I always have that nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach and I worry about everything constantly. I worry about family and friends and my boyfriend. I always worry somethings going to happen to my family or that my boyfriend will leave me. I also have sever social anxiety. I can't even hang out in a group of people without feeling like I want to leave. I never know what to say and I'm always worried I'll saya the wrong thing...
is there anyone else who feels like this, or am I completely crazy?
Anonymous2014-06-30T19:04:14Z
lol you're definitely not crazy. i'm 19 and i've had anxiety issues since i was 14. it gets MUCH better with time, so just keep plugging along until then. here are some tips that helped me sorta beat it, or at least severely knock it down (i don't wanna say i beat it in case i jinx myself or something lol)
1.) stop giving a **** what other people think. if you're in a group of people, just say stuff and stop worrying if it's "the right thing to say" or whatever. just allow yourself to say the wrong thing, because god knows i've said stuff that made people look at me funny before and you know what? it didn't kill me. it passed. we're still friends. 2.) find friends who you can just say stuff to, and they won't look at you weird. i found people who were as silly as i was, and i stopped hanging out with the serious people so much. that helped a lot. 3.) get out more and get hobbies so that your mind is too occupied with stuff you find fun, and you don't have the time to worry about your boyfriend leaving you or your family getting hit by busses or anything else that comes to mind. this has probably helped me the most in terms of getting more relaxed in life. just making sure i'm always busy, have something to do. especially since it's the summer and school is out. i've got nothing i NEED to do, and that makes it easy to get a little bit on edge and restless. i just make sure to be with friends and family a lot, and when i'm alone i do something productive like do my nails or clean the house or make some food or play music or read. etc.
i've been there. it's no fun. hell my doctor put me on zoloft for a while and i've been to lots of therapy appointments and such. but it doesn't have to suck. there are things you can do to knock it down significantly. and then at the end of the day, just kind of accept the fact that you have anxiety and that's your cross to bear in life.