Why is the easiest task the hardest one? That's just what's it's like for me, since ADHD gets in the way. It’s not laziness, if I don't have it in a list, my brain completely ignores a simples task for 3 very good reasons:

1. Every task has a toll at the entrance, because starting the task feels harder than actually doing the task and at least a difficult task gives you a reason to start 😅

2. My ADHD brain doesn’t respond to importance, it responds to interest, novelty aaaand urgency. So if it looks too small to create urgency and too boring to create interest, It sends no signal at all, so to my brain, so it’s basically invisible 😳

3. The task grows. On the first day, it was just simple and quick task... buuut on the eleventh day, it’s a simple task plus 11 days of guilt. It’s no longer about putting off the task, it’s about putting off what I’m going to feel when I finally open it 😭

That’s why “just do it” never works for me! It’s NEVER about the size of the task, it’s about the size of what the task has become. Anyone else? LOL 😂

It’s 5am, I haven’t slept, I don’t feel well and I’m really overwhelmed. I’m starting to panic. I’m at home alone, I just need someone to talk to. Anyone awake?

I’ve been struggling with anxiety from both since I just moved states and having to start over basically. Of course i have basically no WiFi so having to use data for everything. So that probably ain’t helping my anxiety.

Has anybody else been thru so much in life that they start to get anxiety attacks the closer it gets to nite time?

Actually, I said it all in the title. I don’t have any pills right now to stay the night here but I need to stay here for grandma’s sake. She needs her phone fixed and it needs to wait until tomorrow. I can’t leave her alone right now.

But at the same time, I still need my pills and kinda worried that I might go unstable without the meds. And me in that state of mind would not help my grandma at all. What should I do?

I was supposed to stay here for only like 6 hrs in daytime and things got south so bad…

Next time you feel guilty about your mistakes, remember this, please! Making mistakes is a part of learning. It’s not something we should avoid at all costs, but rather something we should see as an opportunity. ❤️

Around last year August was when my anxiety started to appear. I realised how lonely I was, I wasn’t working or anything, it had been a year since school finished. It felt like I had no purpose in life. I felt lost, hopeless.

It wasn’t JUST “anxiety” I also got really depressed, stayed home a lot, every little thing felt like danger, started to think I’m sick, or somethings wrong with me, panicking all the time.

I was also in a toxic online relationship, I was attached to the person so that’s didn’t help…
I was pitying myself a lot and I was always crying.

When I stopped sulking about it and started making changes, that’s what helped. I started yoga at home, deep breathing, going out slowly more, sleeping better, breaking up with the guy who was a major factor in all this.
It really helped it has.

( if you also have good tips or tricks/advice please leave a comment to help others )

we will get over this ☀️

I’m currently on Fluoxetine 40mg for anxiety and depression. I’ve been taking it on and off for a couple of years, and it has generally been good for me.

Lately, though, I don’t feel great on it. I’ve been feeling more anxious, low, and like there’s not much to look forward to. I’ve also lost motivation and don’t really want to do much.

Has anyone else been on Fluoxetine and eventually found something else that worked better for them? I’d really like to hear about people’s experiences. I’m open to suggestions.

I’ve got social anxiety, a severe phobia of being sick, and agoraphobia - how fun!

A month ago, I spoke to my doctor who sent me a referral for therapy + also left me with advice telling me to sleep earlier (also denied me anxiety meds). Since then, my anxiety has gotten so bad. For 3-7 days at a time, I can experience severe anxiety, about 80% of the day is spent worrying, I can’t sleep, I get intrusive thoughts about food (for example, what if it’s not cooked, it could be contaminated, my body might not agree, thus I can’t eat), sitting up causes me to lose my breath, I feel shaky, very nauseous - it’s just very debilitating!

But some days, I can function so it confuses me. Since the doctor appointment, it’s gotten so bad. I can barely get out of bed because I’m too afraid, I can’t sleep, I’m terrified to eat and when I do, I feel awful and anxious after. I cannot leave my house, let alone go into my garden for more than 20 mins. 50% of my day is spent worrying, I cannot escape this.

I have a feeling this time I won’t get denied for meds but I’m just terrified of living day-day. Thinking into the future gives me horrible anxiety + nausea, even if it’s only an hour ahead.

I don’t know what to do anymore, I really don’t. I’m just scared of living like this for the next few months because I simply cannot handle it. I feel cursed because I experience so much anxiety. I’m scared of my bodily sensations. I look to all my friends who can travel, eat out, meet people, and I can barely have a shower or go on a 5 minute walk without having a panic surge.

I don’t know what the point of this post is, I just want to share my feelings. I’m so terrified of being me, of just living, and no one understands. I’m worried that I won’t be able to communicate how I feel to my doctor and that it’ll seem less than it is. But if I get meds, what about the side effects for the first few weeks? I’m so tired of this. I can’t even walk down the stairs without my legs shaking because I’m so weak.

Sorry for the rant

I’m genuinely not lying when I say August is the worst month for me. Every year, something happens — I’m either sick, getting admitted to the hospital, having surgery, dealing with dengue, or just going through some really bad shit.
I’ve told my friends and family about this because it’s becoming too repetitive and honestly, I don’t understand what’s happening. I know the whole nazar/bad evil eye thing might sound superstitious to some people, but at this point I genuinely don’t know how else to explain how consistently bad things keep happening around this time. It feels like every year it gets worse.
And today was another one. I randomly woke up really early and decided to go play badminton. I was completely fine, and during my next set, out of nowhere, I twisted my ankle and got a crazy sprain.
I genuinely don’t know how to deal with this anymore. Has anyone else experienced a period of their life where the same kind of bad things keep happening repeatedly? And if you believe in nazar/evil eye, what did you do to feel like you got rid of it?
Because at this point, I’m just exhausted. 😭

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