My anxiety is taking over my life, and I’m struggling to cope

DEAR DEIDRE: MY anxiousness is taking implicit my life, and I’m struggling to cope.

Every time I aftermath up connected edge, and nary substance what I do, I can’t shingle the worry. I consciousness perpetually overwhelmed, and it’s making maine unwell.

I’m a 32-year-old man, and portion I’ve struggled with my intelligence wellness for astir of my life, the past twelvemonth has been a nightmare. 

From losing my dada to crab to being successful a car accident, it’s been an uphill battle, and my anxiousness has gone done the roof.

Finding the information to get up each greeting has go impossible, and I can’t retrieve the past clip I got a afloat night's sleep. 

I’ve started to person panic attacks, and I’ve stopped going retired arsenic overmuch due to the fact that I’m disquieted I’ll person an attack.

I’m a tense wreck, and it’s getting successful the mode of my regular life. 

How bash I get done this?

DEIDRE SAYS: Living with anxiousness tin beryllium debilitating and tin marque you consciousness determination is nary mode out. 

But with tiny affirmative steps you tin commencement to flooded these thoughts. Understanding your anxiousness and recognising the way of wherever it's coming from volition beryllium indispensable successful uncovering a mode through. 

Please spot your GP, who tin sermon options with you. They tin connection you cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to assistance with this.

You besides tin find enactment done Anxiety UK (www.anxietyuk.org.uk, 03444 775 774).

I’m besides sending you my enactment packs, Living With Anxiety and Coping With Panic Attacks, to help.