I'm 15 and i struggle with bad anxiety?
i get really bad anxiety in school. my body reacts to pain really weird and if i have a little stomache ache or something i have a huge panic attack and i have to go to the bathroom a lot. this is affecting me in school. i came home today cause i had a bad panic attack and i'm just sitting home feeling so fusterated with myself. i'm on lexapro and i have ativan to take when i'm feeling anxious. my mom doesn't let me take the ativan everyday tho but i feel i need to because i keep getting panic attacks in school. help
For all the narcissistic abuse survivor: Did you experience memory loss after you successfully leave your abuser?
at first everything was hazy. I couldn't tell if the gnawing feeling in my stomach was right or if what he was saying.i was overcome with guilt for having feelings that I felt were reasonable. But he was angry at me so he must be right.over time things have started to fade, specific words he said that hurt or felt untrue. I have to think long and hard to remember exactly what it was that was said.but I can never forget the feeling. Thinking about all the disagreemnets and the final fight that ended it is still torturous - it cuts deep in my chest and shoves down my shoulders. sometimes I find myself in work sneaking off to the bathroom to cry the feelings out.the words I forget, the way his voice sounded is getting dimmer each day. the way he looks too… But the feelings never go away.the mind may forget but the body always remembers
Struggling to cope with death of Grandad?
What you are feeling is part of the grieving process. It would be very healing for both you and your mom to talk about how much you loved your Grandad and how much you miss him. Getting upset over the loss is very natural, and shouldn't be avoided. Share your joyful memories with her and have her tell you about what he was like while she was growing up. I used to think that you shouldn't discuss departed people with their loved ones for fear of making them cry, but that's exactly opposite of what you should do. Talk talk talk, cry cry cry and soon you will be able to speak of your memories without all the pain you are feeling now. The American Cancer Society has a Relay for Life fundraiser in most communities in the USA each year, which is a nice event to raise money for research. Not sure if there's such an event in your area, but probably something similar.
Struggling in college... how to cope with everything?
Well, I'm in an engineering major, and I want to get through it. I'm a really hard worker, just not that naturally smart. I was always an A student in high school, and in college, I've worked my butt off constantly and got Cs. My friends all dont study and manage Bs/As studying 2 days before test time! It's extremely frustrating... The days Im in the library studying are the same times they are playing computer games. And for the same grade or worse??? On top of that, my ex-girlfriend is moving across the country this semester and I'm dying, any ideas to cope as I have ANOTHER exam tomorrow