Does anyone else feel really lonely with anxiety? i also feel as thoughi can't shut off horrible or disturbing thoughts, and i can feel guilty about nothing i've done, it's just a feeling like i'm a bad person. also i'm home alone now, because my family are away on holiday and when i tried to contact my mum and she didn't reply after a few hours, i freaked out and started panicing. then when i did hear from her, i realised how silly i had been, and they were all fine. i just always expect the worst.

Yes I feel very lonley with this anxiety thing. I hate it. I was trying to explain how it felt to my husband last night & I could tell he just wasn't understanding what I was saying. Of course my anxiety is weird--everything is all fuzzy around me--arms feel tingly & so does my head. I'm just very uncomfortable in my body ! I can't seem to focus on any one task.........this stinks.
Sorry I'm not much help-but you aren't alone in feeling alone with this if that helps any......
At least coming to these boards we know we are NOT alone.

I know how you feel xx. It is hard for people without anxiety to understand what we feel. My family doesn't understand and hasn't been very supportive. I have had to deal with this alone for years. Your not alone. There are many of us that feel the same way that you do. Anytime you need someone, come here, it helps. I am also one to freak out before I know what's going on so I can relate. It's hard to control those crazy thoughts sometimes. I try just getting up...cleaning or doing something to get my hands and mind busy. It helps and eases my mind. Hope this helps. Have a great day!

I understand the feeling of loneliness and nobody understanding. I have to day that I have been pretty lucky with my mom, sister and fiance. My mom and sister are very understanding of my illness. My fiance is learning. I gave him a website to go to where he can talk to other "caregivers" of people with anxiety and panic.
What we need to realize is that it is very hard for a person who does not experience anxiety to truly understand it. I tell them to imagine a time when they had the flu, then heighten that to the nth degree and then try to feel better in 2 seconds. Doesn't work too well.
Also I do understand the chronic worry about things and then relaizing later you were silly to worry so much. I worry a lot about my fiance. I love him and don't want to lose him so I get it into my mind that something terrible will happen, like he will get in a car accident and then I will have to live without him. But I know that it is silly and useless to worry because it is a situation I cannot control because his life is not in my hands.
So anyway, I truly understand what you're feeling.