What is Anxiety?

What is #anxiety? Although anxiety is a common reaction, learn about the symptoms and types of anxiety and how it can become a problem and when diagnosed as a disorder. Expand the description to find a list of free, 24/7 hotlines and text lines below. #MentalHealth

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If you or someone you know are having thoughts of suicide or self-harm or are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call a national 24/7 hotline. For United States residents, those are:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.
AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365
PHONE NUMBERS:
Primary line: 1-800-273-8255
Ayuda en Español: 1-888-628-9454
Video relay service: 800-273-8255
TTY: 800-799-4889
Voice/Caption Phone: [phone]

Crisis Text Line
For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.
AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365
TEXT NUMBER:
US & Canada: Text HOME to 741741
UK: Text 85258
Ireland: Text 086 1800 280

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[letiziareis.]

Social anxiety makes you anxious even around your closest friends. You think everyone judges you, no matter who they

[JohnGeorge-pwxo]

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[alysmoto]

Has anyone here felt that sleep helps us escape anxiety, even for a while? Most of the time I would sleep for long hours just to escape the feeling but I would still wake up tired.

[uli.cs]

never really knew i had anxiety until this whole outbreak started. i just want my life back

[MrCat-qveu]

I just wanna stay in my room, all curled up in a ball on my bed for the rest of my life

[Life]

Anxiety is terrible. I was so tired of living in fear, but then I started learning more about these disorders and realized I'm not alone

[GuyChooo]

Anxiety is no joke, especially if you have a palpitating heart.

[maryjanefelipe]

to one who's reading this, I hope you're well. Keep in mind that God is with you. :))

[imsamiurrahman]

I have depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and extreme nervousness

Edit: Thank you so much for your valuable comments :) I used to think that I'm the only one who's suffering all of these

[elizabethyaremchuk]

i have anxiety and no one in my family understands they just yell at me for not being able to explain.

[HyouMix]

When I have an Anxiety attack, my heart is racing really fast, I'm all sweaty, my stomach feels weird or nauseous, I want to puke so bad, my body is twitching, my body feels hot and cold at the same time, and I'm having a hard time breathing... Yeah, I'm pretty much felt like I'm dying or some shit.

I'm suffering from this since the beginning of this pandemic.

[reikomei]

I want to sleep for the rest of my life with a sweet dream

[ricardomorales]

Not gonna lie I feel better staying home I also like being alone even when I don’t like being around people a lot.

[starlight-de]

This comment section really feels like home. 🏡 I feel glad that I am not the only one in the world going through the rough edge, there are so many people just like me. I hope everything goes right with good people. 😊🙏🏻

[luisterrust]

When you take control of your mind by feeding it the right words and pictures, you change your life ❤️

[danielestaub]

At age 55, after 27 years of mental health recovery, the truth in my mind is that I suffered from anxiety at age fourteen. Wasted almost half my life but now I can help others and that makes it all worth it! 😇👍♥️

[cory]

I’m scared of singing infront of ONE person, I’m scared of spiders, I’m scared of unreal monsters, siren head ect.
I’m scared of hights, I have negative thoughts controlling me and saying bad stuff I have to deny 24/7. The slightest noise and I will get scared. I’m scared of the dark, being alone, being locked in a room and can’t unlock it, dentist, tooth fairy, I just can’t help it. I don’t know if I have Anxiety or if I just got scared for life when I was younger...
I listen to this song called Anxiety and I absolutely LOVE it, it makes me feel better.
I cry whenever an animal, a human, or something dies... especially my pets, dogs or birds.
I am scared of talking to the whole class or saying prayers in front of ONE person, I’m scared of hurting myself, putting my foot out in open when the rest of my body is in a blanket, I’m scared of standing infront of a crowd, if I come out last 5 or if I win a game, I start to freak out and my heart beats fast, I also start to feel warm and scared.

[gachacity]

I cant sleep I hear the slightest sound and I'll curl up in a ball and pray untill my parents wake up the next day

[jordanhamons]

Anxiety feels like the small bit of pressure in life makes it hard to breathe and you start thinking of the worst

[honeyjj]

I never thought I have anxiety until now