down in the dumps

caoineadh12345

I've been feeling very down lately. I've been very stressed at work and at home and constantly feel that I've a big knot in my tummy. I often feel as if I'm not 'present' when I'm with people and even when I am participating feel as if I'm morphing into what other people want me to be. This has been going on for a while and I can't seem to shake the feeling off. I am doing every thing normally, look normal but think I'm far from normal . I feel like I'm blank, detached. Even though my family are good I don't feel they'd want to know and I don't have a friend that I feel I could confide in. I have started having horrible dreams also --the other night I dreamt I was strangling my boss and woke up crying and cross. Anyway I know I've got to do something so I've decided to look into getting some counselling (sp??) but am wondering how else I could get myself out of this way of thinking. I'm not interested in tablets nor am I interested in going to a doctor. Thanks

sam34

hi op. there's already an extensive thread here on anxiety and depression so I'll close this one and you can post there