For the past 9 months or so I’ve found myself struggling with increasing levels of anxiety and down feelings. I think I can date this back to when my parents went through a rough patch (that has since been resolved), but it left me feeling frustrated and confused. These feelings haven’t been helped due to the fact it was during my final year of University! I saw a councillor during the time of my parents’ semi-breakup, and she helped a fair bit, but it’s 8 months later and I’m feeling worse than ever. I struggle, mentally, when I feel like I’m being judged by my close friends (which happens often, although I’m 99% sure I’m making the lot of it up), and just recently I had to turn down seeing them due to being low on money. What didn’t help was the fact one of the friends guilt tripped me slightly about it, but although I knew I should be brushing it off because I couldn’t help my situation, I felt the feeling of guilt and intense anxiety eating away at me until I full on broke down in tears to my partner for the second time in 2 days that week.

I’ve never suffered from anxiety and/or depression in my life. It’s literally only in the past 9 months that I’ve been plagued with the feelings of anxiety, and to be honest I feel as if it’s getting worse by the day. What do I do? Shall I go and see a doctor? It’s not every day that I feel this way, and I always pride myself on being a happy and optimistic person usually.I meditate often but it only offers short-term relief, and I’m at a loss with what else I can do, I hate hate hate being so anxious all the time. Help!