Anxiety Help: How To Stop Anxiety and Agoraphobia (for REAL)

Hey guys. This video is one that I've wanted to share for a while in hopes of helping others who may be going through some tough times with anxiety, panic disorders, or depression.

It took me a while to get around to filming this because I didn't want to share such personal problems on here, and I didn't want to seem like I was jumping on some trendy anxiety train (seriously, I recently read somewhere that sharing mental illness stories was "trendy"....*eyeroll*). I decided to share this anyways because this is a VERY REAL problem with not a lot of true success stories to relate to. And if you're anything like I was, you need someone to relate to during tough times.

Anxiety and agoraphobia had been a big part of my daily life for about 7 years. It started off being something I could manage but as time went on, my mental state became increasingly worse to the point of not leaving my house for weeks at a time. My mind was taking a physical toll on my body and I just wanted it to end.

I struggled every day with feelings of panic and a mind that just wouldn't shut up. I wanted to share with you what worked for me as well as what didn't... because the absolute worst thing was feeling like I was alone in this and that there was no hope at all for recovery. Now that I know that to be false, I don't want anyone to ever feel the way I felt, so I tried to cover as much as I could in this video about my story and how you can take the same steps I did to overcome your own anxiety issues.

If you have any questions or stories of your own, feel free to comment below.

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[karisamichelle]

When you have anxiety, it’s so all consuming that you feel you’re the only one in the entire world with it.

[sageariyaray-morey]

I don't even call it anxiety or panic. I feel I am being terrorized by it sometimes. It feels like terror.

[browngirl]

It’s just adrenaline but we get scared of it unfortunately. Claire Weekes states “don’t be bluffed by a physical feeling “. Don’t add second fear. It won’t harm you. Acceptance is the key to recovery. I’m learning lol.

[marsbeads]

for those who don't understand. the best way to describe severe anxiety is terror. sheer terror.

[odette]

To me it feels like I'm going crazy and I can't even describe it, it's a surreal feeling of existence. It's terror. This maybe sounds weird but I'm glad I'm not the only one who has this and people can actually relate. Thanks for speaking up! ♡

[emjay]

i am absolutely sobbing through this entire video. the fear of grocery stores, searching for exits, the walking around the block, everything NOT working, exposure therapy being scary as fuck. i relate to every single thing you just said. i remain hopeful but oh my god, this is so hard.

[thepastthepresent]

I'm not alone 7623 people's are with me
Fighting🙏

[mathclass]

To whoever is reading this I pray you will all find peace and over come anxiety it’s hard but not impossible I believe in you all have a amazing day

[megantrawick]

I know my anxiety is irrational i totally get it but the caveman part of my brain just overpowers reason at times. Its impressive how powerful our minds can be

[LightKnight]

Anytime someone opens up about anxiety and makes themselves vulnerable in order to help others is an incredible moment. Thank you for sharing your strength. Your painting videos make me feel more relaxed when I'm experiencing a high point of my generalized anxiety disorder. Thank you for all you do!

[theofficialmagiikclan]

I have dealt with this anxiety for about two years, I will go to a store or to eat with family and I get so uncomfortable, I start feeling dizzy, my vision is kind of weird feeling, I get hot, sweaty, feeling like I just want to get out of there and I can’t. I feel so weird at times and it’s hard to explain. There are days were I’m so down and out and I truly feel like giving up. I have tried to go do things, I have tried talking with doctors. Nothing is helping. I cannot shake this and I feel like I’m alone. Does anyone else feel super dizzy out of no where, or like you are never going to be normal again. I feel crazy.

[KJ-vssw]

A water bottle is a massive security blanket for me. I can’t leave the house without it. I even bring it to restaurants. My therapist always recommended I try to let go of comfort items but honestly I still brought my water bottle with me everywhere even when I recovered from this for about six months. Recently relapsed though

[darja]

what REALLY helped me with my anxiety was a book called DARE by Barry McDonagh <3 He's absolutely incredible, it totally changed my life! I'm sending so much strenght to anyone who's dealing with anxiety, i know it can be completely and utterly debilitating but it IS 100% curable <3

[jennzeatz]

To whomever is reading this, I am also recovering from panic disorder and agoraphobia. This was me this entire past year, it’s finally calming down thankfully. Some days are hard, some days are easy. Even though I felt terrified of doing every day things, I still forced myself to do them. Breathing and calming myself down while I was being triggered helped me find trust within myself, I can’t lie it was hard, it’s still hard but understanding that it’s purely adrenaline running through my body, and knowing that this strong feeling will pass helps me keep going. I wanted to give up many times in the beginning but just reminding myself that I’ve survived every horrible panic attack, intrusive thought, dizzy spell, the depersonalization, made me find trust within myself. This is they key, at least for me. Just showing up for yourself is winning. I now know the root cause of my anxiety and it’s still hard. But please keep going, just focus on the next minute, next hour, don’t be so forward thinking because that makes it worse. Focusing on the present moment and grounding yourself is extremely helpful. I hope you all find moments of peace in your day, y’all got this. ❤️

[madisona]

Thankyou so much for making this. I turned 20 years old yesterday and social anxiety has kept me from living my life since i was 12 years old. I dont want to do this anymore, i want to live. I refuse to hide in my house another year. Wish me luck (:

[aimeeb]

Thank you so much for this. My anxiety has taken over my life and I feel so alone and overwhelmed. Its seriously exhausting mentally, psychically, emotionally.

[stellalalalaa]

I’m finding this in 2020 and I can relate to this story so much. I’ve always been anxious but the panic attacks have been crazy this year. And now I find myself avoiding a lot of things (mostly people) bc I’m embarrassed about getting one in front of them.

[whiterabbit]

I'm suffering at the moment, and every day is sheer hell. I thank you from my heart for sharing your experience. It gives me hope and the will to continue.

[irenerivera]

I'm in the process of trying to retrain my thoughts from negative to positive. I know it's a process and at times I lose my patience because I want the healing NOW. Anxiety has made me claustrophobic, I have not gone to the movies in a good while. I'm adding it to my Goals list. I'm ready for change after dealing with anxiety a year and a half now. Thanks for sharing. It's a great success story. You are so brave. God bless and may you continue to get better and better until you are completely healed.

[Λυκάων]

To me its the physical symptoms that make me feel "isolated" from the rest of the world. Dp/Dr is by far the scariest and worst anxiety symptom and it always makes feel discouraged to go anywhere and do stuff I like. And the sad thing is that I wasn't always like that. Few years ago I could go in a nightclub by MYSELF and walk out with new friends....imagine...