Worrying Constantly

LegacyUser

Hi,
I cant seem to stop worrying about things. When I dont have anything to feel anxious about I dig up things from years ago. I thought that after the Leaving Cert was over I would stop worrying about things, but it has gotten worse since then.
It is almost like I need something to feel anxious and nervous about.

Any advice or help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam

Colonel Panic

Everyone worries but it shouldn't take over your life. Talk to someone about it! Perhaps get some counselling.

mikemac1

It doesn't end with your leaving cert

Next you'll have exams and one day you'll be getting PFO's, doing interviews and being responsible for ridiculous sums of money

Problem shared is a problem halved

Talk to someone

Even your GP

Do not turn this in on yourself as you may turn to booze every day or something worse

Doc Farrell

As the other posters have rightly pointed out communication, having a chat, is the key. Locking your worries away because you don't think that you will be taken seriously is a mistake. I find writing down my concerns helps me clarify just what exactly is bothering me. I also find that when I compare my troubles to those of war refugees or the physically hurt then I get the reality check perspective that I need. Talk them out! Just try to chat to people who aren't crazy!

Semele

Counselling would potentially be very useful. I have always had a really bad problem with anxiety, which I am recently starting to take control of. I always would get very worried about various and upcoming situations in my life, to the point that thinking about it would take over my life, but then as soon as the situation passed I would barely feel any relief before the anxiety would latch onto something else. Recognising that the anxiety is MINE rather than being inherent in the situations themselves is actually very empowering and I feel much less overwhelmed by things than I used to. CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) is really useful for this, as it teaches you to recognise the negative thoughts that are causing you to feel anxious and address these, rather than experiencing situation>automatic anxiety.

LegacyUser

I will echo what Semele says and recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I have a very similar problem to yours, I have generalised anxiety disorder which means I worry and stress more than your average person, even when I have nothing stressful happening in my life. It makes events that are already stressful much more difficult, and it makes every day life a struggle because the effect of all the worry on the body is much more than you'd imagine.

But CBT is helping me change, and I mean in a big way, it's really helping and I'm learning to relax. It teaches you about how your mind works, about how your thought patterns can be dysfunctional, and gives you tools to learn how to change.

Reading up about stress and how to effectively deal with it will really help you. Eating correcty, avoiding stimulants in your diet (like excess sugar/caffeine/alcohol), meditation and exercise will all help you deal with anxiety in an effective way.

Go to your GP and ask them to recommend CBT therapists in your area. Don't be shy, they will be happy to help you out with this kind of problem, there's no need to suffer in silence.