Anxiety
Hi everyone, hopefully you are all well.
I just wanted to talk about some of my problems and see if anyone feels the same way and can give me some helpful advice.
Sometimes I get this feeling that some is lurking around my house and that they want to hurt me. This feeling is very hard to deal with and fuels my depression and hopelessness (read the post in depression section if you want more info). I don't know, does anyone feel this way?
In the meantime, take care.
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You are not alone. When I was younger I used to have similar anxieties to you thinking there was something lurking in the house, mostly when it was dark though, as I was scared of the dark. You have to tell yourself that you will be okay, that there is nothing there, and that you are safe. keep yourself distracted, and do some calming exercises like others have mentioned. 🙂
Hey @Lavender_Shrew Thank you for sharing and reaching out to us here. You are not alone.
Have you spoken to anyone about these feelings? I would encourage you to reach out to a trusted adult or a GP. Do you have a psychologist?
I'm wondering if this would be helpful- Anxiety 101
Is there anything that helps in the moment when you're feeling like there is a lurking in the background?
Please take care and continue to reach out to us here.
Hi @Soph-RO I have talked to my mother about this and she says that she that she felt the same way when she was younger. I do have a psychologist, but I have not talked to her much about this feeling (I will bring this next time a see her). Thanks from responding 🙂
I'm really glad to hear you have your Mum as support @Lavender_Shrew I think anxiety is a part of life but it's something that we need to keep a check on and it's good to have the support of professionals cause it is very manageable with the right support. The more we talk about it, the more we realise other people experience it also. I would really encourage you to chat to your psychologist about it as they can teach you strategies to cope with those feelings. Let us know how you go.
Hello @Lavender_Shrew ! Thank you very much for reaching out!
I have a read of your post and wish to tell you that I too have had this feeling when I was young too!
For me, it was brought on because of the horror movies I watched when I was young plus the fact that I had a fear of the dark due to related traumas.
Perhaps you could have a think about any related experiences that may have caused you to have these kind of experiences to have a better understanding of what you were feeling at the time and whether or not there are any attached underlying experiences or emotions.
It's not necessarily a bad thing if it only happens occasionally, but if it does effect you a lot in your daily life and prevents you from participating in daily activities, I would recommend talking to your psychologist about it in detail.
In the meantime, perhaps you could do calming exercises or some activities to distract yourself whenever those feelings are present ie.colouring,watching a movie, putting music on speaker or call a friend to chat to them on speaker mode.These are just some things I did myself when I was young and felt someone was watching me😄
