Anyone here ever had trust issues that caused anxiety in relationships.how did you overcome them?

August 22nd, 2010

Lola asked:


ive had trust issues with every guy i have dated even when they have given me no real reason to not trust.this caused lots of anxiety for me with past boyfriends causing me to fight/brake up and doubt them.how do i change my behavior and give men a chance?can anyone relate? am tired of trying to figure this out on my own although i know it has alot to do with me being a control freak.
pls help

BRENDA

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Scared I’m going to fail classes in college. get anxiety attacks when I attempt to work?

July 7th, 2010

ak asked:


Or sometimes even think about working. It’s two courses in particular. I just get very anxious and panicky, feel completely overwhelmed with what should be easy tasks…. major physical symptoms are shortness of breath, muscle tension, tension headaches, cold hands, sweats, lightheadedness. Try every day to talk sense into myself and it does not work, need help.

If I go to a school counselor and talk to them and get help, can they give a note to my professors informing them of this.. and get me excused/a second chance…

NOT trying to get out of anything.

Virginia

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Anxiety? Please help me with my anxiety?

June 29th, 2010

mariehulda2 asked:


I’m a nursing student and I’m always stressed out, even when I’m not. Sounds weird, right? I’m always biting my nails, etc… My heart rate is real fast. Last time I checked, it was 113/minute ( tachychardia). I went to the emergency room the other day, because I thought I was gonna have a heart attack : headaches, excessive yawning, heart racing, difficulty breathing, nausea, you name it! I had all the symptoms. Is that anxiety? What causes anxiety and how do I get rid of it? Someone, please tell me how to manage stress. I’m tired of suffering! Sometimes, I keep thinking something bad will happen, or if I’m driving the car will stop with me in the middle of the road, or something will break in the car, and will have a bad accident. I don’t like these feelings. Someone help!

Cissy

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What should you do if you feel your being deprived of the right help & treatment for your disorder/symptoms?

June 28th, 2010

?e mousquetaire XVI asked:


i have bpd, i have bad anxiety and panic which is keeping me a prisoner inside my apartment.
im startled by loud noises, am afraid to answer my phone now and scared to open mail.
i have panic attacks and feel like i cant breathe everytime i have to leave my apartment.
i have inner rage and angry feelings alot. which i feel is a result of a bullying and abusive past. repressed anger or suppressed.
im scared to go out to incase i have an anger outburst.
i feel threatened when outside, and miss percieve threats to.
i cant make eye contact because i feel like im being threatend, intimidated.
i have paranoia that ive had years that people are out to get me, ruin every hope and aspect of my life.
i have extreme low, bleak moods everyday. where i feel hopeless.
my psychiatrist wont perscribe me meds even though ive said i feel like this, because he said they’re addictive.
theyve refered me for psychotherapy…but i heard i should have DBT dialectal behavioural therapy.
i also disocociate, and zone out when i have to go out to.
so the question is,

what do i do now?

how do i get the right help and therapy?

what is the right help and therapy?

should i accept what they say and go along with the
psychotherapy…even though i have these life impairing
symptoms?

i strongly feel i need meds but i dont no what to do..
i know you cant demand them.
please can somebody help

Jerry

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would this be considered an anxiety problem?

June 18th, 2010

ariella asked:


i’m trying to help my mom. over the holiday, her computer broke. i was fixing it (and i knew i’d be able to fix it, it would just take time) but she got SO STRESSED out it was extremely unrealistic. she was extremely agitated and kept saying that it was stressing her out so badly she felt sick and couldn’t relax. she was agitated for the 3 hours that it took me and said she couldn’t handle the stress of it happening again.
sometimes she gets like this. she just doesn’t know how to deal with stress at all. is this considered an anxiety disorder? she isn’t generally anxious and doesn’t have difficulty sleeping or have the major symptoms of full blown attacks. if not, what would it be called, just not handling stress well? what is a good way to help her? any good books about this? thank you!
hi, i will clarify: my mom really had no reason to be stressed out. she barely uses the internet and has dial up. they basically check email and she has access to that every day at her office anyway. that’s what was so strange about it!

Karen

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I think I have social anxiety? Really need someones advice?

June 18th, 2010

Kevin T asked:


I’ve always wondered if i had some sort of anxiety disorder. I’m 16 and have major trouble with social situations. Found a site with symptoms of social anxiety disorder:

Excessive fear of public speaking

Avoidance of social situations

Extreme fear of being judged or embarrassed

Blushing, sweating, shaking, pounding heart

Extreme discomfort with dating

Panic attack

Heart palpitations

Difficulty breathing

Feeling disoriented

Feeling loss of control

Dizziness or feeling faint

Compulsion to escape

I have all these symptoms.

I still haven’t seen a doctor for this yet.

Social life ***** for me. I can barely look a girl in the eye let alone date. And right now I’m taking a class during summer school. Only three other students in the class, all of which i know. And I get nervous there. I always try to avoid going to peoples houses or if i am at one and they want to go to their friends house and want me to join, I try to make an excuse. Also recently I started taking meds for adhd, but have noticed these symptoms FAR before then. Though it seems the meds kind of increase my social awkwardness. I really want to see a doctor and maybe get something prepscribed. I still want to take my ADHD meds. So if anyone knows of a anxiety medication that doesnt react with my other meds, please tell me. I am currently taking Concerta 36mg
UPDATE: The only problem I have getting treatment, is money. I don’t even know, if i were prepscribed meds, my parents would be able to afford them.

