Tcsduo

Welcome Violette, and I will say that it is possible to recover but it takes time and a strong will sometimes.

Hey there Rick welcome to AC, I am Tcsduo or you can call me Tim. I must say man I can't really speak about being from the AARP age bracket mainly cause I am only 27 lol. I can however relate to a lot of what you have said regarding the agoraphobia and the OCD along with a lot of depression which on many times has had me think about an attempt. I can say however things can get better even the debt part which yeah debt is no fun. At the moment myself I am working, but barely getting by it takes all I have to keep myself from quitting everyday. I will say if possible you may try to look into seeing a psych also I am not sure if you have ever heard of CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) but I used to do it and it helped wonders.

Hey there Xzanion, I used to take Trazadone when I was in high school about 10 years ago. I will say it will help you sleep if that is what you are needing, and as for bad side effects I didn't notice any outside of being a bit sleepy for a couple hours upon waking up.

Hey aimz unfortunately the people on this site are not pharmaceutical specialists, but as hdbobbers said we are just anxiety suffers and past suffers

No problem

Hey Amanda i am sorry about everything you are going through but i want to let you know that the swaddling up at night covered in sweat is a stress thing. Right now you are going through some crazy stuff and when anxious i have had it where i would wake up my bed felt like i had gone swimming. Don't worry things will get better

Hey Jon, I have to agree pretty much with what you said 100%. I will say when I was typing this out my main thought was more or less just came from a thunderstruck type moment where it all clicked in my head from having a goal is when I felt my best. I was not really taking into account the quotes too much, and while one of my goals in life is to make money and well be rich. It is more my aim to help those who are poor after having a poor upbringing myself. I have sadly yet not had a chance to read that article, and probably going to do so after posting this haha. Again thank you for your time. Tim

I also am not the best with words, but what I want to say is for about the past 9 months my anxiety has been at an all time low. After thinking for the longest time on why I had been feeling less and less anxious I came across a video that my cousin had sent me. During the time leading up to September last year I was working my ass of to get better, and that reason was I had a goal. My friend had a wedding that he asked me to be a part of. At the time I said yes I was having massive panic attacks everyday. I didn't want that to happen while there, so my goal became work to rid myself of panic attacks. Well I pretty much managed to do that. I used my goal, and a strong mindset of "I know I am okay, the things I am worrying about have been disprove en through tests." I would just say that in my mind over and over again until I felt calm. Even this morning I woke up with my left hand being numb. I began to worry, and could feel my heart racing. I just thought to myself, "I have some neck issues, and I know that I laid on my left side all night." I checked my heart rate, and while it is high because of weight issues I was at 82bpm. Still one of the craziest times was when my roommate asked if I was alright because I hadn't been freaking out the past week. At which point I realized I hadn't had a panic attack or anxiety for well a week. I was shocked almost into a panic attack lol, but I kept calm and carried on. Right now I have been fighting on and off with crippling depression (Woo!) but I am trying my best to win that fight til I can get back to see a psych or therapist. During this time though I have a few goals that I want to do. Just to make sure I always want to say them in my head or write them down when I can. So these are my goals sorry, but gotta stay on track. 1. Become successful at trading to provide for myself a means to a nice life. 2. Learn to speak and read Korean. 3. Travel to South Korea, UK, and Japan. I am aiming to do the first goal by the time I am 30. Sadly the depression has slowed me down, and I have been told that I am crazy by a few people. I have a cousin though who helps push me though. Anyways the one thing I have noticed is that over the 9 months I have had issues where anxiety has popped up I just kept repeating my goals, and my mantra in my mind til it passed. I have been able to do things that I wasn't able to do last year. Here is the youtube video though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHGVtrPT_0 It is 30 minutes long, but honestly it is worth listening too. Sorry for the poor well everything regarding the English language, and my ability to butcher it like no one can. (Hooray American public school system.) but remember Focus on your goal! Everyday think about your goal! and if you are a Shia LeBeouf fan Just do it!

Hey brit I gotta agree with that one test shouldn't decide on someone passing a test our not but I do believe that you will be able to do it. As for suggestions I would throw on some of your favorite music and just do your best. I know probably not most descriptive or wisest advice but just some advice from l someone who has been in that position before.

Hey good luck JM you can do it! As for advice for advice you need to just grab it by the horns and go! If you get the feeling of dread just keep moving forward to fight it! Also remember you have had the tests that have come back negative so don't forget that you are a'okay!

Hey JM, I have had this happen pretty regularly to me for the past 7-8 months. I don't know what it is exactly, but i am thinking just gas in the stomach or something. honestly though i don't think it is anything to really worry about.

Hey there Jessie I would say that it probably isn't anything too serious, but I will say that if you feel like it you may visit a doctor since they are medical professionals and can let you know more.

Hmm I will go ahead, and join on this one. I guess below will be my list of self-diagnosed over the years, and then below that my real diagnosis. Self: Physical: Esophageal C, Colon C, Heart Attacks, Stroke, and Aneurysms . Mental: Dementia Real: Physical: One Kidney Mental: Asperger's Syndrome, General Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, Major Depressive Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder...I think that is all of them.

Hello there and welcome to AC, you should have access to the chat room.

Pretty sure Gilly is saying to see a doctor to help put your mind at ease in the sense that it would show you that you're healthy and do not need to be worried at every small twinge.