Anxiety Advice

Former Member

Lots of people believe that i am suffering with anxiety, and i posted on the nhs choices site and they have deleted it...

so advice please ...

- i am unable to live on my own without freaking i go to bed at 6 just to feel safe and i ran to each room.

- i freak at every sound - last night i heard guys and smashing glass and believed they were breaking into my boyfriends car..turns out they broke a bottle instead.

please help...

*BananaMonkey*

Good to see you posted
Its not right for nhs to delete your comments. I dont understand why they have done.

It sound tough for you. Have you spoken to a doctor?

Also do you have any distraction techniques? This could help you when you feel low and anxious. Something that helped me is my positive wall. I can add to it when I want and if I dont I have it there to help me when I feel low.

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Aurora

Hello KellyDreamer,

Well done for posting. I'm sorry the NHS deleted you comment, did they E-mail you about reasons why they might have deleted your comment? As it doesn't sound very fare. TheSite.org also have something called AskTheSite, which you can put a question in to experts, and all our answered individually. Do check it out if you want to ask again

Anxiety can be a difficult issue to overcome, and sometimes not something that's easy to overcome alone, often fears are betrayed with a further meaning, and exploring your anxiety and beliefs will be beneficial. What thoughts do you around the worries? Sometimes when anxiety starts effecting a few areas of your life, it's best to reach out for support, for example visiting your GP and expressing some of your fears around anxiety.

Have you ever been in counselling before? If not, after you've spoken to your GP, she's mostly likely to refer you to services that can be beneficial for you depending on your age. TheSite.org has an interesting article on Anxiety and getting help, and ways you can help yourself with it, even if it is along side treatment. - http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/mentalhealth/anxietyandstress/anxietygettinghelp

Do you know what causes your anxiety?

Do keep us updated on how things go for you,

Best wishes,
Angel

Former Member

Hi Kelly

I'll reply to this properly later, but just to note that the NHS Choices website has a moderation policy that doesn't allow people to seek health advice (probably because they worry that having the NHS mark on the page means people might assume any responses are from medical pros):

Asking for and giving specific medical advice will be permitted only in clearly marked areas and will be removed from other areas.

So, that's probably whey.

Don't have much to add to what Angel has said, really. Have you ever tried Mindfulness? There are some self-directed courses and there's clinical evidence it can aid anxiety (whether it turns out that you have clinical anxiety or not.)

Former Member

I'm not sure what causes it but I know mental health issues run in my family, my mum has depression and I think anxiety but not sure.
I have looked into the causes and it does say life experiences which could be a cause since I have lost my nan who I was very close too, I have had an abortion and gone through the care system and still struggling with self harm issues.

Former Member

It sounds like you need to see a doctor, Kelly.

Obviously, we're not medical professionals, and if you're self-harming then it is really important that you talk to a GP and try to get some help. Whether or not you have clinical anxiety is not for us to say, but a doctor can help.

Former Member

Hi Kelly,
Glad that you have shared your problem with others, hope it makes you feel better. Share your problems with your friends and family members to share your problems. Accept the things you cannot change, remember to laugh and sooth stress with regular workouts.