I had to cut back on work and am trying to learn how to have lower standards for myself and to love myself. This is fucking hard.īeta Blockers for high blood pressure (I want off of them) I find ways of doing shit that scares the fuck out of me and getting use to it. Mostly swimming which helps with timed breath.Įxposure therapy. Mindfulness Meditation with Headspace Appģ0 minutes of exercise a day. Okay when it comes to anxiety here is a copy and pasted comment from all of the stuff I've been doing/ trying to do: If it's just going to bed late and you're getting enough sleep there is nothing wrong with that as long as you're productive which seems to me that you are. If you don't get enough sleep then you'll get anxiety. >I also don’t have a proper sleeping schedule, some days I go to bed at 2 AM or 3 AM and wake up whenever I want. I just have mild moments of my anxiety trying to trick me into believing something is wrong with me. > My mental health is in an okay state, I don’t get panic attacks or anything anymore. You helped your family in a time of need and you're graduating soon. I feel a bit useless but I should be graduating in Spring 2020. >I should have graduated this year but I had to take off a year to help my father with our business (which is doing poorly and is contributing to our stress at home). But aside from taking care of my body which will give me confidence, and help me with mental health. >Lately I have been working out regularly, I have lost weight and my strength has increased drastically. There's lots of helpful information on CBT online you can read up on but if you have an android device I'll link you to an app to get you started. Mental illness can build, making itself worse and causing other health problems so it's important you build a strong support system from day one. It's a really hard thing to do but the sooner you get this treated and the sooner the people around you are taking it seriously the less trauma you'll have to work through later in life. It's scary but I also highly recommend talking about any thoughts of suicide or self harm to your family and your doctor asap. However drugs are different for everyone and what works for me might not work for you. They'll probably want to start you off with Cognitive behaviour therapy.įrom personal experience I recommend asking to try something like clonazepam or something from the benzodiazepine family to keep you from hurting yourself until you can find a more permanent solution. You should probably talk to a doctor about this. It was easy enough just to take a taxi but I was freaking out. One time my cousin told me she couldn't pick me up at the train station about 20 minutes before I was scheduled to arrive.

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