Please give me some advice

[Ajg85]

Hi.... am really feeling awful. Have been trying really hard to get back to my normal life after 3 years suffering with chronic anxiety however every time I make plans to go out I get the worst of symptoms. Tonight I have a date which I have been looking forward to all week and since this morning I have had all sort of symptoms from IBS to a fast heart rate. Am on the verge of cancelling but really don't want to. Just don't want to embarrass myself in front of him. What an awful life to live with anxiety .... I just want to be relaxed and happy like other people

[nmp1]

Hey, I’m in the same boat as you. Today has been something. Don’t feel like you’ll be embarrassing having to cancel. Try to ease your body and mind. Do what comforts you. Keep us updated. Hope you feel better. Also what makes you feel better? If you don’t kind what symptoms do you experience.

[Ajg85 in reply to nmp1]

going for a drive on my own kind of makes me relax .... guess being around people and not having the option to escape drives me into panic and I start feeling the nasty physical symptoms