Yea, this is me. I have an absolutely horrible anxiety disorder, yet whenever I say anything about it, my friends go "Oh yea, same." It makes me feel horrible.
Zecora Bloodclaw yeah this had happened to me too! like I showed my friend a poem today that I wrote because I like to write a lot and I often write down anxieties and stuff and it was very personal for me. and she just laughs and goes "same this is me every day!" like anxiety and things of the sorts isn't meant to be a funny relatable thing and i feel really bad when people act like it is because it always makes me question if I'm just making a big deal over nothing and I hate it!!!
It's like, "oh yeah nothing except no one likes me and I have so much work to do and I don't want to leave my house I look like a mess that project is a week overdue I haven't eaten enough I need to excersise...And a couple million other things.'
I feel bad for pointing this out, but it needs to be said; you can feel anxious without having an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder is when your anxiety get so bad that, well, it becomes a disorder.
I have an anxiety disorder and I'm not anxious all the time, but sometimes I just get really freaked out and feel funny and I don't even know why. It happens like once or twice a day that my body just reacts and I get really nervous and the bad kind of adrenaline. I'm venting here and I don't know how to feel about that, but I'm going to post it anyway, because too often I write a comment and then I get scared and delete it before I can post it.
actually thats true BUT anxiety is a disorder and if you have anxiety, your always anxious of something. so this comment has been of no use top anyone....
Rose Gold Depression it's not the only thing that I've got but here we go:It's like you don't want to get up from the bed...Being dead from inside but you are still alive...You dont feel like going to school and if you tell that to someone they will answer you like this:"Yeah,Whatever you just don't want to go to school because you are bored".And stuff like that...I dont know if you understand it..but anyway you can see some videos at RUclips and maybe you will understand... maybe try and type at RUclips:,,Living with Depression"...Or something
Rose Gold That's really cool!I would've love to read it!!And honestly I really don't mind talking to you,it kind of makes me feel better that I'm not alone....Anyway you can write a book on Wattpad!I'm pretty sure lot of people would love to read it!And one of them it will be me...If you need any help,I would love to help you!...That is if you don't want to talk to a girl behind her phone with pijamas and messy hair...😅
oh come on. this is way to mean. i mean, having an anxiety not necessarily means that you need to have anxiety disorder. so you may not belittle your friends’ feelings just because you think that they misused the word because they might be right. and plus, you never really know what’s going on someone’s head.
I can definitely relate to this👍Often when I have anxiety I'll be told things like "Can't you deal with a little bit of stress", "I've been stressed before and it's not the end of the world", or "just grow up and accept that life isn't fair". However when they hear a detailed description of what anxiety is like, many are shocked and can't understand how we can live this way. Yet many of us take specific medications and/or use mindful exercises to control our anxiety. It will of course still be present, however they certainly aren't a waste of time😊
When i got an anxiety attack my parents said get over it or your faking it you are just lazy i mean that really doesnt help me it just make more anxious
My mom, sister, and I have serious anxiety too. It's even more annoying knowing that and having the same experiences. "It's just stress", "Get over it", "Life's not fair", "You'll be fine". Even though I'm the only one that has to be on medication for anxiety and ADHD, they can't seem to fully wrap their heads around the fact that disorders affects everyone in different ways (even though my sister is double majoring in psychological sciences and neuroscience and should know that).
ALifeJournal Yeah. I’ve had GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) since preschool and my cousin when we were younger would torment me (were close now, he had some really bad ADHD issues and is really nice and caring now) and I would scream about how it wasn’t fair and he would say life isn’t fair and that just made me more upset.
SpooksMcGooks I was hoping someone else would mention this is gad not all anxieties because I have an anxiety disorder that only affects certain aspects of my life not gad
I have horrible anxiety, I can't even answer the phone, open the door or even go out with friends cos I get way too stressed and I cry myself to sleep every night, because I overanalyse everything I did that day.
Yeah, I can’t open the door either and well also because I’m allowed to and idk if this counts but I get scared when someone rings the door bell,I know it sounds dumb but still, I also don’t answer unknown numbers for certain reasons
i dont know if its anxiety. no one believes me, even my parents. they're like "It's like that for everyone" i cant sit in one place at the same way for 10 seconds. when i sleep over at someone's home, i feel like all my movements anoyy him, and it's a horrible feeling. also. in class. if i pay attention. i have to make noise or well. play with something. and if i dont then i just draw random things or make up games or find the square root of every number from 1-100 It's horrible, yeah, and i do take 4 hours (in bed) to finally fall asleep. but i heard it encreases your creativity. one of the most stupid things are how school treats students. like everybody can manage 9 hours of sitting in one place. be quiet. and listen. There are students with ADHD, OCD, Anxiety. and more. also, kids learn better in different ways. some seeing. some listening. some feeling. something needs to change. but yeah. i understand you
Try to get diagnosed by a professional. To me personally, just what you said sounds like you get bored easily (the things you're doing aren't interesting), you're a bit self-conscious, again just bored, you're body clock could be off. It could easily just be how the disorder affects you personally, or completely different one. I completely agree with you on the whole school thing though. Just try your hardest to get to a professional, even if you have to pester your parents enough to take/let you. Sessions are a lot of money, but it could possibly help you. If the people around you truly wanted the best for you, they'd stand by you and help you out. Mental health is lightyears above physical health (though both important), everyone should just keep that in mind for the sake of everyone around them.
It seems like it could be ADHD but I'd see a professional and I relate to the school system being poorly equipped to support anyone with unique needs. Medication can help. Exercise might help too to burn some of the energy.
If I told somebosy that and they responded with "Dont worry I feel stressed to!" I would feel a strong urge to punch them.... Not even kidding thats the worst possible thing you could say to me.
I have social anxiety, and everyone around me says I'm shy. It's not the same thing. You can't just put me In a room with a bunch of people and then I'll be 'cured'. And I always say to my friends "I'm dead". Now she says that and I'm so annoyed. She clearly doesn't know what it means and it annoys me so much. She's like, "I'm dead because I'm tired". Like no, you're not fucking dead ok? So shut tf up. Sorry
When I opened up with anxiety my friends said that I don’t actually have it. Well then how come I have all the symptoms and my parents think I have it. ( My dads a psychologist and my mom is a mental health worker) My friends say that everyone has anxiety but what your experiencing is what every body does. So does every body feel sick, think about situations that result in death and freak out every time they see a bug. ( the last one is weird) But friends don’t think I have it because one RUclipsr described their anxiety and now they think that is how every person with an anxiety disorder feels. Well the truth is... your wrong, anxiety is different for everyone.
Thank you so much for this! People take me mentioning I have anxiety and that I have troubles sleeping cause of it as something relatable and normal, and go "hah, same tho." Like it's some quirk.
