What Having Anxiety Feels Like

I wrote this piece a few months ago when I tried to explain to somebody how it feels inside my head. I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and ADHD over a year ago and every day is different story. In hopes to wrap my head around the feelings inside my brain- I thought I'd open it up for you all. You are not alone.

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[genmoi]

Anxiety is like a warning for something that didn't even happen.

[kayaehx]

The worst part is, whenever someone laughs, it feels like they’re laughing at you.

[marceldawn_o]

How my anxiety is for me
- I start overthinking everything
- My heart beats really fast
- I get scared
- I breath too much
- I feel a lump in my throat
- I feel hopeless

[Dara-rtpg]

what my anxiety does to me:
-mental breakdowns
-feeling uncomfortable in my own skin
-not being able to breathe
-my heart races
-always overthinking
-getting overwhelmed way too easily

[nwolbelle]

When you feel like everyone’s judging you constantly but no one is.

[muskanamjad]

Still nobody would understand how much a person suffers with the anxiety.

[ajsoe]

my anxiety
-shaking a lot
-can’t breathe
-worry a lot
-can’t focus
-overthink everything
-think people judge u for everything
-feel like if u are about to die
-heart is beating 1000 times a minute
-fidget a lot
-scared of the color red
-feel like crying
want to die but scared of death
-just want to hid and never come out
-feel like if i am burning
-feel like i’m drowning
-feel like if i am going to die if i don’t drink water
-feel pain
-think about things that could happen
-can’t pay attention at to anything
-think everyone is judging you for all your moves even with loved ones

[jessicagamez]

Anxiety is like drowning and everyone telling you to breathe.

[Lol-lpdg]

Social anxiety made me a prisoner in my house

[ggg-qzxz]

My anxiety only pops up when I'm forced to do something or have to interact with people.

[jnstrstnchc]

reading comments feels like a anti- depressant pills, it made me realize that I'm not alone.

[ursuladesouza]

Any symptoms i have, any pain, my mind is gonna be like: "u are dying!"

[whatisthisyeetery]

Being able to hear people's thoughts of you even when their lips aren't moving

[immabirb]

My anxiety usually only gets really really bad when I’m in a public place, especially school

[ana.]

Okay I'll try to explain what my anxiety feels like:
- uncomfortable around anyone, even my family because I feel like I have to pretend
- get nervous about everything, even going out to the street
- overthink EVERYTHING and in case I have to interact with someone I practice for hours in case I mess up
- worrying about the future 24/7
- horrible sleeping schedule because I feel I'm losing time
- getting flustered about minimal situations if that requires other person seeing me
- not feeling connected with my body and out of control
- sudden feeling of dying or wanting to run away
- difficult to breath or concentrate
- get stuck thinking one word or phrase for hours
- never feeling like I'm prepared enough, talking about daily tasks

[mpmin]

Anxiety:
You feel like you're being judged
When people laugh, whisper ect. you think its about u
Feeling overwhelmed all the time
Lack of control
Intense fear
Sweaty palms
Feeling awkward
Staying up overthinking things that happened too long ago
Panic/anxiety attacks
- light headed
- dizziness
- heart pounding
- hyperventilation
- feels like you cant brethe
- nausea
- a lump in your throat
- sweating
- chills
- shivering
- out of body experience
- intense fear

[strawberrychapstick]

i hate when people relate anxiety to just everyday stress and then claim they have an anxiety disorder.

[parkeranne]

When people with anxiety do something wrong, they don’t just feel guilty.
They feel like they are
THE.
WORST.
PERSON.
IN.
THE.
UNIVERSE.
Some people just don’t understand that.

[kaorutanamachi]

"Some days are better than others, some days are worse. But they are just days." I felt that...

[r._.l]

I always feel like someone or something is watching me constantly every second of every day.
Even in class as a kid, if someone looks a bit to the direction I sit at, I feel like they have their eyes on me and are judging me constantly.
I can’t relax.