does this ever go away??

[bkn]

I am a year old female.
since the past month or so I have been slightly dizzy and off balance 24/7. I went to lots of doctors , mainly ENTs and none of them think that there is anything wrong with me. one of them said that maybe my anxiety is doing this.
I have always been anxious, especially about my health but I find it hard to believe that anxiety can cause such an obvious and persistent symptom.
I'm sick of feeling this day. I get so depressed at times. I don't even like doing the things I used to do for fun. I can't focus on my studies . I just want this feeling to go away! does this ever go away?

[libertynow]

I can speak from my own experience it most certainly gets better. You have to work towards it but you can do it. My recipe for me is:

Mindfulness meditation
Contemplative prayer
Exercise
Eat healthy (stay away from alcohol, cigs, caffein) at least cut back.
Do the things you normally enjoy doing cause your depression is preventing you from doing them cause it is almost like it wants you to feel worse. You must continue doing what you always enjoyed.

This is my medication. And to answer you about anxiety and worry about health. You can feel so many symptoms of many different disorders without actually having those disorders. Our minds can very well create symptoms. Be careful and learn to let go of that worry. I've done it through meditation and mindfulness.

Kevin

[bkn]

I can speak from my own experience it most certainly gets better. You have to work towards it but you can do it. My recipe for me is:

Mindfulness meditation
Contemplative prayer
Exercise
Eat healthy (stay away from alcohol, cigs, caffein) at least cut back.
Do the things you normally enjoy doing cause your depression is preventing you from doing them cause it is almost like it wants you to feel worse. You must continue doing what you always enjoyed.

This is my medication. And to answer you about anxiety and worry about health. You can feel so many symptoms of many different disorders without actually having those disorders. Our minds can very well create symptoms. Be careful and learn to let go of that worry. I've done it through meditation and mindfulness.

Kevin

thanks a lot.
I can't wait to get better. iA I will get better soon!

[Sentinelle]

I ask this question all the time. Will I ever get better?
I had to stop caffeine alcohol and cigarettes and I did have better moments but I still get panick attacks especially when I am over emotional. I do not exercise a lot because it triggers panick attacks and shortness of breath. I would like to enjoy a drink with my friends but when I drink alcohol I feel very strange, dizzy and tired. I dont think I will be able to enjoy life again as before. It is very depressing. I hope you overcome it I know the feeling!

[mr.blanks1981]

I am a year old female.
since the past month or so I have been slightly dizzy and off balance 24/7.

This sounds like a joke.

If you just decided to omit your age, then welcome to the club. We all had the same epiphany that we're in a cycle of modest ups and extreme downs, many of us very recently (myself included). Myself: I feel like I'm looking out a porthole virtually all the time. I'm insecure about my intelligence and a little paranoid, but I've been doubtfull for a while this feeling is a manisfestation of anxiety. Sometimes I'm standing around, minding my own business or doing whatever--anything at all; working, walking, standing, things I enjoy, things I don't, lots of people, no people, etc--and suddenly I feel like I'm going to fall over passed-out.
...
Good luck?

[bkn]

What's your problem?
it was a typo


I'm 20 okay?
and I don't need to hide my age or anything.

[GeneAllen]

I can speak from my own experience it most certainly gets better. You have to work towards it but you can do it. My recipe for me is:

Mindfulness meditation
Contemplative prayer
Exercise
Eat healthy (stay away from alcohol, cigs, caffein) at least cut back.
Do the things you normally enjoy doing cause your depression is preventing you from doing them cause it is almost like it wants you to feel worse. You must continue doing what you always enjoyed.

This is my medication. And to answer you about anxiety and worry about health. You can feel so many symptoms of many different disorders without actually having those disorders. Our minds can very well create symptoms. Be careful and learn to let go of that worry. I've done it through meditation and mindfulness.

Kevin

Excellent ways to approach anxiety and depression. Yep it will pass, but in the meantime the doing the things you used to love will feel like a chore but do them as much as you can anyway.

Peace

[nicnic73]

Great advice. It is so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel of anxiety sometimes. I have been suffering for the last four weeks terribly. It seems like the adrenaline will not quit pumping through my veins enough to calm myself down. The SSRI I take daily has done wonders for me over the last three years, almost making me feel protected somehow. BUT I have had several breakthroughs over the years, all of which I was able to overcome within a few days or a week. This episode just doesn't want to leave. I pray constantly but the what-if's always seem to take a hold. Wow, sure beats a persons self esteem up and it's so easy to give in to the poor me. Praying for peace :(

[kthotti]

Does it ever go away without any medications........anxiety and panic attack.............I want more people to talk to after this,even in anxiety I am trying to talk to people who doesn't like me...........

[nicnic73]

Yes it can go away. I quit taking meds for about six years and was totally fine. My problem is that when it did happen again after that I got myself so scared that it was back that I started taking them again. If I could just learn to live beside the anxiety instead of fearing and fighting it so much I would be a lot better off. It will pass but the longer you keep analyzing it 24/7 the longer it sticks around.

