Anxiety Or Something Else?

[davidyoung123]

I am 22 years old and for the past year I have been struggling with severe anxiety. I had noticed it first when I first turned 21. I think it was correlated with my drinking and my use of supplements. I have since then cut out all types of caffeine, supplements out of my life and have an occasional beer. I thought I had learned to live with it as I was getting better. However, there was an incident about a few weeks ago where what I thought was a mini stroke. Half of my face become numb, body tingly, neck tingly, and cold chills and hot chills all throughout my body. This lasted for a few seconds. I went to the ER that day as it was something I had never felt before even with my panic attacks before. I got an EKG, blood samples and urinalysis done to me. All my tests came back negative and the doctor told me I was very healthy. Some other symptoms include chest pain, weird sensations in my face or neck, dizziness, and just an odd feeling that I cannot really describe (sort of like everything is a dream?). Even with all the tests done by the hospital, I thought I would have an ease of mind but that is obviously not the case. I do want help but do not want to be prescribed any medication as I am in the military and will be discharged. I just want 100% assurance that I am fine and that I am just having bad anxiety at night. It usually occurs only at night when I am home doing nothing, sometimes during the day when it is extremely bad. Could the tests in the ER have missed something and I could actually have some type of physical problem that has not yet been seen? I am not too sure what triggers the anxiety as I feel that I am stress free, I just worry too much about this random feeling and I worry too much about dying.

I have tried talking to a few doctors as well as mental health clinics and psychiatrists.

I know this is a lot to read and my thoughts are just all over the place. But I just want help and want suggestions from other people. I want to feel as though I am not alone in the world with this as some of my close friends do not even understand what I go through! Thank you.

[sophiebrookes92]

Hi David

I am also 22 years old suffer with chronic anxiety. It isnt constant but flares up when I have an event or something coming up. Everyone tells me the best way to get over your anxiety is to challenge it and do the things that make you anxious and once you are in the moment you will start to relax and wonder why you were so anxious in the first place.

I have a wedding to go to this weekend and am currently experiencing all the anxiety symptoms you explained you have. I have got a doctors appointment later on and hopefully he can give me something on the short term just to get me over this weekend. I keep thinking to myself once I get there I will be fine and start to relax, its just the build up.

Let me know if you would like to know anymore.

[lym1991]

im up every single night with anxiety. i just try to not focus on it as hard as that may seem. look up coping skills on google.

[davidyoung123]

What have you done to cope with this? Some nights it is bearable and I just think to myself, "How can that feeling make me lose sleep?" and other days I'm just thinking, "Today will be my last."

What methods have you done to cope with this? I try to drink tea as it soothes my body but it is only temporary. I am not sure where to find help or what to do. I feel as though that I need a full physical done to completely be at peace with my mind

[lym1991]

youre not alone! this sounds like anxiety. i have had anxiety for as long as i can remember. not every attack is the same as the last. and nothing has to "trigger" it.

[davidyoung123]

Also would like to add that I get shortness of breath