Feeling anxious, feeling it more in the chest area...

[JG1982]

It's Saturday night I'm 29 and while all my good friends are out partying I'm at home, due to my anxiety symptoms "what's the deal not cool" I seem to blame my body.. I was suppose to be at for my good friends BDAY tonight but choose not to go out so I won't drink alcohol becouse it makes me feel worst the next day.. But that's not the only reason why I was getting ready and was feeling fine till about 930 I started feeling anxious with a nervous feeling and started getting minor chest pains that would come and go more like a discomfort feeling, I seems my anxiety takes over my body and here I am not cool and I'm tired of feeling this way.. But I am feeling better now I'm telling you this drives me crazy at times and gets me depressed...

[fisher]

Oh it is hard isnt it,i am 38yrs old now and my anxiety started 8 yrs ago,i did have it bad but with the help of no panic and no medication it really did help,i am better now but i can feel anxious about certain things,i remember i met my boyfriend nearly 5 yrs ago now and he booked a holiday to barcelona and i hate flying especially when you hate being enclosed and you have anxiety,omg ha i remember getting on the plane and it was crowded and only small think it was ryan air and i sat down and my hands were sweating heart jumping out of my chest and they shut the doors and i nearly shouted let me off but i just couldnt embarress myself and i just has to stop any bad thoughts going through my head and kept asking how long have we left,i couldnt believe i travelled 2 hrs feelin like that but it does show you can do it,its all in our minds and when you have that thought u quickly say to yourself so what nothing has ever happened before,mine is feeling my heart going fast what makes me anxious,i am here if u want to chat x

[JG1982]

Thanks fisher , I have not been on a plane since my anxiety started, and I'm flying to New York this early December see how that goes for me.. Any tips to not let my anxiety take over ??

[fisher]

Oh well to be honest my nerves take over being anxious but i cant think about panic because if i thought for 1 minute oh no am stuck on here i would panic,i couldnt do a long flight the most i have done is 4 hrs,some people say they have a drink before boarding the plane,i havnt flown this yr because i have had a baby but it will be bad again when it comes to going abroad again,its being claustrophobic for me x