This is so stupid...

[plushiesaremyjam]

Let me start this out by saying I have GAD (I was diagnosed officially in march of 2017 but we pretty much always knew I had this disorder) and hypochondria which can take over sometimes like right now.

For the past year after I experienced a very stressful event with an ex friend of mine I have begun to feel intense Deja Vu like feelings. Sometimes when I am at school, sometimes when I am at home, something when I'm reading a text message and listening to music. But every time it happens its terrifying, because it always comes back to "Temporal Lobe Epilepsy". I read an article that people with TLE have Deja Vu all of the time. And I do, I have it many times a week and its scary everytime. i dont get nauseous or a headache or anything. I dont have convulsions, just the deja vu feeling and a wave of anxiety a few seconds later. I remember asking my homeroom teacher (she is an ER nurse to specializes in mental cases that come in, like suicide patients and anxiety patients and such) about this feeling, I have had her as my homeroom teacher since freshman year and now I have a senior. I asked her what this was about, i told her all of my feelings and everything, she knows i am not on any medicines and that i am trying the herbal/natural route first, and she said that what I was experiencing was the beginning of panic attacks. That it wasnt seizures or anything, but it was just panic attacks. Because usually when I get like that I just do a lot of breathing and i try to control my thoughts and it goes away and i feel ok. But other times it can go into a full blown panic attack. She said that when this happens just to breath through it and think about calming things. have any of you had this issue before and found out what it was? All of my family and friends tell me its just my anxiety and that I shouldnt be too worried about seizures. But I am still skeptical about it..anything any of you can offer would be great. Thank you in advance

[claire0410]

First of all, I am so glad that you have someone you trust that you can talk to about what's going on. I am guessing that this is part of your anxiety, and not anything more. I know when I am having anxious moments, I start to look for patterns. Have I felt like this before, or is this something new, etc. I finally realized that unless there is something that has been an actual trigger, and I usually can't find one, it doesn't matter. I just need to breathe, recognize whatever I am thinking is all anxiety related. It's not easy sometimes, but I just keep on doing what I am doing or get on with what I need to get done. I have had feeling of deja vu, but never related it with anxiety. I think it is just that I recognize that I have been in this mindset before and It seems very familiar. I think it is just anxiety and your rational mind realizing that you are going into an anxious moment and maybe gearing up for it. Keep talking about what you're going through with someone. It was the best thing I did - finding out what is going on and learning ways to get through it has really been a game changer in dealing with anxiety. Don't overthink this, it know it's easier said than done, but I think your teacher is right. Sending good thoughts and hopes for peaceful days..

[plushiesaremyjam in reply to claire0410]

Thank you so much...I am only 18 and I want to live a long life full of fun stuff..not worrying if im having seizures...its funny because sometimes I will have a feeling of Deja Vu but its usually "Have i felt this before? Have i done this before? No I dont think so. No I havent its just my anxiety being dumb" and by the time I reach the conclusion that its just my anxiety it goes away and I can think clearly. It usually only happens when I am really anxious and my hyper sensitivity is up and running. Maybe it is just my anxiety. It probably is..