22 years old, suffering from terrible anxiety and depression since I realized i was a coward… I have run from fights/never had the willpower to fight back against aggressors…. ive read the most miserable existence a human being can live is as a cowardly man. when people call me out for my mistakes, it affects me and makes my heart race as if I were a little girl… Im losing friends and my family is finally beginning to see the truth and give up on me. I dont even want to leave the house, and ive tried therapy….. talking to someone, CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy)… it just seems so tense and bleak and gloom and hopeless… i wish i could go to sleep and not wake up… and ive looked up the plenty of ways I could end myself and just be done once and for all
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Same age and same feeling x.x
have you tried meditation or motivational videos/conferences?
it didnt help me but maybe it can help you
Maybe martial arts would help.
I had this problem for ten years but never consciously recognized it until reading this. I did know that I lacked confidence, assertiveness and the ability to stand up for myself. To overcome this I joined the Army, which worked out great and helped a lot.
Keep trying new activities until you find something that works.
Your not the only person to run, most people do. Fight or flight.