Hello, i have dealt with one of the most tremendous anxieties depression and panic attacks that any human being can experience. Went on pills because of suicidical thoughts and body symptoms. And here i am after 1 year, almost 100 % myself again. It was tremendous difficult to come come back. Tapering the medication was very hard. But slowly i managed to taper the pills millimetre by millimetre and here i am today no pills no suicidical thoughts. Pills helped me a lot with the symptoms, but on the other side i became a robot. No feelings, no happiness, no sadness. I could barely felt any emotion. Now, there are some tough days of course, but keeping yourself busy, and dealing with different activities is the key of success. One of those was speaking with unknown people, it really helped me through the process of healing. You just need to find what better serve you. Don't forget you old self is there waiting for you to rescue it. You can reverse everything, you can comeback twice stronger than before.
Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel. You can't always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving... you will come to a better place.
I have struggled for years about 15 I’m 36 now. I noticed my anxiety gets worse around my period. I have not been on medication I fight it a lot which probably isn’t good. I swear a lot has to do with hormones. I now meditate and PRAY a lot. Lord take this anxiety!! Thank you for sharing Michele
I agree that I feel hormones have a lot to do with it. I learned that prayer has helped me a lot, I even have certain bible verses that just make me feel better.
Omg me too i feel like around my period i get anxiety idk why though i use to not be like this. Ive always been irregular so idk when my period will come. Right now its been late
I havent had my period in a year then when i got it for the first time i had 3 panic attacks a day all day anxiety i feel like hormones has alot to do with it
@@abbeyarriaga653 right now I’m on my period and I was taking a hormone and I had a panic attack last night and I’ve been crying so much so I think it’s my period
Hey, don't give up. I suffered from it many years and was just like you. Then, I found a good therapist and little by little he showed me how to do things until I regained confidence. A good professional is very important. Dont rely on self help books or TH-cam. They can help but first you have to overcome the worst part with a therapist. It seems impossibly to defeat but it isn't. Best wishes from Spain
Hi Michele! What has helped me is prayer; asking for God's love to flow through my spirit. Loving and forgiving myself. Loving and forgiving others. Always meaning good in everything that I do. I have understood that we all need more love. That is it. Loving and treating people with kindness is so important. Having pure loving thoughts is a must. *It is so important that we lived in the present moment.
Thank you for sharing your story. When I first experienced panic attacks, I thought I was losing my mind. No one discussed anxiety or depression. I saw a psychiatrist and he basically told me that this had been building up in me due to past emotional and physical abuse. He explained that I would basically hold my breath and not realize it. Like a child having a temper tantrum. Since then I have learned to control it without medication. I can feel it coming on and can now talk myself off the ledge. God Bless you and your family.🙏🏻
Thank you so much for sharing!! I actually had a panic attack this morning. So much of your experience with anxiety is relatable for me. One thing that I learned to do recently when my mind starts spiraling, is to change the phrase “what if” to “even if.” For example, instead of “what if I get home and am too tired to cook?” (A lot of my anxiety is related to not taking care of myself) “Even if I get home and am too tired to cook, there is food for me to eat and I’ll be ok” I hope this tidbit will help someone else as it has helped me more times than not.
Sharing my story i dont have friends so this is my way of letting it out. I was in a relationship for over 8 years we did everything together. Over a year ago my ex left me for another women i was completly devasted thats when i noticed my panic attacks i was so used to having him by my side 24/7he was my bestfriend. Going anywhere i feel so out of place even being around family makes me nervous. Its so sad to live likes this but i pray everyday which helps alot. I pray that i can have that strenght to be confident independent and to find a good man to start my life get married and have children im 31. I hope everyone here can in the comments everything gets better for everyone. GOD PLEASE HELP US GIVE US THE STRENGHT TO GET THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES I LOVE YOU GOD AMEN
Of all the videos you've made, this is definitely my favorite. Thank you so much for making this video and sharing your thoughts. Its almost like you've torn a page out of my journal and described how I've felt, from the need for water and gum, to bathroom stops while traveling! I've dealt with anxiety off and on since 2012 and it's only been this year that I've found a way to feel myself and live my life well again (talk therapy+med). Sending love to all of the subscribers that are still finding their way ❤️
My anxiety popped up when I was 44 years old. I didn’t even know I had anxiety until I ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. The medical staff was incredibly insensitive and rude to me and all they said is your heart is fine and were surprised your Pee test came back clean. It was when I was reading the discharge paperwork on the way home that I saw panic attack and I was floored. Then the anxiety floodgates opened up. The sense of impending doom is nearly crippling. In the beginning triggered mostly by medical issues after having 10 years of surgeries and complications. It has now morphed into fear of flying and being in busy traffic. NO news or scary movies. I am practically a hermit now. For me breathing counting exercises really help and essential oils when a panic attack is coming. I have only had 2 panic attacks but the anxiety is nearly constant. I spent all of 2019 fighting breast cancer and now that I am through the cancer the anxiety is back. I now know it never goes away, you just learn to manage it and it always pops up when things are going well!
Stay strong girl 💪 I live with anxiety already 5 years. I try to live “ normal” and I learn do everything what I did before. And I can. I sent you a lot of love 💕
I have struggled with anxiety for years, but am so afraid to start antidepressants because of gaining weight from them. I know that sounds so vain and ridiculous, but I have such a fear of gaining weight and people noticing it.
some of these work places that claim to be positive and professional are extremely toxic!! It is a shame they continue to get away with treating employees this way but they do. Anxiety is horrible to deal with. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Dang girl, after all you and your family have been through, you'd be strange if you didn't have anxiety. Have been watching you and your strength is inspiring. WHAT a beautiful family you have. And no matter what crap has been thrown in front of you, you and your family has risen above. Ya'll are amazing.
Thank you so much for sharing your story Michele! I have struggled with anxiety and can totally relate to the feeling of needing to “escape”. I also started being afraid to go places because I was afraid of that feeling coming on. A few things that have helped me are this bible verse in particular “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”. Also learning about the concepts of rewiring the brain & neuroplasticity. Very helpful & many books and articles available if you google. Hope these ideas can help someone💕
I’m not even half way through watching this and just have to thank you for sharing this. It’s insane how anxiety works itself into us and how similar or different everyone’s experiences with it is. The water and gum as your saving graces 💯% same!!!! I won’t be caught ANYWHERE without water.... I’m in a bad panic loop myself currently.. hence probably what brought me here.. and its just so reassuring to see someone whose been there overcome and come out strong and to know that no one is battling this alone thank you again ❤️
I'm so relieved to hear I'm not alone. I knew I wasn't, but just to hear all the same symptoms and even the same triggers come up. Thank you so much for sharing, I feel so much more hopeful
Hey thank you for sharing your experience, I've been struggling with dark thoughts lately.. they scare me tbh im trying to get medicated but for some reason it worries me, so hearing that medication has helped you. It gives me a sense of hope so thank you!! 🙏🏽
Hi Michele, what has helped me is doing breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, and praying. Going outside and doing things outdoors definitely helps as well to get rid of my negative thoughts. Thank you for your video and for sharing your story.
thanks for sharing your story, michele. i’ve been dealing with anxiety on and off for a couple years and it’s been super bad and then it just went away for me. now i feel it creeping up again so i’m finally seeing a dr about it next week. anxiety/depression runs in my family but it’s just as scary and foreign when it happens to you, like a guilt you have and wish you could control but can’t. i feel much more at ease getting help now, thank you for that.
Thank you for sharing. After being one year post chemo, my anxiety has now hit me harder than ever. I was questioning how can I be strong through cancer and now that it is done have crippling anxiety?! Now it is time to get it under control. This video came at the most perfect time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to know I am not alone.
Hi this is really random but (only if you want to answer ofcourse) how are you doing now? I’m curious because i’ve also had cancer not too long ago and i’m finally starting to pick up my life again, starting school for the first time, and now all of the sudden i have really bad anxiety when i finally thought i was doing better, and i’m scared it’s not gonna improve.. I hope you’re doing better now than you did 2 years ago!
