Coping With Anxiety, Panic Attacks, OCD, Depression

A discussion (rant) about my experiences and how I cope with mental illness. In my life, I've been diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. I no longer suffer from BDD or panic attacks, but I still have constant obsessive thoughts, anxiety and depression that I battle every day. My OCD is more internal than the stereotypical OCD. I don't have any compulsions like hand washing etc, I have more obsessions than compulsions. But I have suffered from outward compulsions in the past, especially involving the Body Dysmorphic Disorder (looking in the mirror, styling my hair over and over etc)

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[ranasingh]

u need a boyfriend

[ByeByeBelly]

@ranasingh I'm married, and mental illness is not fixed by relationships

[BONNIEJDAVIS]

You have no idea how much I needed to hear some of this today. I'm in such a horrible dark place right now- this was so helpful, thank you.

[ByeByeBelly]

@BONNIEJDAVIS I hope you get better

[meganluvsburdies]

i have the same exact obsessive thoughts, i am always so scared that my dad will die, or thinking about the fact that i will have to face that one day, it really scares the shit out of me. it's so relieving to hear that someone else gets the same feeling. whenever i feel like this i get extremely scared and lonely and i feel like there is a big void inside of me. whenever i explain this to any of my friends they don't understand. thank you so much for this video

[ByeByeBelly]

@meganluvsburdies yes, it's horrible :(

[MochaAddict948]

You've got a good head on your shoulders. Go girl.

I do recommend CBT, though. Like you, I'm over my panic attacks, but it took comprehensive exploring of my thoughts with a therapist to make sure that they stay away. While I know it's possible for them to come back at any point in my life, I know how to handle them.

The key lesson for me has been: a lot of your thoughts don't even matter. I try to observe them as they appear without getting to sucked into particulars (ex. am I a bad person f

[SubConCrusher]

Stay Strong Jennifer !! :)

[apriljforkum]

and you are in my prayers

[apriljforkum]

your brain sounds like my brain. i don't mean that in a funny way. I am so scared about loosing people esp my mom and i know what if feels like for your brain to NEVER stop. thank you for posting there are so many days where i feel like no one could ever understand the inside of my head.

[MizzRgstar]

This video helped me out. I've been suffering with Anxiety and Depression on and off but now it seems worst and when I saw your video it helped me. Your video gives me hope. Thanks for sharing!! Remember don't give up and you are definitely not alone. God Bless you

[ThatMeganBrownGirl]

this gave me a panic attack!

[oOWrvOo12]

I Have All That Too Keep ure head up

[MrAUFANATIC]

I just found out that I have OCD & Panic Disorder. I knew I had an anxiety problem for the longest. Recently I was around this celebrity for a long time and I guess I had got anxious, and I had a panic attack. I wasn't diagnosed by then, it was after. But I had all the symptoms of it. As for OCD, I just seem to do a lot of things over and over. Panic attack symptoms were: muscle twitches, feeling weak, faint or dizziness, feeling loss of control, like im in a dream, and always stressed.

[nerdymom2]

@ByeByeBelly i have anxiety and stuff to. it just feels like your different then evreybody its hell i cant deal with it =( plz help me

[jsonres1]

hey byebyebelly, I know what you mean by saying you have more internal OCD. I'm also diagnosed with OCD in that I get obsessed with other people's movements but I don't exhibit repetitive physical behavior except being tense. I also have social anxiety. Hope we can get better.