I'm so anxious

I'm scared that something bad is going to happen, but I don't know what. I don't know if it's a burglar coming in or if there's going to be a fire or if someone (like my ex-bfs) is stalking me. I don't know. I feel myself shaking all over.

I also fear that someone will break into my new apartment (I haven't moved in yet), or that there will be a fire in my new apartment, or that something will go wrong before/during my move-in.

I've had this feeling for about a week, but I don't know what it is. It seems like bad anxiety. At the same time, I know I am predicting the future because I just KNOW something bad is going to happen. I just don't know the details.

Every little sound or every flicker of light scares the living sh_t out of me. It makes me fear that someone is around and trying to attack me when I'm not looking, or that something is about to go wrong.

I get that feeling sometimes. My husband then reminds me that I'm not physic. It helps a little but I still feel like gloom and doom is just around the corner. Sorry, no advice but I just wanted you to know you're not alone. Big hugs.

It sounds like you are enduring very intense anxiety.
Any prn you can take to help?
I hope you feel more comfortable soon.


WC

Thanks guys

I have Klonopin as a PRN, but I don't like it. I'm afraid of what it'll do to me, so I don't want to take it. I've only taken it like 4 or 5 times in the span of 2.5 years.

When I have that type of feeling, it's overwhelming. I have to do something to bring my anxiety level down. Distractions can sometimes help me.

I hate to think of you being so uncomfortable!

Much love to you, Blue.

WC

Hi--what you're describing sounds so hard, and I'm sorry you're dealing with that. I don't know that any of this would necessarily be helpful to you, but I like to listen to podcasts about psychology--listening right now to one called "Progress Note" and looking at this site. I just don't want to feel alone, so I like the sound of voices, and I can often only relate to people talking really honestly about struggle. A few of the podcasts I favor tend to feature therapists, and I'm encouraged by hearing them so devotedly speak of their work. That gives me hope that I can be helped and helps convince me that my therapist wants to help and makes her feel like a presence to me. And it would be a little too much for me to try to talk to friends, because I feel like I'd have to conceal how much I'm suffering. So I guess I create just the right amount of "company for myself." Oh, and I have a stuffed animal I clutch and have been known to talk to. Just sharing... I hope you can find something that distracts you or gives you comfort.

I'm going through that right now. My anxiety levels are through the roof and I'm having extreme nervous tension because of that. My psych upped my clonazepam from .5 mg a day to 1.5 to 2 mg a day as needed, and then .5 at night to help me sleep. I don't like being on it -- it scares me about becoming dependent on it, but it does help. i only take it when absolutely necessary. I do try to listen to calming music and things like that, but it doesn't really help. I'm worrying about everything, things that will never happen. I get really anxious being with people too.