Anxiety really bad need help and advice

[jalex]

Many of my clients come to me with issues such as yours. Most of the time I use RTC therapy which means regress to cause. Once you can get back to the root cause of the underlying issue you can deal with it and move forward without carrying the problem forward.

 

[bin_tenn]

Many of my clients come to me with issues such as yours. Most of the time I use RTC therapy which means regress to cause. Once you can get back to the root cause of the underlying issue you can deal with it and move forward without carrying the problem forward.

I think this (RTC) is something my therapist has done with me, but I told her I don't really care to know what her methods are called. I just want her to take whatever approaches she feels may be helpful. What you describe sounds familiar, I may look more into that.

 

[Oracle42]

Whenever I feel like my anxiety comes back I remember this picture someone sent me. It gives me strength to just keep going and work on my anxiety this may help you too.

 

[Grey dolphin333]

i completely understand feeling that way feeling ashamed and guilty... but here's the thing... anxiety is an illness. if you had a physical illness would you feel that way if it flared up again? probably not. don't be ashamed. don't feel guilty. neither of those feelings will do you any good anyway. when your anxiety knocks you to the ground, just get back up, brush yourself off and keep going.

and to answer your question, our brains are wired to be anxious. there doesn't need to be an obvious reason for it. in your situation, there's a very obvious reason though - you're still anxious about your stomach. have you been to your therapist anymore? is there anything you've learned that have been helpful? i think for you, a big hurdle will be learning to talk about your anxiety instead of the disease you think you have.

Thanks it’s hard because some of the people around me don’t understand anxiety so when I get knocked down I feel like I let them down if you get what I mean and yeah going back tomorrow I’ve only learnt about breathing exercises and a technique called anchor and I’ve started to open up to some people more just hard when they don’t understand

Many of my clients come to me with issues such as yours. Most of the time I use RTC therapy which means regress to cause. Once you can get back to the root cause of the underlying issue you can deal with it and move forward without carrying the problem forward.

I’ve never heard of that before could you maybe explain it a bit more

I think this (RTC) is something my therapist has done with me, but I told her I don't really care to know what her methods are called. I just want her to take whatever approaches she feels may be helpful. What you describe sounds familiar, I may look more into that.

Do you find it helpful

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Whenever I feel like my anxiety comes back I remember this picture someone sent me. It gives me strength to just keep going and work on my anxiety this may help you too.

Thanks that is a Good picture thanks for sharing it

 

[bin_tenn]

Therapy was very helpful to me, yes. I need to make another appointment because I haven't been in over a year, but it's still been very helpful. I just try to remember the things we've discussed, and the techniques she helped me with, and it works quite well.

 

[Grey dolphin333]

your anxiety will never go away but you can manage it.

i look at slip ups as learning experiences. after the anxiety has passed, i try to reflect back on everything and see if i can figure out why i got so anxious and what i could do next time to prevent it from happening again.

Had another set back today but did go to therapy just a question I feel full of wind in my stomach and I can’t rid of it I can hear and feel it and have had it for weeks now and nothing making it go away is it Something I should be concerned I’ve been doing to breathing and it helps the panic and attacks still working on the thoughts

Therapy was very helpful to me, yes. I need to make another appointment because I haven't been in over a year, but it's still been very helpful. I just try to remember the things we've discussed, and the techniques she helped me with, and it works quite well.

What exactly is rtc

Therapy was very helpful to me, yes. I need to make another appointment because I haven't been in over a year, but it's still been very helpful. I just try to remember the things we've discussed, and the techniques she helped me with, and it works quite well.

And did take long to improve

 

[bin_tenn]

Had another set back today but did go to therapy just a question I feel full of wind in my stomach and I can’t rid of it I can hear and feel it and have had it for weeks now and nothing making it go away is it Something I should be concerned I’ve been doing to breathing and it helps the panic and attacks still working on the thoughts

What exactly is rtc

And did take long to improve

This thread is the first time I've heard of it. I don't get caught up in the names of the therapy we use in sessions. But jalex gave a basic description in their reply.

