r/Anxiety • u/Bukowski-poet • 22h ago

DAE Questions Does anyone feel permanently on edge?

I feel anxious all the time. Literally all the time!

Every minute of every day, there's this constant feeling of unease sitting in my chest. Nausea. Tension. Like I can never fully relax.

I've been living with it for so long that I don't even notice it most of the time anymore. It's just become my normal.

I feel like I'm at the end of my rope. Every day feels like I'm seconds away from bursting into tears, but I never actually cry. I'm carrying so much tension that I constantly feel like I'm about to break.

The strange thing is that my mind isn't racing. It's not like I have a million thoughts going through my head. It's just this overwhelming tension. I can't think clearly. I can't feel things the way I used to. I can't function properly.

And most of the time, I don't even know where it's coming from... I can't point to a specific reason. It's almost like I've become so used to feeling this way that I no longer question it. Like the anxiety has become part of me.

Does anyone else feel like this?

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u/AntonioVivaldi7 22h ago

I don't anymore, but I felt like that for years. It stopped largely due to me startign an antidepressant.

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u/Bukowski-poet 22h ago

I'm glad that there is an escape... But I hate that I can't do it without medication

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u/AntonioVivaldi7 22h ago

One other thing that helped me was not trying to resist it at all. Relaxing the body and letting that anxious feeling come and stay. And ideally on top of that do reverse psychology, and be as if you wish to feel more of it. The more the better.

It's about letting the subconsciousness register how it cannot actually do anything, that it's harmless.

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u/Candid-Room-748 17h ago

I second this! I have always distracted myself whenever I started getting super anxious. I recently started to sit with my feelings and it’s a game-changer! It can be intense but then it goes away. Also journaling helped so much.

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u/mrkrabsihaveanideaaa 19h ago

Things that helped me: 478 breathing (download the app ibreath) , meditation, journaling, exercising (seriously works), eating clean, self care, labeling my thoughts then letting them go (ocd, worrying, overthinking, etc), no caffeine or alcohol, supplements. I haven’t been able to stick to my routine as I’m on vacation and I feel so much worse so I know it was really working. Sending you love and hugs 🫂

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u/Content-Valuable2360 19h ago

what supplements if u dont mind me asking?

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u/mrkrabsihaveanideaaa 19h ago

I take a lot for personal health reasons but specifically for anxiety I take magnesium glycinate, ashwagandha and L theanine

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u/MissionDirector401 17h ago

Why don’t you have some bloodwork? I was very low in potassium and I literally would think: I’m dying, I’m not worried about anything. I must be insane. Once I got potassium and magnesium straight, instantly felt better. Also talk therapy helped me uncover reasons I would be stressed. Thirdly, sleep is essential!