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[djluniz]

Just stopping by to inform y'all that I am new to this and that I look forward to discussing with you all in due time. :D

[superchick22684]

Welcome to the forum!

[MiST]

Welcome to the Asylum, I will be your guide for today..

[Annie64]

Welcome to the Asylum, I will be your guide for today..

Hello out there,
I'm new to this forum and am hoping to find support and people who suffer from similar symptoms to mine.
This is my second bout of anxiety and panic that affects my life in a big way. My first was 20 years ago. I have coped quite well for the last 15 years but Since losing my mum and oldest sister in the past year, I believe the stress of it all has triggered the anxiety and panic again. This time, my anxiety is health related in a huge way.
I have hypertension that is worse when I think about it, I check it often, just in case. I have tinnitus and a fullness in my head, and of course, in my mind there must be a brain tumour. I have muscle spasms on my face, eyebrows and legs. I have pins and needles in my neck and shooting pains in my head and jaw. I am dizzy a lot which adds to the worry of brain problems. I have waves of nausea that seem worse when I'm hungry and I do suffer from hypoglycaemic attacks when the pressure is on. I worry about heart problems and I have a really unnerving symptom being that my hands don't feel like they belong to me. Depersonalisation. I love knowledge and reading but that knowledge can be my undoing as well. I also have an intense fear of medications due to the fact that my mum and sister's passing was brought on by severe reactions to common medications. I also now get anxious about going out for dinner and this pushes my blood pressure up. I seem to have so many anxieties and issues. I'm having an assessment done tomorrow to start seeing a psychologist to hopefully help me master some of my fears.
I'm not taking any medications at this stage. I am considering a low dose anti hypertensive but because I drive for employment I can't really risk a sudden drop so this causes more anxiety.
I have crazy dreams most nights which are very tiring. I sometimes feel like I've forgotten how to breathe and my throat feels tight like I'm jot going to be able to swallow or breathe. Every little symptom becomes something major in my mind.
I would love to hear from anyone suffering similar to myself. Thank you.

[Annie64]

Thank you for responding Mist. It's hard trying to remember that anxiety can cause most, if not all of these symptoms. I have Claire Weekes book, complete self help for your nerves. Might help if I pick it up and read it though. I might start it this weekend. A lot of people on here seem to have read and recommend it. I'm so scared that I'm not able to be helped. That the physical symptoms are always something worse.
Again, thank you for your reply.

[MiST]

Thank you for responding Mist. It's hard trying to remember that anxiety can cause most, if not all of these symptoms. I have Claire Weekes book, complete self help for your nerves. Might help if I pick it up and read it though. I might start it this weekend. A lot of people on here seem to have read and recommend it. I'm so scared that I'm not able to be helped. That the physical symptoms are always something worse.
Again, thank you for your reply.

Such is the nature of anxiety/nervous illness. Accepting that it is merely a perfectly normal bodily reaction and nothing to be feared is sometimes enough to set people on the road to recovery.

Try and accept your anxious state no matter how unpleasant the symptoms, you have most likely experienced the absolute worst they can do.

So try and let your body have its anxious moments, accept it as just a passing moment and don't let it stop you from enjoying your life to the fullest.

Our bodies can be silly sometimes, I laugh at mine and tell it to behave..:rolleyes:

[Annie64]

Yes, trying to accept. It's almost like when I say to myself "it's just a stupid symptom of anxiety" that my body says "yeah, we'll take this", and throws me a new one. :/

[MiST]

Yes, trying to accept. It's almost like when I say to myself "it's just a stupid symptom of anxiety" that my body says "yeah, we'll take this", and throws me a new one. :/

It happens to us all. We all share some common symptoms, palpitations, inability to take a deep breath, feelings of dread..etc, the list is pretty extensive, but every now and then our bodies do indeed throw something new into the mix.

It can be hard but we just have to reinforce the message into ourselves that it's just our bodies trying something new..lol

The more we worry, the worse it gets.

Chin up, we will all get through this..

P.S I just ate a chicken burger and it was delicious..:p

[Annie64]

Thank you again.
Have you had the symptom where you feel like you've forgotten how to breathe? Or where your hands feel like they don't belong to you? They're very unnerving symptoms. Probably he hardest to deal with. The muscle tension is the pits too.
Lol, glad you enjoyed your burger :)

[MiST]

Thank you again.
Have you had the symptom where you feel like you've forgotten how to breathe? Or where your hands feel like they don't belong to you? They're very unnerving symptoms. Probably he hardest to deal with. The muscle tension is the pits too.
Lol, glad you enjoyed your burger :)

Oh yes indeed and it is horrible. Once I learned that it was just another symptom of anxiety and I focused my attentions to other, more productive thoughts and activities the symptoms soon subsided, and on the rare occasion they returned, I just smiled and let them come without freaking out, and accept them as a temporary feeling that will pass they inevitably did.

[Annie64]

I used to feel like I was being punished for something. I don't know what it's like to not worry.. I've done it all my life. As far back as I can remember.

[MiST]

I used to feel like I was being punished for something. I don't know what it's like to not worry.. I've done it all my life. As far back as I can remember.

Some people are just worriers..nothing to be ashamed of..:D

[Annie64]

Puts hand in the air... That's me. :/

[MiST]

Puts hand in the air... That's me. :/

I worry that there will be a world shortage of chicken burgers! :D

[Annie64]

Or chickens..��

[Annie64]

Hi Mist,
Do you ever feel like your heart has stopped just as you are falling asleep? I've had cardio checks and all seems fine. Why do I feel like there's something wrong with me all the time? Feeling a bit low today :/