No Control Over My Own Mind

[anonymoususer2]

“Severe anxiety” seems like an understatement to me. I’m genuinely started to feel mentally unfit for this world. Since April of this year I’ve been fainting often due to my chronic anxiety making my blood pressure sky rocket and ultimately ending in me passed out. The first time I fainted was in 2016 and then a couple times between then and now, but it’s never felt how these have felt the last few months. Now, everyday I live in fear of passing out again which has caused me to isolate myself. Loneliness is not a good feeling, but how do I go out and live if this feeling terrifies me. Consumes my mind completely. Taking days to recover from an episode of fainting. Heart racing just at the thought of going out. My mind filling with the “what if…”, well what if I pass out, what if I start to feel like I’m about to, what if I can’t stop it, what if nobody helps, what if. How do I change my train of thought? Does anyone else struggle with getting rid of a thought that is taking over you?

[b1b1b1]

You need to discuss this with your doctor as soon as possible to rule out any medical problems first. If the doctor thinks it is due to anxiety then you can begin to deal with that.

Here is an interesting tidbit in response to your fear that no one will help you if you faint. The safest place to have a heart attack or collapse is outside in New York City. There are always many people and they will help you. I suspect London and other very large cities are the same.