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I wish people would understand how exhausting anxiety is. And how crushing it can be when it hits hard and robs you of motivation, joy, interest, ability to properly care for yourself.

I was once at level 5, this video doesn’t even scratch the surface of the horror it puts you through! My deepest empathy goes out to anyone suffering from ANY level, it’s the hardest thing I have ever endured!

For anyone who has never had severe anxiety and panic attacks: It is incredibly draining, when you have a panic attack you feel like you are having a heart attack and then afterwards you feel drained of everything.

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

As someone with crippling/debilitating anxiety, it genuinely BAFFLES me that there are people out there who can just...go about their day. Get stuff done. *Feel* productive Edit: I genuinely did not expect my comment to get noticed by anyone at all holy heck. To everyone who reads this, I hope you have a wonderful day. And to anyone who understands, I hear you. I see you. You are not alone. If you ever feel bad for how you are, Remember that no one gets to decide what your brave looks like except you. On days when you can only give 40% and you give 40%, nobody gets to tell you that you didn't give 100%. I see you. I hear you. I love you and I am so proud of you

"Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You're strong. You got this. Take it day by day." -Karen Salmansohn

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my husband recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

I've been sitting at moderate to severe to often debilitating for a couple years now. I feel for anyone with anxiety. It's ruined countless good times in my life, making even shopping for food impossible some days. I truly wish you all the best with this fight, because it's one of the hardest things I've ever been through. Love to you all, we are not alone.

Anxiety destroyed me from my childhood all the way throughout highschool and I didn't even know or recognize it. I only started being treated for it when I got to college. That's why I appreciate these videos so much, thank you for this! Hopefully it will help prevent someone else from going through what I did.

From watching this, I have severe anxiety, I've had anxiety for most of my life, I go to therapy for anxiety and it has helped me. I still have anxiety to the point I may pass out or feel dizzy. To anyone struggling with anxiety like Me, just know you are not alone in this hard struggle ♡

To anyone who needs this. I used to have severe anxiety when I was younger and sometimes it would be so bad I wouldn’t leave my room that day. I tried breathing techniques but nothing seemed to change. But I just want to say now, It does get better eventually. Even if you feel it wont go away, trust me it does, it just takes time. I watched videos like this and now I would say I’m more at a mild/moderate stage now. Just remember, and keep this in mind: It’ll get better, just stay strong! :)

i feel as though over the years my anxiety has gotten so much better. or rather, ive been able to deal with it so much better. i used to be at level 5. constant anxiety attacks, didnt leave the house for weeks, months at a time, i even dropped out of school because my anxiety and depression got so bad and i tried to end everything… but now, now im in between level 3 and 4. im so proud of myself for how far ive come in the past 5-7 years. ive really grown. it IS possible to get better! even if its just slightly. i believe in each and every one of you guys. just have faith and carry on working on yourself. it may seem impossible, it MAY be impossible, to you… but we can all make the impossible, POSSIBLE❤️i believe in you. you are amazing. ps. thankyou if you took the time to read a little bit about me💞i really appreciate it.

My anxiety makes me procrastinate because the smallest tasks overwhelm me. I feel extreme dread, fear, and hopelessness at having to change clothes or put some papers on my desk away. I'm a bit better now, but a few months ago I used to wake up struggling to breathe in the mornings due to the gravity of my anxiety. What's worst is that I constantly feel alone; that no one is there for me and that I need to solve this on my own.

At its worst point, my anxiety caused me to hallucinate, which was definitely the most terrifying experience of my life, already having a panic attack in the middle of the night, then hearing someone break into my home. I’ve been medicated for a while now, and my anxiety is down to mild-moderate.

