By scared - 17/03/2015 21:35 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I finally went to the doctor's about my severe anxiety. I'm so used to putting on a happy performance around people that she didn't believe anything was wrong with me. FML
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am_bugg 20

If you told her something was wrong and she didn't believe you or even try to help I would suggest finding a different doctor.

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MDoremis 38

It's hard to let down all your walls to a stranger. I suggest getting some counseling that will allow you to gradually ease into it where you can get some real help.

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ohray 17

That moment when you hit YDI by mistake

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Eloxia 7

General doctors tend to be kind of clueless when it comes to mental health anyway. If you're serious about getting help, it would be better to seek out a therapist instead. Finding a therapist that you feel safe with makes a world of difference and you may not need medication.

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Gillett 23

That's called not having anxiety and being able to deal with your problems like an adult without drugs!

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nekminnet 13

No it's called suppressing your feelings to make others feel better.

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allplayedout 20

I'm gonna go out on a very short limb and assume you have no idea what anxiety means in the context of a mental illness. It has absolutely nothing to do with "lol wow I don't feel like going to pay the cable bill bc I'm such a misanthrope ?" and is more like "I have tried to go pay the cable bill three times this week but have such severe panic attacks in the parking lot that I spend an hour trying not to black out before driving home in a state of increasingly compounded shame over the fact that I can't complete a simple task without the physical sensation of suffocating" Having to cultivate an entirely fake persona so that others won't realize that you're constantly on the verge of nervous collapse (since, as evidenced by your comment, many people will just make the anxiety worse by equating it with laziness if given the opportunity) is NOT a normal part of being an adult. If this is your experience, you need help asap. Life is not supposed to be 70 dismal years of desperately trying not to drown in quicksand.

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Maycontainnuts 17

There are other ways to deal with problems than drugs, but drugs can be helpful too. If you have anxiety then you're problems are very different to someone without the disorder, and mostly to do with how your body is reacting to situations and how your mind is comprehending thoughts. It's not "I'm a bit nervous about the party" where you could suck it up and go. It's like a black hole is swallowing you up and everything becomes about how terrible going would be. Its horrible, not something trivial you can just shrug off.

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nekminnet 13

I've been there. You get so used to faking it it's really hard to honestly show how your feeling. Start being true to yourself feel how you feel. Suppressing your anxiety only makes it worse.

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Galex7471 4

Yeah, that happened to me. I went to the counseling center at my college because my anxiety was so bad I was having trouble physically getting to my classrooms, never mind staying in them for the entire class. They thought I was over blowing what was going on until they decided to start me on biofeedback therapy and quickly discovered that on my "good" days my resting heart rate was 117! I was later diagnosed with panic disorder with agoraphobia.

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cheesy_wotsit 20

Take someone with you who you live with and/or knows you very well. I did this so when the doc said to me 'how are you', I could say 'ask them. They live with/ know me' because I was so inward, I couldn't see any change in how I was. Oh, and #38

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cheesy_wotsit 20

Take someone with you who you live with and/or knows you very well. I did this so when the doc said to me 'how are you', I could say 'ask them. They live with/ know me' because I was so inward, I couldn't see any change in how I was. I'm still not great, but it helps and my person I took is my hubby, who admitted that he is a very ... If you can't see it, it doesn't exist (like a sticking plaster?) kind of person? He's said that coming with me to the doc has helped him too, in understanding that how I've been feeling is 'real'? Oh, and #38 allplayedout? That's roughly how it is for me. Thanks for putting it into words.

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sNOOBie_fml 24

I know the feeling. My doc didn't believe me either and it was hard for me to get help since I wanted to seem normal despite having a shitty life. Advice from me is to confide in someone you trust and bring them along to the doctor's, so maybe they could speak for you if courage fails. I hope you'll get the help you'll need and hopefully find happiness in your life despite your anxiety.

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