Stupid anxiety hits me again...

[mz_rachel]

It feels like I can't breathe. Or I'll stop breathing. So I keep scratching my chest when I feel uneasy. I was asleep but I still kept poking at it. When I'm unsure I feel nervous. I'm worried about stuff. Like landing a job, or if I made the right decision of leaving my old job, my bills being paid, feeling of dying, feeling overweight etc. Lots of what-if thoughts for sure. I get frustrated when it hits me bc it happens all the time. And each time it happens, I won't know how to react to it. At times I'm strong about it. Other times it defeats me. Oh also bc we had vacation plans and now things are all messed up. Yeah... oh and that I doggy sit as well but had some cancellations. All these things really are things I can't control. We went to the beach and even before we left I was already uneasy. I had a blast though. Anyway I wanted to vent.

[Hidden]

Hi you are overthinking things that's why. Life often isn't under our control so we just have to accept it and go with the flow. Spontaniety is great sometimes.

There are lots of breathing exercises to help with anxiety so have a look online. There are some on Youtube too.

[mz_rachel in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. I'll try not to be so hard on myself and that everything will work themselves out.

[Adele_01]

You mentioned scratching at your chest... One thing that seems to help with anxiety (at least with me) is doing something with your hands. Try squeezing a stress ball or something along those lines so you're not scratching yourself. Taking deep, controlled breaths helps slow you down a little, too.

[mz_rachel in reply to Adele_01]

Thank you so much! I'm trying this spinner fidget and seeing if that will distract me. Anyway yeah it's been 2 years and my chest is scarred but I'm proud of it and not ashamed. If people ask, I tell them oh it's from my anxiety.

[Daniellesparkles]

Anxietys got me again too I accidentally inhaled insect repellent while inside my car my throats irritating me and I'm freaking out I never swallowed any of it.

[mz_rachel]

Wash it out with water and if you're still not convinced enough, go to your nearest hospital if you think it's needed. Was it a lot?

[Daniellesparkles in reply to mz_rachel]

I believe it wasn't a lot. My brother sprayed it very early on in the day like at 10am we went home around 4pm so lots of time away from the car we were on the way back at 5 all this happened at 5 I wasn't the only person in the car my brothers and grandmother were there also but they were perfectly fine apparently I was the only one who was affected by it which is weird. Currently having stomach pain

And I can feel/taste it in my throat

I can breathe completely normal

But still worried

My mama doesn't want to take me to hospital.

[Hidden]

It's so hard when anxiety is seemingly hard wired into thinking. It is with me. I can't write a lot if stuff. All my support to you. Try and be kind to ourselves. Then if that doesn't work try all over again.