dizzydaisy
10-27-2008, 05:56 PM
just like to start by saying i'm so glad to have found this site! anxiety is currently taking over my life & its so good to know im not alone.
I suffer many symptoms that lots of people on here have mentioned... the main ones being racing heart/palpatations/skipping beats that make u cough/feeling like i can feel my arteries pulsating in my neck.... all of which have convinced me i'm dying of a heart attack or something similar!
Another biggy is feeling like my throat is closing up & i cant breathe - this is especially bad when i'm laying down, & i've actually taken 2 laying with my head tilted back in order to keep my airway open!
I get panic attacks on pretty much a daily basis, ranging from mild, to very severe... an example of which was during a particularly bad verbal pasting from my boyfriend, i got through 2 litres of water coz my mouth was so dry & my whole body was twitching and my limbs were jumping all over the place!
I've had an ECG and an ultrasound on my heart - both came back OK, so I know its only the anxiety. I never used to suffer until I had a miscarriage about 4 years ago. My theory is that until then I thought I was invincible, and nothing ever worried me, but that made me realise how mortal we all are.
At my worst point I was phoning my boyfriend every hour whilst he was at work to make sure he was still alive, and if I couldnt get through straight away i'd be absolutely hysterical until I made myself sick.
I used to use recreational drugs, and I really worry that i've caused permenant damage to my body especially my heart. I've given up smoking a million times cuz I cant handle the worry of what its doing to me. Sometimes I even think i'm causing a heart attack if I put a bit too much salt in my food!!
I've never really dealt with my anxiety, it just comes and goes... I was fine for a couple of years, but after being with my most recent boyfriend & the stress & verbal abuse that came with it, and also with moving away & starting uni, I've got pretty bad again.
Anyway thanks for listening to my ramblings... Im really glad to have found this site! oh yeah & im 23 by the way.
dizzydaisy xx
I suffer many symptoms that lots of people on here have mentioned... the main ones being racing heart/palpatations/skipping beats that make u cough/feeling like i can feel my arteries pulsating in my neck.... all of which have convinced me i'm dying of a heart attack or something similar!
Another biggy is feeling like my throat is closing up & i cant breathe - this is especially bad when i'm laying down, & i've actually taken 2 laying with my head tilted back in order to keep my airway open!
I get panic attacks on pretty much a daily basis, ranging from mild, to very severe... an example of which was during a particularly bad verbal pasting from my boyfriend, i got through 2 litres of water coz my mouth was so dry & my whole body was twitching and my limbs were jumping all over the place!
I've had an ECG and an ultrasound on my heart - both came back OK, so I know its only the anxiety. I never used to suffer until I had a miscarriage about 4 years ago. My theory is that until then I thought I was invincible, and nothing ever worried me, but that made me realise how mortal we all are.
At my worst point I was phoning my boyfriend every hour whilst he was at work to make sure he was still alive, and if I couldnt get through straight away i'd be absolutely hysterical until I made myself sick.
I used to use recreational drugs, and I really worry that i've caused permenant damage to my body especially my heart. I've given up smoking a million times cuz I cant handle the worry of what its doing to me. Sometimes I even think i'm causing a heart attack if I put a bit too much salt in my food!!
I've never really dealt with my anxiety, it just comes and goes... I was fine for a couple of years, but after being with my most recent boyfriend & the stress & verbal abuse that came with it, and also with moving away & starting uni, I've got pretty bad again.
Anyway thanks for listening to my ramblings... Im really glad to have found this site! oh yeah & im 23 by the way.
dizzydaisy xx