Hello and help

[beth42862]

Hello,
I only have a few minutes but could use some help. I was diagnosed years ago with GAD.I have done ok on medication,but recently am feeling very stressed and sometimes panicked.Much has happened to me in the last few years.My divorce,the death of my sister due to a long illness,and some other things.I thought I was coping with it alright.However,and this may get kind of confusing,but 5 months ago I started a circuit training workout 6 days a week,and went on a strict eating plan.I am now underweight,must gained muscle. However everyone keeps saying "you are so skinny,are you ok? And even though I feel fine,due to my disorder its starting to make me panic. I go to the extreme now due to my disorder! I cant convince myself that it was the lifestyle adjustment that caused it,but that now I have some serious disease or something.Can anyone relate to this? now everytime someone comments on my weight I go into a panic.
Any help would be appreciated.
Beth

[Enduronman]

Welcome! Brb....

E-Man. :)

[anxiousoutcast]

I lost 80 lbs and thought, yay! Then everyone around me started commenting on me being so skinny. My boyfriend jokes by calling me skeletor and what not. I'm 5"11 and 145 lbs. anyway, people were saying it to the point that I noticed all my veins popping out of my hands, sometimes indented. This freaked me out and I started freaking out thinking I'm too skinny. The stress caused me to lose more weight, causing me to freak out more.

So to answer, yes.

[beth42862]

I lost 80 lbs and thought, yay! Then everyone around me started commenting on me being so skinny. My boyfriend jokes by calling me skeletor and what not. I'm 5"11 and 145 lbs. anyway, people were saying it to the point that I noticed all my veins popping out of my hands, sometimes indented. This freaked me out and I started freaking out thinking I'm too skinny. The stress caused me to lose more weight, causing me to freak out more.

So to answer, yes.

wow so what did you do?

[anxiousoutcast]

I went to the doctor and asked him about my veins popping, he told me not to worry about it. He gave me some reassurance about my heart and other things, I stopped stressing and began to put the lost weight back on (from the stress). I am gonna start going to the gym to build muscle and hopefully I can start looking healthy :) .

Sorry it took me awhile to reply, my phone doesn't use this app well apparently.

[dazzadoo123]

beth i think us anxiety suffers are so sensative to things its unreal ..like you said someone comments you look like youve lost alot weight we go into panic mode straight away thinking omg am i ill ? ect ..but youve been working out and had alot of stress over last couple years so thats how youve maybe lost so much .people dont understand thats all ..like i say its us we are too sensative as anxiety suffers ...well i am for sure ..