I think I might be on the mild stage, which makes me incapable of understanding what people with severe or debilitating anxiety have to go through, but my heart goes out to all people struggling. I truly can't even imagine how bad it can be, how terrified you must feel and how it can heavily affect your ability to do anything. It sucks. And anyone who has to live with it, I admire you and your strength to push through.

as someone with anxiety i’m really glad you made this video, a lot of people don’t get my anxiety, they simply thought i was weak and clingy, so they used me, i have tried so hard to fit in with them, that i never spoke up about how they ignored me a lot, i didn’t want to be alone, i hate being alone. thank you so much psych2go for this video

I’ve had anxiety my entire life. In childhood it was shrugged off as shyness. But I had terrible physical symptoms too - from teeth grinding to waking up in the middle of the night from a nightmare with horrible stomach pain and violent shaking probably about 3x a week. I finally realized I needed help after college when I had such a bad panic attack I thought I was having a psychotic break. I almost felt like I was floating away from my body if that makes sense. Anyway I started medication and my physical symptoms have disappeared. While I still have breakthrough anxiety I am able to function much better and am forever grateful for what medication has done for me

I don't leave my house much because I have horrible anxiety. It fills like the older I get the more I get worsening anxiety. I appreciate these videos you post. Lots of my family tell me it's all in my head that I can control it. I wish people would understand it's not as simple as a way of thanking.

I really appreciate her/he/they making this video because severe anxiety is hard to explain to other people

Anxiety is alot more terrifying then described in this video. I do appreciate the creator for posting this, but it is so terrifying. You feel like you have nothing and no one, everything feels dull, you feel like you are floating in air( i dont feel any kind of pressure of floating in the air physically, but the vibe that i get) ,there is all around black (I don't see everything as dark, but i feel that everything is just dark, just like shown in sci-fi movies where they show a future earth where everything is destroyed), and is nothing over there. It feels like everything going on is bad, this is what i feel like. Yet you may not understand what it feels like because for me it is hard to explain, but it's just terrifying. I don't know what my anxiety is like, but idc if i am at home or out, i feel the same.

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

For me, anxiety is a lot like feeling unable to breathe. It’s this constant weight on my chest that prevents me from truly being me in the outside world. Taking deep breaths doesn’t even work at times because my chest feels so tight. When I’m in areas with a lot of people I tend to start shaking uncontrollably, to the point where I remember someone asking if I was okay in school because I couldn’t stop shaking due to the anxiety that I felt being in an auditorium full of hundreds of people. It sucks.

I used to have severe anxiety a year back but it got a bit better reaching the mild stage. but recently I have been having trouble with motivation, eating , sleeping, and trouble keeping myself calm now I realize after this video my anxiety has gotten worse in between the severe and deliberating stage . thank you so much for the video now I will go and seek professional help

🖤It scares me, that I have been there, on the highest level - debilitating anxiety... It was very tough back than. Nowadays, I am still dealing with anxiety, somewhere between mild to moderate anxiety. Some days are worse, some days are better. For everyone reading this through comments, dont believe your anxiety, you are not alone.

I’ve had debilitating anxiety before. It was the worst experience I’ve ever lived through. I still have moderate anxiety but im working on it.

I definitely have debilitating anxiety. And for anyone who sees this, you are not alone in how you feel. There are people who can help, who can ease the pain, but you have to let them in, even if it kills you inside, let them in. It's the only way. It may sound cliche, but you WILL get through this. ❤

As a person with severe anxiety since I was 3-5 it's had been very hard and difficult with my daily goals, it is also very scary to leave the house, I love this video because it shows that anxiety is not easy and it's a challenge it deal with, psych2go I'm very glad that your bringing awareness and positivity though out the social media, thank you.

I have anxiety, my anxiety is kinda the level between to severe and moderate but I'm getting through it. Remember you matter and I'm proud of you for making it this far.

I went from severe to minimal. I can barely remember those dark times when i had severe anxiety. Try to enjoy your time with friends and family. Everyone deserves it. Fill your brain with lots of knowledges, it'll help you think clearly. It heals you, trust me. The feeling you got when you master a particular thing will ease the pain. All you need to fix is your mindset.

My anxiety is getting worse and worse after some time and I can't tell and express to other people how worse my anxiety is. I can't even tell them that I can't breathe and I'm ventilating cause I'm afraid that they'll tell me that I'm just acting, my anxiety is so bad it came to the point where I would just lay in bed and stare in the ceiling all day cause I don't have the energy to even stand up.

