manduwok
06-10-2015, 07:48 AM
I'm going to my GP next week for a referral and am new to these forums... but not new to anxiety. I've been getting panic attacks while driving for over a month now and it's getting so bad that I'm fearing the attacks themselves (and definitely fear driving). I know I'm not alone but every day is a constant struggle.
My mom had anxiety/depression issues and ultimately wound up taking her own life 7 years ago... but that's another thread. I had panic attacks as a child as I was very sick stomach-wise and would become afraid of the stomach pain... and have been through thyroid disease (Hashimoto's.... stable on meds), a traumatic back injury, a liver scare due to medicine issues, traumatic eye injury, and hypotension all in the past 3 years as an adult. I'm 32 and female :(
This will get better, right? I'm not going crazy? Part of me wonders if this is my brain trying to find something to worry about because it's simply used to worrying about myself (legitimately) for 3 years straight. Things are finally better and I don't know if my brain knows what to do! Not to mention I'm petrified of being sick like my mother was.
My mom had anxiety/depression issues and ultimately wound up taking her own life 7 years ago... but that's another thread. I had panic attacks as a child as I was very sick stomach-wise and would become afraid of the stomach pain... and have been through thyroid disease (Hashimoto's.... stable on meds), a traumatic back injury, a liver scare due to medicine issues, traumatic eye injury, and hypotension all in the past 3 years as an adult. I'm 32 and female :(
This will get better, right? I'm not going crazy? Part of me wonders if this is my brain trying to find something to worry about because it's simply used to worrying about myself (legitimately) for 3 years straight. Things are finally better and I don't know if my brain knows what to do! Not to mention I'm petrified of being sick like my mother was.