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Scared and alone

Lee82Senior Contributor

Scared and alone

I can't seem to shake the anxiety I have had all day today. I feel like I am 1 step away from going crazy. I have been trying to ignore it all day and it's exhausting. I feel sick and irritable. I am so tired of feeling this way. I have had enough of it all. Why is it that we have to suffer in silence and deal with all this sh** every single day and the people who made us this way are living a wonderful happy carefree life? Why do I have to accept that this is just the way it will be from now on? I don't want to accept it. I don't want to have to deal with living with PTSD and depression and anxiety and everything else that comes with it.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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Hey @oceangirl 👋
Maybe you could offer some suggestions?

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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I'm so sorry I feel like I'm wasting your time. I feel terrible and guilty

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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I don't know what helps. I'm sorry. Usually I just give in and self harm. My head is spinning out of control. I have so many things in my head I can't concentrate properly on anything. I'm pacing up and down the house.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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Try breathing and you walk @Lee82 or if you feel like it try doing some star jumps to release some of that nervous energy..

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oceangirlSenior Contributor

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Welcome to the forum @Lee82

We are supportive and friendly bunch of people here

I hear you, and want to let you know what you're feeling is normal

Are you able to make yourself a drink and or eat something too - it may make you feel better and to take a shower and then think about getting some rest for the night. And perhaps write a plan for tomorrow- one thing at a time.

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Butterfly13New Contributor

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Are you me? 🙊

I relate so much to how you've expressed yourself. Although, instead of pacing I tend to lie in bed feeling as if my head is going to simultaneously implode and explode. Sending you a virtual hug.

I'm about to go to sleep but I'll touch base tomorrow. Thank you for posting, you've made me feel less alone 😊

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Thank you @Butterfly13 . It is nice to know I'm not some sort of alien or crazy person.

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Thank you for connecting @oceangirl I feel too sick to eat or drink anything and I can't sleep I am way too anxious and out of control. I'm sorry I feel like I am dismissing all your ideas. I really don't mean to. I really appreciate the support. I haven't had anyone to talk to about this stuff for a very very very long time

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oceangirlSenior Contributor

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Your welcome @Lee82

I'm sorry you're struggling. Is there anything that helped in the past?

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Lee82Senior Contributor

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Not really. I use to deal with all this in bad ways like drinking and going for crazy long drives and self harming but I am trying to avoid those things. My past is haunting me and I can't seem to get those images out of my head. I am scared to sleep most of the time because I have nightmares and flashbacks. I am just tired of life and being like this.

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