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Negativity & Overthinking
From the last few years i am suffering from anxiety which leads to problem in taking small small decisions in my life.I cannot even concentrate on studies more, cannot even decide anything which leads to overthinking and then leads to confidence issue. I don't like to be social with friends and others and i feel i want to be alone. When peoples judge me i overthink and my confidence get degraded at every stage of my life. I used to decide things which i wanted to do but i fails to do so. Feels frustrated and gets irritated in small matters. Why i feels peoples are judging me very badly whoever i meet even in my colony or my classmates. This things upsets me very much. I am not clear what i want, which makes me more happier and healthier. These mental issues leads to upset me everyday. Please guide me in this regard and suggest me some tricks to concentrate more on studies.
I am 23 years old.
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I really appreciate that you are concerned and also you have taken a step forward for help. I understand you are going through tough time, but it's just a phase and it will go. Anxiety is really common these days. It leads to low self esteem, low mood, not able to concentrate in anything, irritability, frustration, restless, not able to socialize,worrying too much, interfering with your work. Try doing activities which you love doing.
Next Steps
Consult a Psychologist. You can contact me through practo app.
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1. Find your strengths and work on it to make it more strong.2. Make a proper planner for the day.3. Set small targets and reward yourself after achieving the target.4. Spend time with your loved ones. 5. Write all your achievements till now and make a vision board for that. 6. Practice deep breathing exercise. 7. Make a habit of doing exercise/yoga or meditation.8. Talk to your family about it.8. Do activities which make you happy. 9. Try to make everyday a new day.10. Have a healthy diet. 11.Take proper sleep. 12. Try Aromotherapy.
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Hi, you know your problem well. Looks, your focus is only on negative things, what other people think about you, negative interpretation, self-pity, and lack of social contact.
If you wanted to come out of this, focus on things which you need to change rather than creating problem for yourself.
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Speak with your friends and family members openly on your issues and get their help. Visit a psychologist for professional guidance.
Health Tips
1) Change your words. For eg. Stress - for improvement (2) Know your strengths and limitations (3) Ask for help (4) Talk with people (5) See possibilities in every problematic situations
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Hi,
Anxiety is a very common part of our life. We should know how to deal with it and learn coping skills, as life keeps throwing challenges at us. Many a times anxiety keeps us motivated and makes us to accomplish lot of work, at the same time anxiety can also cause lot of worries and lead to unnecessary overthinking, restlessness, irritability. if this negative symptoms and negative thoughts continue for longer duration of time then it starts disturbing a routine. Which can lead to sleep disturbances, low confidence, low self esteem, continuous negative thoughts, constant worrying.
We humans are different from each other, no human is perfect. hence we all have our own limitations and these limitations can be different , for different people. Maybe you are a sensitive personality. Sensitive personality can have lot of strengths , skills, intelligence and capabilities, but may have less tolerance or capabilities to face emotional stressful condition. Hence they might suffer lot of discomfort during these emotional stressful conditions like the symptoms which I mentioned earlier like sleep disturbances, restlessness, anxiety, irritability, lack of concentration , difficulty in memory and unnecessary and overthinking.
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start learning to accept yourself and your limitations it will relax you.
meet a psychiatrist who is good in counselling skills and also can teach you in positive psychology.
word of caution, don't ignore the symptoms if it is disturbing your routine has it would create lot of damage to your confidence and capabilities.
Health Tips
1. learn relaxation techniques like deep breathing technique, in deep breathing technique give more importance for breathing out air.
2. learn and practice mindfulness
3 practice yoga
4. practice meditation
5. have a timetable for study, don't be too hard on yourself, give sufficient breaks. studying should be enjoying process
6. do regular physical exercise
7. spend quality time with family
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Hi..you need to start some strategies such as planning and prioritising...plan out your day and try to stick to a time table. It’s the stress that you are taking which is creating doubts in your head and lowering your self esteem and confidence. At this moment what matters the most is how you think about your self. What others think is just a reflection of what you are thinking. Include physical exercise in your routine. That will help you concentrate. Try to use an application called headspace to practice meditation.
