shershmiller
03-20-2014, 07:44 PM
Hi all!
Im 19 years old and very new to all this and my anxiety started heavily affecting me about 3 weeks ago when I had my first anxiety attack. Im in university and working at the same time and all of the stress and pressure has escalated quite fast. I ended up in the emergency room twice do to the fact I thought I was dying or having a heart attack. After the initial attack its almost like I was having anxiety about having anxiety. Sounds pretty silly I know.
My boyfriend and I are supposed to be in Cuba right now but unfortunately decided to cancel the trip because I was too scared to go :( I was so worried something was going to happen to me on vacation so far away from home. I now constantly have a fear SOMETHING (I don't know what) is wrong with me. Every little muscle spasm or chest pain or stomach ache or head ache I have is so terrible and automatically think something is really wrong with me
I have such a great support system from my family, friends and boyfriend. Im trying so hard to stay positive but sometimes my mind just wins the battle and gets me in such a down and blue mood.
Talking about my anxiety makes me feel so at ease and reading all of your posts makes me feel SO much better that other people are going through the same thing and makes me realize that anxiety is SO much more common than anyone thinks. I would love to chat with some of you and get to know what other people are going through so we can help one another deal with or "cope" with whats going on in our lives!
Im 19 years old and very new to all this and my anxiety started heavily affecting me about 3 weeks ago when I had my first anxiety attack. Im in university and working at the same time and all of the stress and pressure has escalated quite fast. I ended up in the emergency room twice do to the fact I thought I was dying or having a heart attack. After the initial attack its almost like I was having anxiety about having anxiety. Sounds pretty silly I know.
My boyfriend and I are supposed to be in Cuba right now but unfortunately decided to cancel the trip because I was too scared to go :( I was so worried something was going to happen to me on vacation so far away from home. I now constantly have a fear SOMETHING (I don't know what) is wrong with me. Every little muscle spasm or chest pain or stomach ache or head ache I have is so terrible and automatically think something is really wrong with me
I have such a great support system from my family, friends and boyfriend. Im trying so hard to stay positive but sometimes my mind just wins the battle and gets me in such a down and blue mood.
Talking about my anxiety makes me feel so at ease and reading all of your posts makes me feel SO much better that other people are going through the same thing and makes me realize that anxiety is SO much more common than anyone thinks. I would love to chat with some of you and get to know what other people are going through so we can help one another deal with or "cope" with whats going on in our lives!