“In civilized life it has at last become possible for large numbers of people to pass from the cradle to the grave without ever having had a pang of genuine fear. Many of us need an attack of mental disease to teach us the meaning of the word.” William James.

We have all heard the seemingly discriminating remarks that fear is normal and abnormal, and that normal fear is to be regarded as a friend, while abnormal fear should be destroyed as an enemy.

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I feel like I may have GAD. I have had unexplained headaches for the last 8 months. Almost daily. I have terrible tension in my neck and shoulders constantly. I am unable to relax. I worry constantly (excessively) that something bad will happen to me or my family. I can’t go to banks except the drive through and even then I have this horrible fear of being robbed. I can’t go to gas stations or grocery stores at night by myself. I can’t go hardly anywhere just me and my baby because I feel so vulnerable. Like an easy target. (this started when I was in my last trimester) I check door locks. I can’t sleep at night because I wake up at ever little sound and check locks and windows and look out the blinds or check on the baby (only when my husband is out of town). I didn’t used to be this bad. My only issue before was I couldn’t get up in front of people and talk. I would have a panic attack. I dropped out of college because they told me I couldn’t graduate without public speaking. I used to be able to jog at night alone in my neighborhood. I can hardly do it during the day now. I feel like somebody will try to abduct me or something horrible. Its quite dibilitating. However, I’m able to go to work and function well and when I’m not home alone, I do fine. I’m a good wife and mother. I keep a spotless, organized home. I’m not depressed at all. I’ve never had ill thoughts of my baby. Which is why I lean toward GAD and not post partum. My son is just over a year old and I didn’t think post partum lasted this long. I never got the blues. Its just this anxiety about being hurt or my baby being hurt. I avoid so many basic situations because I will panic. When my husband is gone and I have to run to walmart at night to pick up something I will almost RUN to my car out of fear. Its horrible and I don’t know why it started to get bad during my pregnancy. I know you say “just go to a doctor” but that is another cause of so much stress. I have over 7400 in medical bills between the birth and then the ridiculous headaches I started having about 6 months post partum. If I were to sever my arm I wouldn’t want to go to the doc because I’m SO sick of medical bills. I hate to owe money to anybody. It stresses me out. My husband and I are not well off. We have a small savings but live generally paycheck to paycheck so shelling out 4200 bucks within 9 months is alot of money to us. I also dont’ want to have to take some medication daily. I was on zoloft for about 6 minutes years ago for pmdd and hated it. Tried topomax and felt like a zombie. I on’t need medicine every day. I just need medicine on the nights my husband is gone, or if I have to run errands alone or something like that. I’m also easily irritated. I have road rage. I stay keyed up and on edge most of the time. What do you think?

I have, what I would call an undecided mind- when making a decision I can’t seem to stick to one side or another. I end up second guessing myself to the point that it is ridiculous and overwhelming. I tend to go overboard or do nothing… I have a hard time finishing what I start- because I have a hard time staying motivated, and then that makes me feel worse about myself.
I am chronically suspicious of other peoples motives- I have irrational fears of scenarios that are very unlikely and even though my fears and suspicions have been proven wrong – a lot- I still can’t seem to stop thinking them… I CAN talk myself out of them most of the time, but the work to do so is wearing me out and I think I might need medicine. However, I am pregnatn, and can’t do anything until I have the baby. I would blame pregnancy for the flip floppy nature of my emotions, except I have always hadd this going on with me- sometimes it is worse than others, and I just don’t want my kids to grow up with my fears, and lack of motivation…
I feel tired a lot. like emotionally tired, and I don’t seem to have any inspiration to do any of my hobbies. I always feel like others are looking down on me, but I am not shy- however I do tend to avoid eye contact with some people if I think they don’t like me. I avoid saying high to people sometimes and other times I don’t mind to. I don’t like to meet new people, and unless I have an instant report with them, I could care less about sustaining a friendship with them.. although I know I should I just don’t know how.. I avoid talking on the phone, and i just feel stuck. What is this?
Is there such a thing s bi-polar anxiety?
* I don’t have suicidal thoughts, I don’t feel like my life is worthless, but I always have this underlying feeling that I have wasted my life, that it is too late for me, that I’ll never succeed, that I will ruin my family’s life, that I am missing out on a better quality of life.