I just started taking meds because of my anxiety yesterday. I hesitated to take that step for a long time, but I am so glad that I finally did, because even after 1 day, I already feel better. This is most likely still a placebo effect, but it makes me realise just how many of my physical symptoms were due to my anxiety. Don‘t be afraid to ask for help or consult a doctor about anxiety meds. It is not a sign of weakness and sometimes it is a really big step in the right direction. I believe in you❤

Thank you for making this video! My friends want to know how it feels to have anxiety and I didn’t know how to explain it until i saw this video! I have severe anxiety.

it's so nice to finally hear anxiety being talked about for what it truly is and not dressed up and sugarcoated. its true, it does really mess up your day, plans, emotions, schedules and all of it. its not a good thing having severe anxiety and i wish people would understand that.

For all my fellow people out there fighting out there with servere anxiety, I want to say that you guys Are just the best, man. Yesterday I was shaking through the entire day and it’s a living hell. To all the people out there who doesnt have anxiety, I hope you do your best to understand it if you have a friend who has it, give them your full sympathy and support

I, personally, am definitely between the severe and debilitating stage of anxiety, although I feel like my life is currently going into the right direction of anxiety "recovery". While only being 17 now, when I was younger - probably beginning at about 9 - I kept nearly vomiting each time I went to restaurants and over the years it actually got worse - peaking on a vacation at 16 where I constantly (and I mean in every second) felt shortness of breath and finally getting a panic attack in a hotelroom. Since then I've learnt about things like the "A W A R E" strategy, some breathing exercises and an overall more calm state of mind. I've still been struggling on public transport, but things are, from what I feel like, coming my way. Thanks to whoever read all of this. Not many know this about me but I'm happy to share it here with people that feel the same way. I wish you the best and stay strong ❤

I’m glad I’m not alone through this. Anxiety is so under looked, people think it’s not that bad but when you’re panicking so bad that you throw up, pass out, or even hurt yourself it feels like no one is hearing you. I’m glad this community exists cause we need it!

I can barely remember the last time I was not anxious... It's like I've been mildly anxious my entire life. But I can count the few times I've had debilitating anxiety: I literally couldn't keep my fingers stretched and move my face muscles. I'm doing therapy sessions that help a lot, and the best way to deal with it is actually trying to pay attention to yourself. It's tough, guys, but we're in this together. Hope you all have better days. Edit: I have weekly therapy sessions and now I'm taking meds. Really looking forward to a better future. Hope you all have the opportunity to feel better as well.

According to the video, my current level, of anxiety is debilitating anxiety, but I have all the other ‘symptoms’ in the other anxiety levels as well. I’m currently trying to reduce stress. One thing that really does affect me is thinking of dainty tasks and how they can cause death along with constant situations causing anxiety, especially at night I can rarely sleep due to panic or anxiety attacks I get. I honestly want someone to talk to, but my friends always pour their heart out to me, so I just have to comfort them and cover up my emotion. Although this is hard to deal with, I still manage to get things done in life and i’m striving to forget about past trauma. If you see this, thank you and always think positively of yourself. You’re amazing!❤

A lot of people don't understand anxiety so I thank you for making a video on it to help spread awareness.

I have anxiety, when I get stressed, I normally cry and get really worried about things. Anxiety honestly sucks. For all the people who are suffering from anxiety or get stressed a lot, i hope you are okay, we are all here to help you. ❤

as i've grown older, panic attacks and other physical symptoms have become more common. Just a couple months back i've started research on it and turns out I actually suffer from anxiety somewhere between the moderate and severe degree. I haven't talked about it as much because it has kind of become a part of my life to just feel this way. I've contacted a psychologist for depression and anxiety now and i hope all of you with any mental and/or phsysical illnesses that you will heal. I truly wish you the best.