Thanks for sharing. I've been following you since you lived with your parents and had no idea you'd ever struggled with anxiety. I first got diagnosed in college and I couldn't understand why I had anxiety if everything in my life was fine--looking back, I wonder if my anxiety was just triggered by college stress. I took a medical leave from school and was on Zoloft for about 4 months. After that, I felt better for years. More than a decade later, I've struggled with severe anxiety due to being bullied at work. It's sad that work life can have such a severe impact on mental health. I was taking a tranquilizer as needed, but I still felt like I was living a nightmare in terms of anxiety. A few weeks ago, my doctor put me on Lexapro and I felt amazing when I woke up the next morning. I wish I'd spoken to my general practitioner sooner so that I wouldn't have suffered so much over the past year. Now I'm working on facing my bully in a professional manner so that I can learn to cope with what is unfortunately, a hostile work environment. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this. Anxiety is so terrible and I wish more people understood how debilitating it is. I suffer from anxiety and depression and I’m on medication which has helped me tremendously even though the panic does creep back in certain situations. I just moved from Arkansas to Texas on Xmas day so now I’m trying to find a dr who will continue my treatment plan, which is stressful. What I’m taking works for me and I’m terrified I won’t find a dr to continue it.
Thanks so much for sharing your story! I'm 29 now and have had depression since 2011 (officially but I remember symptoms since I was 14) and anxiety since 2015. My anxiety also started due to a very toxic work environment. Leaving that job and transitioning to working from home was the BEST thing I ever did for my mental health (and life in general). My anxiety and depression have been well managed for a couple years now thanks in large part to CBD flower and mindfulness. I'm strangely thankful I went through what I did because I have been able help others in my life who are/have struggled with it too. Several of my family/friends have since struggled with it and I love being able to help them. I completely agree that being grateful and present are so important and make your life so much happier.
This was so helpful! I have suffered from anxiety since I was a child! I didn’t realize what I was feeling and never talked about it. I thought everyone had butterflies in their stomach all the time. As an adult I had children and taught full time! I would sit up at night and think I was having a heart attack. It wasn’t till I was much older that I started taking Cymbalta and feeling so much better! I still take medication and still even suffer anxiety at times but it is easier to control! Anxiety is pervasive! It is especially hard to deal with as a child! The more awareness we can shine on mental health the better for people suffering from it.Until you have had anxiety you can never appreciate how awful it is!
Glad your talking about this. I started having panic attacks in 2006...took many er/doctor visits to finally get a diagnosis. Wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy....in 2020 I’m still on an antidepressant. My daughter started having these at 23 and I knew what it was. I always said I wasn’t depressed but they are all related.
I'm here from Melissa's channel. She talks about you frequently. I'm sitting here shaking my head agreeing with everything you are saying. It's exactly what I'm going through. Crying too because you are making me feel like I'm not alone. I'm doing everything in my power to get better. Started therapy and trying to keep myself busy. Starting to explore meds. Thank you so much for taking about this subject.
It was almost as if you were describing my story. I started having anxiety and panic attacks in my mid twenties. It is truly crippling and debilitating. It affected every thing I did. Besides my ex boyfriend at the time, I thought I was alone in this. I really relate to the fear of having all attention on me. I dreaded my wedding day for that reason. The mass was the hardest part. With some natural pills and a little wine beforehand, I got through the mass, and was able to look forward to the rest of the day. Talking yourself through it, is of great help. I am 52 now, and still have episodes from time to time, but, I try to manage it. It is not as traumatizing as it used to be. Thank you for sharing this personal struggle was us. I truly respect your genuine nature.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I can relate to so much of what you said! I spent years trying to ignore and push my anxiety away, but it didn't work. I ended up getting sick all the time because my body was constantly in fight/flight mode and I pretty much just broke down a couple of years ago. Talking about it with my friends/family and getting help has made such a difference. I needed medication in the end too because my panic attacks and general level of anxiety were just so debilitating. I had similar experiences to you; for me it was shopping centres, driving, public transport and basically anywhere that was busy. I've made a lot of progress thankfully but still have a ways to go in my journey. It's crazy how physical anxiety disorders and panic can be; I didn't even know that's what I was experiencing at first.
This has been my life for as long as I can remember, and no one in my life understands. It’s a lonely and scary place to be. And OMG!!! The news! I haven’t been able to watch for years and years because I just can’t handle it. It’s triggers so much fear. 2019 was such an intense year for me. I had my first baby, had complications and a scary delivery, a really rough recovery and lasting effects, deaths, issues with my in laws and boundaries, life altering diagnoses for my baby (totally wrong by the way) and it’s all weighing on my relationship and ruining the lead up to our wedding. It feels like everything is falling apart, including me. The only things that help are things like this video and meditation. I don’t think anxiety ever goes away or is cured, we just learn to manage it and sometimes fall off the wagon. Stay strong everyone, we’re all in this together! (🎶 high school musical anyone?! Lol)
Great video Michele. I deal with anxiety attacks and have on and off for years. There are definite triggers and it’s definitely situational. I do believe hormones play a role as well. But I agree it’s important for people to know that so many people are living with anxiety. And it is like depression on the rise. Thank you for being so open about it. ❤️
OMG EXACTLYYYY! Everything you mentioned I’ve thought/done myself suffering with anxiety. It’s so comforting to hear someone else say the exact words describing the same experience ❤️
Michele, yet another thing we share....I was on Celexa, Ativan and Lamotrigine for my depression and anxiety since 2007. I went off of my medication in 2016. I know exactly what you meant with the off balance, strange feelings and sparks (is what I called them) that come from weaning off. My doctor didn’t warn me either. I was vomiting, had diarrhea and was sick in bed for a week straight because I didn’t wean as slowly as I was suppose to. And no one understands unless they’ve been through it. It is so difficult to explain to people. They don’t get it. I’ve had people say “just snap out of it”. It’s all in your head like you’re some crazy person.
I hope you are better now. I usded to have one of the most tremendous anxieties, depression and panic attacks that barely noone in this world has experienced. But if you don't give up and you search for the good, the food will come. Now i am back, with no meds and barely no anxiety, trying and living the life to the fullest. Be the hero of yourself....
I also have anxiety.. but I don’t think it is social anxiety I am not even sure whether it is anxiety or not But I am so tired of this I am just always anxious about being anxious Especially when I go to sleep I start thinking about things that scare me, and I remember that I can be anxious and I immediately get anxious! And even when I calm down I just realise that I calmed down and I get anxious again... And when in comes to food even if I am hungry I can’t eat when I am anxious Because when I am anxious I am also nauseous! Even if I am eating normally without anxiety, the fact that I am not anxious comes to my mind and I start feeling anxious again... And the weirdest part is that when I am outside or with my friends I can forget about it, and I feel less anxious then when I am alone. It is so awful I think that I am going crazy 😭 Similar thing used to happen with when I was a child, but it happened just at night And then it gradually disappeared And now this happened to me again, but in a worse way... I really hope that I am not the only one who has this kind of “anxiety”...
Thank you for sharing your story. I have PTSD and severe anxiety from my last job. They were incredibly abusive. It's true when they say, leave a toxic job because it will change you more and before you will ever change them. My heart goes out to you.
I've had anxiety related problems for years, and I always thought that this was just something happening in my head and if I managed to just not think so much about it then there would be no problem. I eventually got really good at avaiding overthinking and nerves, and kind of "living in the now", so much so that I didn't really feel any anxiety - just normal nerves. I was really excited and proud about that, and decided that I finally could start living my life to the fullest. I moved away from home with my boyfriend and started college in the big city, and I was really excited to try something new for once. Unfortunately, it didn't take long until I started waking up in the middle of the night with a racing heart, trembling and feeling sick. I actually laid down on the bathroom floor one night because I was so sure I was gonna throw up. As soon as I realized that this was anxiety, even though I wasn't scared at all, I started crying uncontrollably. I thought I had gotten rid of it, and I felt so good, and yet it keeps sneaking up on me and makes me miserable. And when I try searching for answers, there isn't really one - you are told that you can't get rid of it, but that you must learn to live with it. That is a pretty crushing prognosis when you are struggling with something like this. The physical symptoms are what's bothering me now. I always get light headed like I'm about to faint if I'm just a little bit stressed out, I feel sick out of nowhere, like I'm about to throw up, I get heat flashes, start shaking, have a resting pulse at 90, and then there's restless nights on top of it. And of course, this all gets 10x worse when you throw hormones into the mix. I'm really starting to feel exhausted, and at this point there seems to be no escaping it. I'm starting to reconsider having children in the future, because I seriously don't know if my mental health can handle 9 months of hormones followed by the stress bomb that is parenthood.
