Hello, I am new here and would like to share my story and get some advice please.

[emotionalkid619]

I am a 21 yr old female. In the month of August I was on my laptop and all of a sudden I felt like my bed was shaking, heart was beating fast and felt very weird. I felt that I was not breathing enough but yet still I was breathing. I got up and I went to the living room and get some water to drink and something to eat to see if I will feel better. I forced myself to eat but no point. I then decided to wake up my little brother so he can sleep by me so I can feel better. I felt like I was going to die. The following three days the thought of my death or I was going to die was just harassing me. I used to sleep alot during the day now I can't and things I used to do I do not feel like doing it at all. I was not myself. I went to the hospital and I was told It was anxiety. I kept feeling that I was going to die. At nights it was hard for me to sleep. I was afraid of sleeping. Recently I brought peppermint tea bags to help me relax which helps. At nights if i wake up with pain or something I will panic or get scared thinking something bad will happen to me. Today I still have the issue and sometimes I feel scared. Will I be normal again? Can anyone give me some advice on what to do. Thank you.

[Gemmy]

Hello there again :) Your anxiety sounds quite similar to mine.

I have the exact same feelings some time. There are days where I feel great and feel on top of the world and then there are others where my own mind makes me feel like a prisoner in my own body. One thing all of us suffering from anxiety need to know is that it is really in our mind. Trust me, it is. When I was a kid, I thought I was going to die from E. Coli for some really odd reason. I think I had the flu or a light cold at the time. I still don't remember what made me think I had E. Coli though O__o I literally panicked and cried. I thought my life was on a time limit until I realized it was really my mind playing tricks on me. 99.9% of anxiety thoughts are not true, that's all of them really.

My anxiety is pretty on and off. It'll go away for awhile and then come back to torment me if I let it. But again, it's all in my mind. My recent problem with anxiety was that I actually thought my heart was going to explode...it really makes me laugh though because your heart cannot explode. It's impossible. Unless someone strapped a dynamite inside your body to your heart, now that's logical. I'm very healthy though and have no health issue whatsoever. I got stuck with this stupid fear due to a dream I had nearly 8 years ago. Note that dreams are created in our mind. Our mind can makes things seem legit when they're not. Fast heart rate is a typical symptom of anxiety. The good thing is, it CANNOT kill you. I promise! :) Our hearts are super strong and can handle our hearts pounding all day. Anxiety makes you feel doomed or like you're trapped but again, you're really not. It can also mess with your sleeping pattern and can just overall make your afraid of life. You're not dying :)

One thing that really helped me feel better is when I would have a panic attack, I'd let it ride out. Basically letting the feelings come over me instead of fighting them which would just make me feel even worse. Panic/Anxiety attacks also cannot harm you in anyway but they are extremely frightening. When you're calm, you can think rationally and can actually see that part of your mind is really just messing with you. I'd be definitely afraid of dying if I was locked in a room full of Tigers, now that would definitely make panic!

Sorry if I seem too giddy. I just wanted to make you feel better to know you're not alone and we all know what it's like. You don't have to feel ashamed or anything. If you ever need someone to talk to or just have an questions, we're here for you! :)

[emotionalkid619]

Thank you very much :) what a relieve I am not alone.

[amaranthe]

Hang in there... I can relate :( We're going to be ok. I'm looking forward to the day I put this all behind me too.

[emotionalkid619]

yh we all are. I sometimes wish i was my usual self and I could have done anything I wanted without being so anxious you know. Never would have thought I would have this disorder. I hope one day we all will be ok :).

[PanicPhobia]

I am a 21 yr old female. In the month of August I was on my laptop and all of a sudden I felt like my bed was shaking, heart was beating fast and felt very weird. I felt that I was not breathing enough but yet still I was breathing. I got up and I went to the living room and get some water to drink and something to eat to see if I will feel better. I forced myself to eat but no point. I then decided to wake up my little brother so he can sleep by me so I can feel better. I felt like I was going to die. The following three days the thought of my death or I was going to die was just harassing me. I used to sleep alot during the day now I can't and things I used to do I do not feel like doing it at all. I was not myself. I went to the hospital and I was told It was anxiety. I kept feeling that I was going to die. At nights it was hard for me to sleep. I was afraid of sleeping. Recently I brought peppermint tea bags to help me relax which helps. At nights if i wake up with pain or something I will panic or get scared thinking something bad will happen to me. Today I still have the issue and sometimes I feel scared. Will I be normal again? Can anyone give me some advice on what to do. Thank you.

See a doctor. Start with a general family doctor and tell him/her what's going on. He or she can rule out medical causes and then both of you can decide what to do from there. You might need to see a psychiatrist or perhaps your family doctor will take control and start you on anti-anxiety meds or refer you to therapy and/or a psychiatrist.

I've suffered from the same symptoms you are describing here for many years. Trust me, get it treated NOW before it gets worse. There's no need to suffer when there's good meds and therapy out there for things like this.

[emotionalkid619]

oh thank you very much :)