This voice. Idk what about this voice it is but something about this voice it calms me down. I was literally just freaking out and overcome with major anxiety but I’m a lot better now after I turned this on.

I have severe anxiety, and now i know it. My chest hurts sometimes, and I am always lonely during class.Thank you for the video it helped me alot.

Ordinarily I wouldn't share my experience about depression/anxiety but I think just this once I'll do it for awareness and to make myself feel connected to whoever's reading this. Feeling utterly alone (mentally) is a huge part of depression/anxiety (for me) and something I'm told sometimes by people in real life or wherever I may be online is that I'm NOT alone. During my day to day life I can't think of anything that "pops out" at me. Most things feel very bland and extremely mundane. Almost everything I do feels like a giant chore even if it's something really simple like laundry. Food mostly tastes the same, yeah there's a little variation but overall food is "just food". And without making this sound overly depressing as I'm sure it does aha, most of what would make a normal person excited or happy-go-lucky pretty much goes over my head. It takes extreme behavior, if you will, for me to feel anything and sometimes that doesn't even do the trick. I've seen a lot in my 20 or so years of existence and for about half of that I've felt extremely numb and dull to the environment around me and to the people surrounding me. Something that's made me feel "connected" is ASMR. I rarely get the "tingles" but I watch the content since it's a calming environment in an otherwise chaotic world. The ASMR community is also peaceful, there's really no arguing, especially over trivial things. I hope you're safe and sound whoever you are reading this. 🙂

I'm glad I stumbled on this. Now I know I am actually getting better. You got this guys, don't give up

According to this video, I most likely have severe anxiety, and I won't deny it. So much has happened and mostly all leads to my anxiety and how I acted towards people, including past friends and my current family

I'm a social person but always get nervous before and after a social interaction. I love being with ppl, but I always feel like I'm going to make a mistake and constantly apologize for everything. I believe it's from the bullying I suffered in school, never been made fun of for my looks, just for how I was on the inside. In my 20's now and still trying to unlearn things I thought about myself. In short, I'm afraid of ppl seeing the true me as something to ridicule

I have had anxiety for years, and it is so hard. I get migraines, panic attacks, lack of sleep, and can barely go to school without completely freaking out. Anxiety is hard, but you are so strong. You are not alone and people care. Whatever you’re going through you will get through it I promise you that. ❤

My anxiety seems fluctuate between mild to moderate on good days, moderate on an average day, and between moderate and severe on worse days. I have experienced debilitating anxiety on occasion, but usually the most i feel is on the severe level. Im trying to do better and help friends and family who have it, and i hope you do as well. Take care of yourself, and its okay to be vulnerable, just watch who youre vulnerable around. It can cause anxiety and stress in the moment of opening up, but in almost all cases you feel a lot better afterwards. Youre a beautiful human being who deserves to be loved, so remember that. 💜

I can't imagine almost 10 million souls are gathered here in this relatable community 😌🙏 You guys helped me, thanks a lot!

▪︎TIMESTAMPS▪︎ 1. 0:31 - Minimal anxiety 2. 1:04 - Mild anxiety 3. 1:42 - Moderate anxiety 4. 2:12 - Severe anxiety 5. 2:56 - Debilitating anxiety Hope this helps! Xx💖

As soon as I turned 18 in January, anxiety IMMEDIATELY filled my whole body. I’ve of course have had anxiety before, but the realization I’m going into adulthood is terrifying. I’m getting those thought on how the hell I’m gonna succeed in life, when on the other end I’m terrified to be employed, especially when I’m constantly thinking I’m gonna let people down and make a fool of myself, it’s an evil and judgmental world. I just hope my anxiety clears up as a few years go by and find a career path I wanna go down, and to those who have anxiety or that can relate, you aren’t alone, I feel like I am but just knowing I can relate to some people helps me a lil.

I do have mild anxiety and I’m glad that I watched this video to learn more

I’ve battled anxiety and depression my entire life. I have felt every level of anxiety described in this video.