Oh no sweety 😔 did u had a traumatic childhood or did u experienced bulliying in school ? I struggle with anxiety shit too since the beginning of 2020 .and i hate it .. it makes myn life a living hell sometimes. How r u feeling today ?
I have a lot of friends that also have anxiety but never really relatable anxiety. Your video made me feel not alone, I’m the one always looking for a way out, an exit, a bathroom and driving for me is hell. I pray for the day where anxiety is out of my life.
I think of you often because your the strongest person ever. The amount of things you’ve been through in the past few years is more than most people go through in a lifetime. I’m so glad to hear the anxiety didn’t reach you in the times you needed to be strongest! I also took medicine but for depression. While it did help me feel better, my main complaint was how tired it made me. I would nap for 3 hours a day sometimes! I also feel like it messed with my memory. I have very few memories from the years I took anti depressants. It actually freaks me out because I won’t remember people I met during that time etc.
I’ve always had anxiety but after having my son it got so much worse. PPD/PPA is no joke. Then my marriage turned toxic and I could barely function. I’m on medication and it’s helped me so much. Life is great now
I deal with anxiety during storms, fireworks and car noises. During storms and fireworks I use headphones, weighed blanket and listen to soft Christian Music plus during storms use my weather radio.
Oh my goodness…. You are describing EVERYTHING that I am experiencing.I’m not even halfway through the video and had to comment. Thank you for sharing.
I did not realize how common anxiety is until recently. My trainer at the gym had to leave and cancel class due to a panic attack. She seems to have it all together but has major anxiety issues. I have actually been to the ER not knowing I was experiencing a panic attack. I was just browsing at Office Depot and it came on. I also cried all the time. The meds just take the edge off but I still worry a lot and need to learn to cope better. Thank you for sharing your story. PS I cannot watch the news either.
I’ve become a semi empty nester and have been overwhelmed, with anxiety and depression. I worry constantly about my young adult kids, in this terrible world, hoping no one hurts them, and on and on...It can be really overwhelming. Never, ever went through this when they ere younger...It’s so weird. We do the best we can as parents, but you know how it can be. Thanks for sharing 😉
Thank you for posting this. I have mild anxiety and heart palpitations sometimes. It's helpful to hear what you have gone through in case mine gets worse which I know is a definite possibility. It is really strange how it comes out of nowhere when you aren't directly in a stressful situation. Also, just wanted to say I got my Neverfull on vacation in Vegas also. It was really special!
OMG This just happen to me. Make me sooooo neverous. Does sometime you feel like you have some gas stuck in you chest. This what brings mines. What do you do now. I felt my heart beat irregular and it freaked me out.
Thanks for sharing your story. I love how you mention the word anxiety...another term often abused is OCD. If you love to organize and love your home very neat and tidy....you are NOT OCD!!! Its a real thing and people just toss around the term almost like it's a good thing. I have a relative with OCD...its consumes her entire life....nothing fun about being OCD. She cant function at times, can't travel, can't, can't visit family...etc.
Thank you so much for sharing your story 🙌🏾. I’m currently struggling with anxiety and you described my experience spot on. That feeling of needing to “go”...so much so that I haven’t driven in year because that’s mostly when I’d experience it and was constantly afraid of running a red light. It’s so hard to explain and I thought it was just me. I’ve distanced myself from family and friends because i just feel like I look like a complete weirdo. Your story gave me more confidence that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Words cannot express how grateful I am for you taking the time to share. I making progress with therapy, meditation and most importantly prayer.
You explained this very well!! It is so hard to tell someone that has never experienced it. I have been on medication most of my life. Don’t know how not to worry!! When you feel fine or even happy and bam panic attack. The waiting is so true!! I can’t watch the news and even a program I enjoy at times. I feel so overwhelmed. It does help to know that your not the only one. A good Dr. is really important. Thank you so much for doing this❤️❤️❤️
Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel. You can't always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving... you will come to a better place.
Thank you so very much for this video. Eliminating the stigma surrounding anxiety, panic disorder, and depression makes it easier for others to seek out help without embarrassment or shame. I can relate so much to your story and truly appreciate you sharing it!! 🤗
I suffer from an anxiety disorder and I love that you shared this. It helps hearing others stories so I don’t feel alone. Thank you! I think you explained it so perfectly. I relate so much to this. (The news triggers me too)
I'm a longtime follower but rarely comment. I'm so glad you made this video because I know you will be helping many people. I suffered for a few years with anxiety and finally found a good doctor and began medication that was life-changing. That was almost 20 years ago and even though I'm well now, I can completely relate to your story.
Hi Michele, so grateful to you for making this video. I've never suffered from anxiety but it is one of those things I've been hearing about and would like to make a conscious effort to truly understand what a person goes through when dealing with anxiety. Your experience expands my knowledge for sure. Another reason why we all need to be more considerate and understanding of each other because we don't know what kind of struggles people are going through.
Ok I'm only up to 58 seconds into the video so while I know I will have more to ask/say, please tell me when you fit going to the gym into your day? That will be so helpful in itself! Thanks!
Hi michelle ...a brilliant post👏👏...thats the thing we all think we are the only ones that suffer but its so common ..and yes yes after struggling in the past i too am learning ways to keep it under control..the main thing is accepting it , dont fight it , ..exercise, talking it out and breathing exercises..lots of things help....💖
Thank you for sharing your story ♥️♥️ it's not easy having anxiety! I've had it my whole life. I've been on lots of medications! I was off it for awhile but recently was put back on.. I feel so so much better! My doctor said to continue with your self care and to push myself to do things I'm scared of. I think I'm going to share my story on instagram so thank you ♥️♥️♥️
@@swapnakatari5387 you’ll come out of it I promise try to do things that bring you joy 🤩!! If I feel anxiety I tell myself go away anxiety you’re not welcomed here and I say I’m stronger then my anxiety.
Thank you for sharing your story. I have been on medication for a long time - I did go off them ( the correct way) once, and had to go back on - I am ever so grateful that these meds exist! They have saved me too -
I do not watch news as well ... I always say if it is an important news it will reach me. I have stopped watching triggering movies and tv. I m fragile and self care has helped me a lot!!
I just started anxiety medication a couple of weeks ago, I can’t say it’s helping much yet but the doctor said it could take a couple of weeks. My anxiety is different, it gets to the point I can’t handle any noise and I need complete silence or I feel like my head might explode and also causes me to get angrier easily. I’m really hoping I did the right thing because sometimes I feel like the worst mom because of it.
My life is over because of severe anxiety. I haven’t left my bed for months. I get terrible palpitations. There’s no light at the end of my tunnel and I’m so alone….. I have forgotten what living was. Im totally broken
Have you check your ferriting, B12 Vitamin D to be over the range , like dr will tell you that u are within but we need to be optimal level. Check that.
Michele I so can relate. I have had struggled in the past with this. I still take time to breathe and I’m type A too. I also found out when I started to heal my thyroid it helped so much. Sometimes there may be an underlying nutrient deficiency.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. It definitely helps to have someone to relate to with this. As a stay at home mom in a different state than my family it can be lonely. Me and my husband both developed anxiety during his cancer diagnosis. He was healed and it just hasn't gone away. Having my daughter has also made it much worse because theres so much evil in the world and I have to stay away from the news as much as I can. I've had my hormones checked but didn't show anything wrong. Thinking I may need to put my pride aside and talk to a doctor. Thank you for your tips and sharing experience ❤
I m suffering from anxiety disorder Taking escitalopram medicine,i m not alone But i know one thing in my 18 years of life, This time is opportunity for me to make my self better😊
1 Peter 5:7-10 "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world." But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." Look for The Lord friends look for Jesus Christ He is the only one that can heal every pain and heal a broken and weary soul ❤
wow! Thank you for this video.. I feel like we are the same person. I have attributed my anxiety to overstimulation.. being in a crowded place, in my home if there is too much happening at once, if the space I am in is messy, etc. It took me until having kids to fully realize this (thank you multicoloured, overstimulating children's toys LOL). I, too, have had some bad things happen in my life. My daughter was born with a rare liver disease and needed a transplant. And like you said, I fully expected this to break me.. but it didn't. I had laser focus. Yet with my second, completely healthy child I dealt with so much anxiety postpartum. This is such an important topic and I am so thankful you shared this with us!
