Anyone else suffer from anxiety disorders/depression?

GellisIndigo

is one of the problems having trouble breathing?

That can certainly be a symptom of a panic or anxiety attack.

AngelAura777

I have never been diagnosed with anxiety or depression but I get it a lot and I stress about anything and everything even if there is nothing to stress about and I think its one reason why I struggle to lose weight!! its been worse lately because I have moved to a new area and I havent got a job yet and dont know many people here. I pretty much live at the gym to take my mind off everything but im starting to get obsessed with losing weight and counting calories

surferfreak07

I've been having trouble breathing the last couple of weeks. I can't get a deep enough breath (unless I yawn) and it's driving me mental. I've also been feeling really down lately, in the last 18 months I've lost my dad, gran and grandad plus watched my mother go through cancer and I've pushed my boyfriend away so much that now he's broken up with me. I wouldn't be surprised if I was depressed so I have a doctors appointment monday where hopefully I can get some councelling and move on rather than spend my days alone crying at how much it all sucks!

ishtar13

Thank you everyone for all the responses.

My main issue is my "down" time comes out of nowhere and stops me in my tracks. Sometimes i find myself not eating more than a cereal bar or something for days, don't sleep and I'll work out constantly until this passes.

I'm not on medication. A friend of mine was put on meds and he was a zombie. I am a mother to a 2 yr old and I don't want to be a zombie, and since I'm her main caregiver (I stay home with her all day while my husband works) I don't want it to effect how I am with her. I hate being alone, but I can't stand to go out in public anywhere. Somedays its worse than others.

Meds affect people differently, and different meds work for different people. If he was a zombie, it likely wasn't the right med for him.

I was diagnosed when my daughter was 4. I went through several medication combinations before hitting the right one. But I felt I had to do it to be functional for my daughter. Without meds, I simply was not functional enough to take care of her well.

smileyface_2510

In this world You are def. not alone..Alot of us have anxiety and depression..some worse,some better than others..Some even have them and have no idea....Exercise def helps get thru the day..So does praying and inspirational quotes from the Bible. Realizing that We are just human and this happens to alot of us and not just " ME ". I know when I got down to 135 I felt better..mentally and physically. MY hypoglycemia was gone!! Battling everyday against things is what EVERYONE of us do... Everyone keep up the good work!!

underdogsmom

I suffer from the extreme end of depression/anxiety....I bipolar disorder, a lot of anxiety and panic attacks/meltdowns at times....and I have Asperger's Syndrome (mild autism). How does it effect my diet/exercise??? Well more like it effects my self-esteem which them effects my ability to take care of myself. Sometimes I'm very motivated, other times it's like whatever....But I think it's difficult for many without disorders to do this, and even more difficult for us at times. I'm disabled so I dont have a job to distract me from the fridge all the time...very difficult.

lradatz

I have anxiety attacks! And I also get depressed at times, but it really doesn't affect my workouts. To be honest, if I feel down, working out makes me feel better, sometimes I can push way too hard, and over do it. There are days when I could care less if I work out or not, and this month has been on again off again, but since it's getting nice out, I have been trying to take the kids outside and find things to do... Go for a walk, take the dog for a walk, take the kids to the park and run around w them, etc. Hope you find what works for you and enjoy the nicer weather!

Scorpioangel

I do and working out really helps with my anxiety that I have for a few hours after the workout even

albayin

I didn't suffere from depression until I started this weight loss thing. Now I am really depressed. Working hard and watching food but resulted in "weight gain". How sad.

albayin

I do and working out really helps with my anxiety that I have for a few hours after the workout even

Oh my goodness. I simply want to pay my compliment to your success. Look at that ticker...

Fit_Canuck

I do indeed, it's so difficult sometimes and mine is coupled with a lowered esteem from a very rough childhood ( common I know ) . Exercising helps with some of the psychological effects but this site has often brought up a lot of anxiety for me from time to time so it's a conundrum.

I personally feeling constantly bombarded by pictures of people who are much better than me physically and it raises my anxiety level, not to mention the sheer number of cliques on the site that pat each other on the back and boost themselves up often at the expense of others on the forums.

kolakross

I have anxiety attacks. They are not as many as they once were, but I get them. And when I do I sometimes try to "eat it out". It does suck, but I know that instead of letting it make me feel sad I move on ahead, as I've read many do when they for some reason slip off the trail.
But I have seen a difference in my well being since I took up exercising daily, and that motivates me to do it even if the whole eating thing is off track.
To stop myself from eating I try to keep busy, hang out with friends mostly since being in a crowd makes me feel worse.

As most of these things, if your condition is bad, contact a doctor and get help. It is harder to do on your own. Otherwise you'll only have to try and see what works for you, be it exercise or whatnot.

WandaJean1564

I use to have anxiety attacks not in years though but sometimes I feel anxious when I am out in public..it only lasts a few minutes..a couple deep breaths helps and positive thinking

lelstar

You know statistically that there are a lot of people who suffer from depression or other mental illnesses but you don't realise until you see something like this how much we really aren't alone!

XxYeaIrocxX

Again I want to thank everyone for the responses.

seamonkey789

I'm bipolar. I'm stable on meds, but I always have to be doing something.

I have a 8:30-5 job during the week and a weekend job I just do for fun. I also take music classes 2 nights a week in addition to going to the gym.

I'm having my gall bladder out on the 15th and I'm going to be miserable the 2 weeks I can't lift anything over 10 lbs