My anxiety this week

[Kevin160]

After the 14th of march , after about 17 days without any stress, my anxiety came back after i had a trigger and couldnt calm myself and had an anxiety attack

I know anxiety wont kill me , but i just cant feel calm , im worse than before .. i have shortness of breath and my chest hurts , it feels like im chocking ..

I get some times throughout the day with no stress , but they just dont last ..i fear that my anxiety is making me do dtupid things like fight people, get tatoos, break rules and act rebellious , i was never like this

I want to get better but im just impatient , and i dont want to wait

I reached a point where im living my life which im proud of, im not saying no to things because of anxiety , i panic and worry but i be like its harmless carry on , it hurts but it will get better, my bp is fine as a result, but plapitations and my heaart feeling like sinking all the time is discouraging me to do anything

No meds, no therapy ..im doing better but i want to be stronger , i dont want to get rid of feelings and become a person with no fear and emotions, but i dint want them to be too severe

[campbellr12]

I completely understand how you feel. Kudos to you for taking steps to getting better. One day you're going to look back at this and feel like a completely different person. Just remember that when the anxiety feels overwhelming, and when you have panic attacks, to deep breathe and keep telling yourself that you're not in danger. I too struggle with panic attacks and notice they occur when I'm under immense stress.

[Kevin160 in reply to campbellr12]

Yes im under alot of pressure , and on top of that i get panic attacks and anxiety attacks and constant fear ..health anxiety makes me feel like i have cancer or MS ..or high blood pressure and anxiety will cause me to get herat attacks or strokes ..

And my general anxiety makes me thinks everyone hates me, or i will lose my mind and become crazy ..that all my fears will come true and all the nonsense i think about will come true ,and all my family are not very supportive, sometimes they are but they wont get me to therapy and no one really cares

[mel-waukee in reply to Kevin160]

Hi!

I also struggle with health anxiety. I find myself constantly having to reassure myself, telling myself things like: "What is MORE likely, Melissa? Cancer or anxiety?". I constantly have catastrophic thoughts surrounding the physical symptoms i experience with my anxiety. keep in mind how powerful our brains are and how they can makes us feel things that aren't always *actual*. Hang in there, you are not alone!

[campbellr12 in reply to Kevin160]

I'm very sorry to hear about the lack of support your receive from your family. It's extremely important for one to have a support system when dealing with anxiety as you are. It's awesome that you are seeking support from individuals here dealing with the same thing you're going through, though.

Is there anyone you can talk to about this in your family? Or even a close friend?