Lost cause

[Sandy1710]

So last Wednesday I sat up a&e for 7 hours as I wanted to finally put my heart worries to bed. Had ecg, blood pressure, oxygen reader, chest X-ray and bloods taken, all came back absolutely fine!!! I should be feeling great right? Wrong. Still feel like I’m dying everyday. My breathing is terrible and not sure if this is because I’m anxious or something more serious but I know bad breathing patterns can cause more symptoms like chest pain. If I’m lying in bed I can feel blood pumping through my left hand side of body and then my hand pulsates too. Is this because I’m fixated on it I don’t know. How many more tests will I need till they find the problem or until I believe there is no problem. I had some hypnotherapy on Wednesday and whilst I was relaxed and my muscles were finally being relaxed. The feeling of them all popping made me worrried too! It’s never ending. I just don’t know what to do. Too scared to exercise because even walking up a tiny hill for the bus to work makes me sweat and out of breathe. Must be something more to this surely? Advice please guys.

[K1rsty_26]

When I first got diagnosed with anxiety and PTSD my doctor advised me that exercise was the best thing to help control it. I do find that now I’m exercising more my anxiety is reducing and going to sleep at night is much better. I think sometimes people can focus and worry too much on symptoms which then worry them even more. Do you have any hobbies or activities that you enjoy doing ? I always find its best to try and distract yourself.

[Tamka39 in reply to K1rsty_26]

I need to start exercising again but my anxiety is always through the roof I don’t know what to do no more

[K1rsty_26 in reply to Tamka39]

Have you tried just starting off with going for a brisk walk daily ?

[Tamka39 in reply to K1rsty_26]

No as soon as I wake up am anxious and sometimes going through the door makes me more anxious and when I use to go walking with friends I would panic and have to stop and go home

[puglove0093]

Hey! I've gone through that! I went to so many doctors and they found nothing wrong with me. It was just my anxiety/stress that caused so many health issues. I had to really take out a lot of things in my life and reassess. Have you gone to a counselor to see if you need medicine or something else to help? I am praying you feel better.

[Sandy1710 in reply to puglove0093]

Started seeing a counsellor again. But I almost feel worse. When I was being hypnotised all the movement in my body (relaxation) scared me haha I’m terrible

[Agora1 in reply to Sandy1710]

It's funny Sandy in that I felt the same way the first time I was hypnotized. It's hard giving up control of our body and yet we do it everyday with anxiety. Believe me each

and every time will get better until you will be able to do self hypnosis and reap in the benefits of relaxation.

[Agora1]

"Happy Birthday Sandy"

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