Seemingly out of nowhere my intense anxiety has returned. Most of the day I feel as if I am walking a tightrope. Not quite panic attack level, but not far off. I feel barely in control.
I had been fine for months despite recent OHS, starting warfarin and having a very unstable INR, stopping work and losing my income. I was also diagnosed in June with class 2/3 heart failure and am enduring shielding. 7 months so far. I have just started to go out for coffee but we’re back in Tier 3.
I sometimes feel as if I am going to lose my mind. Everyday is like Groundhog day.
I have a diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder but had been doing so well. No idea why it is all back and desperate to get back to feeling ‘normal’.
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Hello, sorry to hear how you’re feeling. I haven’t got any definitive answers I’m afraid. To me, it just seems to be how emotions go sometimes. It’s frustrating.
Perhaps you need some talking therapy support? Perhaps your GP can direct you to appropriate counselling? Or the BHF nurses? Their helpline is 0300 330 3311. Weekdays 9-5 and Saturdays 10-4.
I would ask you GP for counseling and find a Mindfulness course. This will help give you the tools to control it. Well it did me anyway. Thinking of you.
I got a mindfulness book and CD and that talks me through te breathing and body scan routines, this really has helped me to do it. it focuses my mind to listen.
Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world 01 Edition, Kindle Edition with Audio/Video
I have had the experience of anxiety arising without any apparent reason and this can be more difficult than if it can be attributed to something - at least then you can try and do something about that something. People trying to be helpful ask me what's on my mind that is worrying me but there is nothing. If it does not pass then I found a chat with my GP and upping antidepressants helps.
Hi, my first post on here and I feel for everyone who is suffering such health conditions and anxiety. I too suffer with GAD and have found talking therapies a useful tool for me. The NHS offer this through their Let’s Talk Wellbeing programme. Not sure it’s available in all areas but you can self refer - it doesn’t have to be done through your GP. Well worth a look into - it’s helped me unravel my thoughts!
That is really useful. Thanks Kathryn. GAD is horrible but I know that it can be managed having been diagnosed with it for over a decade. It is so hard to explain to someone that hasn’t experienced it. Debilitating too. isn’t it?
This pandemic while unsettling can also give breathing space from the madness of the modern world where time is deemed the priority in everything. For those who always thought they had to be in control this virus has suddenly raised the issue of is everyone in control the answer is simply no and they never were what they were doing was managing things and themselves as best they could with the abilities they have started off with. Of course other skills can be learnt but they only emphasis being able to manage better. I have only minimal information on you but the fact you are seeking advice indicates to me you could be indeed sensitive. Sensitivity in a person also indicates a good heart. That you want to care. People who give the impression they are in control secretly know there is a good chance they will meet someone who seems stronger or more in control than them that causes them sometimes to treat people badly. Use this time to find out the real person in you you will be surprised at how many will love you for who you are. Rather than what you think you are. May I suggest obtaining the Book Reconciliation by Thich Nhat Than on Amazon I will not give it a review it is perfectly capable of proving it’s worth itself.
Get yourself some really good waterproof gear and go out in the rain. wrap up warm but get some wind and rain in your face. Walk into the wind, Smile and say hello to all the other tree huggers, dog walkers and weather worshippers that you meet. On weekdays most people will return your morning salutations but at the weekends they let all the miserable workers out and the don't like being smiled at, so it is your duty to be really cheerful and greet them happily as it really helps to get them going, if they can drag their eyes of the floor.
Admire the squirrels as they stock up on their nuts. Yesterday one shot in front of me, grabbed a nut off the floor, dived under a chain link fence, scampered along a branch, faced me , and sat and watched me as it had a good old nibble. I am sure it was having a bit of a "I've got the nuts and you have not" moment.
Shout at the cyclists to ring their b****y bells, pick up the acorns to plant later, kick the leaves and generally behave like a big daft Kid. Half way round stop and have a coffee if you can find a cafe that is open. Get home, take off your waterproof shell and allow yourself one biscuit as you sink gratefully into your favourite chair.
Lots of changes in our lives with isolation health worries etc. Anxiety has a mind of its own Subconscous .Difficult to connect to others at moment. We are all having to go online as no contact with medical professionals face to face .All adds up to more anxiety. Try hypnosis tapes calm music. I cook garden a bit. Still get anxious moments. Had blood pressure high.hernis ford all diagnosed since last year. Hard to switch the worry off. Talking on these sites do help as you feel less alone. Life is abnormal at present.
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