Okay.. latley i have been extremly stressed it feels like a 24 hour mad spell i can't sleep very well and i can't get up in the morning, i can't stay in one spot for very long and i cant concentrate on one thing for too long or else i get angry. Its like i am perminatly frustrated and i can't do any thing about it, i just feel very angry for no reason. I also feel very worn out and stressed feeling kinda like i can't breathe. Can some one please tell me whats wrong? Im a 16 year old girl by the way.. if that has anything to do with it.
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 02:29 PM
It sounds like you are experiencing some kind of onset of anxiety and possibly anger. It may well be that the two are very much connected. When we begin to experience anger that comes out of a deep well of repression, we can find that this reexperiencing of anger becomes in itself an extremely uncomfortable and therefore worrying process.
The combination of the agitation of anger and the alarm of anxiety might account for the fact that you can't sleep very well and that you are finding it hard to stay in one spot. Naturally without having a very much sleep your find a hard to get up in the morning. Unfortunately, a lack of sleep only serves to heighten your levels of adrenalin in your body which will already be over stimulated due to the anxiety that you are feeling. Additionally, one of the best way to process the body is emerging emotions that actually having to do very much as to allow the unconscious mind to work through its own problems in the deep dreams of your sleep.
One excellent antidote to these symptoms is to take some strenuous physical exercise. This has the effect of discharging the adrenalin in your body and also tiring you out so that the mind itself has less energy to spin around and around and around. Both of these will give you a better chance of getting a good night's sleep.
Turning to the reasons why you would be experiencing a sudden onset of anger and accompanying anxiety, I'd like to try to explain this to you and terms of the trauma stored in your body from your childhood experiences in life. I've explained this at length in a previous question so perhaps it is best just to refer you to the topic headed Low Esteem
All the best.
The combination of the agitation of anger and the alarm of anxiety might account for the fact that you can't sleep very well and that you are finding it hard to stay in one spot. Naturally without having a very much sleep your find a hard to get up in the morning. Unfortunately, a lack of sleep only serves to heighten your levels of adrenalin in your body which will already be over stimulated due to the anxiety that you are feeling. Additionally, one of the best way to process the body is emerging emotions that actually having to do very much as to allow the unconscious mind to work through its own problems in the deep dreams of your sleep.
One excellent antidote to these symptoms is to take some strenuous physical exercise. This has the effect of discharging the adrenalin in your body and also tiring you out so that the mind itself has less energy to spin around and around and around. Both of these will give you a better chance of getting a good night's sleep.
Turning to the reasons why you would be experiencing a sudden onset of anger and accompanying anxiety, I'd like to try to explain this to you and terms of the trauma stored in your body from your childhood experiences in life. I've explained this at length in a previous question so perhaps it is best just to refer you to the topic headed Low Esteem
All the best.
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 10:37 AM
I know how you feel i am 18 and from the age of 15 i found i had a lot of anger inside of me and found i had a really short fuse and was getting highly frustrated over the slightest things, i realised there had to be a cause of this anger i looked deep inside myself found the reason why i was so angry and frustrated and tried to over come that which i did with lots of talking to friends and family.
i still have moments now where i find i can get wound up for no apparent reason and get easily frustrated but no where near as bad as i was, have you thought as to whether something in your past could be a cause of your frustation and anger?
if there isnt dont worry luv we are women and we are teens we have the right to be stroppy, try not to let it suppress you, just count to ten every time you feel wound up and block out all your surroundings while doing so it really does work!
good luck
i still have moments now where i find i can get wound up for no apparent reason and get easily frustrated but no where near as bad as i was, have you thought as to whether something in your past could be a cause of your frustation and anger?
if there isnt dont worry luv we are women and we are teens we have the right to be stroppy, try not to let it suppress you, just count to ten every time you feel wound up and block out all your surroundings while doing so it really does work!
good luck
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 10:38 AM
I know how you feel i am 18 and from the age of 15 i found i had a lot of anger inside of me and found i had a really short fuse and was getting highly frustrated over the slightest things, i realised there had to be a cause of this anger i looked deep inside myself found the reason why i was so angry and frustrated and tried to over come that which i did with lots of talking to friends and family.
