JavaJoy01
02-03-2009, 08:24 PM
UGH!!
I was doing great controlling my anxiety and then I catch the cold my husband had. I'm congested and I can't stop coughing. My chest and lungs hurt. My blood pressure was up high this morning when I went to the Dr office and now I'm checking my pulse again. I'm sticking around 100 today or higher and normally I fall in the 70's to 80's. Of course this is worrying me and my anxiety is kicking in.
How frustrating. The only thing I can think of is that me being sick is stressing my body in turn raising my already high BP even higher. Then my anxiety kicks in starting my heart palpitations and racing heart. I find that when I cough my heart rate goes up.
Those of you with anxiety, how do you or did you handle being sick?
I was doing great controlling my anxiety and then I catch the cold my husband had. I'm congested and I can't stop coughing. My chest and lungs hurt. My blood pressure was up high this morning when I went to the Dr office and now I'm checking my pulse again. I'm sticking around 100 today or higher and normally I fall in the 70's to 80's. Of course this is worrying me and my anxiety is kicking in.
How frustrating. The only thing I can think of is that me being sick is stressing my body in turn raising my already high BP even higher. Then my anxiety kicks in starting my heart palpitations and racing heart. I find that when I cough my heart rate goes up.
Those of you with anxiety, how do you or did you handle being sick?