 

[Grey dolphin333]

This thread is the first time I've heard of it. I don't get caught up in the names of the therapy we use in sessions. But jalex gave a basic description in their reply.

Oh ok thanks

 

[matisworried]

Had another set back today but did go to therapy just a question I feel full of wind in my stomach and I can’t rid of it I can hear and feel it and have had it for weeks now and nothing making it go away is it Something I should be concerned I’ve been doing to breathing and it helps the panic and attacks still working on the thoughts

good to hear you're continuing therapy. as for your continued physical symptoms, it just sounds like anxiety-induced constipation/IBS to me... but i'm not a doctor. what did your actual doctor say about it?

 

[Grey dolphin333]

good to hear you're continuing therapy. as for your continued physical symptoms, it just sounds like anxiety-induced constipation/IBS to me... but i'm not a doctor. what did your actual doctor say about it?

Haven’t seen my main gp yet but the other doctor I went to see other wasn’t sure she said it could be ibs but isn’t sure I’m obviously still concerned about it and do have moments where I have set back I keep trying to distract myself I really hope it is just Ibs I’ve never had anything like this before but can ibs really last that long?

 

[matisworried]

Haven’t seen my main gp yet but the other doctor I went to see other wasn’t sure she said it could be ibs but isn’t sure I’m obviously still concerned about it and do have moments where I have set back I keep trying to distract myself I really hope it is just Ibs I’ve never had anything like this before but can ibs really last that long?

i don't think it is unreasonable to make an appointment with your primary physician to follow up if it's been a few weeks... NOT because there is anything wrong with you above and beyond IBS, but because they might be able to get you on a diet/supplements/prescription medications to help alleviate your problems.

 

[Grey dolphin333]

i don't think it is unreasonable to make an appointment with your primary physician to follow up if it's been a few weeks... NOT because there is anything wrong with you above and beyond IBS, but because they might be able to get you on a diet/supplements/prescription medications to help alleviate your problems.

I’ve made an appointment for Tuesday to see her I mean they gave me stuff for it before but it didn’t work is there really anything else they could give and you don’t think it’s serious do you I did have a blood test for celiac come back negative

 

[matisworried]

I’ve made an appointment for Tuesday to see her I mean they gave me stuff for it before but it didn’t work is there really anything else they could give and you don’t think it’s serious do you I did have a blood test for celiac come back negative

i'm not a doctor so i don't know for sure. what did they give you? there are lots of medications to treat constipation. there are other things like dietary changes that could help as well. i think there is 0% chance it is anything serious and you should think the same way. don't let your mind drift off into "what ifs."

 

[Grey dolphin333]

i'm not a doctor so i don't know for sure. what did they give you? there are lots of medications to treat constipation. there are other things like dietary changes that could help as well. i think there is 0% chance it is anything serious and you should think the same way. don't let your mind drift off into "what ifs."

They gave me mebeverin for ibs and some sashes for constipation and they have worked I tried peppermint tea myself for the trapped wind but nothing still got the wind and upper stomach pain they haven’t mentioned much about dietary changes

i'm not a doctor so i don't know for sure. what did they give you? there are lots of medications to treat constipation. there are other things like dietary changes that could help as well. i think there is 0% chance it is anything serious and you should think the same way. don't let your mind drift off into "what ifs."

Sorry meant to say they haven’t worked so far also I’m kind of unsure what to say to the doctor like how to say it the doctors make anxious as is but I don’t want to come across like that

i'm not a doctor so i don't know for sure. what did they give you? there are lots of medications to treat constipation. there are other things like dietary changes that could help as well. i think there is 0% chance it is anything serious and you should think the same way. don't let your mind drift off into "what ifs."

Woke up today with pain in my joints and got scared because you know my fear about stomach cancer and that maybe I might have it thoughts came back again I’ve got not much to do this weekend so I’m trying not to think about stuff before my doctors appointment any tips

good to hear you're continuing therapy. as for your continued physical symptoms, it just sounds like anxiety-induced constipation/IBS to me... but i'm not a doctor. what did your actual doctor say about it?

