Newly diagnosed and struggling

To start I don't usually post online anywhere but I am really struggling, in need of advice or just some reassurance I don't know. I am 24, F, diagnosed two months ago. I have struggled with my mental health forever (anxiety, depression etc) but my life is getting smaller and smaller and I am so scared I'm not going to get out of this. I have so much anxiety  all the time, I barely leave my room let alone my house. I feel nauseous and can't eat properly. I work 2days a week that sometimes i cannot mange without getting overwhelmed and leaving work early, I am in the process for applying to PIP but am very worried about what my future looks like with the current direction its going. I see friends maybe once  a month, the rest of the time I don't even really message anyone I can go days without talking to anyone. I am incredibly lonely and just feel myself regressing so much. I used to have a pretty full life, work full time spend my weekends with friends, go on holiday. I am so scared of people and feel I am constantly in trouble, having to explain justify and apologise for my actions (or lack thereof) to everyone in my life. I just feel so uncomfortable all the time.

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  • I agree with Iain that it might be useful to think about what has changed since you were able to have a full life. Perhaps you had a relationship/friendship that broke down and this fuelled low self esteem? Or perhaps you just overdid it and burned yourself out, and now you need to recover.

    Maybe try the things Andy suggested, and let us know how it goes. Take care of yourself.

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  • I agree with Iain that it might be useful to think about what has changed since you were able to have a full life. Perhaps you had a relationship/friendship that broke down and this fuelled low self esteem? Or perhaps you just overdid it and burned yourself out, and now you need to recover.

    Maybe try the things Andy suggested, and let us know how it goes. Take care of yourself.

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