Im currently 30 weeks pregnant and i feel so depressed. Im constantly crying and i feel like i can’t handle being pregnant anymore. I am also very anxious where i can’t breathe and i have panic attacks. is this normal and if so what do i do

 Teen depression (or adolescent depression) is a surprisingly common mental health disorder. Although it mirrors the symptoms of major depressive episodes, teen depression is often less visible and may go unnoticed by parents and peers. However, it can have serious consequences, leading to negative outcomes like teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, school dropout and even suicide.

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I have, what I would call an undecided mind- when making a decision I can’t seem to stick to one side or another. I end up second guessing myself to the point that it is ridiculous and overwhelming. I tend to go overboard or do nothing… I have a hard time finishing what I start- because I have a hard time staying motivated, and then that makes me feel worse about myself.
I am chronically suspicious of other peoples motives- I have irrational fears of scenarios that are very unlikely and even though my fears and suspicions have been proven wrong – a lot- I still can’t seem to stop thinking them… I CAN talk myself out of them most of the time, but the work to do so is wearing me out and I think I might need medicine. However, I am pregnatn, and can’t do anything until I have the baby. I would blame pregnancy for the flip floppy nature of my emotions, except I have always hadd this going on with me- sometimes it is worse than others, and I just don’t want my kids to grow up with my fears, and lack of motivation…
I feel tired a lot. like emotionally tired, and I don’t seem to have any inspiration to do any of my hobbies. I always feel like others are looking down on me, but I am not shy- however I do tend to avoid eye contact with some people if I think they don’t like me. I avoid saying high to people sometimes and other times I don’t mind to. I don’t like to meet new people, and unless I have an instant report with them, I could care less about sustaining a friendship with them.. although I know I should I just don’t know how.. I avoid talking on the phone, and i just feel stuck. What is this?
Is there such a thing s bi-polar anxiety?
* I don’t have suicidal thoughts, I don’t feel like my life is worthless, but I always have this underlying feeling that I have wasted my life, that it is too late for me, that I’ll never succeed, that I will ruin my family’s life, that I am missing out on a better quality of life.

How do you deal with everything? I have been taking medication during my pregnancy due to lack of eating when I was off of them but have to wean off soon. I’ve been taking Lorazepam and ran out this morning so I am really struggling right now. My main question is, does your anxiety affect your parenting or did it actually get better after having your babies? I’m so nervous because my anxiety makes me feel guilty about everything and I get anxious in a lot of situations. Did things like this get better after having your babies or did your anxiety still affect you?
Obviously my doctor knows about benzos because she perscribed them. And I was off of them in the 1st trimester, and had an ultrasound last week to check for cleft palate and everything is normal.

The reported incidence of phobic behavior is at least four times greater for women than it is for men. Some estimates suggest there are ten times as many phobic women as phobic men. Yet no one has ever been able to offer a satisfactory explanation for this.

Of course many people, both professional and nonprofessional, have tried to explain these puzzling statistics. Some suggest that “women are more emotional than men,” that “women think too much,” or that “women have nothing better to do all day than worry.” Others suggest that men are less willing to admit they have a problem and that these “closet phobics” are biasing the statistics.

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I am 9 weeks pregnant and am on 40mg. I really wish I didn’t have to but I have a really bad anxiety disorder and 2 other kids i have to take care of. I can not take Zoloft because It makes my anxiety worse. Celexa has been the only thing that helps. I took it when pregnant with my 2nd child but I was on a lower dose and started later in the pregnancy. He is now a happy, healthy and very smart 19 month old.
Has anyone taken this while pregnant in their first trimester? If so how much and did everything go well?

Xanax is a medication which belongs to the group of benzodiazepines used to treat depression and anxiety. Xanax has also other brand names such as: Xanor, Tafil, Niravam. Its generic name is Alprazolam.

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