Anyone else dealing with anxiety/OCD?

[Strovbe]

Thanks, Oasis. Hope your social anxiety gets better, man.

And nah, McJob. The doctor appointment I had was fairly recent (3 or so days ago?). But he gave me celexa, which also forgets up my appetite wooo, and reffered me to a psychiatrist which I should be seeing sometime soon. Not sure when though.

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[McJob]

Well, hopefully whoever it is will be good on you. I don't want to begin to imagine what you're going through right now. Stay strong.

You have anything on the horizon that might be a bit more comforting for you? Game you're excited for, meeting your friends, concert etc?

[Strovbe]

Thanks, man, it means a lot. And yeah, actually, I'm super stoked to play GTA V on PS4 and PC, but my family's not too well off financially and I can't get a job around here without a car so it'll be a while before I do so. You know, that might be part of the reason why my anxiety is so terrible right now too. I used to cope with it by gaming but since I haven't been gaming much lately due to the lack of any console or a good PC and the fact that I don't have many friends up here, it's given me too much time to think and worry.

[McJob]

The car problem sounds a bit like a catch-22 :/ Need money to buy a car, need a job to buy a car...

These are probably going to be terrible suggestions, but I might as well throw them out anyway. I've been told by quite a few people that I "think a lot" or I "think too much". Something that might help you is if you try out some drawing tutorials, or if you start writing a lot of stuff down (it apparently helps if you write down your feelings, not your thoughts). I guess the real point is that those activities require you to think less and just calmly work on something in a relaxing way. I'd also suggest going for regular walks and stargazing, but I dunno what you're comfortable with.

Hopefully you'll figure out something down the road. Just don't overexert yourself with stress, because there's already enough of that. Spend some time figuring out what you like to do. Whole reason I rebuild my LEGO sets over and over again is because I find just building blocks by the instructions is really relaxing to me.

[Strovbe]

Yup! Exactly. Seems if youre not mid range to upper-middleclass or higher in the US and your parents can't buy you a car/give you rides youre forgeted.

And well, I do play guitar and write music and stuff like that but I haven't found any real joy in that lately. A lot of the songs I've written recently have been about death.  I dunno, man, it's weird. I used to be so enthusiastic about music but recently I just feel too lethargic and bummed out to write anything good. I've noticed that my best songs are written when I'm really, really happy, and my worst are when I'm sad and anxious. Maybe I'll find more joy in it once I get everything sorted out, but for now I'm just not up to it. Gaming really, really helped because it literally took my mind off of everything and let me be free to do what I wanted, instead of my problems being the main focus, you know?

[McJob]

As much as it sucks, I hear that :/

Would tabletop gaming be out of the question? Again, probably another bad suggestion, but I might as well throw out what I can and hope I can find something that'll make somebody feel better.

How's your relationship with your family, too? Mine is pretty bad, but I figure if you're close it might help if you find some time talking to them.

[Strovbe]

I mean, with the right people and some alcohol it'd be cool haha. But nah, other than that I'm not a huge fan. And not really. I tried talking to my mom about the whole anxiety thing and she just tells me to "calm down". As if it was that easy. I was never too close to my family, though. At least after my first couple high school years. I always found more comfort in hanging out with friends.

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[McJob]

Sounds like you and I are pretty similar in that we both prefer being with our friends than our families.

I'm guessing that unfortunately a lot of older people from the generation above us were living in a time when mental health issues weren't as massively known about as they are now, so they were never really educated on what exactly is going on. I don't blame them, although that's some pretty bad advice...

Not much more I can really say without sounding like an old twat, but I think it's pretty awesome that you're mature about the whole situation. I'm not used to being able to have this really calm discussion with people who have anxiety or other mental health issues. It doesn't count for much coming from the most anti-Australian ever, but you've got guts :)

Anyways, I'm feeling quite tired, so I think I'm going to stop bugging you with the bad advice. Hopefully though things do take a massive shift around and you manage to catch a break. If you ever need people to listen about personal problems, I'm sure most of us are glad to be there for you :)

Night dude.

[Strovbe]

Thanks for the advice and for hearing me out, dude. It means a lot, seriously. Night, man.

[AtlasBlue]

I have to deal with anxiety on a daily basis, I know how you feel.

[Strovbe]

Aaaaand the fears are back again. I haven't been eating much at all lately and it's really concerning me. Even though the doctor told me I'm find I can't help but think he missed something. I find absolutely no joy in eating or, well, pretty much anything else lately. I've got this annoying fullness/ache on my left side but the doctor said my spleen wasn't swollen or anything and that I'm fine. I feel like I'm gonna throw up. I loving hate this, I just wanna be happy and healthy again.

[Brass]

i can relate. i've dealt with severe depression (two years) and chronic anxiety (six plus) for a bit, and it's certainly not an easy task to overcome. it led to me trying to overdose which landed me in a rehab facility after it ultimately failed, where i spent about three months.
i did learn a lot of skills to help me cope when the going gets rough, though. not sure if any of these would work, but: i picked up playing the guitar, singing, and drawing as some extracurricular stuff to keep me busy. i'd recommend medication if it seems to work for you or something else if you aren't interested, i.e. art, gaming, etc. but i give you my deepest condolences and can assure you i've never been happier to be alive than i am right now. i hope you can work through it, man.

[McJob]

I can't help but think he missed something. I find absolutely no joy in eating or, well, pretty much anything else lately. I've got this annoying fullness/ache on my left side but the doctor said my spleen wasn't swollen or anything and that I'm fine. I feel like I'm gonna throw up.

I think it's pretty common for people with anxiety to start worrying that their condition is a lot worse than it is. It takes me hours to get to sleep because I can't help but think I'm going to suffocate if I don't stop manually breathing, so I sit there for hours on end breathing and out.

If you can, any time you get those pains you might want to try drinking a lot of water, doing a bit of on-the-spot-exercise, or try distract yourself with some 1 minute meditation. If you see your doc soon, do bring it up with him/her when you can, but for now see if you can try convince your mind to accept what your doctor said that nothing is wrong. Your brain may just be making you feel pain because your anxiety is making you paranoid about the state of your health, and "wants" you to be in pain.

I loving hate this, I just wanna be happy and healthy again.

I wouldn't wish anxiety on anybody. Just do your best to hold on and try find the things you're really passionate about.

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Well, I think I have OCD, but I'm not sure of it.
I don't really know what Anxiety is; but heh if that other guy was glad you're still here, so am I
welcome back, buddy.