Anxiety disorder questions (for someone with an anxiety disorder or who knows someone with it, preferably)?SO lately I've been talking to my therapist a lot about my "excessive anxiety" (which I never really thought I had), and it's giving me lots of questions. Obviously I always ask my therapist these questions when I go, but I don't go again until Monday so I wanted to ask you all some of my questions in the mean time (I'll still ask her Monday though :D).
ANYWAY the thing that I'm seeing over and over is this "overwhelming sense of dread" and "excessive worrying". What exactly does that part mean? That's the only part I'm not sure I fit, I mean, if I'm excessively worrying and have an anxiety disorder wouldn't I notice? But if I've been this way forever am I just "used to it" like some of the other "symptoms"? And I mean yeah, I do worry more frequently than most people I know about SOME things, but not EVERYTHING. And not ALL the TIME. So does that still count?
Basically if you have an anxiety disorder could you tell me what this feeling of dread/worrying all the time feels like? And if you think I could be that way, or would it be like paralyzing fear 24/7? Sometimes I get this paralyzing fear feeling, but usually there's a reason and something triggers it (even if it's something that wouldn't trigger that for most people).
Ok, thanks for any answers! :)
Thanks for the answers so far everyone! I mean obviously I have my reasons for going, and I think part of the reason I'm questioning this is b/c I'm so used to feeling this way I never even realized I did it or how much it was hindering me until she pointed it out to me, if that makes sense. I keep having these almost "ah-ha!" moments where I'm like "OMG I thought it was normal to be so overwhelmed by x, y, and z that I can't perform on that thing" you know? SO that's why I asked this question- I just wanted some more ideas of what it's actually like. The answers so far are really helpful so thank you. :)
Big Daddy
According to my daughter it is an overwelming thinking and worrying about little things (like what clothes to wear, whether someone will critisize you, teacher will call on you, etc.). No matter what you do you cant stop thinking and worrying about it. You sometimes skip doing things that you usually enjoy because of the anxiety. It can cause health problems and lead to depression.
A panic attack is a paralyzing fear and may be totally without basis. In this case, you could become unable to function, move, think, might run away, etc.
So what are you getting therapy for if everything is going well?
Porch
I don't have this disorder, but I am a psych major, and I do know that these disorders are identified with the use of a manual and questionnaires. These questionnaires can be answered by patients or professionals, and generally the disorders are based on being outside of a statistical range of normalcy.Your therapist must see as being outside that range. That's OK. Work with what you got and grow.
Lila
If you feel that anxiety is disrupting or affecting your life in a negative way then you do have a problem. Therapist are not qualified to diagnose mental disorders and many will not refer you to a psychiatrist who is the specialist who can diagnose and treat you anxiety. Some therapist are very good and ethical but many like to keep patients for the money. Some will recognize that you have a problem that they aren't qualified to deal with and will refer you to the right help.
Anxiety has many symptoms that can disrupt your life and cause extreme worry and concern when you don't really need to be so worried. It comes and it goes, it can cause you to be disabled for a short while because you are unable to deal with anything else and the horrible feelings that it causes. It is an extremely uncomfortable feeling that your mind and body can feel greatly. It causes you not to be able to concentrate on anything else but what you are worrying about. There can be a reason that you are worried and it can just happen out of nowhere without any apparent causes.
If it is so uncomfortable for you that you need a therapist, a professional to talk about it then you do have a problem. Anxiety can be biological and require the help of a safe anti-anxiety medication. They truly work. There is a short term therapy that has to be done by a therapist who is trained to do it. This is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety. You only need it for a few months at the most. With this therapy you learn to recognize when the worrisome thoughts begin and how to change them to positive thoughts. After a while the skills that you learn become a natural process without your even being aware of it. When you learn to change the negative damaging thoughts it helps you recover from anxiety. It is an excellent therapy and it works. You may want to ask the therapist that you are seeing about a referral to a CBT therapist. Or look for one in your area and schedule an appointment. Anxiety is something that you don't deserve and don't have to live with. I hope that you will begin the process of your recovery from anxiety.
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