Why me? Why now?

[Leisha34]

I just don't understand why I'm having frequent panic attacks daily for the last 4 months. I keep thinking I'm going to die😥 but I've had tests on my heart, an MRI, bloodwork.... everything is coming back normal! I have high blood pressure but it's being monitored and managed. Why do I keep thinking the worst? It's terrifying.

[202fd]

Leisha, it sounds horrid for you. I had anxiety & I was not looked after well by my GP in spite of the fact I hardly ever went to see one. Anyway after not coping I ended up in a psychiatric ward. They gave me medication that if I had been given earlier things would never have escalated as they did. I knew as a health professional did not want addiction too so when offered valium I took it aware I must use it carefully. I did & have improved greatly. No longer taking valium & no longer suffering from anxiety! You can get there! You do need someone to care and listen to you. Make yourself go out a bit, even for a walk in an evening if daytime bothers you, it is essential to see & speak to people be it only a bit at a time. You have had many tests & need to accept all is well physically. Can you think of something that could have brought this on originally? I had a number of things going on in my life which I kept to myself thinking I could cope but clearly I couldn't.