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How do i explain to my parents that i have extreme anxiety?
I have extreme anxiety in many areas, Claustrophobia, Pyrophobia, and other phobias that dont really have a name.
I have an extreme fear of hospitals, needles, and doctors, which my parents know of, since i had a number of traumatic experiences with doctors throughout my entire childhood. I also have an extreme fear of trying on clothes in front of others, and stripping down. So since a young age i've had to go into changing stalls by myself.
Also, i have an extreme fear of showing my emotions, so whenever my parents ask me about something and if something is wrong i automatically say no. And i have a fear of crying in front of others, and my mind is an *** and likes to make me cry when i try talking about emotions. So i have a lot of bottled up emotions.
My parents dont seem to understand it though, i've gone to a counselor for my doctor fears, (she tried solving everything with hugs and kisses and friendship... so we stopped going to her.) and they just dont like listening to me. They can see how emotional i get when im in tight spaces, or at the doctors, but they treat me like i just told them to go to hell instead of being on the verge of tears and hyperventilating.
A few days ago even i had to go to the doctors to get my back checked out because i pulled some muscles near my spine, and i had to change into one of those hospital gowns, and i had an anxiety attack, and while i was in tears and telling my mother i couldnt change into it she yelled at me in the exam room, cussed me out, and threatened to hurt me if i didnt do it, talking about how i was embarrassing her.
I dont think my parents realize how severe my anxiety is, and i've asked to go to a therapist but my mom will look for a few days, then stop and ignore the problem. Im afraid that since im already at such a dangerous level of anxiety that i might be stuck in this rut for life unless i get help, and i just want my parents to acknowledge it, and make me feel better and empower me about my anxiety, not treat me like im a five year old that pulled on their hair or drew on the walls.
I guess i mainly want to go to someone who will tell them that they need to talk to me in a calm voice, and that resorting to yelling and cussing and threatening only makes my anxiety worse and worsens the situation.
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- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
if you havent tried to talk to them about it, do that.
Get lots of information and facts and stuff about it, take one of those online tests and email it to them. Inform them about things like the consequences of not helping this out.
It worked for me :)
- Anonymous10 years ago
And We send down of the Qur’an that which is a cure and a mercy to the believers, and it increases the wrongdoers in nothing but loss (17:82)
read the Qur'an it is perfect in every aspect and nothing made by a human is perfect. only something that is created by god is perfect as god says in the Qur'an:
Do they not then consider the Qur'ân carefully? Had it been from other than Allâh, they would surely have found therein many contradictions. (4:82)
- Anonymous10 years ago
Do you have a trusted relative or minister - some other adult who can intercede with your parents to get you help.