Bad health anxiety

[ltrew1]

Hi everyone I’m new to this but I need to talk to people who may have the same experiences I have, because it’s nice to have someone understand what you’re feeling. I’ve had anxiety for like 12 years but it has recently turned into very severe health anxiety. I’ve started experiencing things like vertigo, loss of appetite, brain zaps, clammy hands and feet, headaches (I know this list is long), fatigue, insomnia (not new but still around), hyperventilation, and a weird feeling in my head, I’m not sure exactly how to explain it. Sometimes I’ll just be sitting somewhere and all of a sudden it feels like my heart skips a beat and then I start panicking and sweating and shaking and basically it feels like I’m dying. I am aware that the things I am feeling are most likely anxiety but it’s hard for me to comprehend the extensive physical symptoms from it. I try to explain to my parents but they just tell me to relax and that it’ll be okay and to not think about it but it’s simply not something I can ignore. I just feel like I’ve lost control of it and I can’t even tell when a panic attack is going to come on.

[Timmypliskin]

You will quickly find out that you are far from alone in your health anxiety, and that list is very common along with many more symptoms.... it sucks what anxiety can manifest ...

Keep reaching out for support, your not alone..

[ltrew1 in reply to Timmypliskin]

It’s nice to know someone can relate to what I’m feeling!

[JAYnLA]

I think I've had every single one of those symptoms you've listed. What's funny is that your parent's advice is where we end up - but it's work to get there, so it's easy to feel dismissed when people say such simple things while our minds are exploding in terror. I'm glad you're here.

[ltrew1 in reply to JAYnLA]

I hate that people are also going through this, because it sucks but again I’m glad I’m not alone in these feelings. It brings my trail of thoughts about diagnoses back to a practical level

[JAYnLA in reply to ltrew1]

Right on. Knowing we're not alone helps a lot.