Anyone feel weird ALL THE TIME? - Anxiety

Mickser123

Nov 13, 2011

To: Monkeybishop123

Im 35 and started feeling really anxios for absolutely no reason that i can think of. Im so paranoid about having a seizure or attack that im constantly going to lie down to nap it off. I only feel these symptoms when at home, but if im busy i feel ok. Im in a constant state of drowsiness though, and i feel like i havent felt 'normal' in months. I have noticed recently though that reading can sometimes trigger an 'attack'. By attack i mean, lightheadedness, shaking, a sense im going to die, and my hands go white. My GP ran tests, blood, blood pressute, ECG, and i wore a cardiac tracker for a day and all came back fine. I have now been referred to 'Ears, nose and throat specialists' and i hope they can tell me what the hell is going on!

ukjenp

Nov 14, 2011

I am a 52 year old woman with 4 kids. I had my first panic attack approx 12 years ago. I wok in the middle of the night and jumped out of bed, standing next to the bed I thought oh my god Im about to die, the panic was indescribable, the scariest thing Ive ever gone through. Since that first time I have had a lot of episodes, also feeling of depersonalisation, many of the symptoms that everyone on this forum talk about. Dizziness, lightheadedness, tingly arms, legs, hands, numbness in the lips, a scary sense of foreboding. I also had trouble driving on the freeway for a while and had tests for vertigo. Over the years I have tried to analyze what has been happening to me and why. I have had many check ups, tests and the doctors reckon Im very healthy. I have put into place some rules for my general day to day living, that I believe are the key to keeping this monster at bay without drugs. First thing I gave up was coffee, now I only have decaf, Ive become stricter over the years as Ive found if I consume any amounts of coffee I feel weird. I dont have coffee ice cream, lollies, or any thing with any caffeine at all. I only drink one cup of standard tead a day, all other cups are decaf. No coca cola, lowered my sugar intake an found that carbs made me feel worse, so I try to restrict my intake of pasta, bread, rice, crackers, biscuits, cakes etc.. I definitely feel worse when I drink too much alcohol, if I have a really big night of drinking I can feel shocking for days. I can get away with a couple of glasses of wine about twice a week, anymore than that and I will pay for it. I excersise 3 times a week (I play netball and try to walk a bit) but Im just about to start yoga once a week and I have a feeling that its going to really help with my panic attacks and weird feelings. Very important to drink tons of water.. tons and tons. Also being over tired contributes to the onset of a weird attack. I have a personal rule to aim for a minimum of 7 hours sleep a night, with 8 hours being the optimum sleep time, I also find if Im having an attack, to relax and shut my eyes and try to sleep even if its only for 15 minutes. I have had many attacks of over breathing and that is a direct result of tiredness and stress. A simple and effective solution is to have a warm shower, a small glass of warm milk and then go to bed with the aim of getting 8 hours, consider it medicinal. Also if you look up Buteyko breathing that is a life saviour when it comes to over breathing, I found it online one day when a few Christmases ago I was running around madly for days trying to do everything and I was over breathing so badly that I actually went to the doctors, he told me it was nothing and I just needed to calm down, well although that didnt help me at the time, in a way he was right. I found a site on the internet that explained how to do simple Buteyko and it was like magic. My trick now if I get a bad attack of over breathing is to get a brown paper bag, sit somewhere quiet, relax and shallow breathe (not deep breathe) into the bag... have a few sessions of it and you will find some control coming back. I have found that i can manage my anxiety/panic/over breathing/depersonalisation/ etc.. with these things but Im now going to relax more and have a massage maybe once a fortnight. Im going to keep on searching and finding new ways to manage it because I never ever want it to take hold the way it has to some of the poor souls on this forum. One last thing Ive started doing is having a regular yearly check up at the doctors so that when I get the bill of good health I an say to myself when I get a panic attack "dont worry, stop panicking.. you are in good health, dont start imagining things, relax".... hope this all helps. Good luck and I shall keep reading tis very interesting and helpful forum.

Onlyanswer

Nov 15, 2011

To: The ones tormented

Dear people, I would like to tell you a few things, this will be the answer to all your problems, I was once that road, saught professional help, and they will give you aid, but will work partially and for a short time, and please understand that all this is only cured by one person, God! seek His kingdom, and pray every time you get those sensations, He is there to help you 24/7, and with His arms open to give you all what is needed to overcome this. He is the only one that will give you peace. Try please, just ask Him, like you would a friend, please help me, I want to be free of this, and come in my heart and be there forever. God bless you all!

