Severe Anxiety...?!
Question:
Severe Anxiety...?
I have had a more sever form of social anxiety since I was really little called selective mutism. I'm now 14 and the fear of talking (thats what selective mutism is) has let up qiute a bit, but in the past months I have had sever anxiety. There have been times I seriously thought I was going to die. I already take perscribed anxiety meds on very low doses with guidance from my phciastrist, but they have seemed to let up. I just want to live a normal life again and be a kid! Has anyone been through anything remotley similar to this?
Answers:
I suffered with panic disorder for quite a while. I used to not drive, go to the store, etc. I decided one day....so be it. If I have one...I have one....The key is to stop thinking about it. Do not think about your disorder and look around you. Breathe. You are not going to die. The worst possible thing that can happen to you is you feel weird...it will pass. Think of your life and how you want it to be....not how you are scared it will turn out. I promise, if you forget about the disorder...the disorder will forget about you.
Best of luck....It is hard..but you can do it...I did:)