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is this anxiety?

by 2bestkidseva, May 20, 2007 12:00AM
Tags: Anxiety
i think this is anxiety but not sure. since jan. i have fear of dying, i had myself so worked up i wasnt sleeping, i got that under control.
but i still have these feelings like dying or something bad is going to happen to me. if i feel a lump i think its some cancer or tumor. headache might be anurism (cant spell) i get shortness of breath sometimes, my heart beats fast when i panic. it only happens mostly at night time. i have it under control but i still get these feelings and i was just curios if it is anxiety or something else?
thanks
Member Comments (4)

by suzi-q, May 21, 2007 12:00AM
Yes, it sounds like anxiety, and possibly depression...you should go see a psychiatrist or psychologist for a true diagnosis...Take care of it now before it takes control of your life...it is treatable and you can feel better....best to you!

by hatgal, May 21, 2007 12:00AM
I know exactly the feeling - it's overwhelming, isn't it? I first got it when my oldest daughter was about 2 - it just took over my body. But it is all anxiety related. I agree with the above posts - counseling and meds will help overcome, subdue the anxiety.

Best to you.........

by jgoo, May 23, 2007 12:00AM
  Oh my gosh it is hard to beleive people experience these sames things I have, a few years back i was the same way, I got scared when i thought of death, or even went by a funeral home, i mean would literally freak out, the doctor told me it was anxiety, my father died when i was younger, so i dont know if that played a role in it, but i strongly feel and know its anxiety that made me feel that way, and yes id get scared and my heart would race and i felt like i couldnt breathe, Im over my fear of death now, in some senses but i still suffer from the anxiety and i hate the feeling of a panic attack, and thats what causes fear to me...but dont worry your suffering from anxiety..dont feel alone ive felt the same way

by getcourtie, May 29, 2007 12:00AM
I just found this website, and I am so thankful for it.  I have had the exact same feelings.  It seems like since I have become  a wife and mother, I have worried more.  But in the past couple of months I have been really afraid that something is going to happen to me or them.  Recently, I am jittery all day long, it really doesn't go away, and I feel afraid to drive or go out of the house. I have NEVER felt this way in my life.  I am a sales exec in a busy office, and the bread winner in the family, so I am extremely stressed out.  I feel like I am letting my family down.  I have been going to the doctors for 3 mo now to find out what the jittery feeling is.  Finally, he tells me that he thinks its anxiety.  I am taking lexapro 1x a day, I just started taking this 5 days ago, so far no change, maybe a bit more nervous if anything.  and then also lorazepam 2x a day as needed.  I've already taken one this morning, and trying to hold out to take the other one.  I am just now researching this, if there's anything that really works to get your life back, please share with me.  I feel desperate. and will commit to anything that works.
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