i still have moments now where i find i can get wound up for no apparent reason and get easily frustrated but no where near as bad as i was, have you thought as to whether something in your past could be a cause of your frustation and anger?
if there isnt dont worry luv we are women and we are teens we have the right to be stroppy, try not to let it suppress you, just count to ten every time you feel wound up and block out all your surroundings while doing so it really does work!
good luck
i still have moments now where i find i can get wound up for no apparent reason and get easily frustrated but no where near as bad as i was, have you thought as to whether something in your past could be a cause of your frustation and anger?
if there isnt dont worry luv we are women and we are teens we have the right to be stroppy, try not to let it suppress you, just count to ten every time you feel wound up and block out all your surroundings while doing so it really does work!
good luck
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 01:14 AM
Hi,
Can relate to a lot of what you are saying and would just like to add that you shouldn't be afraid to ask for help with this if you feel you need it. I had many years of feeling overly worried and depressed which finally developed into panic attacks. I am not saying this is how things are/or are going to be for you. But what I have learnt (eventually) is that it is always okay to ask for help. It took me over three years to get the courage together to see a doctor and after seeing a couple of people I found someone who really listened and told me about medication options to help deal with the anxiety. Although in the end I didn't feel I needed it, it helped enormously to know that there was something there to take the edge off things when the panic, tiredness, feeling like I couldn't breath, or eat, or get out of bed, or even have the energy to care was too much. It is not just about seeing doctors of course. Learning that it is okay to talk about these feelings is another huge thing that I have finally got to grips with. For years and years, I bottled this up and hoped it would go away (even though deep down I knew it wasn't going to) and last year when I finally talked to someone it was such a relief. It is of course not always easy to know who to talk to. Sometimes parents or friends are too close but if you need to talk to someone impartial, there are really good support groups out there. It is never too soon to make a decision to ask for help if you need it. I argued with myself for ages, and for years never let myself make the phone call that could have helped. But now I have, I wish I had done it sooner.
Perhaps you are dealing with this okay by yourself. I don't want to seem to be suggesting to you that you need help. That is not what I am saying. As the last poster said 'we have the right to be stroppy'. It is not always an indication of anything more serious - if it were I think all my friends and I would be worried! I just wanted to let you know, if you do want some more support, never be afraid to ask.
Wishing you all the best.
Can relate to a lot of what you are saying and would just like to add that you shouldn't be afraid to ask for help with this if you feel you need it. I had many years of feeling overly worried and depressed which finally developed into panic attacks. I am not saying this is how things are/or are going to be for you. But what I have learnt (eventually) is that it is always okay to ask for help. It took me over three years to get the courage together to see a doctor and after seeing a couple of people I found someone who really listened and told me about medication options to help deal with the anxiety. Although in the end I didn't feel I needed it, it helped enormously to know that there was something there to take the edge off things when the panic, tiredness, feeling like I couldn't breath, or eat, or get out of bed, or even have the energy to care was too much. It is not just about seeing doctors of course. Learning that it is okay to talk about these feelings is another huge thing that I have finally got to grips with. For years and years, I bottled this up and hoped it would go away (even though deep down I knew it wasn't going to) and last year when I finally talked to someone it was such a relief. It is of course not always easy to know who to talk to. Sometimes parents or friends are too close but if you need to talk to someone impartial, there are really good support groups out there. It is never too soon to make a decision to ask for help if you need it. I argued with myself for ages, and for years never let myself make the phone call that could have helped. But now I have, I wish I had done it sooner.
Perhaps you are dealing with this okay by yourself. I don't want to seem to be suggesting to you that you need help. That is not what I am saying. As the last poster said 'we have the right to be stroppy'. It is not always an indication of anything more serious - if it were I think all my friends and I would be worried! I just wanted to let you know, if you do want some more support, never be afraid to ask.
Wishing you all the best.
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