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I have battled anxiety since I was in 8th grade. It started with I would just get worried that I was going to vomit and I always knew I wasn’t going to but I always thought that maybe I was. I kinda just ignored it at first. Well then it turned into I was waking up in the middle of the night, I would pace because it helped me believe that I wouldn’t get sick if I did that. Slowly but surely, the pacing technique stopped working. My mom would find me on the couch with Disney Channel playing on the tv anywhere between 12am- 6am. Or she would hear the tv upstairs on. Once again as time went on I just ignored it. Time went on and I was missing sleep. My mom asked her friend who makes her own oils if there was anything for it. Next thing I know there is this oil in the mail. How it works is, every time I start to feel anxious I rub it on my wrists and within seconds I am calm. I don’t use it as often as I should, I should put it on like three times throughout the day, instead of waiting till I get anxious. But I don’t. My cousin recently told me she knows all of my little ticks. My hands are constantly moving and I can’t sit still, and she can tell when I am dazed and thinking about it. Believe it or not, I have never noticed any of that. My symptoms are continuing and getting worse as time goes on. I now have bathroom issues because of anxiety, along with morbid thoughts. The morbid thoughts I figured were just my mindset, come to find out it is associated with anxiety. I keep telling my mom this stuff, but all I hear is, “PUT ON YOUR OIL!” I also hear, “why are you anxious right now?” I DON’T KNOW!!! The only thing I know that triggers it is vomiting, any other time I get it I couldn’t tell you and it’s highly annoying. My anxiety used to come maybe once a week. Then it moved to 2-3 times a week.. Now it is EVERY DAY! I am just so sick of it. If anyone knows of anything that has helped them, that would be amazing!
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First thing that worked for me was realizing that my anxiety was more apparent to me than others, especially when it was happening in public. Few times I was able to catch a glimpse of my face or my body in front of the mirror. The way I looked was much magnified in my head than what I saw externally. This was my first relief. Because I believe in my case, the way it made me look was adding to the fear.
I also felt like there was a veil over my head. For some time, lethargy and the like. I am not sure if it was from all the cereal I was eating. But I had to do a lot with that in the kitchen to try and get rid of some of my symptoms.
That you are also sometimes unable to be still is counter to the constant TV watching, I may suspect you as ADHD. But I don't know. It just means that you process info differently and that you maybe sensitive to some foods. I know I am. But people are different. You just gotta try it out.
I took ADHD meds before but they all come with side effects and I don't wanna scare you but if you have something else in addition to that, in which case, you have anxiety, not all pills are gonna help. Then you're gonna have to take additional pills and I don't know... sounds too much, maybe it's me but the natural way and cure may work best. I remember asking my doc, when will I stop taking pills, he said once my studies is done lol, but there's no cure. (I was studying for LSATs then).
Anyway, I hope you can figure it out. If essential oils are helping you out, that's great, but you may also counter your healing internally. As well as changing your lifestyle. For instance, working out works best with my insane energy swings. And reading works best when I feel like doing nothing. My anxiety hasn't been apparent so maybe it was a food allergy. Or maybe it was change of some other things. I can be anxious but not really elevated. I don't know if that makes sense. Its more of an awareness factor now. I made it my bitch.
I am not sure if the same holds true for you. Maybe you have some kind of a food allergy. Like from boxed foods, or even some natural stuff may do it to ya. There's a way, process by elimination method or something? Where you stop eating everything, (wean yourself off) then reintroduce each item one by one and see how your body reacts.
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