Anxiety

Yes - I can totally confirm that. In an earlier iteration, rational emotive therapy?

 

Oh just remembered. One thing I've taken in the past that eased some of the physical feelings of anxiety is propranolol. It's a beta blocker and essentially keeps your heart chill af (it blocks an adrenaline receptor, I think). If you do go the GP — no harm in checking in with a doctor on this, anyway — it is something that you might consider/ask about. It's fairly benign stuff, like, so it's a good first step pharmacologically.

 

Sorry. Didn't see that you had posted this.

 

That's correct

 

CBT therapy and escitalopram worked for me for anxiety/panic attacks/depression. Medication got me out of a hole that the therapy couldn't alone. There's nothing (nothing legal at least) like the feeling you get when you've been on an SSRI for a sufficiently long time. Feeling "normal" again just feels fuxking amazing. Mental health issues run in my family and it's likely I'll be dealing with it for the rest of my life in one way or another.

These days, having tapered off the meds earlier this year, it's all about regular exercise, eating well, sticking to good routines and habits, and giving myself plenty of time to just switch off. Not sure about herbal remedies but I find drinking either hemp or lavender tea in the evenings helps. Placebo maybe, but it works for me.

 

May I also recommend Andy's Man Club.

Visited a few times in Wakefield. Not sure if there are plans for one in town yet. You don't even have to talk if you don't want to. Currently they do online sessions and the blokes there are a supportive group. I also advise trying exercise or mental health podcasts.

Had anxiety/depression for many years to the lowest point I reached where I was about 10 minutes away from attempting to take my own life and still fighting the battles daily. Everyone is different and it's not a one size fits all illness. Kept my issues to myself which helped nobody.
Currently on 100mg of Sertraline.

Being open and talking is a big but advisable step.

Stay strong and you can get there.

Message me if you need to chat any time mate.

 

Welcome back JT

 

I've suffered with anxiety since 1992. It came from nowhere and I lost a good job as a consequence. I didn't leave the house for 7 months. This was allied with acute panic attacks. I had one every day. The attacks continued for another couple of years but I learned to cope with them. It took me a long time to realise they weren't going to kill me and I beat them by laughing at myself. Yes I would say "**** me it's here again, what a ####head" or something similar. This helped me ride them out and thankfully they disappeared. The anxiety never has though. At work and socially however no one would know this. It's like being an actor going on stage and playing a part.

 

took me years to realise everyone is playing a part, everyone as something that bothers them, its whoever covers it up best, but god this is hard work, thankyou to all on here who have told their story, made me feel i am not alone,I must know some nasty people because few people i have confided in have spread stuff about me and laughed behind my back,all these adverts saying talk to people bla bla, your lucky if you can find that good person to tell, even my sister went"your a man you have to be strong get on with it ", good luck everyone

 

Well done on telling people. Unfortunately through the bad times you get to know who your real friends are.

I have had mental illness in the family, luckily I haven't but the number of people throughout my social and working life who were on medication astounded me. Its not a case of being strong but of asking for and accepting help that's important . Just remember, tomorrow is a new day. Take care.

 

I'd been lucky enough to never really experience any mental health issues but I've had a few low points in lockdown. I almost feel daft talking about it because it's nowt compared to what some people have to deal with but it's the first time I've ever felt like it. Like I was struggling to keep my head above water and joylessly spinning plates, working from home and not leaving the house for days/weeks at a time whilst worrying about relatives' health and my job security.

I found exercise really helped. For me if my heart was going 50 to the dozen and my brain was occupied with the pain of running then I didn't really have any capacity for anxiety for that period, and the relief endured afterwards.

 

I know what you mean, when I worked for Jaguar,I used to dream about writing PASCAL programs. Once I actually got the solution to a problem I'd been working on for weeks from a dream..

 

Do you do much exercise? If not, it will be a great help.
Yoga in particular might help.
Eat well, cut down on drinking, exercise.
Hope you’re ok buddy.

 

My story was / is, I stopped smoking 4 years ago, put a bit of weight on and a couple of smallish health issues came as they do when you get older through smoking, I have a stressful job and personal life sometimes as we all do and about a year and a half ago I think I just reached my limit, i started with constant palpatations, a pressure in my head that wouldn't go, the odd panic attack and on holiday one week with the family I just couldn't lift myself to join in just felt low. Went to the doctors because to look after my family I needed to sort myself out and he put me on anti depressants, I changed jobs and started doing a bit more exercise. This all did help and still does, it's not completely resolved it but its a lot better. My family and friends don't particularly understand and are of the opinion get a grip and man up but I know that's ****** so ignore it and get on with it on my own which is more than fine.
As this thread shows you are certainly not on your own, I don't like the term mental illness as it is a wide range of issues and I class anxiety, stress, depression as a big part of a lot of people's normal life. We just need a bit of help now and again. Hope this helps a bit.

 

This is an interesting recent article on mental health. I agree with a lot of it. Big pharma won't be too pleased.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alison...ertain-mental-disorders-are-disorders-at-all/

 

I haven't really shared this with anybody before and it's such a shame that you have and have received no support.
You've reached out on here however and as I fully expected there have been a lot of positive and empathetic responses.
Brilliant.

 

Sad to hear you’ve not had the support you need, there’s always help on here mate.

I’ve been lucky that even my dad, who’s as ‘Barnsley’ as you can get has been incredibly supportive in the past even if he hasn’t known the right words to say.

 

What is clear from this excellent thread is that a lot of posters have had issues re anxiety/depression etc.
I guarantee you that if you told any of us your full story not one person would 'spread stuff about you or laugh behind your back.

Titus Magee has been brilliant and has offered help. Why don't you pm him and in a couple of sentences outline the main issue that concern you.