So ashamed of myself I keep thinking it might stomach cancer just because of what I saw on the news

i'm not a doctor so i don't know for sure. what did they give you? there are lots of medications to treat constipation. there are other things like dietary changes that could help as well. i think there is 0% chance it is anything serious and you should think the same way. don't let your mind drift off into "what ifs."

Ok seriously panicking now when I go to the toilet and squeeze I can hear noises on my left side almost like if you were to squeeze a water bottle it keeps happening and I’m struggling to go now seriously scared it might be stomach cancer I really don’t want it to be cancer

 

[Grey dolphin333]

Exactly right and the more you do it the better you’ll get at it.

I feel so ashamed and scared it’s even there when I’m breathing

i'm not a doctor so i don't know for sure. what did they give you? there are lots of medications to treat constipation. there are other things like dietary changes that could help as well. i think there is 0% chance it is anything serious and you should think the same way. don't let your mind drift off into "what ifs."

Please I’m sorry but is anyone there please my stomach is bubbling constantly

 

[matisworried]

I feel so ashamed and scared it’s even there when I’m breathing

Please I’m sorry but is anyone there please my stomach is bubbling constantly

really, you're anxiety is just gonna make it worse. try to calm down. it'll help a ton. utilize the tools you've learned in therapy.

i promise! you're fine!

 

[Grey dolphin333]

really, you're anxiety is just gonna make it worse. try to calm down. it'll help a ton. utilize the tools you've learned in therapy.

i promise! you're fine!

Ok I’ve calmed down a bit now is it Normal to feel guilty about set backs feel like I’m letting people I just really hope whatever this is goes

 

[ladybj]

You have not been a pain or a burden. We all know what you’re going through. I was just as bad, if not worse when I first went through this. Even my wife started to get frustrated with me. We are happy to help but we don’t want to build bad habits (seeking reassurance) for you because that isn’t going to help anything. We’ve given you techniques, we’ve told you what you should and shouldn’t look for on google, we’ve even given advice about what you need to tell your doctors. From here you just have to put all of that into practice. I know that you still feel everything, it won’t go away overnight. The thing is that now you really have to bring yourself to believe that you are not sick or dying. You have to believe that it’s anxiety and work to treat that while not worrying about physical problems. Coming here to ask if you’re ok again and again isn’t going to help if you can’t convince yourself.

I could not have put it better myself.

Yeah I talked to my therapist again I don’t really understand much about anxiety as I’ve only recently been diagnosed with mental health issues she talked to me more in depth about it and I’ve downloaded an that helps with it and I’ve started to get better control over the panic attacks these last few days or I’ve at least tried it’s hard but I want to put the effort in to get better I’m seeing my doctor again this week sorry if I’ve been a pain I appreciate the help I guess sometimes I panic I come on here a write down exactly how I’m feeling in that moment it feels good to do that and get it off my chest but maybe that’s not the best idea I’ve started eating better though and I’ve tried distracting myself more I guess I just need to learn more about anxiety and maybe that will help but thanks to everyone that has helped sorry to a burden hopefully things will get better soon

Things will get better for you only if you want them to get better.

Many of my clients come to me with issues such as yours. Most of the time I use RTC therapy which means regress to cause. Once you can get back to the root cause of the underlying issue you can deal with it and move forward without carrying the problem forward.

I think that's the issue with a lot of people with anxiety issues, they have no clue as to the underlying issue.. myself included. Or they are not able to face the underlying issue because it is too painful. However, facing the issue may bring acceptance and calm.

 

[Grey dolphin333]

I could not have put it better myself.

Things will get better for you only if you want them to get better.

I think that's the issue with a lot of people with anxiety issues, they have no clue as to the underlying issue.. myself included. Or they are not able to face the underlying issue because it is too painful. However, facing the issue may bring acceptance and calm.

What do you mean by under lying issue are you saying you think from what I’m saying something physically is wrong Or mentally

 

[ladybj]

What do you mean by under lying issue are you saying you think from what I’m saying something physically is wrong Or mentally

Absolutely not. For me, I had to search deep and find what caused my anxiety. It was not physically or mentally...it was a life event. But for some people, its a bit deeper and they do not want to address the issue. This is not reflected at you, I am speaking in general.