My ‘trigger’ is related to food, which creats this endless cycle of struggles. I can’t eat because i’m too anxious, but because i’m anxious i can’t eat while being somewhere outside, i get hungry REALLY quickly which makes me stress about the fact that i HAVE to eat something but i can’t because i’m nauseous etc. etc. etc... I’m supposed to start a new school in 2 weeks but i’m truly afraid is physically can’t attend because i’m too anxious and I CANNOT EAT ANYTHING
I have anxiety so bad, but it Is like living in hell. It is the most horrible feeling ever. God is my anchor. Sometimes I wish I could die it is so bad. But Jesus lived through worse, so I can do it. So can you. I hope that helps.
I hope you have touched better days, and you are all good now. I have been in some terrible times, i have been through a lot. But now after 1 year i am back again. My old self came back, difficult to understand, but i am here again living the life with joy and hopes. Everybody can do it, everyone can get rid of this state. It's hard i know, but with the right time and taking things step by step you will leave anxiety and worry behind and start embracing happiness and joyfulness that awaits you. Don't give up. There is always solutions and paths to resolve everything. Don't be fooled by your controlling mind, and sun will shine even brighter to you. Trust in the process... You will do it 💫
Wow, our anxiety journeys are insanely similar. Thank you so much for sharing your story. It really is as if you were reading my own story. You are so correct in saying it helps immensely to talk about it with people who understand, and just knowing you get it made me feel less “weird”. Been a follower since the beginning and have always felt like I could relate to you, now it’s on a whole other level. Anxiety is tough but we’re tougher :)
Thanks you so much for sharing. I suffer from anxiety for years now on and off. I know exactly what you mean with having a water with you and I keep mints. It’s like you feel safe or at ease knowing you have it. I started really thinking hormones were playing a big part too. I’m even afraid to go places sometimes, just for the fact of its new, don’t know what to expect, and I hate feeling that way. Like you got on a plane with Leo by yourself, I don’t think I could have done that. I also feel like I hold my family back sometimes with things because I don’t think I could handle it or afraid, so then we don’t do or go certain places because I say no I don’t want to. I want to try and be more easy going where if they want to go somewhere crowded for the day it’s not going to freak me out. Please feel free to comment if anyone has things that work for them to help with this. So I hope this forum helps some and gives others ideas and tips on what helps. Thank you again💗
I am a very shy person. When my ex-husband told me he wanted a divorce I had anxiety. When I finalized my divorce, I sign the last paper I was driving home when I had a panic attack. My chest felt like an elephant was sitting on it. It was as so scary.
That exercise is key. I had to get serious help when I was a teenager, then panic attacks and chronic physical symptoms came back post-partum. You are not alone! ❤️
Hi MIchele, I started having anxiety and claustrophobia !!!!!!! Never even thought about it and it would come on !!! I have found if I keep air flowing around me at all times, its a lot better. I also take lorazepam and it helps a lot, and I don't have to take it as much lately when I find the AIR !!!!!! xo Simone
Don’t be afraid to call upon the Lord God and Jesus the Savior when you are having any of these feelings. Crying out to Him will help! Don’t be afraid to just try it, even if you aren’t of that belief system. You might be surprised! 🙏🏻❤️
Great video a lot of things in common but the best thing is be kind to ourselves, dont let anxiety drive the bus she dont know how to drive, is fine to keep her as a passenger.
I had my 1st anxiety attack when i was 15 and that was 2001 but i was able to manage it and since i wasnt afraid of it so my focus is not on it. It came back year 2012 when again had my 2nd panic attack and was on medication for almost 2 months and as i remember i took atenolol, iterax and jovial or escitalopram. I was 26 then and the widrawal of medication was the worst for me so i had to deal with it and look for some ways to somehow cope from this anxiety and so i was able to manage and then it came back again just this october because maybe of being sad too much , crying a lot after losing my father last nov 2019 and i guess that whats triggers the anxiety and also with this pandemic now it affected us financially but were able to cope up . By the way my doctor got me tested for tsh and found out that i have a hypothyroidism and now im on levothyroxine and every night i took atenolol which my doctor prescribed also. What i dont like the most with my symptom of anxiety is the frequent urination which everytime we go out i do always have to look for the comfort room because i felt afraid about “what if” if i have to urinate. But going into places doesnt bothers me as long as i know theres a comfort room. But travelling far far places make me nervous and it made me pee a lot thinking that what if i have to pee and there is no comfort room where should i urinate? U know? I cant explain it but it made me anxious but there are times when im less stress and less anxious it doesnt bother me travelling far as long as im enjoying the ride. But this symptom hinders me from applying a job because when im nervous i tend to feel like pee a lot and cant get enough sleep. I wish one day i am able to manage this anxiety because i dont wanna grow old thinking and living only with anxiety, i want a change , i want myself to be better. Im quite teary eyed while im typing this and i am reminding myself again not to cry anymore because being sad adds more stress.
The symptoms you described are real and similar to what I’m experiencing. I am just so scared to take this medication. Everyone says horrible things about the withdrawal of coming off this medication. Ugh.
as a child i started to notice that my eyesight has been depleting really fast, thats when my anxiety started to creep in. i feel so scared about the future and someday not being able to see, i have told my parents but they just shrug it off and say just stop being on your phone though i know that, that does play a part of it but i know the problem is bigger and i did some research about it and i found out it was anisometropia and i got so stressed i feel like i wasn't about to function in the day and just wanted to stay in bed...i'm just scared
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I don’t want to be free of anxiety. I want to be free of the FEAR of anxiety.
You gain control by losing control
Me too
THATS WHAT I STRUGGLE WITH
Hello, i have dealt with one of the most tremendous anxieties depression and panic attacks that any human being can experience. Went on pills because of suicidical thoughts and body symptoms. And here i am after 1 year, almost 100 % myself again. It was tremendous difficult to come come back. Tapering the medication was very hard. But slowly i managed to taper the pills millimetre by millimetre and here i am today no pills no suicidical thoughts. Pills helped me a lot with the symptoms, but on the other side i became a robot. No feelings, no happiness, no sadness. I could barely felt any emotion. Now, there are some tough days of course, but keeping yourself busy, and dealing with different activities is the key of success. One of those was speaking with unknown people, it really helped me through the process of healing. You just need to find what better serve you. Don't forget you old self is there waiting for you to rescue it. You can reverse everything, you can comeback twice stronger than before.
Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel. You can't always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving... you will come to a better place.
I have struggled for years about 15 I’m 36 now. I noticed my anxiety gets worse around my period. I have not been on medication I fight it a lot which probably isn’t good. I swear a lot has to do with hormones. I now meditate and PRAY a lot. Lord take this anxiety!! Thank you for sharing Michele
I agree that I feel hormones have a lot to do with it. I learned that prayer has helped me a lot, I even have certain bible verses that just make me feel better.
The beauty Shell yes! ❤️
Omg me too i feel like around my period i get anxiety idk why though i use to not be like this. Ive always been irregular so idk when my period will come. Right now its been late
I havent had my period in a year then when i got it for the first time i had 3 panic attacks a day all day anxiety i feel like hormones has alot to do with it
@@abbeyarriaga653 right now I’m on my period and I was taking a hormone and I had a panic attack last night and I’ve been crying so much so I think it’s my period
I’m 22 w bad anxiety I been fighting it for 6 months now , i don’t go out , I don’t drive I miss my old life . I refuse to give up god save us all
What is your symptoms
Hey, don't give up. I suffered from it many years and was just like you. Then, I found a good therapist and little by little he showed me how to do things until I regained confidence. A good professional is very important. Dont rely on self help books or TH-cam. They can help but first you have to overcome the worst part with a therapist. It seems impossibly to defeat but it isn't. Best wishes from Spain
you will be just fine its a phase your going to get better trust me!! :)
I under went the same thing between 1 and 2 but it went all by itself so keep in mind that it will go completely
22 your so young and you will beat this you got your whole life ahead of you.
