Hi Dan, you may have GAD, general anxiety disorder. I have it. It’s like I can never be satisfied with a situation. I always have to think of all possible scenarios and outcomes of a situation which also makes it hard for me to make important decisions in life. It makes me second guess myself. I know that I am this way because I grew around domestic violence, emotional abuse and my mom was/is emotional abusive towards me and very critical. It has made it so that I do not feel comfortable making my own decisions in life, or if there is a major problem ( or a small problem that may seem major) I tend to look at all of the possible ways that I could of caused the issues which then causes stress. I will take the blame before blaming someone or if I feel that someone else is in the wrong I always seek validation to make sure that I am right. And then people start to second guess me because they think, if I am so conflicted then maybe I did do something wrong! I think it is about building self confidence and mindfulness so that you will not fill your mind with useless clutter. Like a recycling bin instead of stress because it keeps getting used and reused in your mind. You should speak to a therapist. And yoga is good at help you focus at one thing at a time! As well as exercise.

@ the nocturnal panic attack, I started having those in college as well. It’s called sleep paralysis. I hate when it happens. I think I actually had a mini one this morning when trying to wake up. I had to go on anxiety medicine from stress and it truly helps a lot. I tried a few different ones and Klonopin helped the best. I know how scary sleep paralysis can be but it doesnt actually physically hurt you. You should visit your doctor or therapist though to learn some stress coping skills ( I am currently in group therapy). Chris Ellis are situations are similar as well! Please look at my latest post and give me some adivice 🙂 I would appreciate it. Garret I think you should give yourself space from your friend and not blame yourself for thier issues. If they were healthier the would at least give you a respectful response to your concerns. Just know that you tried to be a good friend and that you are not to blame for your friends unhappiness or inability to communicate. i know that sometimes we feel as though in some relationships we give, give give, and the other person just takes, takes, takes. I’ve learned that those are called unbalanced relationships and we do not deserve to be in them. Its hard like Chris Ellis said because it doesnt mean they are not good people but it means that they are not recipricating the kind of love and respect that you need. Which is especially hard if you spend so much energy trying to make them happy or solve their issues. Just use that energy to take care of yourself. If your friend cares they will reach out to you. If not then you should just let them go. You need someone in your life who is an asset NOT a liability.