Help..

[zerlinaa]

My anxiety started 1 month ago i think i have anxiety because my mom died 3 months ago. Almost everyday i feel really stress out and i always have a feeling that im about to die. Is that usual??

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Trauma is not something that is just physical - it is also emotional. If someone we love dies then of course we are going to feel despair and grief. If your mother died suddenly then all the more shock to your system. Death takes time to recover from and you may indeed be having symptoms of anxiety as you have been brought to a point where perhaps for the first time you are faced with your own mortality, as well as the death of a loved one. Speak with your doctor about some grief counselling and, if necessary, some medication to help you cope in the short term. I am sorry for what yu are going through and hope that you will find some help.

[fortress777]

My friend got severally depressed when her parents die one after the other. She felt her life had stopped and she needed medication to keep going. One day she woke up and threw away the medication, Her grief was still but felt able to deal with it. Your grieving of course it is normal.

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[Chemgirl007]

No that's no unusual. I had a near death experience when I was 13. Every since then I well before that, around six, my mom left me and my sister for 6months and I felt abandoned. She came back , but the night before she left I felt like I couldn't swallow. Went to the Er, got the swallow test, nothing was wrong, just anxiety, but it felt like I was dying. I was only 6. Then my near death experience happened, and I gave been fighting anxiety every since, plus I was in an abusive relationship since I was 14y, had 4 babies by the time I was 20. So many things and people hurt me, betray me. What I realize now is that I am not dying, but releasing all my past hurts and releasing all the emotions I had developed as coping mechanisms. So when I gave anxiety attacks now, I think of them as kittens instead if tigers chasing after me. Have you tried acupuncture or counseling? I'm so glad I found this blog support group. It has really helped me realize I'm not alone. I will pray for you.

[Shandapanda]

I have this also and it really sucks. Do you have physical symptoms?

[Chemgirl007 in reply to Shandapanda]

Yes I have the physical symptoms. They are very scary. Right now my heart started fluttering really fast, but instead of fighting it, I'm going with the flow. It won't last long. I know this. Thinking positive. All my fears never come true. So I'm glad I found this community to talk with. I think of all the people who are missing limbs, or have diseases like cancer, or diabetes, or organ transplants, or are blind or deaf or both because there are so many heroes out there who have any one of these issues and they are out living life, being mentors, inspiring people around the globe with their inner strength and strong human spirit that nothing will stop them from living a happy, courageous, quality life. So for me and my darn anxiety makes me feel like whoa why am I letting it stop me from going forward. I thank God he woke me up today to breathe another day. I keep this to myself or at least try to so I Don't burden my family. That's why I'm glad I stumbled upon this blog with people who are going through the same thing as me.