Tired of this

[Leopard45]

I can't accept that this is all anxiety. The physical symptoms are always there and always strong. I have this inside shakiness and jumpiness that I can't control, and my head always physically feels numb. But or empty or just odd, I often tug in my long hair just to feel my head, probably some kind of nervous tick. The racing thoughts, lightheaded offbalance fatigue and weird feelings in legs and racing heart is just too much. How do I accept this? I really want an MRI, but my doc thinks it's just anxiety. I need to know if it's more

[Emest86]

Hi Hun it sucks doesn't it! I have health anxiety general anxiety and panic attacks. My main fear at the minute is my heart and I used to check my pulse almost constantly but the last few days have seen me back off this a bit as I know it's perfectly healthy and the strongest muscle in my body. I read self help for your nerves by dr Claire weekes and I can't tell you how much it helped. I've had 5 rounds of cbt therapy and this book has done more for me than cbt ever could. I had to change my mindset because I didn't believe in the therapies I felt they were to airy fairy to work and after too many years I decided that I had to believe in something just so I could stop surviving and start living. Reading that book I cried so much because I could relate myself to most pages. It was a fellow healthunlocker who suggested it to me so it's not just me on here that has found it useful I struggle with acceptance still but I am willing to keep trying big hugs xx

[anxietymadman123 in reply to Emest86]

I have the same book the only thing that helps for me is squeezing muscles but again when I do that I still get my chest pain my arm pain sometimes goes tho

[Emest86 in reply to anxietymadman123]

It's hard, I'm trying to keep on with trying to accept I see a phyciatrist soon and I'm hoping he will help me to accept the pains as normal because cbt never has worked for me but I'm hopeful and that is something that I haven't felt in so many years big hugs xx

[Jeff1943 in reply to Emest86]

Acceptance a la Claire Weekes is hard work and takes time and people with anxiety want quick, easy solutions. Well, if you ever find a quick easy solution let me know. But if you persevere with acceptance it is life changing, you give yourself back your life, it's been highly popular since the 1960s and to remain popular all that time means it works, just read the reader reviews on Amazon.

[Emest86 in reply to Jeff1943]

Yes you're right it does take time and she does say that in the book, just let time pass I'm not going to stop trying and I am hopeful big hugs xx

[Jeff1943]

Emest86, good things are not easily won, we spend months even years getting ourselves into a state of anxiety so why should we expect recovery to come quickly? If it does that's fine, but if it takes time it's worth rereading that Claire Weekes book time and time again until we know it byheart almost and instinctively know how to respond.

[Francesca61]

Hi Courtflyjay, order the audiobook on Amazon. Its Dr. Claire Weekes herself speaking to you and her voice is so pleasant and reassuring. I cried too with relief hearing that the symptoms we have are definitely anxiety and not to feel like we're abnormal cause we're not, we are just more human! Take care