Hi Michele! What has helped me is prayer; asking for God's love to flow through my spirit. Loving and forgiving myself. Loving and forgiving others. Always meaning good in everything that I do. I have understood that we all need more love. That is it. Loving and treating people with kindness is so important. Having pure loving thoughts is a must. *It is so important that we lived in the present moment.
So true ❤️
Awesome
Thank you for sharing your story. When I first experienced panic attacks, I thought I was losing my mind. No one discussed anxiety or depression. I saw a psychiatrist and he basically told me that this had been building up in me due to past emotional and physical abuse. He explained that I would basically hold my breath and not realize it. Like a child having a temper tantrum. Since then I have learned to control it without medication. I can feel it coming on and can now talk myself off the ledge. God Bless you and your family.🙏🏻
This is the same for me lots of childhood trauma.
how did you cope?
Thank you so much for sharing!! I actually had a panic attack this morning. So much of your experience with anxiety is relatable for me. One thing that I learned to do recently when my mind starts spiraling, is to change the phrase “what if” to “even if.” For example, instead of “what if I get home and am too tired to cook?” (A lot of my anxiety is related to not taking care of myself) “Even if I get home and am too tired to cook, there is food for me to eat and I’ll be ok” I hope this tidbit will help someone else as it has helped me more times than not.
Liz Tanner that is an amazing advice, thank you!!
I have never suffered from anxiety or depression, but this video was SO eye-opening and informative. Wow. Thank you for sharing.
Sharing my story i dont have friends so this is my way of letting it out. I was in a relationship for over 8 years we did everything together. Over a year ago my ex left me for another women i was completly devasted thats when i noticed my panic attacks i was so used to having him by my side 24/7he was my bestfriend. Going anywhere i feel so out of place even being around family makes me nervous. Its so sad to live likes this but i pray everyday which helps alot. I pray that i can have that strenght to be confident independent and to find a good man to start my life get married and have children im 31. I hope everyone here can in the comments everything gets better for everyone. GOD PLEASE HELP US GIVE US THE STRENGHT TO GET THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES I LOVE YOU GOD AMEN
I've had anxiety and depression my whole life. Love hearing your story. You've always been a role model of mine x
Of all the videos you've made, this is definitely my favorite. Thank you so much for making this video and sharing your thoughts. Its almost like you've torn a page out of my journal and described how I've felt, from the need for water and gum, to bathroom stops while traveling! I've dealt with anxiety off and on since 2012 and it's only been this year that I've found a way to feel myself and live my life well again (talk therapy+med). Sending love to all of the subscribers that are still finding their way ❤️
Congrats, am suffering 4 month now am just worry every day
@@tamnadvardis7039 how r u feeling now
@@nandipanompumza255 am getting better but sometimes you need to be strong and be prayerful
My anxiety popped up when I was 44 years old. I didn’t even know I had anxiety until I ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. The medical staff was incredibly insensitive and rude to me and all they said is your heart is fine and were surprised your Pee test came back clean. It was when I was reading the discharge paperwork on the way home that I saw panic attack and I was floored. Then the anxiety floodgates opened up. The sense of impending doom is nearly crippling. In the beginning triggered mostly by medical issues after having 10 years of surgeries and complications. It has now morphed into fear of flying and being in busy traffic. NO news or scary movies. I am practically a hermit now. For me breathing counting exercises really help and essential oils when a panic attack is coming. I have only had 2 panic attacks but the anxiety is nearly constant. I spent all of 2019 fighting breast cancer and now that I am through the cancer the anxiety is back. I now know it never goes away, you just learn to manage it and it always pops up when things are going well!
Stay strong girl 💪 I live with anxiety already 5 years. I try to live “ normal” and I learn do everything what I did before. And I can. I sent you a lot of love 💕
I have struggled with anxiety for years, but am so afraid to start antidepressants because of gaining weight from them. I know that sounds so vain and ridiculous, but I have such a fear of gaining weight and people noticing it.
some of these work places that claim to be positive and professional are extremely toxic!! It is a shame they continue to get away with treating employees this way but they do. Anxiety is horrible to deal with. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Dang girl, after all you and your family have been through, you'd be strange if you didn't have anxiety. Have been watching you and your strength is inspiring. WHAT a beautiful family you have. And no matter what crap has been thrown in front of you, you and your family has risen above. Ya'll are amazing.
Thank you so much for sharing your story Michele! I have struggled with anxiety and can totally relate to the feeling of needing to “escape”. I also started being afraid to go places because I was afraid of that feeling coming on. A few things that have helped me are this bible verse in particular “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”. Also learning about the concepts of rewiring the brain & neuroplasticity. Very helpful & many books and articles available if you google. Hope these ideas can help someone💕
I have anxiety to so hearing this is a lot of help
same
Same
I’m not even half way through watching this and just have to thank you for sharing this. It’s insane how anxiety works itself into us and how similar or different everyone’s experiences with it is. The water and gum as your saving graces 💯% same!!!! I won’t be caught ANYWHERE without water.... I’m in a bad panic loop myself currently.. hence probably what brought me here.. and its just so reassuring to see someone whose been there overcome and come out strong and to know that no one is battling this alone thank you again ❤️
I'm so relieved to hear I'm not alone. I knew I wasn't, but just to hear all the same symptoms and even the same triggers come up. Thank you so much for sharing, I feel so much more hopeful
I get anxiety and am on meds which really help . Prayers do too, thank you for sharing your stories. ❤️😘🙏❤️😘🙏😘🙏❤️🙏
Did it help
I'm on meds too for anxiety and depression.
They help a lot.
@@dominikkuharic1259 you mean medication?
Hey thank you for sharing your experience, I've been struggling with dark thoughts lately.. they scare me tbh im trying to get medicated but for some reason it worries me, so hearing that medication has helped you. It gives me a sense of hope so thank you!! 🙏🏽
@@dominikkuharic1259 whAt is your medication?
Hi Michele, what has helped me is doing breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, and praying. Going outside and doing things outdoors definitely helps as well to get rid of my negative thoughts. Thank you for your video and for sharing your story.
thanks for sharing your story, michele. i’ve been dealing with anxiety on and off for a couple years and it’s been super bad and then it just went away for me. now i feel it creeping up again so i’m finally seeing a dr about it next week. anxiety/depression runs in my family but it’s just as scary and foreign when it happens to you, like a guilt you have and wish you could control but can’t. i feel much more at ease getting help now, thank you for that.
Thank you for sharing. After being one year post chemo, my anxiety has now hit me harder than ever. I was questioning how can I be strong through cancer and now that it is done have crippling anxiety?! Now it is time to get it under control. This video came at the most perfect time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to know I am not alone.
Hi this is really random but (only if you want to answer ofcourse) how are you doing now? I’m curious because i’ve also had cancer not too long ago and i’m finally starting to pick up my life again, starting school for the first time, and now all of the sudden i have really bad anxiety when i finally thought i was doing better, and i’m scared it’s not gonna improve.. I hope you’re doing better now than you did 2 years ago!
Thanks for sharing. I've been following you since you lived with your parents and had no idea you'd ever struggled with anxiety. I first got diagnosed in college and I couldn't understand why I had anxiety if everything in my life was fine--looking back, I wonder if my anxiety was just triggered by college stress. I took a medical leave from school and was on Zoloft for about 4 months. After that, I felt better for years. More than a decade later, I've struggled with severe anxiety due to being bullied at work. It's sad that work life can have such a severe impact on mental health. I was taking a tranquilizer as needed, but I still felt like I was living a nightmare in terms of anxiety. A few weeks ago, my doctor put me on Lexapro and I felt amazing when I woke up the next morning. I wish I'd spoken to my general practitioner sooner so that I wouldn't have suffered so much over the past year. Now I'm working on facing my bully in a professional manner so that I can learn to cope with what is unfortunately, a hostile work environment. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this. Anxiety is so terrible and I wish more people understood how debilitating it is. I suffer from anxiety and depression and I’m on medication which has helped me tremendously even though the panic does creep back in certain situations. I just moved from Arkansas to Texas on Xmas day so now I’m trying to find a dr who will continue my treatment plan, which is stressful. What I’m taking works for me and I’m terrified I won’t find a dr to continue it.
