text: how can i get help with my anxiety? i get shaky, my heart beats very fast and hard, my hands sweat, i can't breath/speak, constantly worry about when i will get nervous again, and i become nauseous. it usually happens when i have to speak/perform in front of people or just by myself. it even happened once when i was meeting a group of new people. i almost always have a sick feeling in my stomach even if i'm not really doing anything that should make me nervous. i've tried snapping rubber bands on my wrist, or digging my nails into my skin to take my mind off of the situation, but nothing really helps. i've also tried talking to my mom about it many times so i could maybe get a doctors appointment, but she doesn't think it's a real problem. how can i get help? you said that yourself: your moms doesn't think it's a real problem. "think", it's just want she thinks. you know your own body and what you are thinking.  therefore, i think you should get help. and you can talk to a counsellor. and why do you need your mom approval to see a doctor?  please don't wait until the issue gets worst, go get help now asap.  take care ^^!  *****additional***** i think you can make doctor appointment, even if you are 15. try it, you never know if you don't try.  if you cannot, talk to your school counsellor about this. i suggest you talk to your school counsellor, no matter if you can or cannot make doctor appointment.