Is this just bad anxiety, an anxiety disorder or worse?

Anonymous
Prefer this to be answered somebody with anxiety, PTSD, anxiety disorder, whatever.

I have anxiety that runs in my family. It all kind of hit my sister and I different times. In High school, I was very self-centered. My anxiety started to hit me 8th grade year. I constantly worried over absolute nonsense. I care about people more than I should. I always felt like my anxiety was loud-spoken. Right in front of everybody where they could see me with it.
Time goes on. I can't remember it getting worse. My parents could tell from myself skipping class, blah blah. Senior year rolls around, I'm settled low.
A few years out of high school, being 23. My anxiety is AWFUL! I'll talk to somebody, and I get this knot in my chest. I question as to why it's there. I get awful sleep at night sometimes. List goes on.. I plan on going on something, but is it just anxiety? What if it's more?
My dating history is awful. Last person I was with, he was very manipulative. Caused my anxiety to be awful. I was always high alert. I hate the mental state of mind I'm in.
I feel like I have trouble eating sometimes. I'll weirdly lose appetite. I always avoid parties, blah blah. I know y'all can't self-diagnose me. I do plan on talking to somebody, but still..
Is this just bad anxiety, an anxiety disorder or worse?
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