Anxiety at 23 ?

Question

I'm 23 and I think I might be suffering from anxiety. 
I am anxious about the simplest things. Going grocery shopping for someone, for example, because I am worried I'm going to forget something or get the wrong thing or not enough of it. And that after that I'm going to feel stupid and worthless because I can't do anything right. 
I'm terrified of disappointing people. I always think they secretly hate me because I'm not the best at comforting them when they feel bad. 
It's difficult for me to reach out to anyone for help (even my boyfriend of almost 2y). So now, I really don't know what I can do. Do you guys have any tips on overcoming anxiety maybe ? 
Thanks a lot

Answer

It sounds like a confidence issue as well as an overpowering inner critic. Your inner critic is on full blast volume and your confident self hasn’t learned to stand up to it yet. You could look up some videos about the inner critic or do some research on how to get past the voice of your inner critic and that might help your anxiety. 
Having a tough inner critic like that can be caused from childhood trauma where someone criticized everything you did or there may have just been one particular time where you were very proud of something you did and someone shot you down about it and picked it apart critically. Or it could be something you don’t even remember. 
As we grow and develop we have these internal aspects of what makes us who we are. Sometimes they develop unbalanced and unchecked and we end up with mood disorders like anxiety and others. 
Reading some self development and self help books or articles and watching videos are all great places to start to get to the bottom of it all. It won’t be easy and will probably be an emotional roller coaster journey, but it will be worth it in the end.

Answer

Try meditation. Look up 20 days of meditation with Jay on YouTube.
Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety. 
Building yourself up.

Answer

For me, a big thing is being able to talk about it. It helps. If I’m able to talk to my mom, my friend, or my boyfriend, it just helps to process the feelings. It also helps for them to know if something makes me anxious because then they can know to not push me and let me do something at my own pace. I really recommend reaching out to someone about it. Even if that’s your doctor. It’s good that you’re reaching out here! It’s important to remember that you aren’t alone in feeling anxious and you aren’t “stupid” for feeling anxious in situations people don’t think twice about. It isn’t something you can help so don’t be hard on yourself about it. 
If you talk to your doctor, they may be able to refer you to some resources that could help. For the most part, I find most anxiety management to be pretty individual. For some people making a plan or a list is helpful. For others, it exacerbates the anxiety by creating pressure. Look into breathing exercises and grounding exercises. They can help too and there are a few apps like Calm that provide some exercises.

Anxiety at 23 ?

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