You are doing the right thing by seeking help. From what I am hearing you have 2 core issues:

1) Panic attacks
2) Hypochondria (health anxiety)

Given the extreme difficulty you and your...

I was very successful in college - even better than in high school. I suffered from significant performance anxiety during the test (swirling mind, shaking hands, sweaty hands), but what really...

I'm not sure that anyone who is put in an uncomfortable position where they don't want to do something would react in a calm and assertive manner - there's always some anxiety.

If you remember the...

Some days are better than others. I played some church league basketball this past weekend and didn't have such a good weekend. Overall, I'm on the up and up though.

Well, this more intense than a lot of anxiety conditions that I have seen or heard of. It might be SA cause the 2 events that you describe bring you to the eye of the public - having your name...

My wife deals with a lot of your anxiety symtoms, so you have my sympathy.

For me, social anxiety has been lifelong. My earliest memories as a child were of having a burning hot face, tingling in...

Are you under any additional stress in your life? I know that I've gotten more sick when my anxiety was particularly bad. Being married, I've learned that my wife can get physically sick, and then...

Great question for your doctor or psychiatrist. What I can say is to treat anxiety with non-medication methods. Get what exercise you can (walking) wihle pregnant. Avoid caffeine and alcohol. Eat...

I gotta agree with Robbed here too. You shouldn't have such an adverse reaction to a medication - it's not normal or good. My neighbor actually was a part of a settlement against the company that...

I think I have experienced similar things, although not as intense. I have to go to the bathroom a lot, and I know that I did much more in the past, but now that I am less anxious, not quite so...

I'm not sure how much I experienced this, but I know I've been there before. Try something new! Maybe something that you've always though of doing, but have never actually done. Or, just try...

What are the thoughts/fears running through your head during the time right before you attempt to enter a public place? Are you afraid you'll have to interact with others and that the focus is on...

I am not familiar with anxiety working like this, and while I don't typically advocate for usage of medication, this may be a case where you would want to use medication. Your symptoms are so...

These thoughts were pretty commonplace for me for some time. What I learned is that you just have to keep taking actions - doers always end up well. What you'll learn as you continue trying is that...