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What's wrong with me?
I don't really know where to begin or how to phrase much of this and it may make no sense, it may be disorganized, I may unintentionally leave a lot out or intentionally leave a lot out due to limits on space; I don't feel like I can get my thoughts on this organized well but please read it anyway and this will be long but please read all of it. I really need your help. Thank you.
I don't really know where to begin...
I've been feeling very sick lately. I feel sick all the time. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep. I feel so out of it and on edge; I don't feel like I can do life anymore, like I just want to go to sleep now and never wake-up. I don't mean that in any type of suicidal way, I just mean that I feel so exhausted and tired, I don't feel like I can function properly anymore, I feel like I've lost control.
I think I may have some type of depression and/or anxiety. A month ago yesterday I had a panic attack for the first time (I’ve had a few small ones that I’ve controlled since then). This panic attack had nothing to do with my usual worries; it happened because I thought I was having a bad reaction to a blood drawing I had earlier in the day. My blood was drawn four hours before it happened so it had nothing to do with it in reality. I went to an emergency walk-in clinic and then to my usual doctor and they both found nothing wrong. My doctor did mention anxiety as a possible cause and that made me later mention to my mom how I feel like I can't function anymore because of my worries and that it's so bad I want drugs to fix it. I later would go back to the doctor for a recap of my blood work and we talked about my anxiety at that time too. I told him that my attack was a wake-up call and I've learned that worrying really hurts and I've been relaxed that whole time since then. This was all true until recently when all my problems have come back and seem to be worse. I did have another appointment for a physical last week where I mentioned feeling more anxious to my doctor but I told him I was managing it, which was true but now as of this week I feel like I've reached a new point that I can't handle anymore. I think prior to now it's been worse than I've let on but I've never really been good at opening up and I've always tried to suck it up (not just for this but for everything in life) but now I don't feel like I can do that anymore. I feel like I've lost control.
Yesterday I started a new job which I hate. All I do is check parking stickers at the beach and help people move their sailboats if needed but I still really hate it. It's not a me type of job: I hate being outside (which I am all day), I hate the heat, I hate the beach, I just hate it. The entire time at work I still feel very anxious. I sit their fearing another anxiety attack, as I do all the time, but I just don't feel comfortable there I feel like being there makes it worse but then again I feel sick all the time and even if I wasn't there I would feel horrible. The old me (prior to whatever is wrong with me) would have sucked it up and would make due. The old me would have believed I made a commitment and should stick to it no matter what but I don't feel like I can do that anymore, I just can't. Today I have off but my boss called me to ask me if I could work since someone called in sick. I told her I couldn't. I feel bad for doing this, the old me would had been there and would had been happy to be there whether I hated the job or not because I could suck it up but now I can't. I really want to quit this job since I don't want to do it the whole summer but I'm going to give it more time and if needed I will quit and tell my boss I have a conflict with my other job (I have two jobs but my other one doesn't have a lot of hours in the summer).
I think I've had anxiety and/or depression for years (since I was like 14 maybe, now I'm 21) and I've just sucked it up; sometimes it was really bad and other times it was not a big issue but regardless I handled it. I don’t feel like I can do that anymore.
I don’t have anyone I can talk to about this; although I feel like that would help (I don’t have any friends, people don’t like me). I got to a point about three years ago where I really needed someone to talk to but I had no one so I sucked it up and pushed through. I’ve only tried to reach out to another person twice. Both times were within the last year and those people told me I was annoying and to go away. I know there under no obligation to help me and that it’s selfish of me to even ask and that if I’m annoying then I deserve it so I can’t really be mad at them but I am disappointed. I never specifically said the words “I need your help” to the first person but I did to the second person and the result was still the same.
@Cam:
Thank you for answering.
Do you remember in February you answered a question about someone asking what to do about a girl situation and you kept referring to the girl in the situation as "Ms. Maddening?" That was asked by me. I deleted it because I was embarrassed so you'll never find it but that was me. That is the girl I was talking about in the second part of my question.
Do you remember that?
I told Young Swagg that I know I'm in love with her but she lives over 2,000 miles away and I have barely spoken to her since late-December. I continued by saying "what you want me to do will do nothing and only hurt me more." Then I went on to say "furthermore, I never actually got the chance to tell her why I feel the way I do because I was focused on just telling her that I never gave her the reasons why."