[nicnic73]

If your afraid or unsure of meds then I would suggest an as needed drug like klonopin. Works fast and calms your mind. Sometimes that's all you need for a couple of days to get you over it.

[kthotti]

Does anyone know how I could learn not think about it 24/7 when it was palpitatiing and jittery and change our emotions and mood and not think about it when it happens?

[jessed03]

Does anyone know how I could learn not think about it 24/7 when it was palpitatiing and jittery and change our emotions and mood and not think about it when it happens?

Less introspectivity. I think that's a made up word. I haven't check yet, but my autocorrect doesn't like it. If it is, I'm coining it. It's gonna be mine.

Firstly you need to believe these symptoms won't harm you, AT ALL. Even the mood swings will return to normal if allowed. And I mean you need to believe it. You need to understand that the hormone adrenaline is causing these symptoms, and it is harmless, and it burns off. Every single time. That you need to step back, and let it burn off, and let your hormones rebalance. That despite their scary nature, despite it being frustrating, a large part of what causes them is very simple, and very silly.
Only, when you stress, more adrenaline comes along, causing more symptoms, more imbalance. When you know it's all harmless, but very annoying, and fixable, then that's step one complete. If you still need more help with this, google the mechanisms of anxiety.

Secondly you need to do daily relaxation. Progressive muscle relaxation, or meditation. Both free on youtube.

Then thirdly, you need to encourage yourself to return to normal. When you were healthy, you looked out onto the world. Now you're unhealthy you're looking inwards. You're focusing on yourself too much. Whenever you're looking inwards at your heart, at your symptoms, at your brain fog, at your mood - then look outwards again. Remind yourself to. Say to yourself, oh there are my symptoms again... THEN GO DO SOMETHING THAT ISNT INSIDE OF YOU. Something that takes your focus out of you, and onto something else that's external. Then your mind will begin to return to normal.

It takes time, so keep it up. Breaking habits isn't easy. You've built a very profound habit of looking inwards.

If things last all day? Then do the above step all day. That's the key to returning to normal. I promise you.

[Bhargav Sanketi]

Calm down. It is perfectly normal how you feel. Come to terms with your condition and situation. If you feel like you are going to have an attack, calm down. If you worry about your attacks hurting you, it will only accentuate it. Sit down if possible and breathe. You have been through this before and you know the worst it can do. You know that you can take it. Affirm yourself that you are alright. A sense of optimism goes a long way. The more you think about anxiety, the more it will affect you. You could always talk to someone on healtheminds.

Cheers from India!

[Dahila]

I am not sure the site your try to push people to get there is that good. I checked it out. Man it is not right strategy what you do. Every post

[sean17]

i know what your going thro

[Pumpkin]

This sounds like a joke.

If you just decided to omit your age, then welcome to the club. We all had the same epiphany that we're in a cycle of modest ups and extreme downs, many of us very recently (myself included). Myself: I feel like I'm looking out a porthole virtually all the time. I'm insecure about my intelligence and a little paranoid, but I've been doubtfull for a while this feeling is a manisfestation of anxiety. Sometimes I'm standing around, minding my own business or doing whatever--anything at all; working, walking, standing, things I enjoy, things I don't, lots of people, no people, etc--and suddenly I feel like I'm going to fall over passed-out.
...
Good luck?

I think she made a typo.

[Pumpkin]

I recommend you try living a healthier lifestyle.. eat clean, exercise lots, keep yourself busy, take some good multivitamins and try to relax!!

It's hard to say that anxiety fully disappears from everyone's life but that isn't to say you can't limit the anxiety and attacks you do experience and learn how to cope with it. There's hope for everyone :D

[dedee]

thanks a lot. I can't wait to get better. iA I will get better soon!

iA you will be better just don't focus about it and keep ur self busy ,
You will be good even before u know it iA .

[Daffodil]

Yes, it will go away because your mind is more powerful than you think. It got you into this state, and it will get you out of it. Never stop believing. And if you are a praying person then pray whenever things feel really bad because prayer has a very positive and calming effect on our whole.

Keep your mind focused on the outside world and especially good and positive things. If you must watch tv, then watch only comedies or period dramas when people were gentle and polite. Outdoors is the best medicine. Walk in the sun and focus on the beauty of nature. You have to retrain the mind to start looking at the wonders of the world and forget yourself. Being with people who love you is important, as talking and socializing makes you forget the fear, even to have it gone like it never existed. Being alone by yourself moping is a sure fire recipe to start the negative talk and get into panic mode.

Eat well and take some good vitamins. I found for myself that eating a great meal of fresh vegetables or salad, with some carbs and proteins would stop the shaking and fretting to a large degree. Anxiety sufferers tend to have fluctuating blood sugar levels.

Remember, you are not alone. You are loved by God and many people care for your well being. Be well.

S