Anxious And Disconnected? Here's What You Need To Know!

[@Her_8485]

Hi,I don't know if you deal with this...but one of my biggest issue now is that I have anxiety over the foods I eat and every single scent...thinking that I might be allergic to everything.... I've stopped eating so many foods especially dairy ....as soon as I try certain foods I start to panic thinking that I'm feeling all sorts of symptoms...so I've just stopped eating like fish,eggs,nuts all together and It's really sad

[@theanonymoushelpline7248]

I was looking into Candida causing anxiety

[@dominos1529]

@@Her_8485 I think lots of people relate to this. I worry about eating certain foods that’ll make me really sick etc. it helped me to realise if I feel like somethings really scary, or I feel really anxious/panicky it’s because my bodies telling me I’m taking my thoughts too seriously. It’s just a reminder that you’re thinking crazy things that are untrue

[@ciao3926]

I know I'll feel better after having anxiety or intrusive thoughts BUT I don't know why they keep coming back making my life unbearable... I mean, I know they'll go away but I also know they're coming back so how can I feel ok?

[@dominos1529]

@@ciao3926 it sounds like you are fustrated about anxiety. But anxiety will keep coming back if you worry a lot. If you worry a lot about the thoughts coming back, what if you always have them, what to do, etc etc. all that thinking is bound to make you feel anxious. All the questions you have are just noise, that comes with being anxious/worrying. The fact you know you’ll feel better is great and is the first step! The rest is just letting it take the time it takes. You don’t know how long it’ll take, and you don’t have to know how long it’ll take until you feel okay. You can have peace with intrusive thoughts even if they come back all the time. Everyone has all types of thoughts, it’s not the thoughts, it’s your reaction to them. Overtime when you heal it’ll all happen naturally. You don’t need to obsess about any of the questions you have about getting better. It’s just anxious thinking, which means it’s all distorted and not worth listening to

[@mamoonaikhlaq7943]

Happening to me too

[@PilotMusicc]

But why do I experience it 24/7 without it going away?

[@dominos1529]

Because you are having lots is stressful thinking that you are taking too seriously. It’s your thinking, but you’re so used to being stressed/anxious/dissociated that you don’t even realise the thoughts anymore. But you’re not stuck, lilys videos also apply to you! I can relate to it being 24/7, but you can still heal

[@PilotMusicc]

@@dominos1529 thank you. Did you have DPDR?

[@dominos1529]

@@PilotMusicc yes I had it for ages , when I get really stressed, sometimes it comes back now but it’s much less scary

[@PilotMusicc]

@@dominos1529 okay thanks for the reply. What would you say helped you get rid of it? Or deal with it better

[@dominos1529]

@@PilotMusicc best thing for me was watching lilys videos, and realising that despite everything I’m still okay mentally, and not mentally ill, just have big habits of worrying/feeling weird. And realising I only feel weird/lots of anxiety because my thinking is distorted, not because anything is seriously wrong in my life/with me. Also just being really kind to myself when I can, healing takes a bit of time. But yeah just understanding how the human body and mind works is what helped me. Wish you the best

[@sophia231990]

I shouldn't laugh but when you said your eyes felt loose it made me laugh so much 😂 it's not funny sorry ❤