Thanks so much for sharing your story! I'm 29 now and have had depression since 2011 (officially but I remember symptoms since I was 14) and anxiety since 2015. My anxiety also started due to a very toxic work environment. Leaving that job and transitioning to working from home was the BEST thing I ever did for my mental health (and life in general). My anxiety and depression have been well managed for a couple years now thanks in large part to CBD flower and mindfulness. I'm strangely thankful I went through what I did because I have been able help others in my life who are/have struggled with it too. Several of my family/friends have since struggled with it and I love being able to help them. I completely agree that being grateful and present are so important and make your life so much happier.
This was so helpful! I have suffered from anxiety since I was a child! I didn’t realize what I was feeling and never talked about it. I thought everyone had butterflies in their stomach all the time. As an adult I had children and taught full time! I would sit up at night and think I was having a heart attack. It wasn’t till I was much older that I started taking Cymbalta and feeling so much better! I still take medication and still even suffer anxiety at times but it is easier to control! Anxiety is pervasive! It is especially hard to deal with as a child! The more awareness we can shine on mental health the better for people suffering from it.Until you have had anxiety you can never appreciate how awful it is!
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I’m in the thick of it right now. Hardly leaving the house. Your story gives me hope. Xoxo
Glad your talking about this. I started having panic attacks in 2006...took many er/doctor visits to finally get a diagnosis. Wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy....in 2020 I’m still on an antidepressant. My daughter started having these at 23 and I knew what it was. I always said I wasn’t depressed but they are all related.
I'm here from Melissa's channel. She talks about you frequently. I'm sitting here shaking my head agreeing with everything you are saying. It's exactly what I'm going through. Crying too because you are making me feel like I'm not alone. I'm doing everything in my power to get better. Started therapy and trying to keep myself busy. Starting to explore meds. Thank you so much for taking about this subject.
It was almost as if you were describing my story. I started having anxiety and panic attacks in my mid twenties. It is truly crippling and debilitating. It affected every thing I did. Besides my ex boyfriend at the time, I thought I was alone in this. I really relate to the fear of having all attention on me. I dreaded my wedding day for that reason. The mass was the hardest part. With some natural pills and a little wine beforehand, I got through the mass, and was able to look forward to the rest of the day. Talking yourself through it, is of great help. I am 52 now, and still have episodes from time to time, but, I try to manage it. It is not as traumatizing as it used to be. Thank you for sharing this personal struggle was us. I truly respect your genuine nature.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I can relate to so much of what you said! I spent years trying to ignore and push my anxiety away, but it didn't work. I ended up getting sick all the time because my body was constantly in fight/flight mode and I pretty much just broke down a couple of years ago. Talking about it with my friends/family and getting help has made such a difference. I needed medication in the end too because my panic attacks and general level of anxiety were just so debilitating. I had similar experiences to you; for me it was shopping centres, driving, public transport and basically anywhere that was busy. I've made a lot of progress thankfully but still have a ways to go in my journey. It's crazy how physical anxiety disorders and panic can be; I didn't even know that's what I was experiencing at first.
I feel this 100%. I'm glad you are doing better with it and are able to manage it now
It’s like you are taking words out of my mouth in this video.
This has been my life for as long as I can remember, and no one in my life understands. It’s a lonely and scary place to be.
And OMG!!! The news! I haven’t been able to watch for years and years because I just can’t handle it. It’s triggers so much fear. 2019 was such an intense year for me. I had my first baby, had complications and a scary delivery, a really rough recovery and lasting effects, deaths, issues with my in laws and boundaries, life altering diagnoses for my baby (totally wrong by the way) and it’s all weighing on my relationship and ruining the lead up to our wedding. It feels like everything is falling apart, including me. The only things that help are things like this video and meditation. I don’t think anxiety ever goes away or is cured, we just learn to manage it and sometimes fall off the wagon. Stay strong everyone, we’re all in this together! (🎶 high school musical anyone?! Lol)
Great video Michele. I deal with anxiety attacks and have on and off for years. There are definite triggers and it’s definitely situational. I do believe hormones play a role as well. But I agree it’s important for people to know that so many people are living with anxiety. And it is like depression on the rise. Thank you for being so open about it. ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing this video! I've had anxiety for several years. It can be so isolating at times. Thanks for sharing!
OMG EXACTLYYYY! Everything you mentioned I’ve thought/done myself suffering with anxiety. It’s so comforting to hear someone else say the exact words describing the same experience ❤️
Michele, yet another thing we share....I was on Celexa, Ativan and Lamotrigine for my depression and anxiety since 2007. I went off of my medication in 2016. I know exactly what you meant with the off balance, strange feelings and sparks (is what I called them) that come from weaning off. My doctor didn’t warn me either. I was vomiting, had diarrhea and was sick in bed for a week straight because I didn’t wean as slowly as I was suppose to. And no one understands unless they’ve been through it. It is so difficult to explain to people. They don’t get it. I’ve had people say “just snap out of it”. It’s all in your head like you’re some crazy person.
I hope you are better now. I usded to have one of the most tremendous anxieties, depression and panic attacks that barely noone in this world has experienced. But if you don't give up and you search for the good, the food will come. Now i am back, with no meds and barely no anxiety, trying and living the life to the fullest. Be the hero of yourself....
I also have anxiety..
but I don’t think it is social anxiety
I am not even sure whether it is anxiety or not
But I am so tired of this
I am just always anxious about being anxious
Especially when I go to sleep I start thinking about things that scare me, and I remember that I can be anxious and I immediately get anxious!
And even when I calm down I just realise that I calmed down and I get anxious again...
And when in comes to food even if I am hungry I can’t eat when I am anxious
Because when I am anxious I am also nauseous!
Even if I am eating normally without anxiety, the fact that I am not anxious comes to my mind and I start feeling anxious again...
And the weirdest part is that when I am outside or with my friends I can forget about it, and I feel less anxious then when I am alone.
It is so awful I think that I am going crazy 😭
Similar thing used to happen with when I was a child, but it happened just at night
And then it gradually disappeared
And now this happened to me again, but in a worse way...
I really hope that I am not the only one who has this kind of “anxiety”...
Keep your head up i feel the same way praying for everyone🙏
@@unknown-lg8ry really? I thought only I am being anxious about having anxiety 😩
@@eliana13ak nope youre not alone i also get physcial symptoms wich makes it scarier .
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Thank you for sharing your story. I have PTSD and severe anxiety from my last job. They were incredibly abusive. It's true when they say, leave a toxic job because it will change you more and before you will ever change them. My heart goes out to you.
senorabratt so glad you were able to break free from that environment.
Give it a try !!!! 😊😊
And prefer to listen it in morning 🙏🙏
Better if headphone used..and close the eyes...
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I've had anxiety related problems for years, and I always thought that this was just something happening in my head and if I managed to just not think so much about it then there would be no problem. I eventually got really good at avaiding overthinking and nerves, and kind of "living in the now", so much so that I didn't really feel any anxiety - just normal nerves. I was really excited and proud about that, and decided that I finally could start living my life to the fullest. I moved away from home with my boyfriend and started college in the big city, and I was really excited to try something new for once. Unfortunately, it didn't take long until I started waking up in the middle of the night with a racing heart, trembling and feeling sick. I actually laid down on the bathroom floor one night because I was so sure I was gonna throw up. As soon as I realized that this was anxiety, even though I wasn't scared at all, I started crying uncontrollably. I thought I had gotten rid of it, and I felt so good, and yet it keeps sneaking up on me and makes me miserable. And when I try searching for answers, there isn't really one - you are told that you can't get rid of it, but that you must learn to live with it. That is a pretty crushing prognosis when you are struggling with something like this.
The physical symptoms are what's bothering me now. I always get light headed like I'm about to faint if I'm just a little bit stressed out, I feel sick out of nowhere, like I'm about to throw up, I get heat flashes, start shaking, have a resting pulse at 90, and then there's restless nights on top of it. And of course, this all gets 10x worse when you throw hormones into the mix. I'm really starting to feel exhausted, and at this point there seems to be no escaping it. I'm starting to reconsider having children in the future, because I seriously don't know if my mental health can handle 9 months of hormones followed by the stress bomb that is parenthood.
Oh no sweety 😔 did u had a traumatic childhood or did u experienced bulliying in school ? I struggle with anxiety shit too since the beginning of 2020 .and i hate it .. it makes myn life a living hell sometimes. How r u feeling today ?
