I just have a severe anxiety spiral, and now that I'm out of it I feel silly

[JuneBug1234]

Earlier today I was driving with my bf and we nearly got into an accident. I didn't see a red light, but I stopped in time. I was horribly upset, and cried as my bf did his best to console me. I cried about it some more, he hugged me, but we eventually had to go our separate ways. I spent the rest of the day crying on and off, unable to calm down for more than an hour. My hands would shake, my breath came fast and I just felt like everything was collapsing in on me. I did my best to stay busy and practiced self care, but it just wasn't enough. I wasn't hungry, and was very tried. Even though I wasn't thinking about the almost accident this morning, I felt like I was suffocating. I know that these situations are scary and take time to recover from, but this isn't the first time of spiraled.

I talked to my dad, and later I talked to my bf. Both were very supportive, and I popped out of the spiral incredibly quickly. It was almost like the fog left my brain, and I could think again. I was still sad, but I no longer had trouble controlling my emotions. Some of the things I did and felt seemed dramatic to me, and I feel a bit embarrassed. It was eye opening though, because I realized that I can no longer manage this on my own. My bf and my friends and my family are here to support me, but I need to go the extra step and get myself help. I'm just posting this now in the hopes that someone might be able to relate.

 

[MATD]

Life is full of little lessons we all have to learn. This is only one of the many you will experience as you go through life. If we can, we learn something from these experiences that will help us through life with a little more wisdom. Everybody makes mistakes, anyone who says they don’t is only fooling themselves. The incident scared you, as it would a lot of people, and you were merely reacting to it, that’s all. Can you allow yourself to be imperfect, as we all are, and not beat yourself up over something we have all gone through? It took a lot of courage to come on here and tell us your story.

 

[Jonathan123]

Yes, and Welcome. There is an old saying, 'the person who never makes a mistake can never make anything'. As MATD says, we all do it because we are human. Any form of a near accident will trigger feelings of anxiety, but what is not normal is hanging onto those fears after the danger is past. To say you can no longer manage on your own is not true. You do need support, we all do, but eventually it comes down to us and how we think and handle any negative situation. A MATD rightly says, we learn from our mistakes, or we should. Many don't and go on repeating them over and over. This is an excellent site and you are wise to come on and open up. You will find no judgement or criticism on here. We have all been where you are now, so take heart.

 

[mikeo1031]

Earlier today I was driving with my bf and we nearly got into an accident. I didn't see a red light, but I stopped in time. I was horribly upset, and cried as my bf did his best to console me. I cried about it some more, he hugged me, but we eventually had to go our separate ways. I spent the rest of the day crying on and off, unable to calm down for more than an hour. My hands would shake, my breath came fast and I just felt like everything was collapsing in on me. I did my best to stay busy and practiced self care, but it just wasn't enough. I wasn't hungry, and was very tried. Even though I wasn't thinking about the almost accident this morning, I felt like I was suffocating. I know that these situations are scary and take time to recover from, but this isn't the first time of spiraled.

I talked to my dad, and later I talked to my bf. Both were very supportive, and I popped out of the spiral incredibly quickly. It was almost like the fog left my brain, and I could think again. I was still sad, but I no longer had trouble controlling my emotions. Some of the things I did and felt seemed dramatic to me, and I feel a bit embarrassed. It was eye opening though, because I realized that I can no longer manage this on my own. My bf and my friends and my family are here to support me, but I need to go the extra step and get myself help. I'm just posting this now in the hopes that someone might be able to relate.

I would say go see your doctor and tell him about the way that you're feeling. He could give you some meds to help with your anxiety. I'm kind of new to anxiety, but what the doctor told me is that anxiety and depression go hand in hand. You should also make an appointment with a Mental Health Counselor. This is what I've done. No easy fix though. I feel anxiety every day, but I'm still gonna fight it. I want my life back.

 

[Gooze17]

I get it. I spent almost a year convinced I had rabies and trying to convince my family the same. They are very supportive and helpful with my anxiety. But this one they still tease me about from time to time. Still cringe thinking about it. Which is funny because I could easily wake up tomorrow and continue having the same fear