Having an anxiety or panic disorder isn't the same as occasionally experiencing anxiety or panic attacks either. The basis for the diagnosis of a disorder is the inability to function normally for a period of over 3-6 months because of your anxiety or because of fear of panicking. For example, I had had issues with unreasonable anxiety and occasional panic attacks for about two years before I actually developed a disorder. A disorder completely disrupts your everyday life to a point you - depending on the individuals triggers - may not be able to use public transportation, talk to people, be in enclosed spaces, eat normally or even in severe cases leave your home at all. Also panic attacks are nothing like "freaking out". It has multiple severe physical symptoms. People may pass out, start shaking uncontrollably, vomit or even experience heart arrhythmias. Some people start disassociate, may feel like they are watching their bodies from the outside, feel like everything slows down or speeds up insanely, objects and people visually growing bigger or smaller, some even lose part or full control over their body and feel they are unable to move. For most people, mental as well as physical symptoms get so bad to the point they full heartedly believe they are dying. Panic attacks usually last between 10 to 45 minutes but can recur up to 6 times in one sitting. It absolutely is one of the worst things a person can experience. When a person has an untreated anxiety or panic disorder (not the same thing) their entire life starts to revolve around their anxiety/panic. There'll be significant behavioral changes over the course of at least a month in order to be diagnosed in which the patient tries to avoid any and all situations that they feel may provoke their symptoms. Not only do they experience anxiety or panic, they also constantly fear the next time they'll feel that way again and what they feel may happen if they do. If you suspect you may have or are developing an anxiety or panic disorder, immediately get help. These disorders very often can deteriorate extremely quickly and once formed avoidetary habits are very difficult to break the worse they get. People with these disorders are at extremely high risk to develop agoraphobia (fear of leaving ones home) and a number of secondary mental illnesses, namely, but amongst others, major depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders, insomnia, substance abuse and of course additional phobias. These conditions are no joke and need to be taken more serious by both the affected and the general society. If you know your loved one has an anxiety or panic disorder, please ask how they want you to behave around them when they experience an episode without enabling them and try to get them help if they haven't already.
well, six months ago i had my first panic attack, before that i had a lot of thing to be worried about (little things). for four months i had a line of terrible thoughts, i had imsomnia and fear (the fear still). during that time i went to psychological therapy and it helped me a lot but sometimes i am very afraid. paranoia, nerves. i never had a moment of peace, n e v e r. rn i'm better but sometimes the line of thoughts come back and the nervers. i have pannic or anxiety?
I'm not sure if this counts, but a few months ago I had a project that I did not finish for a science class. I thought it had to be presented, and since I'm shy to the extreme, and struggled with anxiety I got scared and I didn't want to do it. So I began crying, panicking, and trying to convince my mom to take me home. But I had to go anyway, and turns out that we never had to present it. So I felt a bit relieved, but at the same time I was upset since I stressed out over something I never actually had to do?
Antonia B. If I get called on in class my heart speeds up, I hyperventilate, I stutter, Then I start having a panic attack and sometimes go running to the bathroom and crying untill I can breathe again. (Just one example) do you think this is social anxiety?
Whenever I have "too much work to do" (one sheet of homework) or that "the day is so overwhelming" (haven't even left my bed yet) or that "I have to text me friends so they dint think I'm dead but I don't want to text too much" etc, I completely disassociate. I just zone out, never focus, can't do anything, am off in my own world and my mind goes blank and numb and shuts out any and all sources of panic. It's weird and stops me from getting anything done. I stil, think it's just laziness though, anxiety seems so much worse.
You can have a disorder and still be functional. I was dealing with chest pains and palpitations, a few times thought was having heart attack(panic attack) I thought I had a physical problem since I wasnt feeling particularly "stressed" after a year of test and no physical problems were found. They told me my brain is telling my body it's in stress even if I'm not having anxious thoughts. Weird.
I hate when people make anxiety seem like no big deal. I have major social anxiety and I'm constantly shaking when I'm around people. I also have anxiety attacks when there are a lot of people around me, such as a school dance. People tell me "Calm down, they're just people. You have no need to be nervous." It's not something that I can just calm down about and cure on my own. I will always have it and people just need to accept the fact that my anxiety isn't just being "shy" or "nervous", it's a serious thing that doesn't just go away when I'm told to calm down.
This is kind of misinformative tbh (not bashing on the video or anything). Anxiety means behaving in an apprehensive manner (such as worry concern troubled fearful fretful etc). Anxiety causes stress responses (stress). One is causing the other. You cannot get anxious if you do not behave in an apprehensive manner. Its impossible. Having said that that doesnt mean that anxiety is the only way stress can be experienced. Stress occurs where anything taxing streneous has occured such as rigorous physical exertion (physical stress), or experiencing grief (emotional stress), behaving anxiously (behavioral stress), being in a very very hot enviroment (enviromental stress), or trying to figure something out continiously (wich is worrying - mental stress due to heavy cognitive load - strain). Having these in mind, the stress girl is stressing about problems but then outbalances that stress with rest which heals and reduxes her stress etc while the anxiety girl keeps the pedal on and on by behaving anxiously (thinking in worrisome and fearfull ways) which produces wayyy more stress than what the stress girl experiences. She poured so much stress by behaving so anxiously that the stress hormones in her body (which are stimulants) keep her awake with her mind racing (another symptom of highly elevated stress). Anyway the appropriate thing here would be "a not so anxious person facing stressful circumstances vs an overly anxious person facing stressful circumstances". Not stress vs anxiety. Thats confusing for the audience. Just my 2 cents though im not bashing on the video i say this in a more constructive critisism way. Good video overall subscribed!
I have actual anxiety but I relate for a lot of the stress stuff and anxiety stuff. Anxiety can be severe or unnoticeable depending on the person- so I'd be cafeul with these examples :/ BUT I HATE WHEN I TELL PEOPLE I HAVE ANXIETY AND THEY SAY THEY GET NERVOUS A LOT TOO :////
It’s so annoying when almost over half the kids in my grade say “ugh I have anxiety and I’m having a panic attack” it’s gotten to the point where it is hard for me to believe if someone actually has anxiety or is just stressed :/
I absolutely love these, it educates people on the differences so they can support and say the right things and help people understand more clearly what they're feeling is.
ANYONE ELSE A HUGE DARN DIDDLY JULIETTE Ok im not joking, I regret the excitement of this comment already, it completely throws off the tone of what im trying to say, because I actually have anxiety and its not a joke and its not a joke if someone else has it But im trying to not regret what I say?? So im keeping this here?? I SHOULD STOP TALKING, HAH
Does that mean I have anxiety? I mean I have been told by my therapist that I MIGHT have a bit of anxiety but according to the video I REALLY do have anxiety and apparently never realized it.
can you do ocd vs being a neat freak? it's annoying that ppl think just because you want your pens in color order that they have ocd. besides, that isn't even the most common version of ocd
I was recently diagnosed with general anxiety. Actually just yesterday I had a panic attack because I was just nervous. But when ever I tell someone their only response is "Oh, yeah, well just get over it." But it's like...uh?? You don't have panic attacks now do you? Go ahead you have this disorder and see how you like it.
I HATE my ex friends so much. One claimed to have to depression and anxiety and ocd and adhd and that she cut herself. Yep u see where this is going. She actually doesn't have any of those things (confirmed by her own mother). I know I'm no doctor but she does not have any of those things as my own mother has depression and has even attempted suicide. She hides it from me just how you'd expect but I can tell. My ex friend however does none of these things and is extremely social.
I fucking love you guys! I have a teacher that told me to "stop worrying" about a presentation i had to give in front of my class, i have an anxiety disorder, when i showed the class this video and wrote a story about my encounter with her she shut right the fuck up.
