Why am I so frightened?

[Lonewolf]

Feel so frightened to be by myself! Im not really sure why? i have a lot of feelings bubbling up inside that I've managed to suppress for a very long time, so why is this happening now? When i try to rationalize all that's going on for me and inside me, i am so annoyed with myself because what is it that i am so petrified of? What's the worse thing that could happen to me? Living is scary to me! I have butterflies in my stomach and i keep panicking!! What is wrong with me?

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could someone let me know why my thread has been edited and moved, please? just need to know so i don't make myself look daft again! sorry for any problems i may have caused! i apologise!mg:

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Defense mechanisms in general are by their nature imperfect - they may work or even work well for a while but they always take a toll and eventually if the issues creating the anxiety or distress are not addressed the psychological defenses will begin to falter.

What you are describing is some sort of anxiety reaction - possibly generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder, perhaps social anxiety, or possibly a post-traumatic reaction - but definitely some form of anxiety.

What are you doing or willing to do to work through your issues and learn to better manage your anxieties?

 

[David Baxter PhD]

could someone let me know why my thread has been edited and moved, please? just need to know so i don't make myself look daft again! sorry for any problems i may have caused! i apologise!mg:

No need to apologize or worry about it. From time to time, moderators or administrators will move posts or new threads to a different area of the forum which is more in keeping with the topic of the thread. Likewise, from time to time we may edit posts for readability or to remove words or phrases that may be potential triggers for other forum members. That is the reason we have moderators and it is a normal part of any forum community.