I keep panicking while im studying and i my mind goes blank :( i can't remember anything and i feel unreal,dizzy and like im running out of breath.It's scary and i can't talk to anyone around me...
Thank you for you replies and support, I've watched the mindfullness video and im taking into account the tips you've told me.It's really hard to ease anxiety but Im trying my best......
Hi, I haven't been here in a long time. I need some help,encouragment :( For all these past months i was able to control my anxiety but for the last 2-3 days im preparing for an exam and im panicked...
Hello, in 11 hours i have a final exam and i wanna be calm and also have a full cognition,should i take benzodiazepine or not? I prefer not to but i want to manage my anxiety and be able to perform...
Hello..I kind of feel better but still feeling bad and anxious. In these times i find it very hard to deal with dad's absence (he passed away 9 years ago) when i was 12. I never got over it. I still...
Im just sitting all alone,overthinking,catastrophizing and crying. I feel pathetic. Why can't i just be happy? I feel so lonely and unprotected,i always have.My head is a mess. **Thank you for being...
Why i always link everything with my idea that im stupid and incapable and not good enough? Why? I just finished an exam and i know i didnt go so well,also other people didn't go well but I feel...
Hello, I would like to ask if anyone has tried natural valerian extract tablets for anxiety and nootropil for memory and concentration improvement.Do they really work? I need to use my memory and...
Hello there, I don't know what is this and if other people have this kind of anxiety also but it is very annoying,i recognize it and i want to change it but it's too hard. I have this thing whenever...
Thank you so much for your support. I study away from my country and usually when im away from the society where i grew up and my family im more at peace with myself,i feel beautiful and strong...
Hello there, I rarely feel good enough for others. When i'm around my girlfriends i feel like im the less good looking and i when we go out i don't feel that comfortable because i worry about how i...
Im gradually going off fluoxetine and for the last few days i have headaches,im forgetful and im irritated. It is so bad. Right now i feel angry for no reason. I want to go off medication,but i don't...
Hi,i passed :) and now i realize how much it affects my mental health and happiness. I've linked my academic sucess (future carrer) with my happiness.I know it's a huge mistake and i want so much to...
(misunderstanding due to time difference) :) I live in Europe.It's tomorrow. Still!...
Hello HW friends,Happy Easter to those you celebrate Easter! I really need support right now,i dont know where else to turn and talk my true thoughts and feelings. I have a really important exam...
Hi, IM TIRED. I feel exhausted.Life is too tough. Nothing seems pleasurable the last few weeks. :cry:...
Thank you :)...
I am from a European country and i study in another European country quite far away from home. I lost my father when i was 11.My mom is funding my studies and everything....
Another thing i would like to ask you..how can i let my mom know that i don't want her to ask my everytime we talk about how studying is going or if i am studying? It makes super anxious because she...
Well,I agree with all of you. Of course,nobody would choose to be in this hell called anxiety or depression. Sometimes i just feel that i want to try to make people be aware of these illnesses...
Thank you so much for your answers. I tried to let some close people of mine about my problem and they just say everybody has anxiety,your problem is that you consider it as a problem,like they want...
Hello, I have depression and anxiety,one of my biggest problems is that i think i am inadequate and not smart enough. I have troubles concentrating and sometimes it becomes really hard for me to...
It was a very hard test.The most of the students failed.Thank you for your replies. Im trying to talk nicely and objectively to myself now.I need to prepare better. I can do better.Negative self-talk...
I feel depressed and dissapointed and i can't function but i really need to study.What can i do?...
Does failing a very hard exam make me stupid? HONEST ANSWERS please :)...
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Hey, It's been to weeks since my last CBT session and i just need to talk to someone. I think i've found another wrong belief that i have. I believe/ed that smart people don't get depressed because...
Hello, Im on Prozac 20mg per day for 3 1/2 months now and recently i've been having involuntary muscle spasms in several parts of my body and vivid dreams,i also make movements during the dreams.I...
Hello guys, For the last 2 weeks i've been very anxious and i don't know how to cope with it.I am a university student and i feel a lot of pressure from the university. Im on prozac 40mg per day and...
Thanks for you answers.It's solved :) By the way im making an update. Im quite well,still on prozac 40mg per day and CBT. Im doing well at university and the most important im feeling good. I send my...
Hello dear HW friends, Is a message on facebook saying "i know a lot about you to know your opinion,i know a lot about people and they don't even know my name" by a person that doesn't know me,...
Thank you all for your encouraging words. I want to let you know that i already informed my university psychologist about my depression and because i was really anxious when i got to know that my...
Hello, It's been in a while to come into HW. I am on prozac 20mg x2 per day and CBT for a month now. I improved very fast and i felt quite well,i tried to do my best at the university and i felt...
I started Prozac almost 3 weeks ago.It's working for me. The side effects i have is insomnia and decrease in appetite. It works differently in every person....
I'm sending you hope and strength. Soon it will be over. We are with you....
I've got friends in my country,i can say very good friends,but depression sometimes makes me forget every positive and beautiful thing i have in my life. Starting a new life it's very hard finally. I...
Medfree,hugs help me too.I love physical contact with people,especially with those i love.Hugs make me feel safe and loved but unfortunately im all alone and i feel lonely.I have no friends here and...
Wow,i completely understand you.I often feel crazy too. I often wonder if my feelings are real,sometimes im so lost and i wonder what is normality and how "normal" people feel and react. I want to...
Dear Michele, I had my second session with my university's psychologist today and we have made an appointment to a new psychiatrist for next week. Most probably im going back on meds. I have the...
Take care of yourself first and then make sure you are giving you son the attention and care needed.Make sure your son is not present in any arguments and etc and as C said extracurricular activity...
A small detail,i don't have a father,he is dead.Yeah i know that you are just being too honest....
Where is Karen?...
Trina and Michelle, How you both doing? I wanna thank you both for all the times you've replied to me. It meant a lot to me....
Well,i've done a 6 month treatment and haven't work. Ive taken those pills for 6 months. Im sorry if im being tiresome i was just looking for hope. and well yeah,being around people who don't accept...
I cry because i am unhappy,and my thoughts make me cry....
Hey, I know depressed people can have bad days and some better days,but is it like "normal" in depression to feel really really sad,crying and etc and then feel better,be in a better mood,become more...
Im sorry that you are having a bad too.I hope your family will take care of you today and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for both of us....
Hi there. Thank you so much for caring. I've been unhappy as i was .My family never understood and accepted my depression and that makes it even harder because they aren't supportive at all. Im in a...
Hello,Thank you both for the support. I just came from the session.It went very well,i felt comfortable with her. Im feeling light now. She suggested to go on antidepressants again. I don't wanna...
Michele,when is your appointment?...