teaspoon
11-09-2012, 03:06 AM
Hello :)
I'm not actually sure that I have anxiety. About 18months ago, I went to a therapist because I had some really intense work stress which caused some horrible symptoms - pounding heart, shortness of breath, feelings that everything was my fault, dwelling on past actions, and always thinking of the worst possible outcome of the situation. With a few sessions and some suggestions, I got a lot better over the following months and with exercise and meditation I'm mostly OK. The therapist told me I didn't have "anxiety" but that I had "situational anxiety".
I still get strung out. It niggles at me when a specific situation crops up - it might be a minor work issue or simply a convesation that I think I've handled badly. If I have two or three of these little niggles it causes me to start experiencing the start of some of my earlier symptoms, starting with a constant undercurrent of tension and discomfort. One of the weirder symptoms is that I will wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone can either see me, read/hear my thoughts, or both (I live alone). It only happens in the waking up stage. It's not that I'm frightened of this but that I'm concerned/embarassed what they will see or "read".
When I'm fully awake I do not think that it is possible for people to either read my mind, nor do I think people are in my house without my knowledge. I don't experience this when drifting off to sleep or when waking up in the morning.
I'm not going to ask "is this normal", but, is it something which is associated with anxiety at all?
I'm not actually sure that I have anxiety. About 18months ago, I went to a therapist because I had some really intense work stress which caused some horrible symptoms - pounding heart, shortness of breath, feelings that everything was my fault, dwelling on past actions, and always thinking of the worst possible outcome of the situation. With a few sessions and some suggestions, I got a lot better over the following months and with exercise and meditation I'm mostly OK. The therapist told me I didn't have "anxiety" but that I had "situational anxiety".
I still get strung out. It niggles at me when a specific situation crops up - it might be a minor work issue or simply a convesation that I think I've handled badly. If I have two or three of these little niggles it causes me to start experiencing the start of some of my earlier symptoms, starting with a constant undercurrent of tension and discomfort. One of the weirder symptoms is that I will wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone can either see me, read/hear my thoughts, or both (I live alone). It only happens in the waking up stage. It's not that I'm frightened of this but that I'm concerned/embarassed what they will see or "read".
When I'm fully awake I do not think that it is possible for people to either read my mind, nor do I think people are in my house without my knowledge. I don't experience this when drifting off to sleep or when waking up in the morning.
I'm not going to ask "is this normal", but, is it something which is associated with anxiety at all?