18 and scared

[Tcools]

Hi I'm 18 and I'm so scared. I feel like there's something wrong with my body. I always feel dizzy and when I walk my legs hurt(I'm not obese at all) and I have slight headaches. I think there is something wrong with me. Please help.

[Hidden]

Have you gone to the doctor? They can check everything that could potentially cause dizziness and headaches the things that do usually aren't serious. You might just have a vitamin deficiency or something. It's probably just anxiety though. The leg thing makes me think so especially. Try some exercise and deep breathing. In 4 and out 6. And while you're doing that focus on clenching and then relaxing all of your muscles. This is a natural way to stop fear in the moment.

[Tcools in reply to Hidden]

Anxiety? I've never had anxiety. How does someone get anxiety?? It doesn't make sense to me.

[Hidden]

Hi. On the face of it it does sound like you have anxiety issues, but of course you need to have that diagnosed by your doctor if you have not already done so. Once you have a diagnosis then you will have options for treatment.

[Tcools in reply to Hidden]

I don't have "issues." Nothing is wrong with my brain. My emotions are fine.

[Hidden in reply to Tcools]

You also need to look at the word 'issues' and what it means. As for your emotions- they seem on the aggressive side.

[Tcools in reply to Hidden]

Sorry if you thought I was being aggressive. I did not intend to be. I was just stating what I thought anxiety was. Which is something in the brain( read this on Google, so I'm not sure if that's true.)

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No one said there was anything wrong with your brain. If you dont want suggestions then you should not post things here.

[ShellyS75]

I agree that it sounds anxiety related but unless you see a doctor you won't know for sure what it is.it could be a number of things. But please don't come to a forum thinking anxiety is "something wrong with the brain", that's as bad as saying the people are mental. Anxiety can happen for any number of reasons that we aren't even aware of and we just have to learn how to react to it. It's not a brain disorder and it's nothing to be ashamed of. I am constantly dizzy and my legs also hurt when I'm walking.... but please don't ask for help on a forum and get aggressive when people try to help. That helps nobody

[Tcools in reply to ShellyS75]

You're right. I did not mean to get aggressive. That was not cool. I'm sorry. I never understood anxiety. I thought it was something wrong with the brain. This is all new to me.

[ShellyS75 in reply to Tcools]

That's OK. To be honest I think we all feel that way when the first happens. It's scary as hell, wondering what's happening, why you feel that way etc. For me the dizziness is the worst thing. It can come from nowhere. And sometimes it may be I've tensed up without realising it and am not breathing right. It's all caused by natural reactions that are just a bit out of control. Are you going to see a Dr to get checked out?x

[Tcools in reply to ShellyS75]

That's exactly how I feel! The dizziness is so strong, it's like I can't even stand or sit without feeling like I'm about to fall. It's also hard to breathe sometimes. It scares the shit out of me(which makes it worse). I want to go to the doctor, but I'm scared. Sounds silly I know, but what if I do have anxiety? What happens after that? What if they give me pills and I become an addict?? It's such a scary thought to me.

[ShellyS75]

Firstly believe me when I say you are absolutely fine. I totally understand how scary it is. The first full blown panic attack I had I thought I was dying. All the tests that Dr ran proved that Medically there is absolutely nothing wrong with me. Over the years I've had to cope with family illness, my dad had renal failure, cancer, my mum had breast cancer etc as well as other stuff and eventually I couldn't cope. Then I just got scared of having more panic attacks which became a vicious cycle. I had counselling which helped. I also had antidepressants but I didn't like them and stopped taking them. The way you deal with it is completely in your hands. No one will make you take tablets if you don't want them. Anxiety can be treated in so many ways and it's finding what it right for you. Even just taking the first step of going to the Dr may take a huge pressure off you. Breathing techniques are good if you want to look some of those up and also I find distraction is the best thing. You aren't alone in how you feel, it can be dealt with...believe in yourself!

[ShellyS75]

Also never think that anything you say or feel is silly. If that's what you think or feel then it matters because it's what we think and feel that is key to pushing anxiety away. X

[ShellyS75]

How are you? Hope you're feeling OK xx

[Tcools in reply to ShellyS75]

Honestly, I've gotten a little better. I never went to the doctor because my mom said I was fine..the problem was I was taking these pills to help me lose weight and the pills made me feel like I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat. That's why I was feeling so weird. Now, well, you should see my post.