There are different types of anxiety. When I was about 9, I was diagnosed with an anxiety that had literally just come out of nowhere and I was terrified to leave my parents alone. I couldn't go to school, I couldn't go to my friends and I couldn't join in with anything I loved. It basically cut me off from my life. However, 2 years later, I had no trace left. I didn't even look up if my parents walked out of the door and I wanted to get away from the house half the time 😂. I guess I'm just trying to say that anxiety is a thing that seems impossible to get rid if, but it's not. It takes time, but you can kick it out of your life 💙💛
Kids develop separation anxiety all the time, and yes, they do tend to grow out of it. Kids honestly develop a lot of things that they only have during childhood, like I had asthma as a kid and now I'm all good. I also had ADHD, but that only got worse with age.
Very often I will randomly feel anxious for no reason- I've done all the work I need to do and don't have anything important to do- my heart feels like it's in my throat, I find it difficult to concentrate on something because I'm just really anxious that something will go wrong and it feels like I know something is going to go wrong. Sometimes I can't even talk to the people I'm closest to because I'm so worried that I'll mess something up. I often feel scared before I go to sleep because I have the thought of someone (or something) in my room watching me sleep, I can't help but picture a looming figure standing over me, a figure in the mirror just staring or someone in my stairway, I loose sleep worrying and one of my repeated things I do before I sleep is then my phone torch on and go over the plans for the next morning (what time I'll get out of bed, if I'll pack my bag or get changed into school uniform first, what time I'll go down to breakfast, what I'll have for breakfast along with a backup if that's out, if I'll message people before I leave what time or message will be sent). When I walk to school I make sure I go the pathway or route that I know there will be the least people so the least I have to make eye contact or look, when I have to cross the road to get to the school entrance I have to make sure I'm walking behind a group of people so when I cross I don't have to make the lollipop man do it twice or I look alone or stand out. In school I make sure I know where my next lesson is, where I'm sitting, who I'm next to, how I'll say 'here miss/sir' , I plan my routes to lessons beforehand so I'm not late. In lessons if I'm asked to speak or give an answer It makes me feel like I can't breathe properly and every time I'm left either lightly or pretty severely shaking. When I'm out with friends if I see a group of people I know walking in one direction I will turn and go the longer way- sometimes even looping back around- so I avoid people. It does interfere with quite a bit but I found it helps to scrunch paper or listen to nice music and lie down. Idk why I shared this I just wanted to tell someone, I usually tell people that I'm fine even if I feel like something is going to go wrong or I'm going to be yelled at (which is dumb of me and I try to tell myself that I'd been in that situation before and been fine). An example of this from relatively recently is when I was in the wrong English group at the very start of my school year. The timetables had been messed up so it was common to have people leave for a different group or come into the group and it was fine. I in the wrong English and the teacher was explaining something, for the 25 minutes he took to explain something I couldn't bring myself to put my hand up and interrupt him because I was sure that he would be annoyed or yell at me, I sat in my seat silently like the rest of the class as I silently panicked, by the time it had been ten minutes I thought that if I did tell him I was in the wrong English group he would punish me for not speaking up about it or a thousand other bad scenarios, I was on the verge of tears and felt like I couldn't get enough air but I didn't breathe more or cry because I knew that that would cause a scene, so I sat in agonising silence for the 25 minutes and when he finally handed out sheets I told him that I was in the incorrect group, he was fine with it and told me where I needed to go so I went there. But the class that I was meant to go to was already half way through and the teacher looked like she was explaining something, I stood outside the door for a minute or two and was about to knock as I had spent the last two minutes silently motivating myself but the class was full and I knew that they would all look at me (which I knew would be because of the noise not because they're judging me but I still can't convince myself of that) so I rushed to the bathrooms that were close and locked myself in one of the stalls, this time I was crying and couldn't breathe properly but after five minutes of that I crumpled paper which helped a bit, by now there was only twenty minutes of the lesson left so I tried again, but again I couldn't so I spent the remaining 15 minutes in the bathrooms panicking as quietly as a could as I hoped that the next lesson she wouldn't ask me where I was. Even a month or two after it happened it still makes my stomach twist. Idk why I shared this but I just needed to tell someone, I know the RUclips comments section probably isn't the best place to do so
Flam3 I’m so sorry that you have to struggle with this. I have generalized anxiety disorder also, but not as severely as you do. Thanks for leaving your comment. I feel less alone. I get anxious to leave class because when I come back everyone looks at you. I struggle with my anxiety every day and I think obsessively about my schedule and homework to keep me on task (i get distracted easily). Something that helps me is I try to get to class early before the others so I get walk in by myself. I also go to the bathroom at every break so I don’t have to go in class. I also love listening to comedy podcasts and those make me feel better when I am anxious. Some medications have helped for me especially Zoloft, but everyone is different so it might not work for you. I hope you can find ways to cope and I hope you can find something to help you feel better.
I have mild anxiety and everytime I tell my friends, they're all like "lol I have anxiety too" "don't we All? " yea right...... Not sure if they're even friends :(
every person with anxiety disorder is different. i've learned that. i have a possibility of having borderline personality disorder, which is accompanied by anxiety and paranoia [which has grown worse over the years], and i only have half of what a person with actual anxiety experiences [deadlines for example]
I felt really importent when u guys Said “listen” cause i myself have social and panic anxiety disorder. So thx for making me feel important have a good one
No offense but I don't think we should be looking to youtube videos to see if we have anxiety or not. It's better to talk to a doctor or therapist. I mean people experience anxiety in different ways. Some people have it worse than others. OK bye.
Fangirl trash Yeah, I've been diagnosed with anxiety (by a doctor and a psychiatrist). It's freaking me out to see the among of people of this video going, "Wow, that's what I have." Honestly, the video isn't great at explaining what anxiety is.
Videos like these truly opens up many people's eyes and creates a much needed conversation. When more people have a better understanding of anxiety, there is a better response and help towards it. Awesome video
I get anxiety everyday when I’m in public places and rare panic attacks. I hate when people ask if I have an anxiety disorder. No,I don’t because I haven’t been diagnosed because I’m too scared to talk to a doctor,but I GET anxiety.
Everyone gets anxiety, it's also a feeling, the specific disorder is too much of it. If you get panic attacks and anxiety in a certain place, there's a chance it could just be a phobia. Agoraphobia maybe? It's the fear of open spaces or crowds, public places could be on that list. Mysophobia, or germophobia as it is sometimes called, in the fear of germs, bacteria, and contamination. Public places are usually pretty dirty.
Thank you so much for making these videos so people can have a better understanding of mental illnesses. I’m tired of people saying, “oh it’s ok! you’ll be fine just don’t think about it.”
My friends after the teacher called me out and I almost cried and went red: Why are you so shy? Me : I don’t know Me inside : WAIT YOU RLLY THINK I‘M SHY ,but don’t say it ,cause it will make it weird ... (Sry for my bad english)
I have social anxiety. I'm scared to eat in front of people. I'm constantly scared I'm going to say the wrong thing. I don't get much sleep because I look back on my day to see if they're things people can make fun of me for. I ask for everything when I know I don't have to. I do this in my OWN HOME. Everyone says anxiety is something you can get over easily. WRONG. I tried over and over again. I've had 2 therepist, neither helped. So if your someone that doesn't have anxiety, but tells someone that does to get over it, DON'T. That's the last thing they want to hear.
