I'm Going Crazy, Am I?

Look for a psychologist or a psychiatrist. I had problems with fear, I was scared of everything, I was totally despairing, but after meeting a psychiatrist and a few months of treatment, everything fell into place. Success.

I'm also afraid of everything: going out, out there, from diseases, shops, restaurants, falling asleep too. I've never been like this before, it's just that something just happened and everything went wrong. I go to a psychologist for more than half a year and take pills, now I sleep, go out, though forcibly, and overcome my fears. If you don't have money for a psychologist, go your own way to face your fears, but gradually. You'il see that after the first success, you'il feel better. The important thing is not to despair and to move forward. g 22

I just just freaked out, psychosis, then quit my job. Of these, you are very likely to develop serious mental health problems.

Stop watching TV, find a hobby, stop having high expectations, talk to friends, and if it doesn't help, a psychologist. Believe me, it's better to be on antidepressants than to live in some miserable nightmare. 30-40 BGN, are their consultations. Our "democratic" generation is very screwed because parents, as well as the media, almost told us that we should be "amazing, successful and special" and that if we are not, then we are second-hand people. The truth is, this is absolute nonsense.

You don't have to pay, go to your gp and he'il give you a coupon.

I'il tell you directly and frankly- your case is for a psychologist. You have typical signs of anxiety, which can lead to panic attacks, depression and all sorts of similar events. I'm writing this to you as someone who's been down this road. Well, right, I didn't hit the bottom, but no one guarantees it wouldn't have happened. I'm your age, I can get you in a position, and I'm very likely to understand well the pressure you're under. Look online for centres that offer free consultation with a psychologist. I know there are psychologists who consult online, too, for free. There is no way there will be no social care organizations that have not come to such a cause. Before you think it's over and your street is out of your way out, look around and look for another way. Because I am aware that your current state is passive (because it is not much different from what I was in), I will tell you the first measures I took when I started visiting with a psychologist. I had to go out every day, having a minimum distance to walk. At first it was an annoying obligation, I did it in a way that was wrong. I was always wondering where I was going to go so far, what I was going to do and stuff like that. Yes, but in time these walks proved to be a salvation from stress. When I was more than studying, from parents/roommates, from duties and dramas, I just grabbed my phone and went outside. Think of it as a time for yourself- walking around, thinking your own business, resting. After a few weeks, I began to write down in a notebook a date, miles traveled and more important reflections during the day. So I had a real look at myself, I could analyze my mental state based on the notes I was taking. Gradually I learned to neglect the miles, stopped being so precise in everything I do and started living. For example, today I will walk 3 kilometers instead of four, because I have met someone and out of nowhere I have decided that I will sit in the park or go for coffee. These impunity breaches of established daily norms made me feel good and brought me back to myself. What else? I reduced caffeine, increased the water. For many months, I didn't lick alcohol at all or stop at a glass of wine. I was trying to take all the necessary substances for my body. I took care of myself from the outside, because inside I was a mess and I didn't know where to start. That is, what is the main thing for a person: clean air, clean water, bath, being fed, having slept, talking to someone during the day, moving their body (but I do not motivate people to go to the gym, but to walk around in nature, because not everyone is a fan of exercise and I realize it). And therefore, what is good to be an exception, not the rule: excessive excessive alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sleepyness, unnecessary stress. There are things that you should avoid for a while until you feel better. At the peak of my bad mood, I drank 4-5 cups of coffee, abruptly passed one cup, now I drink two, a maximum of three. It's not important, I'm not going to go any deeper. Those minimal efforts I put in gave me enough motivation to start looking for a way to change my life. I stopped communicating with certain people and made friends with others. I changed my priorities, my habits. Gradually I became happier, and my fears stopped having such power over me. I drank some pills for better quality sleep, which are not sleeping pills. I took them for about 4 months until I started forgetting and falling asleep on my own without any worries. When I spoke to a doctor, he told me that I could drink mint, valerian and hawthorn before bed if I didn't want strong medication, but I can't fall asleep on my own. The rest of me was working on my confidence, but I'm not going to write about it because it's very personal and strictly individual, I don't think it's helpful. Well, good luck! I hope my comment was at least a little helpful. Have more faith in yourself.