Am I broken?

[Onthespectrum]

I’m autistic which is a factor. I have a lot of trauma which is another factor and I’ve suffered with anxiety and panic attacks my whole life. Im in an almost constant state of stress. I’ve been agoraphobic since winter. but I don’t want to live inside forever. the anxiety causes physical symptoms in me, Weak legs, tingles, spinning head, hyper awareness, dryness, feeling like it’s hard to breathe, a feeling in my stomach and pain in lower back and then I can actually faint. I usually have fainted from social anxiety in the past. fainting is an awful feeling that I try to avoid. I have a hot water bottle I use for comfort but the heat doesn’t last too long and I can’t take it out with me. It’s summer and I want to enjoy it like everyone else. I see a counsellor once a week but find talking about my experiences stressful. what can I do?

 

[Cuchculan]

Most times it can boil down to learning how to cope with what is going on. Meaning it will still be there. But there are ways to still be able to do things at the same time. Ask about CBT. It is all about changing how we think and how we react to things. This can take us a long way to moving back onto the right path. Because when something like this first begins we see fear everywhere. Even if there is nothing fear there at all. To our mind this fear is all around us. That keeps us away from the places we think the fear is. If you see fear outside the house, you will stay in the house. To escape this fear. To learn that there is no real fear outside the house means you might begin to view things in a different way. It is like taken back control of your life. You take a good look around you and see what it is you are fearing. Is there really anything to fear there? It will take time to learn the methods needed. But it can be done. Like training the brain to think in a different way. To take away the power the fear might be holding over you. Trying to do things again. Without feeling that same level of fear.

 

[MARCC]

Sorry you are feeling poorly. I would try medication or supplements which should improve things and give you a better quality kf life.

 

[audaparizeau]

I’m autistic which is a factor. I have a lot of trauma which is another factor and I’ve suffered with anxiety and panic attacks my whole life. Im in an almost constant state of stress. I’ve been agoraphobic since winter. but I don’t want to live inside forever. the anxiety causes physical symptoms in me, Weak legs, tingles, spinning head, hyper awareness, dryness, feeling like it’s hard to breathe, a feeling in my stomach and pain in lower back and then I can actually faint. I usually have fainted from social anxiety in the past. fainting is an awful feeling that I try to avoid. I have a hot water bottle I use for comfort but the heat doesn’t last too long and I can’t take it out with me. It’s summer and I want to enjoy it like everyone else. I see a counsellor once a week but find talking about my experiences stressful. what can I do?

Stress is the root of all major diseases, identify the trigger of stress, and devise techniques to maintain peace in that situation, I hope that helps.