I'm like Juliette, but I can sleep. Not always, but I can. I always feel like someting bad is going to happend, like I should not be there and right now I'm embarrassed for my bad English (I'm not really embarrassed but I don't know how to explain how I fell I'm sorry...) Because I'm Italian and... Ok stop... Sorry
My anxiety disorder started last year. I was feeling so nervous and anxious all the time. I couldn't socialize, all my friends just wanted to go away. This year, with school, it all started again. I think it's social anxiety. I'm trying to get out of home and go to crowded places to end this but I feel like I couldn't make any progress. My friends are going outside and inviting me for join them but actually I can't join them because they are getting together with another friend group and I actually feel so lonely even such a crowded group like this. I feel like they don't care at all. They just talk and everybody listens. But when it comes to me I feel scared as hell. I wasn't like this before. I lost my self confident, and I don't know how did that happen? (my english is not perfect at all but i hope you understood)
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤
THANKYOU SO MUCH ITS so hard to explain this to people this channel really is helping me feel more at ease as these videos do a better job at explaining it too people then i do i cant say the right thing then apologise for everything i said
Thanks for this video. My best friend came to me thinking she had an anxiety disorder. She came to me because I have GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and trusted me to help her. She sees a therapist now as well, but only once a month and the therapist said it was just stress so she sees her to talk about stress. I see my therapist once a week and have anxiety attacks on the daily. My friend says she has them too I ask her to explain and she says that “I just get all shaky and nervous” for me I literally exit the classroom and cry. I’ve had this since preschool. I’m now 13. It’s taken over my life, but it had gotten better. Therapy works. Just thank you for helping me show my friend the difference and showing me the difference as well. (Oh and another thing. I sleep 4-2 hours every night, and she’ll be like “I’m so tired I get like 6 hours” and I’m like “cool I slept well, 5 hours tonight” and she’s like “well that’s because you’re *insert my name here* you never sleep” and it kinda annoys me)
Oh and also a couple days ago she was stressed about something and wouldn’t shut up about it and the stressful energy gave me a panic attack and she said “I have to do (what ever it was) and you’re the one who’s stressed?” I’ve told her about my anxiety and tried to explain it many times, but she doesn’t understand and that’s one of the hardest things about it.
I feel anxious all the time. My body starts to shake up when I'm talking to a cashier or an adult. I always say "Um" when I'm talking to my friends and family. I can't take being in front of a crowd performing something. I agree to something my friend wants to do when I actually disagree. I feel uncomfortable when a stranger give eye contact to me. I'm just really nervous about every little thing even though I really shouldn't be worried about it. I overthink things. IM NERVOUS ALWAYS. That paragraph I just wrote is what I THINK what going through anxiety is. Please add more and correct me. I wanna learn about anxiety :)
I have a fear of being humiliated and being judged. I avoid social interaction and social appearance. And sometimes i have talents that i can shine with. But I dont want to, i dont like people look at me in stages and doing one of my worst nightmare... PUBLIC SPEAKING. My mom would insult me for why i do this. I would get hurt, but hide it from her. So one night, I researched about my diagnosis, and led me to a word ANXIETY. I researched kinds of anxiety and I confirmed to myself that I have Social anxiety.. no one knows, but myself...
this is a conversation between me and a friend Me: I think i have anxiety i can't stop having thoughts racing through my head allthe time it hurts... Her: Lol me too im so stressed about babysitting Me thinking: what the heck your so unsupportive Me: Its a real illness... Her: Haha yeah me thinking: UGHHHH
I'm in the same boat as Steph - but I always get 'Don't be silly, everyone gets anxious at times.' 'Stop worrying about stupid things, it's ridiculous!' 'You don't have anxiety, you're being a pain.' A A A. It's so disheartening.
Yeah. I have bad anxiety (GAD) and my stress levels are always up, no matter how calm/good things are for me. My friends and family without anxiety just don't get it.
This is anxiety but just remember there are different types of anxiety. I have a serious anxiety disorder though I do not display any of this behavior. My anxiety revolves around change, losing things or reminiscing about when I was younger.
"oh, i took 3 to this school test, i'm sooo depressed" and then there is you. actually depressed. but nobody believes you because everyone is "depressed, bipolar, anxiety" becausethe heard fo this on tumblr but don't even know what does it mean. I hatw tumblr, lol.
Like I can’t relate it my anxiety and depression is mostly came from my family some of my family members experienced anxiety now I suffer from it my depression kicked in when I was 7 I was very naughty in primary school in year 3 cause of my dad and my depression and anxiety I was always depressed in year 3 4 5 6 and now 7
Yea, this is me. I have an absolutely horrible anxiety disorder, yet whenever I say anything about it, my friends go "Oh yea, same." It makes me feel horrible.
Zecora Bloodclaw same here. I have ptsd anxiety and encoprises but they always invalidate me. 😔
Zecora Bloodclaw your friend doesn't even know what you go through . he or she better understand real fast enough.. we suffer from it
Zecora Bloodclaw same 😥
Zecora Bloodclaw yeah this had happened to me too! like I showed my friend a poem today that I wrote because I like to write a lot and I often write down anxieties and stuff and it was very personal for me. and she just laughs and goes "same this is me every day!" like anxiety and things of the sorts isn't meant to be a funny relatable thing and i feel really bad when people act like it is because it always makes me question if I'm just making a big deal over nothing and I hate it!!!
Zecora Bloodclaw yea I'm getting better with anxiety its still really bad
I'm so tired of people saying "there is nothing to be anxious about!" yeah I know that but my anxiety doesn't!
Exactly
Faye B. Yep.
Many times it is a learned response having to do with core beliefs that have formed as well.
It's like, "oh yeah nothing except no one likes me and I have so much work to do and I don't want to leave my house I look like a mess that project is a week overdue I haven't eaten enough I need to excersise...And a couple million other things.'
Trueeee
I feel bad for pointing this out, but it needs to be said; you can feel anxious without having an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder is when your anxiety get so bad that, well, it becomes a disorder.
I have an anxiety disorder and I'm not anxious all the time, but sometimes I just get really freaked out and feel funny and I don't even know why. It happens like once or twice a day that my body just reacts and I get really nervous and the bad kind of adrenaline. I'm venting here and I don't know how to feel about that, but I'm going to post it anyway, because too often I write a comment and then I get scared and delete it before I can post it.
S Henry but anxious comes from the word 'anxiety' so its the same thing. its an actual illness
Pretty obvious sherlock. :/
actually thats true BUT anxiety is a disorder and if you have anxiety, your always anxious of something. so this comment has been of no use top anyone....
ilovefood having anxiety and being anxious does not equate to having an anxiety DISORDER
I'm going to show this to my mom because she knows I have anxiety but she thinks it's just being stressed out occasionally
Uh oh! You Friccin moron! You just got memed! Same!!!
i just have to say that i LOVE your youtube name
DO IT!!
I have anxiety too
I have anxiety and family is part it🤣🫣 I told my doctor instead and got meds lol
Social Anxiety Disorder??....Anyone??Depression??...
Nikki Star a chance of both and I guess I count as a someone
Rose Gold I hate gym class too I feel like EVERYONE is judging me and my body....
