Is it normal to cope with anxiety like this?

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Hello I'm a highschooler who goes to a pretty "good" school(high average GPA and stuff like that) I just within the last month have become completely different. I am being pressured to play lacrosse which is stressing me out a lot but I feel like I'm coping with it weirdly. I have started to twist my hair which is a habit I lost when I was younger. I twist it into knots and then it breaks and falls out leaving me with bald spots. I'm making this post because just at my last tryout I was put on a team of all guys who are pretty new to the sport, and I had no way of proving myself to the coaches. When we got back to the locker room some freshman called me a pussy for quiting football the past year. I didn't want to start anything so I just walked away.when I got home my mother reminded me to not stay up late which really just made me snap. I just screamed at her for no reason then just kind of shut off. I went to twist my hair (which I do when I'm having anxiety), and she slapped my hand away to stop me . that caused me to go into a kind of autistic breakdown where I wanted to cry and just not have to think about anything. My father then came through the door, home from work, and I kinda just had to act like everything was alright. Now I'm just post up in my bathroom icing my leg and writing this. I don't know what to do and I feel like I'm damaging myself with stress. Any advice would be appreciated and the people on here are always really cool about stuff like anxiety.

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago

    Be more assertive. Don't let people pressure you into things. If you assert yourself, you'll feel more in control and your anxiety level will subside. Take control of your life to the extent that you can. Of course, you'll still have to listen to your parents until you're old enough to leave home.

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  • sillygirl77
    8 years ago

    It sounds like you're under a great deal of stress. Have you considered talking to your school counselor as a first step to getting help coping with stress?

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  • thedog
    8 years ago

    suk sum dic

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  • mysistersshadow
    8 years ago

    Xanax fixes everything.

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    • sillygirl77
      8 years ago

      I've taken xanax and that's just not true for me, so I'd assume it's not true for everyone. Plus even if it does help what does it work 4 hours?

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      • mysistersshadow
        8 years ago

        Maybe you didn't take enough maybe you should combine it with other things. What is life but 1 hour after another they don't usually come 1 pill to a bottle.

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        • sillygirl77
          8 years ago

          Yeah, but there's a limit to how much you can take a day. I find other things work better for. I don't think xanax is the solution for everyone.

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          • mysistersshadow
            8 years ago

            Your right its not for every one.

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  • Ayla_
    8 years ago

    If you don't want to play that game or do certain stuff, say so. Don't be afraid people will be mad or dissapointed. They might be, but it that really worse than being stressed all the time?
    And find a better way to deal with things.. Harming yourself is not a healthy way and will only temporarily make it better, but worse long term. If you get stressed go for a run, or see some animals, write it off, talk. If you keep pulling your hair, some spots will stay bald forever.

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