Change it, Live With It, or get hooked on dope. Your life, your choice.

 

[GzUp]

I do, at times I lose sleep over it.

 

[FreedMind]

low key. I've always been a lil antisocial, but I've noticed that I've grown more aloof and bitter in social settings since I graduated college. My alcohol intake has gone up whenever I go out now too, which I think is just my way of coping with having to be around so many people.

I want to work my way through it, I know I can be better.

 

[Auger]

Ready up on CBT and listen to a few anxiety relief podcasts

If your problem persists consider seeing a therapist and suggest trying non medicated solutions.

 

[Actually6Foot3]

One if my biggest problems. Meditation helps but joenstly I forget to do it most days

I just ordered a weighted blanket. Apparently it helps people with anxiety sleep better at night.

 

[ignorethis]

I had terrible social anxiety growing up, still kinda have slight social anxiety.

 

[NotaPAWG]

yes one of biggest struggles along with my manic depression.

i just had a 3 hour anxiety attack because there were footprints in my backyard in the snow i was convinced were human foot prints coming from my creep neighbors yard through ours and to the bathroom window

i’m trying to get on meds for my bipolar. but just thinking about trial and error and the side affects make me so much more anxious and paranoid. taking any kinds of medicine makes me so anxious

 

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

I used to but that's for the weak minded.

Man up. You can overcome any obstacle.

 

[Hungerpain]

Exercise, stop beating off and realize that life is some bullshyt anyway.

 

[Catz]

Yes but I'm in a perplexing situation

I've always been anxious and terrified about everything. I was especially worried about my future, seeing as I was still a high school student less than 2 years ago and received bad grades constantly because I had untreated ADD. Ironically, I'm a pretty intelligent guy and did amazing on my standardized tests and got accepted to 4 different universities, but because I had shytty grades (They had me, my mom and my 2 older sisters waiting in the main office for an hour the morning of the graduation to get the OK to walk across the stage ) I ain't get no financial aid/scholarship money and had to go to community college.

Finally, like 2 months ago, I was finally able to sit down and pay attention for a moment to see a psychiatrist about getting medication, I got diagnosed with both ADD & GAD, and my doctor gave me prescriptions for Adderall & Celexa.

The Adderall has been heavenly. I've actually been doing great in class since I got it. I'm angry I wasn't able to get it earlier, that way I could've done good in high school (I told my mom I thought I had ADD when I was 15 and she laughed at me and told me I was lying.) The Celexa, however, made me feel good for a couple days, then I started getting suicidal thoughts I stopped taking that ish immediately. HOWEVER, I noticed that a LOT of my anguish was from not doing good in school and worrying about my future, but with the Addy scripts, I'm doing the best I've done in school since 2nd grade, and my anxiety has dropped a little bit, but I still have days with crippling depression and worry. People recommended that I try weed, weed made my anxiety worse, had me standing on the island median on 441 during rush hour traffic seriously thinking about jumping in front of a Dodge Ram I'm so afraid

My situation with school is almost identical with yours. However ADD wasn’t my issue but moving halfway across the country for my last two years of high school really effected me negatively. I checked out mentally and had no interest in school. Of course my grades plummeted but I did well with the SAT and ACT. Right now I’m going to school part time and working full time because with no scholarships I have to pay for whatever schooling my loans don’t cover. I was properly diagnosed with anxiety and started some medicine but stopped because my mom said I was turning into a different person. She was just upset that I was more aloof and didn’t care like I use to which I loved and was because of the medicine. It’s hard right now but I think my biggest stress is school so once I graduate hopefully things will start looking up.

Anyway, I’m really glad the Adderall has helped you.

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Mine isnt "major" but I have a prescription for anti-anxiety pills.

I basically just use them to come off my weekend alcohol binges

About to see the doctor Monday and get more. Tell her about my "panic attacks"

 

[semtex]

Social anxiety I never saw this being such a long term issue. If you’d told me 10 years ago that I’d still have this issue at this point in my life, I probably would have killed myself on the spot. I’ve gained perspective since then but there’s still that nagging feeling that I’ve missed out on so many opportunities because of this shyt. And as I approach my late 20s I feel as if it’s robbing me of my youth