Accepting anxiety

[Connortyu7]

For 5 years now iv had a large number of symptoms to many to number or list the most persistent tho is the spaced out dizziness as soon as I try to do anything physical iv had test after test after test and my doctor deals with me now threw gritted teeth and I can tell he just hates me but I can’t seem to accept that I have anxiety I’m sure I have something medically wrong with me that there missing but he just won’t help me I just don’t know what to do any more

[Timmypliskin]

I'm in the exact same situation,

Constant dizziness, and a host of other symptoms. Been to several doctors, er visits, all say that nothing to be seen, but yet the symptoms continue... and so hard to believe its mental.. and even if it is, it's still destroying my life.

But yeah I get what your saying

[Connortyu7 in reply to Timmypliskin]

i don’t know what to do anymore feel like my body is under huge amounts of stress and I try and believe it’s anxiety then something happens that puts me in bed for the day and I just think there is no way this can just be anxiety

[Timmypliskin in reply to Connortyu7]

I understand, I'm at a loss too.

It just wears you down, and of course it just builds the anxiety, and nothing seems to help.

I hope you feel better

[Connortyu7 in reply to Timmypliskin]

And to you my friend keep pushing forward

[Timmypliskin in reply to Connortyu7]

I'm absolutely trying, very hard to do.

Thanks

[Dorsey in reply to Timmypliskin]

I'm with you on that I'm always the same too. Too many symptoms to list daay in day out for 4 years.

[Connortyu7 in reply to Dorsey]

Yer I read a few of your posts and it sounds like we are on the same page one day I can wake up and be convinced everything is because of a problem with my heart absolutely convinced then the next day it’s because of my ears or my brain I wake up and have maybe 2/3 hours in the morning where I’m semi functioning then by the time I finish work I feel like iv been in a car crash today could barely drive my self home my arms where heave and weak the back of my head and forehead where tight I felt like I couldn’t talk properly my chest was tight felt confused and scared

[Dorsey in reply to Connortyu7]

Yes I'm usua lly ok for the first couple of hours and then I'll get a pai n and think here it comes again. I ma ke myself go and do things like weed the garden or wash windows and ikk feel ok until i sit down a nd it starts again. So many of us in the same boat i think.

[Ragdoll15]

I can totally relate to how you feel. Everything I do seems to bring on a nervous reaction and I start to feel dizzy and faint. Consequently I spend most of my time laying on the settee which is no way to live. I also have had many tests but they say it's all anxiety but I find it hard to accept. I am going to ask to be referred to a neuropsychologist as they do thorough testing. Take care!

[Schmecks]

I feel the same. I have had anxiety for as long as I can remember. I have the spaced out dizziness feeling as soon as I have to do something that makes me anxious like going to dentist, appointments, busy shops, driving busy roads etc. It really upsets me and sometimes gets so bad that I cancel appointments or avoid doing certain things and it really gets me down. The only way I deal with it is to try to be kind to myself and try not beat myself up if I can't manage certain daily tasks and tell myself "tomorrow will be better" it gives me that hope that maybe tomorrow my anxiety might not be as bad. It is very tough but it is something that we have to battle through and remember that you are not alone. Keep talking or writing on here as talking about it helps. Your doctor is there to care for you and should show more compassion, you are suffering after all. I find that people who have never experienced mental health problems themselves often have little patience in dealing with people who suffer from it. Keep going you're doing amazing xo

[Amy615]

It s such a relief to know that im not alone in this...it took me years to understand this feeling and now after i look back i see all that has happened 2 me ws nothing serious..im still here...all blood work came positive..but still a feeling lingers that smethng is wrong..only self help is required fr us..we knw our body best...and deal with it...

[itsjustkevin]

Claire Weekes. Look her up on Youtube. Wonderbro on YouTube. Anxiety Ninja on YouTube. I have been able to use acceptance for panic attacks and anxiety attacks. Unfortunately I have derealization and depression that I have yet to be able to accept. Work in progress.

[Gidget1]

First, I would get a new doctor—

which I just did when my ex-primary cut off Xanax without telling me. He’d been giving me 3mg/day.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & UNETHICAL. I’ll deal with him later (or Karma will!)

I now have a dr. who spent 3 hours with me at my 1st appt! Everything happens for a reason. I NEVER liked the ex-dr. from the first appt. when he told me I should, “Just get out there and date”.

WTF could be more stressful, plus I have Lupus pain & it’s hard to even get dressed some days. Really smart advice, right? I was too debilitated to look for a new doctor so I stuck it out regardless of other problems with him. I just plain didn’t have the energy.

But, this was too much.

Anyway, my new dr. is SO AWESOME!

For my anxiety issues, he recommended a book called The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson M.D.

I haven’t read it yet—it’s on order—but this doctor is SO GOOD that I trust his judgement.

Just a thought...

He also recommended Numi tea bags lime 1 cup 2x/day among other things for other problems. He’s really into the mind/body approach AND has no problem with Rxs as well.

Hang in there & try not to freak out...way easier said than done. I know.

And keep typing/talking. Getting it out helps.