Sorry to hear of your struggles...try hypnotherapy?...iv heard its excellent and im waiting for an appointment 👍...
Try CBD oil. It really helps
@@juliescurry5863 hi could u help me please
@@laurenbaldwin6068 I use green oil from a company called Simply CBD. One or two drops under the tongue before bed and when I get up.
I have a lot of friends that also have anxiety but never really relatable anxiety. Your video made me feel not alone, I’m the one always looking for a way out, an exit, a bathroom and driving for me is hell. I pray for the day where anxiety is out of my life.
Same! I have people around me too that have anxiety but mine is so much worse than my friends so I still feel alone.
But does he go away?
I think of you often because your the strongest person ever. The amount of things you’ve been through in the past few years is more than most people go through in a lifetime. I’m so glad to hear the anxiety didn’t reach you in the times you needed to be strongest!
I also took medicine but for depression. While it did help me feel better, my main complaint was how tired it made me. I would nap for 3 hours a day sometimes! I also feel like it messed with my memory. I have very few memories from the years I took anti depressants. It actually freaks me out because I won’t remember people I met during that time etc.
I’ve always had anxiety but after having my son it got so much worse. PPD/PPA is no joke. Then my marriage turned toxic and I could barely function. I’m on medication and it’s helped me so much. Life is great now
What meds are u on
Michelle Quezada Paxil and Buspirone.
I deal with anxiety during storms, fireworks and car noises. During storms and fireworks I use headphones, weighed blanket and listen to soft Christian Music plus during storms use my weather radio.
Oh my goodness…. You are describing EVERYTHING that I am experiencing.I’m not even halfway through the video and had to comment. Thank you for sharing.
I did not realize how common anxiety is until recently. My trainer at the gym had to leave and cancel class due to a panic attack. She seems to have it all together but has major anxiety issues. I have actually been to the ER not knowing I was experiencing a panic attack. I was just browsing at Office Depot and it came on. I also cried all the time. The meds just take the edge off but I still worry a lot and need to learn to cope better. Thank you for sharing your story. PS I cannot watch the news either.
I’ve become a semi empty nester and have been overwhelmed, with anxiety and depression. I worry constantly about my young adult kids, in this terrible world, hoping no one hurts them, and on and on...It can be really overwhelming. Never, ever went through this when they ere younger...It’s so weird. We do the best we can as parents, but you know how it can be. Thanks for sharing 😉
Thank you for posting this. I have mild anxiety and heart palpitations sometimes. It's helpful to hear what you have gone through in case mine gets worse which I know is a definite possibility. It is really strange how it comes out of nowhere when you aren't directly in a stressful situation.
Also, just wanted to say I got my Neverfull on vacation in Vegas also. It was really special!
OMG This just happen to me. Make me sooooo neverous. Does sometime you feel like you have some gas stuck in you chest. This what brings mines. What do you do now. I felt my heart beat irregular and it freaked me out.
@@latashiaedmond2567 just breathe have a little yoga moment. Meditation helps.
Thanks for sharing your story. I love how you mention the word anxiety...another term often abused is OCD. If you love to organize and love your home very neat and tidy....you are NOT OCD!!! Its a real thing and people just toss around the term almost like it's a good thing. I have a relative with OCD...its consumes her entire life....nothing fun about being OCD. She cant function at times, can't travel, can't, can't visit family...etc.
Also, that Cymbalta is no joke! My husband takes it and its horrible to get off of it.
Thank you so much for sharing your story 🙌🏾. I’m currently struggling with anxiety and you described my experience spot on. That feeling of needing to “go”...so much so that I haven’t driven in year because that’s mostly when I’d experience it and was constantly afraid of running a red light. It’s so hard to explain and I thought it was just me. I’ve distanced myself from family and friends because i just feel like I look like a complete weirdo. Your story gave me more confidence that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Words cannot express how grateful I am for you taking the time to share. I making progress with therapy, meditation and most importantly prayer.
You explained this very well!! It is so hard to tell someone that has never experienced it. I have been on medication most of my life. Don’t know how not to worry!! When you feel fine or even happy and bam panic attack. The waiting is so true!! I can’t watch the news and even a program I enjoy at times. I feel so overwhelmed. It does help to know that your not the only one. A good Dr. is really important. Thank you so much for doing this❤️❤️❤️
Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel. You can't always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving... you will come to a better place.
Thank you so very much for this video. Eliminating the stigma surrounding anxiety, panic disorder, and depression makes it easier for others to seek out help without embarrassment or shame. I can relate so much to your story and truly appreciate you sharing it!! 🤗
I suffer from an anxiety disorder and I love that you shared this. It helps hearing others stories so I don’t feel alone. Thank you! I think you explained it so perfectly. I relate so much to this. (The news triggers me too)
I'm a longtime follower but rarely comment. I'm so glad you made this video because I know you will be helping many people. I suffered for a few years with anxiety and finally found a good doctor and began medication that was life-changing. That was almost 20 years ago and even though I'm well now, I can completely relate to your story.
Hi Michele, so grateful to you for making this video. I've never suffered from anxiety but it is one of those things I've been hearing about and would like to make a conscious effort to truly understand what a person goes through when dealing with anxiety. Your experience expands my knowledge for sure. Another reason why we all need to be more considerate and understanding of each other because we don't know what kind of struggles people are going through.
Ok I'm only up to 58 seconds into the video so while I know I will have more to ask/say, please tell me when you fit going to the gym into your day? That will be so helpful in itself! Thanks!
Hi michelle ...a brilliant post👏👏...thats the thing we all think we are the only ones that suffer but its so common ..and yes yes after struggling in the past i too am learning ways to keep it under control..the main thing is accepting it , dont fight it , ..exercise, talking it out and breathing exercises..lots of things help....💖
Thank you for sharing your story ♥️♥️ it's not easy having anxiety! I've had it my whole life. I've been on lots of medications! I was off it for awhile but recently was put back on.. I feel so so much better! My doctor said to continue with your self care and to push myself to do things I'm scared of. I think I'm going to share my story on instagram so thank you ♥️♥️♥️
Hi how are you feeling now
I’m feeling great thank you landed my dream job, been focusing on myself and my happiness ❤️❤️thanks for checking in
Great to hear, I am suffering with this anxiety disorder from last four years, can you please advise me to come out from this
@@swapnakatari5387 you’ll come out of it I promise try to do things that bring you joy 🤩!! If I feel anxiety I tell myself go away anxiety you’re not welcomed here and I say I’m stronger then my anxiety.
Thank you for sharing your story. I have been on medication for a long time - I did go off them ( the correct way) once, and had to go back on - I am ever so grateful that these meds exist! They have saved me too -
Thank you making this video! Struggling hard these days so this video is much appreciated!
I do not watch news as well ... I always say if it is an important news it will reach me. I have stopped watching triggering movies and tv. I m fragile and self care has helped me a lot!!
Thanks for talk of this issue. I think is very important make these kinds of situations visible , usually not seen as normal
When you said you felt like a weirdo I completely feel like that I’m glad some else knows how this feels.
I just started anxiety medication a couple of weeks ago, I can’t say it’s helping much yet but the doctor said it could take a couple of weeks. My anxiety is different, it gets to the point I can’t handle any noise and I need complete silence or I feel like my head might explode and also causes me to get angrier easily. I’m really hoping I did the right thing because sometimes I feel like the worst mom because of it.
Hello.. I also suffer from severe anxiety .. I'm 18 yrs. What's your symptoms? I think we can speak to ease things.
@@toddlerhere7045 how r u feeling now
Been watching you for years and years and I have to say this is the best, most useful video you’ve done. Thank you for doing this!
My life is over because of severe anxiety. I haven’t left my bed for months. I get terrible palpitations. There’s no light at the end of my tunnel and I’m so alone….. I have forgotten what living was. Im totally broken
Have you check your ferriting, B12 Vitamin D to be over the range , like dr will tell you that u are within but we need to be optimal level. Check that.
Michele I so can relate. I have had struggled in the past with this. I still take time to breathe and I’m type A too. I also found out when I started to heal my thyroid it helped so much. Sometimes there may be an underlying nutrient deficiency.
Thank you sharing your story. It’s informative, helpful, and I’m going to share with my daughter.God Bless You and your Precious family.