I had a panic attack a week ago where my body was shaking and i lost control of my body but i could speak, i went to ER in an ambulance, before this i did not have any anxiety but seems like it triggered me one, i have heart palpitations, i feel dizzy and shortness of breath, sometimes pain in the chest. This has impacted my school life because i always feel dizzy and feel like i will pass out when i go to walk for a while so i have not been to school for a week. I really want this to end and continue my life just like i did before the panic attack.

I have had anxiety before for the 3rd time. May 19 was the time that I experienced my 1st panic attack. At first, I didn't know it was a panic attack. I thought that it was a demonic attack. I started panicking and crying for help, and that's when my grandma came into the house, because she heard me crying. She was trying to get me to calm down, but I was still crying and panicking, and it is something that I will never forget. The 2nd time I had a panic attack is when my grandma was working on my hair. I was thinking about something bad, and that's when the attack was coming into me. My last attack was last week, which is the last week of my 1st college year. When I was at my 1st and very last class of the week, I started to have a hard time trying to breathe correctly. In my mind, I knew that it was an panic attack. I was feeling a little dizzy, and I was trying to take deep breaths. After my 1st class, I went to the cafeteria for some food. While I was eating and watching Pokemon on Netflix, it was still happening, and I barely finished my meal. Then, when I got back to my dorm room, that's when it all came out. I started crying, panicking, and placed a hoodie over my head. Then, my grandma called me to see if I was okay, and I told her that I had a panic attack. She told me to try to take a nap, and she'll check on me later. I did took a nap, and I felt the anxiety starting to go away, and I was feeling better. Thank you for sharing this video. It really helps me share my story to everyone, so that it can also helps them, too.

I had severe anxiety for the past I think a few weeks and I didn’t know how to properly cope with it because I was constantly worrying about things I don’t want to move no longer hungry, but you also let me lose motivation in myself I don’t even want to play anything. The only thing that I wanna do stay in bed I pray for everyone that they will get better

I never knew what anxiety was as it never reached to me until fourth grade. Being whispered at, getting excluded from my “friend” group, etc eventually gave me social anxiety. It sounds very childish but years have passed and I still cant get over with it. I get immensely nervous even with my friends or close people. I just want others to clearly know that anxiety is something we should all consider seriously about.

thank you for mentioning the connection between anxiety and depression. being someone who’s suffered with anxiety for years and only recently found out how it has led me into a depression i think it is useful to help people see how they connect and can cause one another . i would love to see another video talking about their link specifically. thanks for being a massive help to all across the world.

i've been feeling anxious for several days now, and although i've been feeling anxious for years, it was smth that "come and go". but these days, it felt like i was getting worse and i was relapsing. it's so hard to sleep at night and i always fear for my life whenever i go out. after watching this video, i just realized that this anxiousness i'm feeling may be severe at this point since i experience quite plenty of physical manifestations. i'm so glad i've finally opened up to my mom about seeing a psychologist, and i'm happy that she will allow me to. i really wanna get all this over with, i wanna live a life where i'm anxious-free and am able to function without thinking about how things will end up badly. just thinking about a life without constantly fearing for my life makes me so emotional and the amount of joy that i will feel once i get over this is something i am looking forward to. ps. i'm a psych major and it's honestly so ironic how i'm having such a difficult time myself, but one thing is for sure. i am human and i am encouraging EVERYONE to seek help when you know that you NEED to.

At the very base root is fear. How fearful you are of everything. It's ingrained in us. Anxiety is stemmed from fear, you can try and tweak it as much as you want but life is scary and it's OK to be afraid. Your mind is your best friend and your worst enemy. It's all in your mind and it's hard. You got this.

