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04-19-2013, 07:08 AM
Hello, dear co-sufferers! I hope you are managing your condition well!
I am currently faced with exam period and I have developed a debilitating problem. Every time I take an exam(or other important test) I start to feel dizzy after short period of time and this leads to anxious thoughts and thus is very distracting. I find it extremely difficult to concentrate on my exam/test, but the clock is ticking away and I have to finish the task. For example, today I had to quit my "pilot exam" because I felt extremely dizzy and I thought I was going to faint. Afterwards, I felt for approximately 2 hours a weird sensation of inability to breathe properly. By now I have drank some water and had a meal and am feeling a lot better. So my question would be: what do you guys suggest me to do in order to prevent dizzy sensations and to manage them if they would occur? I would like to add that due to taking an exam I have lots of limits, e.g. I am not allowed to leave the examination room(still allowed just once or maybe two times per exam), I canīt just stand up and move around the room, I canīt take a nap etc.
Brief information about me: I had a prolonged anxiety period which started this year and is not yet over I guess. I donīt feel depressed at all, I enjoy high levels of motivation, I am generally happy with my life and everything is working just fine for me. But I still get those peculiar episodes of anxiety which are accompanied by weakness in legs, dizziness and breathing issues. But in overall I have had anxiety for 1,5 years now. I am 18 years old and havenīt been diagnosed with any of standard anxiety provoking physical health condition.
I am currently faced with exam period and I have developed a debilitating problem. Every time I take an exam(or other important test) I start to feel dizzy after short period of time and this leads to anxious thoughts and thus is very distracting. I find it extremely difficult to concentrate on my exam/test, but the clock is ticking away and I have to finish the task. For example, today I had to quit my "pilot exam" because I felt extremely dizzy and I thought I was going to faint. Afterwards, I felt for approximately 2 hours a weird sensation of inability to breathe properly. By now I have drank some water and had a meal and am feeling a lot better. So my question would be: what do you guys suggest me to do in order to prevent dizzy sensations and to manage them if they would occur? I would like to add that due to taking an exam I have lots of limits, e.g. I am not allowed to leave the examination room(still allowed just once or maybe two times per exam), I canīt just stand up and move around the room, I canīt take a nap etc.
Brief information about me: I had a prolonged anxiety period which started this year and is not yet over I guess. I donīt feel depressed at all, I enjoy high levels of motivation, I am generally happy with my life and everything is working just fine for me. But I still get those peculiar episodes of anxiety which are accompanied by weakness in legs, dizziness and breathing issues. But in overall I have had anxiety for 1,5 years now. I am 18 years old and havenīt been diagnosed with any of standard anxiety provoking physical health condition.