Covid triggered my anxiety (it took over my life this past June 2021) 😞
Thank you so much for sharing your story. It definitely helps to have someone to relate to with this. As a stay at home mom in a different state than my family it can be lonely.
Me and my husband both developed anxiety during his cancer diagnosis. He was healed and it just hasn't gone away. Having my daughter has also made it much worse because theres so much evil in the world and I have to stay away from the news as much as I can.
I've had my hormones checked but didn't show anything wrong. Thinking I may need to put my pride aside and talk to a doctor.
Thank you for your tips and sharing experience ❤
Give it a try !!!! 😊😊
And prefer to listen it in morning 🙏🙏
Better if headphone used..and close the eyes...
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I m suffering from anxiety disorder
Taking escitalopram medicine,i m not alone
But i know one thing in my 18 years of life, This time is opportunity for me to make my self better😊
After medicine u feel better
1 Peter 5:7-10 "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world."
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."
Look for The Lord friends look for Jesus Christ He is the only one that can heal every pain and heal a broken and weary soul ❤
wow! Thank you for this video.. I feel like we are the same person. I have attributed my anxiety to overstimulation.. being in a crowded place, in my home if there is too much happening at once, if the space I am in is messy, etc. It took me until having kids to fully realize this (thank you multicoloured, overstimulating children's toys LOL). I, too, have had some bad things happen in my life. My daughter was born with a rare liver disease and needed a transplant. And like you said, I fully expected this to break me.. but it didn't. I had laser focus. Yet with my second, completely healthy child I dealt with so much anxiety postpartum. This is such an important topic and I am so thankful you shared this with us!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, felt more confident that I will get through this SOON.
You will! Everything is a season.
My ‘trigger’ is related to food, which creats this endless cycle of struggles. I can’t eat because i’m too anxious, but because i’m anxious i can’t eat while being somewhere outside, i get hungry REALLY quickly which makes me stress about the fact that i HAVE to eat something but i can’t because i’m nauseous etc. etc. etc...
I’m supposed to start a new school in 2 weeks but i’m truly afraid is physically can’t attend because i’m too anxious and I CANNOT EAT ANYTHING
There are so many resources of support, please try and talk to someone so you can be your best self ❤️
Thank you so very much for sharing. I am on medication but continue to struggle daily. Your video is helping so many people.
Thanks for opening up about your struggles, it's relatable for so many people💋💋
Give it a try !!!! 😊😊
And prefer to listen it in morning 🙏🙏
Better if headphone used..and close the eyes...
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I have anxiety so bad, but it Is like living in hell. It is the most horrible feeling ever. God is my anchor. Sometimes I wish I could die it is so bad. But Jesus lived through worse, so I can do it. So can you. I hope that helps.
I hope you have touched better days, and you are all good now. I have been in some terrible times, i have been through a lot. But now after 1 year i am back again. My old self came back, difficult to understand, but i am here again living the life with joy and hopes. Everybody can do it, everyone can get rid of this state. It's hard i know, but with the right time and taking things step by step you will leave anxiety and worry behind and start embracing happiness and joyfulness that awaits you. Don't give up. There is always solutions and paths to resolve everything. Don't be fooled by your controlling mind, and sun will shine even brighter to you. Trust in the process...
You will do it 💫
I’m finding that generating the feeling of love is what is healing my mental illness. I’m pretty sure it can work for you too!
Wow, our anxiety journeys are insanely similar. Thank you so much for sharing your story. It really is as if you were reading my own story. You are so correct in saying it helps immensely to talk about it with people who understand, and just knowing you get it made me feel less “weird”. Been a follower since the beginning and have always felt like I could relate to you, now it’s on a whole other level. Anxiety is tough but we’re tougher :)
Love love love this video michelle. I've watched you since back in the day and I can relate so much. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your anxiety story Michele ,it is so appreciated.Blessings to you and your beautiful family 🙏🏻❤️
Thanks you so much for sharing. I suffer from anxiety for years now on and off. I know exactly what you mean with having a water with you and I keep mints. It’s like you feel safe or at ease knowing you have it. I started really thinking hormones were playing a big part too. I’m even afraid to go places sometimes, just for the fact of its new, don’t know what to expect, and I hate feeling that way. Like you got on a plane with Leo by yourself, I don’t think I could have done that. I also feel like I hold my family back sometimes with things because I don’t think I could handle it or afraid, so then we don’t do or go certain places because I say no I don’t want to. I want to try and be more easy going where if they want to go somewhere crowded for the day it’s not going to freak me out. Please feel free to comment if anyone has things that work for them to help with this. So I hope this forum helps some and gives others ideas and tips on what helps. Thank you again💗
You are so right about the news i don't watch it either
I have been with you since your closet days. I love this video. Thank you.
I am a very shy person. When my ex-husband told me he wanted a divorce I had anxiety. When I finalized my divorce, I sign the last paper I was driving home when I had a panic attack. My chest felt like an elephant was sitting on it. It was as so scary.
Such an amazing video. Thank you for this. Helps so much to know I’m not alone. ♥️
That exercise is key. I had to get serious help when I was a teenager, then panic attacks and chronic physical symptoms came back post-partum. You are not alone! ❤️
Read about gut health and panic attacks.
Nutrition and diet are so key!
OMG I feel the same way about my job! I just feel stuck in it. Thank you for doing this video ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks you so much for sharing this it really makes me feel much better I thought I was the only one going through this
Hi MIchele, I started having anxiety and claustrophobia !!!!!!! Never even thought about it and it would come on !!! I have found if I keep air flowing around me at all times, its a lot better. I also take lorazepam and it helps a lot, and I don't have to take it as much lately when I find the AIR !!!!!! xo Simone
Don’t be afraid to call upon the Lord God and Jesus the Savior when you are having any of these feelings. Crying out to Him will help! Don’t be afraid to just try it, even if you aren’t of that belief system. You might be surprised! 🙏🏻❤️
Great video a lot of things in common but the best thing is be kind to ourselves, dont let anxiety drive the bus she dont know how to drive, is fine to keep her as a passenger.
100%
Thanks for sharing your story, panic disorder is mental/physical disorder, you definitely needed professional help.
Thank you so much for this video it helped me. I am going to start my meds because I am feeling like I can’t function
I had my 1st anxiety attack when i was 15 and that was 2001 but i was able to manage it and since i wasnt afraid of it so my focus is not on it. It came back year 2012 when again had my 2nd panic attack and was on medication for almost 2 months and as i remember i took atenolol, iterax and jovial or escitalopram. I was 26 then and the widrawal of medication was the worst for me so i had to deal with it and look for some ways to somehow cope from this anxiety and so i was able to manage and then it came back again just this october because maybe of being sad too much , crying a lot after losing my father last nov 2019 and i guess that whats triggers the anxiety and also with this pandemic now it affected us financially but were able to cope up . By the way my doctor got me tested for tsh and found out that i have a hypothyroidism and now im on levothyroxine and every night i took atenolol which my doctor prescribed also. What i dont like the most with my symptom of anxiety is the frequent urination which everytime we go out i do always have to look for the comfort room because i felt afraid about “what if” if i have to urinate. But going into places doesnt bothers me as long as i know theres a comfort room. But travelling far far places make me nervous and it made me pee a lot thinking that what if i have to pee and there is no comfort room where should i urinate? U know? I cant explain it but it made me anxious but there are times when im less stress and less anxious it doesnt bother me travelling far as long as im enjoying the ride. But this symptom hinders me from applying a job because when im nervous i tend to feel like pee a lot and cant get enough sleep. I wish one day i am able to manage this anxiety because i dont wanna grow old thinking and living only with anxiety, i want a change , i want myself to be better. Im quite teary eyed while im typing this and i am reminding myself again not to cry anymore because being sad adds more stress.
The symptoms you described are real and similar to what I’m experiencing. I am just so scared to take this medication. Everyone says horrible things about the withdrawal of coming off this medication. Ugh.
as a child i started to notice that my eyesight has been depleting really fast, thats when my anxiety started to creep in. i feel so scared about the future and someday not being able to see, i have told my parents but they just shrug it off and say just stop being on your phone though i know that, that does play a part of it but i know the problem is bigger and i did some research about it and i found out it was anisometropia and i got so stressed i feel like i wasn't about to function in the day and just wanted to stay in bed...i'm just scared