Bro, I’m 16 and just getting better from Debilitating Anxiety, on daily basis is very hard to do stuff, focus and most of the things mentioned on this video are true, the struggle is real, sometimes is hard but we can always keep moving forward. For those who are suffering from Anxiety: You’ll get better, You are loved, Nothing bad can happen to you, Everything is gonna be alright ❤

Watching this made me acknowledge that I have moderate anxiety but it hurts me to know people suffer with anything above moderate anxiety, just know that so many of us are rooting for you ❤

As someone who has debilitating anxiety among alot of other mental health problems you are not alone! It may seem hard now but you can get better I have to remind myself of this everyday, anything can set me off even the thought of going outside can send me into panic attacks, with chest pains, blurry vision and even my body shaking from adrenaline and shock, but everyday I wake up thinking this will pass it has to, so if anyone else shares the feeling or similar experiences never be afraid to tell someone never feel as you are different because your not, lots of us feel the same, never give in never give up because as long as your breathing your alive and aslong as your alive you can work to get better ❤

I've been watching all the anxiety videos because I want to understand mine better. This was extremely helpful and my anxiety ranges from moderate to debilitating in the winter months. I recognize it now it's linked with seasonal depression. This video actually makes me feel less crazy for having these symptoms. Thanks you

At first I thought I had severe anxiety but most of my symptoms related most to debilitated anxiety I deal with having a huge fear when going out in public and muscle twitching ect. It gets to a point I feel like I'm going crazy but to those who have this type of anxiety we are all in this together..❤

I've always had generalized anxiety but the symptoms are getting worse over the years and i've always felt like i was completely alone in this. I was thinking of getting medication for it but i'm scared that i'll become dependent on it and i don't want that too so it's a battle everyday. I just wanted to say that by reading all these comments my eyes started to water because i'm glad that i'm actually not alone in this and that alot of people feel how i feel which motivaties me to keep fighting against it and helping others with it too. Thank you for the people who are still kind to eachother, sometimes that's all you need🙏🏼

I had severe anxiety till some months ago and I was always panicky. I kept thinking about what others might think of me. I hated the constant intrusive thoughts and it was like I couldn't shut them. I wasn't in a position to get help as I'm still dependant. That's when I started working on myself, i decided to start by the little things like not skipping food and water and to not make small issues big. It definitely helped, as I also started socializing more. It's such an overwhelming feeling. I still have it time to time but I am surely better than before. I hope no one feels alone in their fight and talks to people (or even me😂)

The fact that this whole anxiety thing wouldn't be there at all if people would be just nice and kind and welcoming to each other.. if PPL would be just this.. someone out there would not dread there every single day here on earth.. I have anxiety.. it's so hella bad i literally feel like just dying.. may God help all the ppl suffering from anxiety

I didn’t even realize I had anxiety until recently and I’m learning how to deal with it due in part to these videos so thank you ❤

I reached the debilitating state and its so difficult to understand what its like if you never experienced it. I look back and am proud to overcome it. I give props to anyone who is working to improve thier mental health because that state is pure fear and adrenaline. I remember how difficult it was to sleep, eat, drive or even breathe. My mom had to sleep with me to comfort me and I was annoying to them. No hard feelings. But I gain the strength and you can too if you are struggling. Don't give up!❤

I love your voice, it's so calming 💕 This video was super helpful, thank you so much

In this period of my life I consider myself well when I feel moderate anxiety according to this list while at times making this explanation of debilitating anxiety look tame.

Based on this, I would say I have mild anxiety. I have had anxiety for as long as I can remember and if I let it get to me too much I get sick to the stomach and have muscles stiffness like the video said. I have gotten a little bit better with controlling it by trying to think of the good instead of the bad. I still have a really hard time in social settings especially when I have to interact with people I have not met.

As someone who had had severe anxiety, I believe in you guys. If I made it out of this nightmare, you can too. I feel with you, and trust me, it will be better with time. But if you still find it difficult to deal with it, I strongly recommend therapy sessions. Anyways, stay safe and healthy

The worst thing that happened in my whole life It's good that I asked for help and I'm gr8 now

I actually have severe anxiety but since some days its gets a little bit better, I even had a good conversation with someone I didnt know that much. Thats a big step for me

Timestamps 1). Minimal anxiety 0:31 2). Mild anxiety 1:03 3). Moderate anxiety 1:41 4). Severe anxiety 2:12 5). Debilitating anxiety 2:56 Hope this helps you out.