I do miss her still every day. I really feel like I missed out on something great. I guess she's the one that got away. I thi
I guess she's the one that got away. I think I can learn to live without her but I'll never fully be over her. I guess she'll be the one that got away? I really hate thinking that. In the back of my mind I still hope we can somehow be together but I've heard she has a boyfriend now. I don't know if it's true and I don't want to know. Pathitically. if she called me today telling me she needed my help I would be on a plane tomorrow. I would have changed the entire direction of my life for her. I would have made something work had she been interested.
My doctor is very good but I have become very good at masking my problem. He told me that if needed he could refer me to a specialist and I thought of all the right things to say to calm him down and to get him to stop thinking that. But their was a time when I really did think I was fine.
I told my mom much of this last night. I left out a lot of the super personal stuff but I told her what I thought I had. I
I'm calling my doctor tomorrow.
@Cam:
What Young Swagg said is making me want to text her. That's not a good idea right? I should just focus on letting her go?
@Cam:
Do you think I should text her and tell her I need help? I think in this case she would help me. I don't know if that's a healthy idea for me though. She's really the only person I think I could turn to. Of course I would leave the parts about her and my problems out.
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Hi ABC:
Don't worry, I did read Pt 2. Twice, in fact.
I do not agree w/Swagg over there, saying that you're merely in love and there's nothing wrong w/you. Why do I not agree?
You Write: "I think I've had anxiety and/or depression for years (since I was like 14 maybe, now I'm 21) and I've just sucked it up; sometimes it was really bad and other times it was not a big issue but regardless I handled it. I don’t feel like I can do that anymore."
I agree w/you. This is no short term condition like being in love. This is a serious, long term condition.
You are depressed, plain and simple. And have been for some time. DEPRESSED.
How can I say that w/such confidence? Read what you wrote:
"I've been feeling very sick lately. I feel sick all the time. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep. I feel so out of it and on edge; I don't feel like I can do life anymore, like I just want to go to sleep now and never wake-up. I don't mean that in any type of suicidal way, I just mean that I feel so exhausted and tired, I don't feel like I can function properly anymore, I feel like I've lost control."
Boy, does that sound familiar! When I was deeply depressed that's EXACTLY how I felt. When u write "I feel so exhausted" but "I can't sleep", those are the classic symptoms of depression. Everything else, the hated job, the abbreviated relationship, all flows from your depression.
You must seek GOOD help, and that must include medications. You will need to find a GOOD psychiatrist because only they can prescribe meds.
I'm surprised yr doctor didn't probe more into yr mental condition. You've probably become pretty skilled at disguising it all these yrs.
Anyway, go to yr doctor w/o delay a tell him u want a referral to a GOOD psychiatrist. When u go the apt w/the psychiatrist, bring your Y!A question along and anything else you've written about yr condition. Now, get familiar w/these meds because they're some the basic ones for fighting depression:
Lithium
Bupropion
Lamotrigine
Seroquel (for sleep)
I keep emphasizing the need for good help, good doctors. Once you're on their regime, you should see positive results in about 3 weeks. If a couple of months pass and you're no better, pack up and see someone else. Two months is more than enough time feel positive results.
DO THIS FIRST>> Do your own research in finding a "shrink". On the internet there are now websites which give reviews of doctors. I'd actually try the web first. I don't like yr doctor's casual attitude.
ABC, I'm absolutely positive that depression lies at the heart of yr problems. Go forward w/that assumption and get the help u so desperately need.
I'm CERTAIN I am putting u on the path to good mental health.
Best to u, ABC!
Cam
Source(s): The first time depression struck me full force, I had no idea what it was. I couldn't sleep and was exhausted all day (sound familiar?) I've been through terrible, grinding depression where the world looks gray and life not worth living. Finally I went to one psychiartrist. She prescribed four anti-depressants right before a trip to London. "Take them w;/you and see which one u like." HUH? Even in my tortured state I knew THAT was not right I dumped her and was lucky to find a really skilled shrink. He put me on the right meds (see above) and I've been depression free ever since. You can have that, too, ABC. Look for reviews on shrinks. Talk to yr doctor. You can break out of this misery w/o question. The key is getting a GOOD shrink...