Hello. I am a 17 year old girl. I am writing here because I can no longer stand it. I am constantly under pressure for no reason. I feel anxiety all the time, which affects my psyche, nerves and even my social contacts. I've been shy since I was little, but that didn't happen until a year ago. Otherwise I have no problem talking to people, communicating and so on, but every little thing brings me stress. Even getting on the bus. I constantly wonder how I look in people's eyes and what they think of me. When I have to speak in front of the class (not from my place) it gets worse. My hands start shaking, so does my voice. I can't control myself. Even at home I feel tense. Most of the time I feel heaviness in my chest, rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing. I try to think of something else, to breathe deeply, to calm down, but it lasts seconds, at most minutes. I feel like I'm going crazy, I don't have any control over it anymore and I'm thinking about how tense I am all the time, which makes me even more tense. I read that some people live their whole lives like this, but how do you get used to such a thing? It prevents me from doing basic things like speaking in front of a (familiar) group of people, even when I just sit at my desk I feel nervous and anxious. I am asking you for ideas and advice on how to deal with this, I realize that it is mentally based and I need to tighten up, but I cannot control myself constantly. Thanks in advance! but how do you get used to such a thing? It prevents me from doing basic things like speaking in front of a (familiar) group of people, even when I just sit at my desk I feel nervous and anxious. I am asking you for ideas and advice on how to deal with this, I realize that it is on a mental basis and I need to tighten up, but I cannot control myself constantly. Thanks in advance! but how do you get used to such a thing? It prevents me from doing basic things like speaking in front of a (familiar) group of people, even when I just sit at my desk I feel nervous and anxious. I am asking you for ideas and advice on how to deal with this, I realize that it is mentally based and I need to tighten up, but I cannot control myself constantly. Thanks in advance!
1 kayla_marie_ answered
Go to a psychologist. Everything that happens has a reason. Quite often psychologists manage to understand it. The psychologist will really help you. And no, you're not crazy, that's perfectly normal. I also go to a psychologist because I am in a similar situation, only I know why I am like that and it is not without reason for me. I am convinced that it is not without reason for you either, there is simply no way, the reason is the question is to find it.