Was debilitating back in July, but now I’ve made it back to moderate.

I’ve dealt with severe anxiety my whole life. I wished it was more widely talked about in young kids. I grew up having debilitating stomach pains because of it and everyday decisions became hard things get really overwhelming which turns into stress which turns into you questioning everything. A lot of times people think that you can throw medication at it and be fine and people get confused why people don’t. But the side effects of some of the medications is almost worse than the anxiety itself. The anxiety doesn’t go away and you are now dealing with other side effects like more headaches or maybe even hurting yourself. It’s the reality people face and the reality a lot of kids have to face alone.

I’m seeing this after watching inside out 2, I didn’t think I’ll cry so much that my pillow would be soaked. I liked how the movie how showing when anxiety takes over, it affects you and the decisions you make. But they also showed how your emotions shouldn’t control who you are, whether it’s one or a few. All your emotions should have a balance between each other because that’s how you gain experiences. It’s apart of who you are. I really liked that message. I feel anxious all the time, and I always just want it to stop. I noticed how Riley would act when anxiety took over, and it was like me. I realized how much more intense mines have been. I’ve had 3-4 panics attack before and it’s my first time ever saying this, like ever. I don’t talk about it because I get scared of what others think, and I get worried because I was taught to never talk about it as a child of a first generational household. I noticed that they’ve become more frequent whenever my mom is in a rush. It makes me anxious, but it’s recently have gotten worse where she would threaten to call my dad which makes him not feel good, then I’m in flight or fight mode. This happened to me a few months ago as I was doing something, and she started screaming at me and threatened to call my dad. I tried telling my sister but she screamed at me saying that she didn’t care and that it was my fault. So then I had a panic attack, and she continued to scream at me. Writing this brought tears to my eyes and made me realize how bad anxiety is when it takes over and I honestly feel like it’s been with me all along. Once I moved 2 years ago I remember feeling a little nervous to start a new school, specifically high school. My freshman year was cool as I made some friends but I was scared of being with my old friends because of what they’ll think of me due to family issues. Sophomore year, I was anxious about being in the right classes and what classes to take. It started getting worse when I started isolating myself at my new school, and this was a goal I wanted to make sure I didn’t do. So when it started becoming frequent I started believing that I wasn’t good enough just like Riley did. I came home wanting to cry everyday. When I started feeling that way I started feeling ugly with the way I looked, acted, and existed. I joined track season towards the end of the year and it honestly made me happy. I had times where I actually felt joy and didn’t feel judged. But there was still times where I would come home, and cry when I sleep because I felt too ugly, or just didn’t want the self that I had then, existing. I wanted to be a new person. But even now, I realized that I actually need help but I don’t know how. No one in my family believes in so, I don’t want anything to happen nor be taken away. I just want help, so I can continue highschool, be happy, and continue with my family and future family in my life.

For me sometimes my anxiety swings up to moderate anxiety though it also goes down to a minimum depending on what's going on

I can relate to a lot of this. I’ll twitch and shake a lot and when I’m around people I scratch myself and get anxious. I have a fear consistently of my health, if people are watching me, if someone’s going to hurt me, if gods real, if something I did 5 years ago will land me in jail and I’ll stay up at night with my mind racing. My eating schedule consistently fluctuates from overeating to barley eating at all and some days it’s really hard.

I was diagnosed with severe anxiety at like 12 so I haven't been dealing with it for awhile but it really has messed up my sleep schedule to the point where my mom makes me take melatonin for it and it doesn't help that I get really fidgety at school and the fact that I had a panic attack during a speaking test retake for Spanish so I hope everyone else that deals with this and worse the best thank you❤🌹

I'm a 1st year nursing student and it's been so hard to adjust everything in your life just because you're in your college now, there's no sundays of my life were I wouldn't have an anxiety just by thinking that another hell week will come and another retdem/test will have you sleepless nights. But PRAYERS are my best solution, and it's been helping me at ease.

