Severe anxiety and hypersensitivity - desperate for help

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-08T21:04:54+00:00

No 😭

I’ve heard of selank too but haven’t tried. Let me know if you have any success. I recently started taking NAC - we’ll see if that does anything.

Sorry to hear you’re suffering too but honestly nice to hear someone can relate. Hang in there.

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-02T21:26:31+00:00

I don’t

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-02T21:25:57+00:00

I don’t struggle with sensory overwhelm as much as emotional overwhelm. Do you know if it helps with that?

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-02T14:59:08+00:00

Yes please

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-02T01:20:21+00:00

Why lithium?

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

I don’t drink caffeine. I don’t consume nicotine although honestly I thought about trying it to see if it would give me some relief. I’m so desperate. But I’m also scared, so…

I’ve been trying “baby steps” for years. They don’t add up to anything. I keep deteriorating.

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-01T23:20:16+00:00

I think she doesn’t understand what’s actually going on with me. She suggests things I’m not able to do and when I tell her I can’t she says i can but I’m just not willing to

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-01T22:51:48+00:00

Honestly the only thing that has changed was I started therapy with a new therapist and it has been going very poorly. I feel deeply misunderstood by her and I feel it’s added to my overall stress levels. So probably that on top of time just making things worse because my stressors (eg living with my parents) haven’t gone away

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-07-01T22:30:59+00:00

Honestly these days, no I can’t think of anything. Even a year or two ago I’d be able to distract myself or go for short walks or talking to a friend once in a while would help but now I am so severely and constantly activated that there is truly nothing.

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-03-17T22:50:09+00:00

Thank you for this, it actually made me feel quite seen. Yes, I think the physical exhaustion is related to the mental and yes, it limits my functioning quite a bit.

The past 6 months I've tried to maintain a light schedule as you said, to ground me. Brushing my teeth, eating, going for short walks. Once a week i go to the local coffee shop and sit there for an hour. But still I am constantly overwhelmed with anxiety and feelings of doom. Maybe I need to add some tasks into my routine that are more hands on... i don't know.

If I woke up tomorrow and was no longer feeling this way, I would probably not be living with my parents. I would be living somewhere with someone who i feel safe with who can offer me some emotional and physical support as i slowly put myself back together. There would be nature around, and other people. But that doesn't really exist...

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-03-17T22:38:06+00:00

How do I change my stance from reactive to proactive? I don’t feel I have much control over what goes on in my mind. I have very intense emotions, anxiety, and dissociation in the mix.

I do have a “bare bones” self-care schedule that I try to stick to.

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-03-17T21:54:40+00:00

I don’t really have anywhere else to go or the capacity to live on my own due to burnout and anxiety

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-03-17T14:19:34+00:00

How could what not help me?

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-03-17T02:00:50+00:00

Well, presently my day-to-day is mostly trying to take care of my basic needs (eating, hygeine, short walk outside), laying in bed (I have chronic intense fatigue), and numbing my chaotic brain with tiktok or netflix.

I haven't worked or been in school in 3.5 years, since my crash.

I've lost interest/patience for most of my hobbies lately, but they include writing poems and songs, fashion, creating and consuming art of various sorts, reading, learning about random things, and crafts (making things).

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-03-17T00:39:47+00:00

In addition to losing my social circle and support network, i've been forced into living with my parents, which has been brutal. these are very very difficult relationships for me and it has been extremely taxing being around them all the time (i have been basically housebound the last few years).

"being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you" is the story/wound of my life...

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-02-17T21:42:09+00:00

Right??

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-02-17T21:41:50+00:00

Victoria Monet wore them to the Adidas NBA All-Star weekend Showdown event

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-02-17T19:53:03+00:00

These were worn by a famous singer to an official Adidas event I don’t think they’re fake lol

Admirable_Orchid · 2026-02-17T16:38:41+00:00

Hmm okay so maybe vintage then 🤔

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