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Anxiety is taking my life. Please can you help me?
I am 15 years old. I cannot eat, drink,sleep, or smile with causing more harm than good. I will go days without any of it and that's not my choice. I have anxiety attacks daily and find myself repeating things constantly; whether its counting, checking work, or cracking my body. I just get stuck looping and looping untill I'm in serious pain or tears. School has become impossible and my social life has vanished. My parents treat me like their burden. I am affaird ask for further help because I know they will say I am wasting their money and being over dramatic. I have tired every form of help out their, but have not gotten any closer to finding relief. I feel weak all the time; like i am dying. Every minor task is effort now, even walking up the stairs. I just do not have the strength and energy to keep on going. All I want is the pain to end and I will do anything to make it end if I do not find actual help. Please if you know how to help me do not hesitiate I am barly hanging on here.
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My friend went to see a psychiatrist and she was told she had anxiety issues as well. She was put on a medication, not too sure what it is called but it seems to be helping her but it does cause her to become sleepy at times (as she says, not sure if she really is just tired) but maybe since your parents cannot help you and it seems like nothing can, it might be wise to visit a psychiatrist and have them help you. They're specialized to treat these forms of illnesses and there's absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to see one. Sometimes, it's no something we can take on the outside to feel better on in the inside. Anxiety has a lot to do with brain chemistry.
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It takes guts to write what you just did and admit you are in over your head with trouble. It's awful your parents won't listen. They can't see that this isn't normal yet. In most cases that's so until a child reaches full-blown crisis.
There's no two ways you have a mental-health issue here that is intensifying daily. It's an anxiety disorder and if you can't function normally you need to find help pronto.
If your parents are oblivious you need to find a relative, friends parent, older sibling etc. you trust and go directly to an emergency room. Be brutally honest with the doctors, nurses, people there. Tell them word for word what you wrote here.
A psychiatrist will examine you, ask questions about the problem, put you on the right medication and treatments and monitor your progress. Likely you will be sent home same day. However, if they feel you need rest, can't function and or in harms way they can keep you for 72 hours to figure how best to proceed. You NEED to do this as it's a problem that will become like a hurricane if you do not act. If you have to go to a hospital alone by all means please do. You'll find your parents more receptive to helping here when they see an ER confirm you need help.
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You are over rhe age of 14, Meaning you can legally see a doctor without your parent in the room with you. The first syep is to try and have someone take you to the doctors office. Whether it would be a parent or someone you trust.
Next, You can talk to your doctor about how to get yourself into counseling.This is where you start
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