Severe with occasional debilitating days. I’m straight up gonna bring this video to my psychiatrist appointment because it’s explained how I feel in a way that I haven’t been able to. Thank you ❤

I have been struggling with 2-3 anxiety. Maybe even 4, but I am just glad I am not the only one going through this. This made me feel just a bit better about myself. If I am being honest, you guys seem like the only people I would feel confident talking to. Thank you very much for this. I love you guys ❤

Anxiety is such a big part of my life over the years . I don’t know what things would be like without severe or debilitating anxiety

As a 13 year old suffering from debilitating anxiety for most of my life it is very hard and draining and at the age of 11 I finally got help and am doing better

Definitely debilitating anxiety and depression and the worst part is my family thinks I'm only lazy and should just 'get it together' which makes me dreadful when they come back from work and often I hear them talking shit about me, which makes me want to leave before they come but then I can't go outside and even if I manage to go It's hell bc I feel everyone is judging and laughing me. I was wondering why I sometimes have uncontrollable shaking of like a arm when talking to someone for to long and I can't control it. Along other symptoms, the worst are chest pains, the headache I can deal with but when my heart hurts I feel literally like to about have heart attack. it's a vicious circle.

I am an avid mental health awareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my KZfaq channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. ❤️❤️

A few days ago I was at my friends band banquet and being around so many people caused my stomach to bloat so much and hurt super bad to where I had to sit in the bathroom for about 30 minutes to an hour, I also kept being on the verge of crying but I held them back as best I could. This video made me realize I most likely have severe anxiety

I’ve been at level 5 for over 7 years now, not sure why but when I became a teen is when it really hit me, I don’t think I can go on much longer

I’ve had anxiety ever since I can remember. As I got older and finally understood what it was and how to help myself I’ve gone from severe to manageable with some phobias and trauma that I’m working on. Much love to everyone struggling ❤

I used to think Anxiety wasn't that bad but now I've learned that people with severe Anxiety must be going through alot,I've learned alot! Thank you.

It's hard to live with this .....but never give up ...... trust me you will be proud of yourself

I had debilitating anxiety a few times for months at a time in my life. People act like it’s not a big deal and “everyone has stress” but they’ll never understand how hard it really is. You lose motivation to do anything, you avoid going out in fear of something happening, and worst of all are the panic attacks. Panic attacks are so hard it seriously feels like you’re dying, I can’t even explain to someone who’s never had one. I once had one that lasted hours and I was so scared I almost called an ambulance because I thought it was having a heart attack. There needs to be more awareness of just how hard anxiety can be.

Although I’m not exactly officially diagnosed with anxiety, I may as well be considering that I’ve talked to about it with a health professional at my college and I’ve been given an antidepressant to help with both persistent depressive disorder and anxiety related symptoms. even with therapy and medical treatment, my anxiety is always ranging between moderate and debilitating on a daily basis and honestly it sucks. I have a hard time believing I can get anything done because I’m constantly overthinking everything and I feel so overwhelmed by small task because I feel like I can’t get anything right. I avoided friends and family a long time ago and I’m trying to get better at it but it’s really hard to reach out to people when I just don’t have the energy to deal with people in possible judgment that they may have about me not trying hard enough in life. The worst levels of anxiety I’ve had have led to severe fatigue and full-blown panic attacks. I’m sure there’s a lot more than anxiety going on for me as well as depression considering that there’s a long medical history of neurosis in my family, untreated or poorly addressed trauma, and overall underlying bitterness between one another.

I have severe anxiety, based on this scale. It hinders my family and friend life a lot and I almost broke down hearing you explain it like that. It's very difficult and it feels like there's no end in sight. I do my best. Today I cleaned my counter and table so far and even that was just mentally difficult... It's like being pushed back into a corner and wishing desperately to escape it. And you can see the way out but you just can't take that step. It's a primal fear that just sits in your heart and soul all day long... I do breathing exercises and meditations, self therapy etc. but I don't think it will improve until I can fix up my living habits. It feels like a vicious cycle.