Rose Gold Oh.Ma.Gawd....Awww!That was so sweet of you!!Thank you that means a lot!❤
Rose Gold Depression it's not the only thing that I've got but here we go:It's like you don't want to get up from the bed...Being dead from inside but you are still alive...You dont feel like going to school and if you tell that to someone they will answer you like this:"Yeah,Whatever you just don't want to go to school because you are bored".And stuff like that...I dont know if you understand it..but anyway you can see some videos at RUclips and maybe you will understand... maybe try and type at RUclips:,,Living with Depression"...Or something
Rose Gold That's really cool!I would've love to read it!!And honestly I really don't mind talking to you,it kind of makes me feel better that I'm not alone....Anyway you can write a book on Wattpad!I'm pretty sure lot of people would love to read it!And one of them it will be me...If you need any help,I would love to help you!...That is if you don't want to talk to a girl behind her phone with pijamas and messy hair...😅
these videos are amazing. They should've been made years ago. Let's do fears vs phobias. NOT THE SAME.
thestaceofspade I agree please do fears vs phobia
thestaceofspade YES.
Oh good, now I can show my classmates how stupid they are when they say they have anxiety, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE ANXIETY
Jimins Kookie I actually have anxiety and can’t relate to this.. there’s multiple types of anxiety.
Are you like the anxiety police
oh come on. this is way to mean. i mean, having an anxiety not necessarily means that you need to have anxiety disorder. so you may not belittle your friends’ feelings just because you think that they misused the word because they might be right. and plus, you never really know what’s going on someone’s head.
EXACTLY!
how do you know how they feel?
I can definitely relate to this👍Often when I have anxiety I'll be told things like "Can't you deal with a little bit of stress", "I've been stressed before and it's not the end of the world", or "just grow up and accept that life isn't fair". However when they hear a detailed description of what anxiety is like, many are shocked and can't understand how we can live this way. Yet many of us take specific medications and/or use mindful exercises to control our anxiety. It will of course still be present, however they certainly aren't a waste of time😊
someone finally understands!
When i got an anxiety attack my parents said get over it or your faking it you are just lazy i mean that really doesnt help me it just make more anxious
My mom, sister, and I have serious anxiety too. It's even more annoying knowing that and having the same experiences. "It's just stress", "Get over it", "Life's not fair", "You'll be fine". Even though I'm the only one that has to be on medication for anxiety and ADHD, they can't seem to fully wrap their heads around the fact that disorders affects everyone in different ways (even though my sister is double majoring in psychological sciences and neuroscience and should know that).
ALifeJournal Yeah. I’ve had GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) since preschool and my cousin when we were younger would torment me (were close now, he had some really bad ADHD issues and is really nice and caring now) and I would scream about how it wasn’t fair and he would say life isn’t fair and that just made me more upset.
I know right
Ahh yes this perfect!! As a person who has struggled with generalized anxiety disorder, I can say this is super accurate and true.
Dirty Dan I, agree, I find it so hard for my mom to understand.
SpooksMcGooks I was hoping someone else would mention this is gad not all anxieties because I have an anxiety disorder that only affects certain aspects of my life not gad
I have horrible anxiety, I can't even answer the phone, open the door or even go out with friends cos I get way too stressed and I cry myself to sleep every night, because I overanalyse everything I did that day.
CDplaysGamesBUM ! Stay strong :)
SAME FOR ME YOUR NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I can’t open the door either and well also because I’m allowed to and idk if this counts but I get scared when someone rings the door bell,I know it sounds dumb but still, I also don’t answer unknown numbers for certain reasons
i dont know if its anxiety.
no one believes me, even my parents. they're like "It's like that for everyone"
i cant sit in one place at the same way for 10 seconds. when i sleep over at someone's home, i feel like all my movements anoyy him, and it's a horrible feeling.
also. in class. if i pay attention. i have to make noise or well. play with something.
and if i dont then i just draw random things or make up games or find the square root of every number from 1-100
It's horrible, yeah, and i do take 4 hours (in bed) to finally fall asleep.
but i heard it encreases your creativity.
one of the most stupid things are how school treats students. like everybody can manage 9 hours of sitting in one place. be quiet. and listen.
There are students with ADHD, OCD, Anxiety. and more.
also, kids learn better in different ways. some seeing. some listening. some feeling.
something needs to change. but yeah. i understand you
Try to get diagnosed by a professional. To me personally, just what you said sounds like you get bored easily (the things you're doing aren't interesting), you're a bit self-conscious, again just bored, you're body clock could be off. It could easily just be how the disorder affects you personally, or completely different one. I completely agree with you on the whole school thing though. Just try your hardest to get to a professional, even if you have to pester your parents enough to take/let you. Sessions are a lot of money, but it could possibly help you. If the people around you truly wanted the best for you, they'd stand by you and help you out. Mental health is lightyears above physical health (though both important), everyone should just keep that in mind for the sake of everyone around them.
It seems like it could be ADHD but I'd see a professional and I relate to the school system being poorly equipped to support anyone with unique needs. Medication can help. Exercise might help too to burn some of the energy.
I know I'm fidgeting right know cause I'm having an anxiety attack
If I told somebosy that and they responded with "Dont worry I feel stressed to!" I would feel a strong urge to punch them.... Not even kidding thats the worst possible thing you could say to me.
Me: *Anxious*
Me Later: *Anxious And Stressed*
Ahh, anxiety is just WONDERFUL! (Not)
Screw it! I have both and it is terrible! When stress comes that means anxiety later.
Me: What could possibly go wrong? Anxiety: I'm glad you asked.
This is so on point!! A fantastic illustration.
I’m like a combo between stress and anxiety🤷🏻♀️🙂😅
Alexandra Badescu
Me too
I have social anxiety, and everyone around me says I'm shy. It's not the same thing. You can't just put me In a room with a bunch of people and then I'll be 'cured'.
And I always say to my friends "I'm dead". Now she says that and I'm so annoyed. She clearly doesn't know what it means and it annoys me so much. She's like, "I'm dead because I'm tired". Like no, you're not fucking dead ok? So shut tf up.
Sorry
When I opened up with anxiety my friends said that I don’t actually have it. Well then how come I have all the symptoms and my parents think I have it. ( My dads a psychologist and my mom is a mental health worker) My friends say that everyone has anxiety but what your experiencing is what every body does. So does every body feel sick, think about situations that result in death and freak out every time they see a bug. ( the last one is weird) But friends don’t think I have it because one RUclipsr described their anxiety and now they think that is how every person with an anxiety disorder feels. Well the truth is... your wrong, anxiety is different for everyone.
So I apparently stress a lot. I always thought it was anxiety. I do get a bit uncomfortable when I talk to people, though...
Thank you so much for this! People take me mentioning I have anxiety and that I have troubles sleeping cause of it as something relatable and normal, and go "hah, same tho." Like it's some quirk.
Having an anxiety or panic disorder isn't the same as occasionally experiencing anxiety or panic attacks either. The basis for the diagnosis of a disorder is the inability to function normally for a period of over 3-6 months because of your anxiety or because of fear of panicking. For example, I had had issues with unreasonable anxiety and occasional panic attacks for about two years before I actually developed a disorder. A disorder completely disrupts your everyday life to a point you - depending on the individuals triggers - may not be able to use public transportation, talk to people, be in enclosed spaces, eat normally or even in severe cases leave your home at all.
