Anonymous #1 7w

I hope so bc I know it’s not good for my organs or my mental health

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Anonymous #2 7w

I definitely am but I just don’t know what to do my anxiety is absolutely crazy and my psych told me to stop taking my meds but didn’t prescribe anything else and I can’t just sit still because then the creature in my brain reminds me of all the things I need to be anxious about (I don’t need to be anxious about them) and I try to distract and logic my way through it but I’m just so afraid idk what to do I just want to feel okay

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Anonymous OP 7w

i understand that :( have you gone to therapy or ever tried it? i know it doesn’t help for everyone, but when i tried medication and it didn’t work, and the smoking and drinking finally started to ruin enough relationships, i had to try something else. and truthfully just talking out all of your anxieties (as crazy as they may seem to you) can help a lot more than you’d think. do you have a good support system (friends, family, etc)?

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Anonymous #2 7w

Yeah I have therapy every week and I have people who support me it’s just hard because it literally feels like there’s someone else in my head telling me I need to worry about getting sick, getting other people sick, I’m not taking care of my pets well enough, I’m not there for my grandma enough, my fiance actually hates me (he doesn’t) and thinks I’m annoying constantly asking for reassurance (he doesn’t), I’m walking too loud in my apartment, if I’m not home the house is actively on fire etc

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Anonymous OP 7w

Obviously i don’t know you and im not going to try and sit here and tell you what problems you have, but i struggle with a lot of similar feelings. i’ve found a lot of feelings of not being “enough” have stemmed from my childhood and home life, trauma, and really painful past relationships of mine. it really only takes a couple times of someone or something making you feel like you’re not enough to stick forever, but it takes a long time of recognition and reflection to combat it unfortunately

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Anonymous #2 7w

Yeah I have a lot of childhood trauma and I don’t really talk about that in therapy and my therapist always mentions how I clam up when it gets touched on I should work on it it’s just so big and scary because I can’t do anything about what happened it’s woven into the fabric of my soul and I know that means I SHOULD talk about it but I’m just so afraid

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Anonymous OP 7w

i’ve been there trust. you can dm me and talk about it if you want. it takes a lot of time and a lot of work to be able to talk about things and come forward with past issues. but EVERY step is still a step

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Anonymous #2 7w

Thank you I really appreciate your kind words my therapist wants me to do emdr but last time it went to a really scary place I don’t want to do that again

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