Hello! I am a 39 year old woman who has always had the tendency to overthink, over analyze, expect the worst possible outcome, obsess over thoughts, and wake up sick with panic which leads to depression. I have taken Xanax for maybe 12 or so years given to me by my GP for panic and high blood pressure. Usually when things get stressful I panic and can’t bring myself back to reality. Then it goes away until the next thing. It’s like I can’t just handle stress normally. For the past year my new issue is thinking I am going to get into trouble with the law. When I drive I think that I have unknowingly run someone over and I’ll have to circle back to check. Or drive back home after almost making it to work thinking I left something burning. I constantly fear I filled out paperwork wrong and will get into major trouble. I’m having noise sensitivity now. I drink on top of benzos just so I won’t have to handle reality. My mail and email piles up for weeks in fear of bad news. I have been seeking out anxiety forums for a week now and found this one to be useful because everyone seems supportive and it’s still in use. Other ones appear to have been abandoned. Looking forward to meeting all of you.
Newbie here with overwhelming panic
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