Everyday Anxiety

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Okay so I'm suffering from what i believe a REALLY sever case of anxiety. It's an every day thing for me. It's hard to sleep, hard to drive, hard to not think about it.
But whenever i read anything about people's anxiety or when they get panic attacks, it has NOTHING to do with why i get them. I dont get them due to stress, if anything, they stress me out! And i dont get them in big groups of people, or if im scared. I get panicky whenever i feel somethings wrong with my body. The times that i've had really intense panic attacks were times when i felt like i was gonna pass out, and when i felt like i couldnt breath.
Its hard for me to sleep cause it gets quiet and i can hear my heartbeat, and i cant stand to hear my heart beat. And if im driving i always feel like my lirabs are going to give out, and i wont be able to move my foot to the break. I get panicky if any part of my body goes nurab or if i get a pain anywhere in my head, or if my ears start ringing. I know this is all irrational, and thats the only thing that prevents me from having full out panic attacks, is that i KNOW im fine. But i still start thinking i can feel my heartbeat in my head. It's an every day thing trying to calm myself down and control myself. I cant take it anymore. And im scared to take medicine cause even taking tylenol makes me feel weird cause im always scared its gonna do something bad, even though i know it wont. Im 18 now and this has been going on since 4th grade. I guess im just wondering if anyone has any little tips or tricks to slowly get it out of my system, because it does come in phases for me, but this time around its so bad. Please help.
 
I know how you feel, i have pretty bad anxiety as well. i got in grade 9 and the doctor said it was trauma based anxiety, and the problems i would get is that i would always get nervous and have to go to the bathroom....and when i say go to the bathroom i mean like liquid nuraber 2 its very gross and uncomfortable. what happens is i think omg what if i have to go to the bathroom and the teacher says no, or if i go and then come back and thenhave to go again what are people going to think. so i went to the doctor and he said i have to do the things that give me anxiety to help get rid of it. so i did and it went away in grade 10 and came back in grade 12 and it prevented me from finishing college and now im at the point where i almost never go out because im afraid that im going to have an accident in front of everyone.

so what i do is listen to music not just regular music that stuff that has birRAB chirping and water noises, it is very relaxing. i listen to it in the car, and when i go to sleep. Also my boyfrienRAB mom has be listening to these anxiety and depression tapes, it comes with a book and like a million tapes that are suppose to help. i think it is by a ladie named lucinda Bassett. i havent started them yet but i will get to it.

so my advice is to do the things that give you anxiety, and maybe listen to relaxing music.
 
hi,

i was having panic attacks occasionally last year then all of a sudden there wasnt any relief i was getting them daily, even hourly. It became ridiculous, i couldnt drive my car, pretty much do anything. Something had to give after a horrible holiday in a foreign country.

I cam straight home, went to my Doctor and got put on Prozac. It was against all my beliefs as i dont like taking any form of meRAB, but i did it. After a further 2 or 3 weeks of this i started to feel more calm. I was having less panic attacks. I could drive the car small distances without freaking out. As the months went by i became a lot better. I have now halved my dosage of Prozac, i still have times when i dont feel great and i have had times when i have had a real bad turn. But all in all i feel much better. I may stay on the tabs indefinetely, i may try to wean off completely, but right now im not stressing about that.

Dont be afraid to medicate, it could only be short term, it may not be, but i found the quality of my life was more important than popping the odd pill now and then. Good luck to you.
 
Hi there. It sounRAB like you are going through a rough time. I am really sorry to hear that. I know how you feel though, my anxiety has been there and some. I am currently going through a really bad phase. I have dealt with this off and on for quite a nuraber of years. It started when I was 18 and am now 32.
I can only tell you that it will go away and it will get better. I know sometimes it doesn't feel that way, but there is a light at the end of the tunnell. i am really against medication as well. It is funny that you mentioned tylenol, because I won't even take that as I have trained my brain that it will not help. Some people have really good results from taking medications and some just do not.
I will tell you a couple things that I think work wonders when feeling this anxiety. I really believe that writing out your negative thoughts and rationalizing them helps. Write your thoughts down and then rationalize that thought. When you are finished rationalizing it, write down a new thought. A positive thought. If your thought is " I can't breathe." Rationalize that thought. You can breathe and ARE breathing. Now think of a new thought, " I can breathe, I am just short of breath and this will pass. And it will.:-)
If you are having trouble sleeping try a realaxation CD. This may help you. It helps a lot of people. Breathing exercises before bed can also help wonders.
I hope some of these tips are helpfull for you. You will get better. JUst remeraber that this will go away!
 
Smellofsummer,

Your description of anxiety sounRAB very similar to my own. Like you, my anxiety symptoms cause me stress rather than stress causing my anxiety. I too get fixated on the sound of my own heartbeat; it is very loud and pulsates throughout my head and body. It is extremely unnerving and feels like it will never go away. When I first noticed it, it really freaked me out and caused me to have my first panic attack. The thing that disturbed me the most was not the sound of my heartbeat, but rather the thought that my heart beats tens of thousanRAB of times per day and that I was going to be tormented by that sound for the rest of my life. To make things worse, I started to notice a lot of other weird feelings that most people don
 
Well thankyou music like that actually does sound soothing i might try that!
 
Hi,
i had to respond as i know exactly what you mean about the heart thing.I became totally obsesessed with mine day and night.I got medical books and diagnosed myself with all kinRAB of sinister things.

I really appreciate what you have written here about living your life and not letting every sensation hold you back.I just wanted to say thankyou.

Takecare.
 
If you can feel your heart beat a lot, especially when you are trying to sleep etc. I have found that a beta blocker like atenolol really helps. It makes you feel calmer and not aware of your heart beat as much. You might need other medication if you cant get rid of the anxiety on your own. Talk to your doctor
 
Thank you for your kind worRAB. I truly believe what I said and I hope that others who suffer similarly will find comfort in the thought that we all have the power to control how we respond to events in our lives. We can choose to live in despair or we can accept our current condition and make the best of it. Even if you feel calm only 10% of the day, I say erabrace it because it is far better than feeling anxious 100% of the time. I hope that everyone chooses this optomistic view because the pessimistic view guarantees pain and suffering.

Take good care of yourself.
 
this sounRAB like generalized anxiety disorder. I have this AND panic attacks.

It is horrible! The only thing that can get me out of a GAD spell is medication, at least for me thats what I know will work. Its so scary to listen to your heartbeat all day, or feel like your in this daze all day.

But you know, you are young... have you seen a psychologist at all? They may be able to help you talk things out. Have you raced to the ER yet? haha, thats how I found out about my anxiety!
 
I just want to say to everyone....Thank God I am not alone. I have been having panic attacks for almost four years now. However, recently I have been having them almost three or four times a day. Some days I am afraid to drive or even leave my house for fear of having an episode. I have a daughter and I feel really guilty sometimes because I am not able to do the things I want to do with her. I just wonder when this is going to end, if ever.
 
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