Also panic attacks are nothing like "freaking out". It has multiple severe physical symptoms. People may pass out, start shaking uncontrollably, vomit or even experience heart arrhythmias. Some people start disassociate, may feel like they are watching their bodies from the outside, feel like everything slows down or speeds up insanely, objects and people visually growing bigger or smaller, some even lose part or full control over their body and feel they are unable to move. For most people, mental as well as physical symptoms get so bad to the point they full heartedly believe they are dying. Panic attacks usually last between 10 to 45 minutes but can recur up to 6 times in one sitting. It absolutely is one of the worst things a person can experience.
When a person has an untreated anxiety or panic disorder (not the same thing) their entire life starts to revolve around their anxiety/panic. There'll be significant behavioral changes over the course of at least a month in order to be diagnosed in which the patient tries to avoid any and all situations that they feel may provoke their symptoms. Not only do they experience anxiety or panic, they also constantly fear the next time they'll feel that way again and what they feel may happen if they do.
If you suspect you may have or are developing an anxiety or panic disorder, immediately get help. These disorders very often can deteriorate extremely quickly and once formed avoidetary habits are very difficult to break the worse they get. People with these disorders are at extremely high risk to develop agoraphobia (fear of leaving ones home) and a number of secondary mental illnesses, namely, but amongst others, major depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders, insomnia, substance abuse and of course additional phobias.
These conditions are no joke and need to be taken more serious by both the affected and the general society.
If you know your loved one has an anxiety or panic disorder, please ask how they want you to behave around them when they experience an episode without enabling them and try to get them help if they haven't already.
well, six months ago i had my first panic attack, before that i had a lot of thing to be worried about (little things). for four months i had a line of terrible thoughts, i had imsomnia and fear (the fear still). during that time i went to psychological therapy and it helped me a lot but sometimes i am very afraid. paranoia, nerves. i never had a moment of peace, n e v e r. rn i'm better but sometimes the line of thoughts come back and the nervers. i have pannic or anxiety?
I'm not sure if this counts, but a few months ago I had a project that I did not finish for a science class. I thought it had to be presented, and since I'm shy to the extreme, and struggled with anxiety I got scared and I didn't want to do it. So I began crying, panicking, and trying to convince my mom to take me home. But I had to go anyway, and turns out that we never had to present it. So I felt a bit relieved, but at the same time I was upset since I stressed out over something I never actually had to do?
Antonia B. If I get called on in class my heart speeds up, I hyperventilate, I stutter, Then I start having a panic attack and sometimes go running to the bathroom and crying untill I can breathe again. (Just one example) do you think this is social anxiety?
Whenever I have "too much work to do" (one sheet of homework) or that "the day is so overwhelming" (haven't even left my bed yet) or that "I have to text me friends so they dint think I'm dead but I don't want to text too much" etc, I completely disassociate. I just zone out, never focus, can't do anything, am off in my own world and my mind goes blank and numb and shuts out any and all sources of panic. It's weird and stops me from getting anything done. I stil, think it's just laziness though, anxiety seems so much worse.
You can have a disorder and still be functional. I was dealing with chest pains and palpitations, a few times thought was having heart attack(panic attack) I thought I had a physical problem since I wasnt feeling particularly "stressed" after a year of test and no physical problems were found. They told me my brain is telling my body it's in stress even if I'm not having anxious thoughts. Weird.
I hate when people make anxiety seem like no big deal. I have major social anxiety and I'm constantly shaking when I'm around people. I also have anxiety attacks when there are a lot of people around me, such as a school dance. People tell me "Calm down, they're just people. You have no need to be nervous." It's not something that I can just calm down about and cure on my own. I will always have it and people just need to accept the fact that my anxiety isn't just being "shy" or "nervous", it's a serious thing that doesn't just go away when I'm told to calm down.
wow can't believe there's only one type of anxiety
This is kind of misinformative tbh (not bashing on the video or anything). Anxiety means behaving in an apprehensive manner (such as worry concern troubled fearful fretful etc). Anxiety causes stress responses (stress). One is causing the other. You cannot get anxious if you do not behave in an apprehensive manner. Its impossible. Having said that that doesnt mean that anxiety is the only way stress can be experienced. Stress occurs where anything taxing streneous has occured such as rigorous physical exertion (physical stress), or experiencing grief (emotional stress), behaving anxiously (behavioral stress), being in a very very hot enviroment (enviromental stress), or trying to figure something out continiously (wich is worrying - mental stress due to heavy cognitive load - strain).
Having these in mind, the stress girl is stressing about problems but then outbalances that stress with rest which heals and reduxes her stress etc while the anxiety girl keeps the pedal on and on by behaving anxiously (thinking in worrisome and fearfull ways) which produces wayyy more stress than what the stress girl experiences. She poured so much stress by behaving so anxiously that the stress hormones in her body (which are stimulants) keep her awake with her mind racing (another symptom of highly elevated stress). Anyway the appropriate thing here would be
"a not so anxious person facing stressful circumstances vs an overly anxious person facing stressful circumstances". Not stress vs anxiety. Thats confusing for the audience. Just my 2 cents though im not bashing on the video i say this in a more constructive critisism way. Good video overall subscribed!
I have really bad anxiety and I hate it when I say anything about it to people will say that I'm "getting to stressed out about it"
I have actual anxiety but I relate for a lot of the stress stuff and anxiety stuff. Anxiety can be severe or unnoticeable depending on the person- so I'd be cafeul with these examples :/
BUT I HATE WHEN I TELL PEOPLE I HAVE ANXIETY AND THEY SAY THEY GET NERVOUS A LOT TOO :////
It’s so annoying when almost over half the kids in my grade say “ugh I have anxiety and I’m having a panic attack” it’s gotten to the point where it is hard for me to believe if someone actually has anxiety or is just stressed :/
I absolutely love these, it educates people on the differences so they can support and say the right things and help people understand more clearly what they're feeling is.
Someone: "You don't have anxiety your just stressed out. "
Me: "this is juliette and this is Stephanie..."
I often get stressed during silence. I'm just sitting, doing nothing, and then before I know it I'm repeatedly stomping the ground.
I've terrible anxieties. For every other thing. Hate it.
i have anxiety and i'm depressed, i think suicidal. And stress every day, for no reason... just ...fuck... :(
ANYONE ELSE A HUGE DARN DIDDLY JULIETTE
Ok im not joking, I regret the excitement of this comment already, it completely throws off the tone of what im trying to say, because I actually have anxiety and its not a joke and its not a joke if someone else has it
But im trying to not regret what I say?? So im keeping this here??
I SHOULD STOP TALKING, HAH
"And will later over analyze everything she said" ME AF
Does that mean I have anxiety? I mean I have been told by my therapist that I MIGHT have a bit of anxiety but according to the video I REALLY do have anxiety and apparently never realized it.
can you do ocd vs being a neat freak? it's annoying that ppl think just because you want your pens in color order that they have ocd. besides, that isn't even the most common version of ocd
It sounds so textbook. People have varying degrees of anxiety
I was recently diagnosed with general anxiety. Actually just yesterday I had a panic attack because I was just nervous. But when ever I tell someone their only response is "Oh, yeah, well just get over it." But it's like...uh?? You don't have panic attacks now do you? Go ahead you have this disorder and see how you like it.
So basically anxiety only occurs when there is no actual stressor involved, but stress occurs when there is an actual stressor involved?
