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Anxious/Frightened Feeling
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Not sure why but I feel really anxious and really frightened. Like something bad is going to happen to me. I watched a film yesterday that gave me nightmares last night (which rarely ever happens!) but this feels different...almost like another panic attack but with no real cause? This all probably just sounds ridiculously stupid. I just needed to put into words how frightened I feel.
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It doesn't sound stupid, sometimes these things can make you feel scared and frightened. What kind of movie was it?
How are you feeling now?
purple_rain
Sometimes watching something sad or horrific can give you nightmares and make you feel depressed.
Why don't you try watching something light and funny today like some comedy movie or t.v series. I always watch the big bang theory or modern family if I feel sad before sleeping, gives good laughs and relaxes you.
And, don't think anything negative. Think positive, think good thoughts, talk to a friend, eat a chocolate and everything will be awesome.
xx hugs sam
I had more nightmares last night about a charity bike ride I'm doing in July...I think subconciously I'm worried about doing it but after investing over £400 into it, I can't pull out of it.
It sounds like you really need to vent as so many different things are causing you stress at the moment. Sometimes when lots of seemingly little things are getting on top of you they all add up and feel a bit overwhelming.
I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trivialising how you're feeling, but I just wondered if you have any way of relaxation that works for you? Perhaps a bath or music or exercise? Perhaps just taking a bit of time out to concentrate on you might give you a bit of a breather from all the stuff that's causing you to worry?
I normally exercise and read...I can't exercise at the moment as I have shin splints and have been told to rest...I'm only ever feeling "ok" at the moment when I'm reading...as soon as my head comes out the book I'm back to reality and back to feeling like this. Anything else gives me too much time to reflect on whats making me feel so unhappy and to be honest, a lot of it isn't within my control.
I don't know why the weight/appearance thing has started to become an issue again either...I guess I feel slightly envious that my friends are settling down into long term relationships and I know that hating myself means I'm not in the right frame of mind to sustain a relationship which is then a viscious circle of never finding someone, blah blah blah...
What I would give right now to be able to pack my stuff, go somewhere new, start again and erase everything from my head so I no longer had this stupid stuff to deal with.
What I got a friend to do one day when she was really struggling and feeling overwhelmed with every single thing was to write a spider-diagram that included everything she was worried about and how it was linked. Then you break things down and work out little things you can do to tackle them.
I have literally been given 4 days notice of moving house - 2 of those days being a weekend!!!! Its absolute madness!!!!! At least thats one thing I can stop stressing about once its over with next week.
I like the spider diagram idea - I will do it and see what it comes out with...I did something similar when I was undecided about uni - I wrote everything down that was causing me stress and then off of each thing I wrote all my feelings down about each one and other issues it was causing - it was the only way I could allow myself to agree that postponing my course was what needed to happen!
Hope the move is going well.