LMarcus
07-16-2012, 03:07 AM
Good morning, afternoon, evening!
I've been reading along in this forum for a while, and decided it was time to actually register and be a little more active in the world of Anxiety. Hopefully to find out a little more about this, but also to contribute and help others.
My own story started about 5 years ago; I was walking on the street, had a bit of a rushed feeling and all of the sudden my heartbeat went from 60 to 160 in 2 seconds. Legs became solid, dizziness, painful arms, numb feeling... There the anxiety story starts... I heard people talking about it before, but this is unfortunately one of those 'things' which you really have to experience before you *truly* can understand what anxiety or a panic attack is. Before I had my attack I thought to know what others meant ("aha...so you were nervous and eh...you took it easy so now it's gone...!???"), but after this experience (and the many more during those 5 years) I saw things in a total different light.
My anxiety is mainly health related (hypochandria), and that results in that I'm very aware of my body... ie. a skip of a heartbeat can start things, or the "flutter" feeling. All goes hand in hand with the hyperventilation feelings. Now... to find a way to give things a place and how to, and as my girfriend says, "...trust your own body". Working on it, and on times it goes well, but anxiety is a sneaky thing.
Of course this is the story in short, leaving out the 50 times I thought not to see the next minute, the doctor's visits, blood tests, ECG test, etc.
I'm in general a positive person, and believe it or not, I even could find a few positive things about the anxiety... a short list...
I value life more (when you think it goes wrong, you also realize the things which are important to you)
I look differently towards people (everybody seems to have experienced something similar)
I realize how strong the mind can be...
I realized how terribly stubborn I am, and definitely don't like to follow the advices I give out to others!! ;)
Also... a word to everybody who has posted something: Thank you! reading the stories, reading the tips and seeing that you're not alone helps to calm down. I hope that everybody will eventually find a good way to deal with it and live life without the inner thought of anxiety going through their head (and body).
Thank you!
I've been reading along in this forum for a while, and decided it was time to actually register and be a little more active in the world of Anxiety. Hopefully to find out a little more about this, but also to contribute and help others.
My own story started about 5 years ago; I was walking on the street, had a bit of a rushed feeling and all of the sudden my heartbeat went from 60 to 160 in 2 seconds. Legs became solid, dizziness, painful arms, numb feeling... There the anxiety story starts... I heard people talking about it before, but this is unfortunately one of those 'things' which you really have to experience before you *truly* can understand what anxiety or a panic attack is. Before I had my attack I thought to know what others meant ("aha...so you were nervous and eh...you took it easy so now it's gone...!???"), but after this experience (and the many more during those 5 years) I saw things in a total different light.
My anxiety is mainly health related (hypochandria), and that results in that I'm very aware of my body... ie. a skip of a heartbeat can start things, or the "flutter" feeling. All goes hand in hand with the hyperventilation feelings. Now... to find a way to give things a place and how to, and as my girfriend says, "...trust your own body". Working on it, and on times it goes well, but anxiety is a sneaky thing.
Of course this is the story in short, leaving out the 50 times I thought not to see the next minute, the doctor's visits, blood tests, ECG test, etc.
I'm in general a positive person, and believe it or not, I even could find a few positive things about the anxiety... a short list...
I value life more (when you think it goes wrong, you also realize the things which are important to you)
I look differently towards people (everybody seems to have experienced something similar)
I realize how strong the mind can be...
I realized how terribly stubborn I am, and definitely don't like to follow the advices I give out to others!! ;)
Also... a word to everybody who has posted something: Thank you! reading the stories, reading the tips and seeing that you're not alone helps to calm down. I hope that everybody will eventually find a good way to deal with it and live life without the inner thought of anxiety going through their head (and body).
Thank you!