I HATE my ex friends so much. One claimed to have to depression and anxiety and ocd and adhd and that she cut herself. Yep u see where this is going. She actually doesn't have any of those things (confirmed by her own mother). I know I'm no doctor but she does not have any of those things as my own mother has depression and has even attempted suicide. She hides it from me just how you'd expect but I can tell. My ex friend however does none of these things and is extremely social.
Finally i know what i have, ty.
I watched this video a month ago , and didn't felt relatable
But now I relate to it :(
No !
Update - 7th may and it's worst now
My problem is I'm afraid to ask for help when I need it. And the more I need the help, the more I'm afraid I am to ask for it.
I fucking love you guys! I have a teacher that told me to "stop worrying" about a presentation i had to give in front of my class, i have an anxiety disorder, when i showed the class this video and wrote a story about my encounter with her she shut right the fuck up.
There are different types of anxiety. When I was about 9, I was diagnosed with an anxiety that had literally just come out of nowhere and I was terrified to leave my parents alone. I couldn't go to school, I couldn't go to my friends and I couldn't join in with anything I loved. It basically cut me off from my life. However, 2 years later, I had no trace left. I didn't even look up if my parents walked out of the door and I wanted to get away from the house half the time 😂. I guess I'm just trying to say that anxiety is a thing that seems impossible to get rid if, but it's not. It takes time, but you can kick it out of your life 💙💛
Kids develop separation anxiety all the time, and yes, they do tend to grow out of it. Kids honestly develop a lot of things that they only have during childhood, like I had asthma as a kid and now I'm all good. I also had ADHD, but that only got worse with age.
Very often I will randomly feel anxious for no reason- I've done all the work I need to do and don't have anything important to do- my heart feels like it's in my throat, I find it difficult to concentrate on something because I'm just really anxious that something will go wrong and it feels like I know something is going to go wrong. Sometimes I can't even talk to the people I'm closest to because I'm so worried that I'll mess something up. I often feel scared before I go to sleep because I have the thought of someone (or something) in my room watching me sleep, I can't help but picture a looming figure standing over me, a figure in the mirror just staring or someone in my stairway, I loose sleep worrying and one of my repeated things I do before I sleep is then my phone torch on and go over the plans for the next morning (what time I'll get out of bed, if I'll pack my bag or get changed into school uniform first, what time I'll go down to breakfast, what I'll have for breakfast along with a backup if that's out, if I'll message people before I leave what time or message will be sent). When I walk to school I make sure I go the pathway or route that I know there will be the least people so the least I have to make eye contact or look, when I have to cross the road to get to the school entrance I have to make sure I'm walking behind a group of people so when I cross I don't have to make the lollipop man do it twice or I look alone or stand out. In school I make sure I know where my next lesson is, where I'm sitting, who I'm next to, how I'll say 'here miss/sir' , I plan my routes to lessons beforehand so I'm not late. In lessons if I'm asked to speak or give an answer It makes me feel like I can't breathe properly and every time I'm left either lightly or pretty severely shaking. When I'm out with friends if I see a group of people I know walking in one direction I will turn and go the longer way- sometimes even looping back around- so I avoid people. It does interfere with quite a bit but I found it helps to scrunch paper or listen to nice music and lie down. Idk why I shared this I just wanted to tell someone, I usually tell people that I'm fine even if I feel like something is going to go wrong or I'm going to be yelled at (which is dumb of me and I try to tell myself that I'd been in that situation before and been fine). An example of this from relatively recently is when I was in the wrong English group at the very start of my school year. The timetables had been messed up so it was common to have people leave for a different group or come into the group and it was fine. I in the wrong English and the teacher was explaining something, for the 25 minutes he took to explain something I couldn't bring myself to put my hand up and interrupt him because I was sure that he would be annoyed or yell at me, I sat in my seat silently like the rest of the class as I silently panicked, by the time it had been ten minutes I thought that if I did tell him I was in the wrong English group he would punish me for not speaking up about it or a thousand other bad scenarios, I was on the verge of tears and felt like I couldn't get enough air but I didn't breathe more or cry because I knew that that would cause a scene, so I sat in agonising silence for the 25 minutes and when he finally handed out sheets I told him that I was in the incorrect group, he was fine with it and told me where I needed to go so I went there. But the class that I was meant to go to was already half way through and the teacher looked like she was explaining something, I stood outside the door for a minute or two and was about to knock as I had spent the last two minutes silently motivating myself but the class was full and I knew that they would all look at me (which I knew would be because of the noise not because they're judging me but I still can't convince myself of that) so I rushed to the bathrooms that were close and locked myself in one of the stalls, this time I was crying and couldn't breathe properly but after five minutes of that I crumpled paper which helped a bit, by now there was only twenty minutes of the lesson left so I tried again, but again I couldn't so I spent the remaining 15 minutes in the bathrooms panicking as quietly as a could as I hoped that the next lesson she wouldn't ask me where I was. Even a month or two after it happened it still makes my stomach twist. Idk why I shared this but I just needed to tell someone, I know the RUclips comments section probably isn't the best place to do so
Flam3 I’m so sorry that you have to struggle with this. I have generalized anxiety disorder also, but not as severely as you do. Thanks for leaving your comment. I feel less alone. I get anxious to leave class because when I come back everyone looks at you. I struggle with my anxiety every day and I think obsessively about my schedule and homework to keep me on task (i get distracted easily). Something that helps me is I try to get to class early before the others so I get walk in by myself. I also go to the bathroom at every break so I don’t have to go in class. I also love listening to comedy podcasts and those make me feel better when I am anxious. Some medications have helped for me especially Zoloft, but everyone is different so it might not work for you. I hope you can find ways to cope and I hope you can find something to help you feel better.
I have mild anxiety and everytime I tell my friends, they're all like "lol I have anxiety too" "don't we All? " yea right...... Not sure if they're even friends :(
I think the proper title is “ stress vs anxiety disorder”
Allow me to confuse this even more. There is also chronic stress somewhere in there
every person with anxiety disorder is different. i've learned that. i have a possibility of having borderline personality disorder, which is accompanied by anxiety and paranoia [which has grown worse over the years], and i only have half of what a person with actual anxiety experiences [deadlines for example]
"I've been stressed too!"
- MY MOTHER
I've had moments when I feel nervous and I can feel it through my hands and I start shaking.. that's not anxiety right?
I can’t even imagine how it is to live without anxiety.
It’s a nightmare. Every time an attack happens, it feels like you’re going to die. At least in my experience.
Both loses
*But happiness always wins*
I felt really importent when u guys Said “listen” cause i myself have social and panic anxiety disorder. So thx for making me feel important have a good one
No offense but I don't think we should be looking to youtube videos to see if we have anxiety or not. It's better to talk to a doctor or therapist. I mean people experience anxiety in different ways. Some people have it worse than others. OK bye.
Fangirl trash Yeah, I've been diagnosed with anxiety (by a doctor and a psychiatrist). It's freaking me out to see the among of people of this video going, "Wow, that's what I have." Honestly, the video isn't great at explaining what anxiety is.
Videos like these truly opens up many people's eyes and creates a much needed conversation. When more people have a better understanding of anxiety, there is a better response and help towards it. Awesome video
i think i felt the parts about anxiety a bit to hard-
This will help the people on tiktok lol
I get anxiety everyday when I’m in public places and rare panic attacks. I hate when people ask if I have an anxiety disorder. No,I don’t because I haven’t been diagnosed because I’m too scared to talk to a doctor,but I GET anxiety.
