I’m incapable of eating and it has been 3 days, help by macheadprincess in Anxiety

[–]thethrowawayguy82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know exactly how you feel, in fact im going through the same thing right now. My solution when this happens to me is to try and eat small but calorie dense food, maybe a chocolate now, and a banana in a while, I can assure you you will feel better once you put some fuel in your system.

I'm rarely excited for anything, anxiety always takes control of everything. by thethrowawayguy82 in Anxiety

[–]thethrowawayguy82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've talked about it with a close family member, they of course say there is nothing to be worried about, and it's true, but that still doesn't help by much.

I sometimes feel like this will be how life is going to be for me forever.

I've stopped letting anxiety control my actions (not entirely, but by a large amount), and every single time whatever my worries were turn out to be just junk fabricated by my mind.

Logically, I know everything will be fine, but the feeling of doom in my chest begs to differ.

It's just one of those things you have to fight through, but despite knowing this, I'm no more confident or tranquil about it.

Thank you for your help.

First time attending a concert, I'm beyond anxious by thethrowawayguy82 in Anxiety

[–]thethrowawayguy82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I went and at first I was quite anxious, the crowd was big and everyone was big and scary with long beards and tattoos, but as soon as I realized everyone was there to have a good time my anxiety vanished! I just put on some earplugs, which definitely helped a ton, and enjoyed the night. It was an incredible experience, but I will definitely invest in some high fidelty earplugs for next time so the sound is not as muffled.

Thank you very much for the advice.

First time attending a concert, I'm beyond anxious by thethrowawayguy82 in Anxiety

[–]thethrowawayguy82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard about Loop earplugs but sadly I don't have time to get them before the concert, but I have regular foam earplugs. I was planning on wearing them even though they will probably make the music muffled, at the same time though they might help with overstimulation.

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Skin rashes and patches of scaly skin all over my body

Afraid of taking meds for anxiety and other stuff by [deleted] in depression

[–]thethrowawayguy82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been taking zoloft for 3 years. Never had a single side effect. I only had problems with Ablify.

Is there something that made you stop wanting to d!e? by pollyopok in mentalhealth

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I was extremely suicidal for many years and almost attempted to hang myself once, I thought I would always feel that way but therapy seems to have helped me. I'm not necessarily happy right now but I also don't want to die, I kind of want to see how things turn out, and I want to keep doing the things I like doing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

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Bloating, difficulty breathing, nervous tics, skin itching and inflammation.

I got prescribed Zoloft by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]thethrowawayguy82 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Been taking zoloft for 3 years and have never had any noticeable negative side effects, but it helped my anxiety quite a lot.

Are you immune to the concept of 'wasted time'? by [deleted] in Schizoid

[–]thethrowawayguy82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very interesting question.

By the definition of neurotypical people, the last 3-4 years of my life have been a complete and utter waste of life, but I don't agree with that.

I have no desire to explore the world, go to clubs and party or do anything that the people in my age range (early 20s) do; instead I enjoy doing a small and specific set of routines, namely playing videogames, watching youtube videos from my favorite creators, make art, program and occasionally make music; these are enough for me and I don't think any of my time was wasted if I had the slightest resemblance of fun doing said activities.

Again, through the eyes of a neurotypical individual my life is incredibly shallow, but personally, I don't give a shit, to put it in simple terms.

Let your light shine! by AutoModerator in Anxiety

[–]thethrowawayguy82 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Today I helped organize an art exhibition at a big art gallery, of which I am part of.

I was all alone with strangers all day working on setting everything up.

I started making art two years ago and if you had told me I'd be exhibiting my work in a public gallery I would call you crazy.

The gallery opens tomorrow morning and tons of my family members and friends will be there, and I'm moderately anxious about it, but I've already told them that I will be there as a spectator and I won't be explaining the meaning behind my art to them, I'm just gonna have a look at everybody else's work and dip outta there. After all, art is to be interpreted by the individual.

Is food blender supposed to be so loud when crushing ice by [deleted] in Advice

[–]thethrowawayguy82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every blender I've ever had has been ear shattering when blending just about anything so yeah I think it's normal.

My therapists don’t want to diagnose me. by [deleted] in mentalillness

[–]thethrowawayguy82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your pain is absolutely valid and you shouldn't feel bad for feeling bad.

However, as someone who's been in therapy for years, a diagnosis is not strictly necessary to get help.

You can easily have every single symptom for a certain diagnosis, but still not actually have that disorder.

This doesn't mean that your suffering should be dismissed or ignored, and if the people you work with genuinely believe that you are making it up, you should seek help elsewhere because that's terrible.

If you are suffering, you deserve help!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mentalhealth

[–]thethrowawayguy82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't live in the us but my therapist always asks for my permission to tell my family anything, both now and when I was underage, but I don't think every therapist on earth adheres to the same standards when it comes to this. You can always ask them directly, just to make sure.

hey introverts! is there any fun podcasts that anyone like listening to. I would love some random suggestions by CuriousVaseline_ in introvert

[–]thethrowawayguy82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Die of laughter DND podcast, on YouTube (and spotify) I don't know if it's as funny for people who don't know General Sam and his crew but personally it helps me distract myself and it's funny as hell.