brighteyes1313
08-31-2015, 08:33 PM
Hello there....
well after weeks of feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, I decided to find somewhere I can express myself and gain understanding from other who suffer from similar issues. I am a 25 year old female, mother of a little boy. I have always been a bit nervous, but not so much so that it stopped me from enjoying life. However, in April of 2015 I was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia. Now, I know there are far worse conditions, but ever since then I have been anxious and feeling as though I may die or something terrible will happen to me. Lately, at the slightest abnormality in my body, I feel that I may have a serious health condition. Sometimes, this causes me to break down in tears and feel overwhelmed with fear. I had always been so fun loving and full of life, but lately, I'm always worried about everything and anything. I tend to cover it up a bit from others, but to myself I think all sorts of terrible thoughts. Sometimes, this anxiety triggers my heart to speed up at rates as high as 170 bpm. It's terrifying. And then it begins the cycle. Before April of this year, I was rarely worried about health issues but since then its on my mind, almost constantly.
I worry about not seeing my son grow up and not being able to do the things I want to do. To counter these fears, I've pushed myself to go out and do things to enjoy life. I don't want to feel completely helpless anymore. I want this to go away and be the girl I was months ago.
Of course, there is much more to me than just my anxiety, but it's nice to lay out my problem. It's nice to share it with others that might relate. And, perhaps, others will have advice on how they defeated their own anxiety?
well after weeks of feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, I decided to find somewhere I can express myself and gain understanding from other who suffer from similar issues. I am a 25 year old female, mother of a little boy. I have always been a bit nervous, but not so much so that it stopped me from enjoying life. However, in April of 2015 I was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia. Now, I know there are far worse conditions, but ever since then I have been anxious and feeling as though I may die or something terrible will happen to me. Lately, at the slightest abnormality in my body, I feel that I may have a serious health condition. Sometimes, this causes me to break down in tears and feel overwhelmed with fear. I had always been so fun loving and full of life, but lately, I'm always worried about everything and anything. I tend to cover it up a bit from others, but to myself I think all sorts of terrible thoughts. Sometimes, this anxiety triggers my heart to speed up at rates as high as 170 bpm. It's terrifying. And then it begins the cycle. Before April of this year, I was rarely worried about health issues but since then its on my mind, almost constantly.
I worry about not seeing my son grow up and not being able to do the things I want to do. To counter these fears, I've pushed myself to go out and do things to enjoy life. I don't want to feel completely helpless anymore. I want this to go away and be the girl I was months ago.
Of course, there is much more to me than just my anxiety, but it's nice to lay out my problem. It's nice to share it with others that might relate. And, perhaps, others will have advice on how they defeated their own anxiety?