Everyone gets anxiety, it's also a feeling, the specific disorder is too much of it. If you get panic attacks and anxiety in a certain place, there's a chance it could just be a phobia. Agoraphobia maybe? It's the fear of open spaces or crowds, public places could be on that list. Mysophobia, or germophobia as it is sometimes called, in the fear of germs, bacteria, and contamination. Public places are usually pretty dirty.
Stress is my middle name
Thank you so much for making these videos so people can have a better understanding of mental illnesses. I’m tired of people saying, “oh it’s ok! you’ll be fine just don’t think about it.”
I am EXTREMELY STRESSED about thunder and lightning!!
My friends after the teacher called me out and I almost cried and went red: Why are you so shy?
Me : I don’t know
Me inside : WAIT YOU RLLY THINK I‘M SHY ,but don’t say it ,cause it will make it weird ...
(Sry for my bad english)
May all be happy and healthy.
I have social anxiety. I'm scared to eat in front of people. I'm constantly scared I'm going to say the wrong thing. I don't get much sleep because I look back on my day to see if they're things people can make fun of me for. I ask for everything when I know I don't have to. I do this in my OWN HOME. Everyone says anxiety is something you can get over easily. WRONG. I tried over and over again. I've had 2 therepist, neither helped. So if your someone that doesn't have anxiety, but tells someone that does to get over it, DON'T. That's the last thing they want to hear.
I have anxiety
I'm like Juliette, but I can sleep. Not always, but I can. I always feel like someting bad is going to happend, like I should not be there and right now I'm embarrassed for my bad English (I'm not really embarrassed but I don't know how to explain how I fell I'm sorry...) Because I'm Italian and... Ok stop... Sorry
My name is Juliet and I have anxiety XD
The anxiety one is sooo me. I also have OCD.
My anxiety disorder started last year. I was feeling so nervous and anxious all the time. I couldn't socialize, all my friends just wanted to go away. This year, with school, it all started again. I think it's social anxiety. I'm trying to get out of home and go to crowded places to end this but I feel like I couldn't make any progress. My friends are going outside and inviting me for join them but actually I can't join them because they are getting together with another friend group and I actually feel so lonely even such a crowded group like this. I feel like they don't care at all. They just talk and everybody listens. But when it comes to me I feel scared as hell. I wasn't like this before. I lost my self confident, and I don't know how did that happen? (my english is not perfect at all but i hope you understood)
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤
25k like. Omg tysm
THANKYOU SO MUCH ITS so hard to explain this to people this channel really is helping me feel more at ease as these videos do a better job at explaining it too people then i do i cant say the right thing then apologise for everything i said
I feel really anxious when I'm watching this for some reason
What if most of the things that apply to me are for stress, but the conversation and sleep topics I do the same as the girl with anxiety?
i haven’t been diagnosed with anxiety but i honestly think i have it.
I hate having Anxiety Always Have a feeling in me & It HURTS I feel so unprepared FOR WVERYRHING
I'm always stressed out even over little things, makes my body uncomfortable
Thanks for this video. My best friend came to me thinking she had an anxiety disorder. She came to me because I have GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and trusted me to help her. She sees a therapist now as well, but only once a month and the therapist said it was just stress so she sees her to talk about stress. I see my therapist once a week and have anxiety attacks on the daily. My friend says she has them too I ask her to explain and she says that “I just get all shaky and nervous” for me I literally exit the classroom and cry. I’ve had this since preschool. I’m now 13. It’s taken over my life, but it had gotten better. Therapy works. Just thank you for helping me show my friend the difference and showing me the difference as well. (Oh and another thing. I sleep 4-2 hours every night, and she’ll be like “I’m so tired I get like 6 hours” and I’m like “cool I slept well, 5 hours tonight” and she’s like “well that’s because you’re *insert my name here* you never sleep” and it kinda annoys me)
Oh and also a couple days ago she was stressed about something and wouldn’t shut up about it and the stressful energy gave me a panic attack and she said “I have to do (what ever it was) and you’re the one who’s stressed?” I’ve told her about my anxiety and tried to explain it many times, but she doesn’t understand and that’s one of the hardest things about it.
Okay so I had anxiety since I was 9 yo... great!
I’m just getting anxiety by watching this video..
I feel anxious all the time. My body starts to shake up when I'm talking to a cashier or an adult. I always say "Um" when I'm talking to my friends and family. I can't take being in front of a crowd performing something. I agree to something my friend wants to do when I actually disagree. I feel uncomfortable when a stranger give eye contact to me. I'm just really nervous about every little thing even though I really shouldn't be worried about it. I overthink things. IM NERVOUS ALWAYS.
That paragraph I just wrote is what I THINK what going through anxiety is. Please add more and correct me. I wanna learn about anxiety :)
I have a fear of being humiliated and being judged. I avoid social interaction and social appearance. And sometimes i have talents that i can shine with. But I dont want to, i dont like people look at me in stages and doing one of my worst nightmare... PUBLIC SPEAKING. My mom would insult me for why i do this. I would get hurt, but hide it from her. So one night, I researched about my diagnosis, and led me to a word ANXIETY. I researched kinds of anxiety and I confirmed to myself that I have Social anxiety.. no one knows, but myself...
...I just realised I probably have anxiety
this is a conversation between me and a friend
Me: I think i have anxiety i can't stop having thoughts racing through my head allthe time it hurts...
Her: Lol me too im so stressed about babysitting
Me thinking: what the heck your so unsupportive
Me: Its a real illness...
Her: Haha yeah
me thinking: UGHHHH
I'm in the same boat as Steph - but I always get 'Don't be silly, everyone gets anxious at times.' 'Stop worrying about stupid things, it's ridiculous!' 'You don't have anxiety, you're being a pain.'
A A A. It's so disheartening.
When I have anxiety for no reason the only way for it to go away is for me to cry
I have an anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and depression. This is accurate for anxiety differences.
According to this video, I have anxiety. 😂😂😂
I really wish I could send this to my family. But they probably won't believe in my anxiety until I get a written diagnosis.
Yeah. I have bad anxiety (GAD) and my stress levels are always up, no matter how calm/good things are for me. My friends and family without anxiety just don't get it.
i like to explain anxiety comparing it to a huge rhino rushing towards you, while you're ordered to stay calm. how tf can you stay calm?? 😆
My names Juliette!!
I have multiple severe anxiety disorders, and people always go ”oh i have anxiety too!” When anxiety isnt just some common thing everypne has
This is anxiety but just remember there are different types of anxiety. I have a serious anxiety disorder though I do not display any of this behavior. My anxiety revolves around change, losing things or reminiscing about when I was younger.
I used to have anxiety and the best cure was talking about all of my problems to my best friend
"oh, i took 3 to this school test, i'm sooo depressed"
and then there is you.
actually depressed.
but nobody believes you because everyone is "depressed, bipolar, anxiety" becausethe heard fo this on tumblr but don't even know what does it mean.
I hatw tumblr, lol.
Like I can’t relate it my anxiety and depression is mostly came from my family some of my family members experienced anxiety now I suffer from it my depression kicked in when I was 7 I was very naughty in primary school in year 3 cause of my dad and my depression and anxiety I was always depressed in year 3 4 5 6 and now 7