Tired.Scared.Anxious.

[keptainicandozatt]

The loss of appetite,tightness in my chest,feeling like I can't breathe and it feels like I'm going to pass out the moment I start moving.I'm tired of feeling like this.

Went for a full medical checkup and everything came back fine.No diabetes,no thyroid,but cholesterol's a bit high so I'm gonna start doing some light exercises.Other than that,no other problem.

I try to tell myself that it's all fine.That I still wake up each day with my heart still beating.My ECG came out fine, but I don't feel assured at all.

I'm tired.It feels like I'm being robbed of my daily life..I want to eat,but the moment I eat a few mouthfuls,I can't.But when I don't eat,I feel really faint.Even walking feels really tiring for me..I know I need to push through it.To do some light exercise,but it's like my body feels like I might collapse.

I don't have any chest pains.It feels like my breath gets stuck somewhere.The more I think about it,the more anxious I get and it's a vicious cycle.I feel like I can't get my life back on track. I'm 25 and I only started feeling like this recently. I only feel safe when I'm lying in bed..but I know I can't do that always.

How do I deal with this? When I'm in a crowd, even small groups,I automatically start feeling anxious. I'm scared most of the time.I don't want to live with this fear. My parents are aware that I've been stressed lately,and my mom's open to me getting another checkup at the hospital..it's just that I still feel alone despite all this.

I don't want to rely on medication just yet.And I'm honestly at my wits end.Does anyone have any tips on how they deal with this? I keep telling myself that my medical results came out fine and there's nothing I have to worry about..but it's really getting to me.

[Agora1]

Hi keptainicandozatt, You have all the makings of an extremely anxious person. Now that you have gotten a full medical exam, you need to find other ways to work on your anxiety issues. Exercise may be important but if you are not eating, if you prefer the safety of your bed to moving your muscles, then what happens is you feel weak. Unable to exercise because you have all you can do to just walk w/o feeling like you might collapse.

You say you don't want to rely on medication just yet, but when is the right time? You are missing an opportunity to go forward and healing. We all need that little extra help at times. This seems to be that time for you. What if I told you that being on short term medication as well as including talking therapy can help in making you start feeling better? Would you pass that chance by because you want to do this yourself? In anxiety, we have to weigh the pros and cons in taking steps forward or we end up staying stuck where we are.

Continue using the forum, we will get your through this