Like walking of a matress

[Goldensky]

Hello all, I feel recently like walking on a matress. As someone who suffers from anxiety I am doing all kind of checks at the moment, currently waiting for a head CT. Everything up till now turned out normal, no issues with my ears of eyes and no neurological issues either (regular doctor's check).

It makes me wonder, is it the new shoe I got? Is it the new glasses I got. I feel lost with no answers.

It started 4 weeks ago when I started my new job. Then went away for 2 weeks. And just cane back when I had my first new born 2 weeks ago. Could it be stress? Has anybody felt like this before? It's like there is an extra bounce to my step sometime.

If you had it how did you get over it?

I can't focus on my life anymore and it is driving me crazy.

[Agora1]

Hi Goldensky, I'd like to Welcome you to a safe supportive forum.I know exactly what you are feeling. The difference is that I felt like I was

walking on a trampoline. Sometimes I'd have to look down at the ground

feeling as if I step onto sinking pavement.

No it is not your shoes or your glasses. Like you I also had a CT scan and other

neurological tests, everything was normal.

When Anxiety is at it's highest because of changes in our lives, different physical

manifestations may and do happen.

Feeling apprehension and focusing on this issue only makes it worse by releasing

more adrenaline into your body. This is not a physical issue but a mental one.

What we think is what we get. We must relearn what it was like when we were

feeling well. Think about yourself walking carefree. Shoulders down, breathing normally

and standing tall. Once the virtual part in doing this is accepted by your brain then it is

much easier for the rational part of your brain to function normally.

It takes practice, it takes acceptance that anxiety will no longer trick you into false

signs of physical issues. I'm happy that you are here with us. You will learn that you are

not alone and will also learn how others have gone through this issue.

It's going to be okay. xx

[Goldensky in reply to Agora1]

Thanks Agora1, that is exactly it, like walking on a trampoline. Have you gone past it now? It makes me feel much better to know that there are others who feel similar to me. That I am not alone. And it makes me wonder less about the physical aspect and focus more on the mental/psychological one.

I am at a pivotal point in my life and this may be the reason why I'm having a stressful reaction.

[Agora1 in reply to Goldensky]

Goldensky, I am long past that sensation as well as any other trick anxiety may throw my way. My basis for getting well was in not fearing the symptoms. Taking

back control of my life. Accepting Anxiety as a game it was playing with my mind

and I was out to win. Not Fight it. Knowing it doesn't last long, just go along for the ride.

Coming onto this site, you will learn how others have handled anxiety in the past.

You will find ways that may work for you. Anxiety comes around when we are in a

change of some sort in our lives. The minute we feel we are not in control of our

life, Bam...Anxiety moves in. Don't give it a place to settle in.

Work on your issues (with a therapist/medication) if need be. Then it's about

finding some "me time" each day to collect those thoughts and breathe them away.

As you learn that life is about change, you will get to step back and take hold of the

positive things in your life. What you can change you will and what you can't you

will accept. Once there is this even balance, you will heal and once again enjoy life.

Congratulations on your newborn and your new job. High stressors right now.

You feel overwhelmed at the moment and that's quite normal. One day at a time and

you will see that "Life is Good" xx

[Goldensky in reply to Agora1]

Agora1, thank you again. I am glad I came on this site. Really apprecoate your words. I hope I'll come past it soon 😊 working on it