Gary

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Please help me overcome my fear of death?

June 12th, 2010

Karina<3 :D asked:


I’m 13-years-old, hmmm i guess it sounds weird, but i am extremely afraid of death. i’ve only had anxiety a few times, so i don’t think i have depression or other symptoms. i’m not scared of the fact of how i’m gonna die, but just thinking of the end of life terrorizes me. actually, my first anxiety attack was when i was like 10 or 11 so i’ve feared death for a while now :(

help? any advice? thanks :)

THELMA

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I feel like my world is slowly falling apart-one bad thing after another, and I don’t know how to deal with it?

June 4th, 2010

8 Ball asked:


Thank for trying to help me.

Here’s my background info: I’m 34, I live with my parents, no wife or kids, have a part-time job, and have 2,000 in credit card debt that I’m trying to pay off within the next two months.

O.K., here’s what’s been going on in my life:
Everything was going fine until about two months ago. Some unexpected expenses had to be paid, and the only money I had to pay with were my credit cards. The debt has been slowly increasing. Then, just as I started a new job that I got last month, some moderate anxiety/depression/quasi-panic attack symptoms began appearing. Since then, I’ve become increasingly paranoid about most everything. My sleep is awful now, which intensifies my anxiety during the day.

Then, I went to my dentist to have a simple chipped molar bonded. She insisted upon filling the tooth, and during the procedure she ground too much off of my lower-left molars, which has caused my teeth to not fit correctly. As a result, I have been having severe TMJ (TMD) jaw and ****** pain, and I cannot eat many of the things I did a mere few weeks ago. I recently went back to the dentist because the pain was so bad, and told her that I needed to have an adjustment made on the teeth, and that I suspected that the misalignment was causing the symptoms of TMJ and the ****** pain. This dentist said that there was nothing that could be done, and that she didn’t see anything wrong. However, when the dentist had me bite down on the colored paper in order to see where the teeth were hitting one another, the upper and lower teeth were not touching where I suspect she ground too much during the procedure. I was given a prescription for Soma and Vicoden, and told
that I could be referred to one of the dentist’s colleagues for a second evaluation.

Distraught, I took the advice of my former orthodontist, went back to the dentist to request an adjustment on my teeth, and after getting nowhere with the dentist who botched the work, I went to a lawyer who represented me several years ago. After telling him about the pain that I have been in and how the dentist screwed up, he then casually mentions that one of his best friends is the spouse of this dentist, and that my chances of winning such a lawsuit were not very good simply because the burden of proof would be too high, and that the legal fees for such a case would be too expensive.

So now my damn teeth no longer feel right and my jaw hurts, and it appears that i have screwed up by going to the wrong lawyer!

I feel anxious and uncomfortable all of the time. I can’t see how I can continue feeling like this anymore. Could you please offer me some advice. I don’t know how to deal with it, and have prayed about it so many times. I do not know what else to do, and feel like I am losing my sanity.

I know that numerous people, especially strangers, have been looking at me like I am crazy lately. They look at me like I’m a freak. All of this is driving me crazy. I wish that none of this crap was happening to me right now – - that I could simply turn back the clock four months ago, and start over again.

All the best.

Crystal

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It’s not “social awkwardness”, it’s not “social anxiety”, it’s just.I don’t know. But.can it be cured?

May 29th, 2010

J asked:


Everywhere I go I just feel self-conscious and my head really hurts, and I’m just plain uncomfortable. But people say I’m not awkward because then I’d be like *start doing a hunchback of notre dame impression*. Ok so, even if I am normal and not awkward, I still feel it – I feel so horrid I just want to kill myself. It has caused (since being a teenager and I’m currently 17) so much psychological pain it’s unbelievable and I have a burning hatred for myself.

Well, anyway, I know how I act – quiet. I’m just quiet and make no friends due to that. No one notices me at college despite working in a band as the drummer. I also blew every mind in the college when I performed by playing with my teeth in the theatre, but that just goes to show that people only notice my musical talent.

I’m sweet, polite and humble – in other words, a sad loner. This causes suicidal tendencies. I wish I was ordinary. That way, I will have a chance at having a girlfriend, and one day a wife and kids.

Even if I am normal, I still feel terrible everywhere I go. Can I cure this mental awkwardness that no one else has? Or am I just, like some people (e.g. Michael Jackson, Gandhi, Bin Laden……..), a sleepy, quiet and introverted sweetheart, as opposed to your ordinary fun-loving manly hunk you are willing to lose your virginity to?
QUESTION: What is it and can it be cured?

Diana

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Joe, who has a painful terminal illness, is participating in music therapy at a local hospice care?

May 23rd, 2010

B B asked:


facility. Joe listens to music, relaxes his muscles while being given specific suggestions to live music, and participates in music and imagery sessions which focus on ignoring pain and thinking positive thoughts. Joe’s music therapist is using music therapy interventions to:
a.Lessen Joe’s perception of pain
b.Cure Joe’s source of pain
c.Change Joe’s immune system
d.Address grief and loss issues
e.Assist Joe with anxiety management skills

Brent

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