Health Anixety.

[miami]

Hi.

Do any people on here find there anixety comes randomly for no reason? I have suffered with anixety or maybe health anixety for about two years now and i hate the way you never know when its going to srtike? i don't really have any stress or problems as such and i can be fine for 2 or 3 months with no symtoms then suddenly i'm ill for the next 2 otr 3 months all the usual sickness pretty much every day dizzy light headed headache etc etc? i do understand about anixety but that don;t really help with the awful feeling and how it affects your life such an awful awful thing that most people don;t understand.Any help would be great.

[misswhiplash]

Hi Miami

I can whole heartedly agree with you, and say this also happens to me!

I used to look for reasons it happened, thinking "something" must be triggering it.

Sometimes there are triggers, but I've also learnt it just happens!

The dizzyness etc is awful, for me its the sound of my heart racing/pumping/skipping that sends me off even worse!

Hope this kinda helps

S x

[miami in reply to misswhiplash]

Hi.

Thanks it al helps it really is shit. PS sorry about the spelling lol

[Unsure2]

Hi Miami,

I agree I have health anxiety and it comes and goes. About a month ago I was having an anxiety attack every day, then I was fine for about a month or 2 and now I'm starting to get the old feelings back which starts with lightheadness, buzzy ears, palpitations and then it spirals. Wish I could find a way to stop it rearing its ugly head. Last time I had it was worse than I've had it before so I really don't want to have it worse again.

Do you attend any support groups or have CBT? Does you lightheadedness make you feel as

If you may pass out?

There's a really good book a therapist recommended called overcoming health anxiety (if that's what you have) by Rob Willson and David Veale you can get it off amazon or try ur local library if you don't want to buy it.

[miami]

Hi.

I went to CBT a couple of times but didn,t find it much help if i'm honest the woman seem to just ask me if i was thinking of harming myself or anybody and how depressed i was which seems both stupid as i was not thinking of doing any of them and not depressed. Thanks for the book idea will have a look at that. PS yes do fill like i'm going to pass out but the sickness is probably the most awful thing.