Mark05
10-07-2007, 10:40 PM
Hey all,
Found this site really helpful and comforting to know that i'm not the only one out there battling anxiety.
I have been fun & carefree all my life. Im 24 and came back from an overseas holiday in 2006. 3 months later i found i was having some digestive issues with my stomach. I suffered from burning sensations and nausea on most mornings. I would be well for 2-3 weeks then be shot down again with this unusual sickness for a week before improving again.
Doctors diagnosed Reflux. Ive been a healthy boy all my life and couldnt understand how i can suddenly develop reflux being fit, slim and active.
Over the next several months into 2007 i continued on with the same sick feeling of nausea, vomiting, burning sensations etc each morning. I was waking up each morning wondering how i would feel today and how i would feel this weekend and how long will it last this time..
I wasnt convinced and had further tests done to confirm only reflux again. No other evidence of disease or sickness was found.
Heading into June 2007 i felt life take a little turn for the worse. I couldnt accept me feeling this way for the rest of my life. Yeah i have the correct medication to treat it but having to feel sick every 2nd week was not something i want to put up with for the rest of my life.
Along came the anxiety......
I suddenly felt myself fearing and worrying about more things in life that relate to future events. I worry what i will be doing at work in a few years. I wont be able to find another job etc. This is freaking me out.
More nausea feelings than ever. I was so confused and not sure whether i have anxiety or infact reflux.
I walked into my doctor and put my hand up to see a pychologist. I wanted to talk to someone professional and leave some thinking techniques to calm myself down. Suddenly my focus was to cure this anxiety which has come out of nowhere and there streaming thoughts i now experience.
Ive been seeing my phycologist for 3 months now and i must say i have made good progress. But in the last few weeks with some changes at work and an unknown future i am stil experiencing anxiety symptoms
Again sickness in the stomach. Feeling tired at the end of day. My mind is racing all the time.
Somedays are better than some but im not fully out of it yet. Ive also been feeling depressed over the last few weeks where deep down i know its because of anxiety. I have no reason to feel upset.
At the moment im going back to basics. Trying to implement my stragegies learned to settle my thoughts down. Its really really hard and i feel like giving up sometimes but i dont know what it is in me something or someone picks me up and drags me along. I try to be as strong as i can.
Id love for this to be over and done with but now accept its here and i need to manage it as best i can.
Im keen to hear from anyone else having simular thought issues. Am i trying too hard or being too hard on myself?
Im taking 1 week at a time and i'll know i'll be better soon!
Best Wishes
Mark
Found this site really helpful and comforting to know that i'm not the only one out there battling anxiety.
I have been fun & carefree all my life. Im 24 and came back from an overseas holiday in 2006. 3 months later i found i was having some digestive issues with my stomach. I suffered from burning sensations and nausea on most mornings. I would be well for 2-3 weeks then be shot down again with this unusual sickness for a week before improving again.
Doctors diagnosed Reflux. Ive been a healthy boy all my life and couldnt understand how i can suddenly develop reflux being fit, slim and active.
Over the next several months into 2007 i continued on with the same sick feeling of nausea, vomiting, burning sensations etc each morning. I was waking up each morning wondering how i would feel today and how i would feel this weekend and how long will it last this time..
I wasnt convinced and had further tests done to confirm only reflux again. No other evidence of disease or sickness was found.
Heading into June 2007 i felt life take a little turn for the worse. I couldnt accept me feeling this way for the rest of my life. Yeah i have the correct medication to treat it but having to feel sick every 2nd week was not something i want to put up with for the rest of my life.
Along came the anxiety......
I suddenly felt myself fearing and worrying about more things in life that relate to future events. I worry what i will be doing at work in a few years. I wont be able to find another job etc. This is freaking me out.
More nausea feelings than ever. I was so confused and not sure whether i have anxiety or infact reflux.
I walked into my doctor and put my hand up to see a pychologist. I wanted to talk to someone professional and leave some thinking techniques to calm myself down. Suddenly my focus was to cure this anxiety which has come out of nowhere and there streaming thoughts i now experience.
Ive been seeing my phycologist for 3 months now and i must say i have made good progress. But in the last few weeks with some changes at work and an unknown future i am stil experiencing anxiety symptoms
Again sickness in the stomach. Feeling tired at the end of day. My mind is racing all the time.
Somedays are better than some but im not fully out of it yet. Ive also been feeling depressed over the last few weeks where deep down i know its because of anxiety. I have no reason to feel upset.
At the moment im going back to basics. Trying to implement my stragegies learned to settle my thoughts down. Its really really hard and i feel like giving up sometimes but i dont know what it is in me something or someone picks me up and drags me along. I try to be as strong as i can.
Id love for this to be over and done with but now accept its here and i need to manage it as best i can.
Im keen to hear from anyone else having simular thought issues. Am i trying too hard or being too hard on myself?
Im taking 1 week at a time and i'll know i'll be better soon!
Best Wishes
Mark