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Make a time table.
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Sounds like you've been struggling with Anxiety along with reduced self esteem which is making you feel so upset. What needs to be focused on is :
1. Managing the anxiety - which you can do by practicing Mindfulness and other relaxation techniques. There are plenty of resources which can help you. But it would be advisable if you did it under the guidance of a clinical psychologist
2. Working on your self esteem - Simple exercises like making a list of your strengths, or small checklists that you can tick at the end of the day. As you finish tasks and tick them off the checklist and look at them at the end of the day, it will give you a sense of achievement and purpose which will increase your confidence.
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Focus on the things you feel you're good at and do more of that. Things that make you feel empowered and in control. List them out and make columns of how much of it you did in a day. This will lead to sense of mastery.
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Remeber as much as you want, you can't change what other people think and it's not your job what they think. But there's one person you can always work on - Yourself. I would suggest Psychological consult to better understand how to go about things.
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Lonliness is dangerous equal to smoking of 16 cigarettes. Breake the chain with mingling with positive friends and relatives. Need professional help for Anxiety disorder.
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Consult with Psychologist
Health Tips
1)Practice relaxation techniques 2) Take initiation to make friendships.3) Always be Positive ond and Optimistic
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Ms. Hema Sampath
Counselling Psychologist
18 yrs exp
Bangalore
I think you doubt your own capabilities by compare yourself with others..
Have you ever thought, how they could have reached that much success in their life.
You are seeing only the end result.
Any success story has some amount of effort and dedication and determination..
Instead of feeling guilt, it is better to focus on your strengths and your success is guaranteed..
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For a detailed understanding, you can connect with me...
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Ms. Seema Jathar
Psychologist
5 yrs exp
Pune
Hello
It's all about organising and managing the things. Set immediate, ahot and long term goals for yourself. We always get confused or don't take decision because we are afraid of shouldering responsibility of its consequences which comes along with the decision. Prioritise your things and your goals in life. Don't think what others think of you, instead focus on what you think about yourself.
Next Steps
Meet a psychologist and start therapy sessions.
Health Tips
Write down your own strengths and your achievements in life which will make you feel good and confidential about yourself.
Write down your goals and start working towards it.
Write down your thoughts
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Ms. Rajatha Sarkar
Counselling Psychologist
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello I appreciate your self concern and courage you made to look for a help to overcome the emotional problems.
Yes most of them will experience anxious towards themselves, when they will be friends or extended family members, it could fear comparison, judged and others. Due to the various factors like lack of confidence, overthinking, no clarity with goals or issues in decision-making.
There are techniques like 1. self analysis - exploring more of self. - - question to self what is making you difficult in deciding your goals /requirements, standing up and communicating with your friends, what is making your fear/ scared..
2. Appreciate your small achievements, which would help to build confidence.
3. Start to believe your tiny strength and think how you can build it.
4. Try to socialize with people whom you feel comfortable.
Take care stay positive..
Next Steps
Working with this simultaneously take the help of an experts to guide you better
Health Tips
Create your own hobbies exploring your skills, you can fix a routine and can calm yourself by using app of omkara mantras. List out your strengths and weaknesses to build confidence.
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Ms. Kavita Sharma (PhD)
Counselling Psychologist
7 yrs exp
Udaipur
I appreciate that you are aware about your feelings and taking care of it.I also appreciate that you are approaching professional to help you better. I totally understand how difficult for you to deal with everything, maybe you are forcing yourself a lot. You need to work on your self confidence. First of all calm yourself and balance your thought, Try to think positive, divert your mind into positiveness, you can also watch motivational videos on YouTube, try to be happy in your own skin it will reduce anxiety of getting judge by others. If you still find difficult to balance your emotions. I suggest you to consult with psychologist to help you best. You can also contact me through practo app.
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Consult with Psychologist.
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Try to be positive.
Try to do Meditation and Mindfulness.
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