alex74alex

Nov 15, 2011

To: everyone

I am puzzled by the variety of symptoms that I am experiencing and by the fact that they seem to be constantly changing.
I have managed to learn to “ignore” my pounding heart just in time for some horrible headaches to start, then the pins and needles which come and go as they please and manifest themselves in almost any part of the body you can think of: top of my head, arms, legs, abdomen, back, neck, etc; then muscle aches in my arms and legs, in my shoulders, in my neck; then a buzzing feeling that sometimes even wakes me up in the middle of the night (sometimes it’s a leg that buzzes, sometimes it’s an arm, sometimes my whole body vibrates), not to mention chest pains (which now I just about don’t even acknowledge anymore), shortness of breath and difficulty swallowing because of “something” in my neck (at times I feel like someone’s strangling me) and lately I simply feel like fainting, sinking, losing control over my body, a horrible feeling that comes in waves and I can’t even describe in words.
There is not one single day that I am not experiencing something – sometimes it’s a mild thing that I literally force myself to ignore, but at times the symptoms are quite severe, and then I do find refuge at the hospital.
Oh and I haven't even mentioned the tingling in my arms legs, face that occur when I hyperventilate, or the dizziness or the lightheadedness, or the impossibility to move my fingers, or the feeling that my legs are turning to jello.
And even if it is not a symptom, I do feel the "urge" to google up my symptoms and think the most horrible thoughts about this and that disease that I believe I have and the doctors can't find...
I do believe that something is wrong with me physically therefore I keep looking for reassurance, and I keep going back for yet another test, another doctor’s opinion, etc. I realize that I am “guilty” for bringing most of this upon myself, as I kept looking for answers by seeing too many doctors, by trying/switching too many medications, by undergoing too many tests… and I guess all my actions did nothing to help, but instead added to my stress.

collegemom552

Nov 15, 2011

After reading some of these posts I feel more at ease. I never thought in a thousand years that someone else was going through the same thing I was. Reading some of these posts was like taking a look into my own mind and life to a T. I am consumed daily by thoughts that something is wrong with me and that feeling this way can not just be anxiety. My heart races, I get dizzy, my stomach turns, I feel like I am not awake, my body hurts from being so tense all the time. This feeling has literally paralyzed me and stopped me from doing different things. I had a panic attack on my vacation last year and now every time I think of going out of town and or on another vacation it terrifies me that it will happen again. I have gone to the hospital just once because of a panic attack. They gave me a clean bill of health and suggested that I go to see a doctor about getting on medication. I have since done so and I hope I am on the way to a more "normal" life. I have 3 children and also attend college. I am way too busy to be scared of everything! Thank you all for being so honest and sharing your experiences. You have no idea what that means to me. I am sorry you have all had to suffer through anxiety but I am happy to know that others get through it. I still am in awe of how many of these posts are EXACTLY like the way I feel. I thought I was the only one.

inconfusionalways

Nov 15, 2011

To: anyone on a mood ride

I feel dizzy all the time and light headed. i went to the ER and was diagnosed with dehydration and dizzyness everything else was ruled out. I've been to a rheumatologjst because an ANA test came back positive for lupus. but it was a false positive. I have pain in the back of my neck and shoulders and still they find nothing. I am bipolar and I know my condition is from being bipolar.Dizzyness, light headed, unbalanceness, paranoid, panick and anxiety attacks, Angina, sleeplessness, body aches, hyper, tired, frustrated, fatigue, blurred vision, very bad mood changes, dillusional, scared to take any type of meds. I may have other symptoms but I don't remember every thing until I am going through them.

maya0920

Nov 16, 2011

To: everyone

Yes, OMG I know, it's all the time constant shaking like i'm cold/ like a leaf. All inside, trembling. So scared, about everything, I may even have slight hypochondria but for what? Craziness... I tell you, so extremely feel like I'm going mad!! Ups and downs all the time, possibly bipolar? Have been diagnosed with major depression at like age 9.

I get so nervous i'm 27 now, Can't go outside, unless I can plan things out in my head before I do them, and then if something is out of place I freak!!! If something takes longer that it should in public the anxiety starts, the space i'm in gets bigger, there are more people then there were, and I get lost. Sick of it, the irritability, uneasiness, sadness, tired, constant head battling, it's like any and everything I do is in my head anymore. :/

katrinika

Nov 19, 2011

To: Honestly what helps most

I've been deep in anxiety all my life. GAD, social phobia, some OCD. I've read dozens of self-help books, had almost 1,000 hours of therapy over the last thirty years, tried 19 different meds (took some of them for many years and have had all the side effect illnesses that come with them, including so many things too numerous to name that I'm dreadfully afraid may be permanent). For me, I can't remember 98% of the things I learned when I need them, but if you want to check them out try these books: Hope and Help For Your Nerves, The Instinct To Heal, and Living Well With Anxiety (What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need To Know). I could have saved myself a lot of time, money, health, and heartbreak, as well as my career, I think, if I had trusted Jesus and started living like it. After my fourth hospitalization (countless breakdowns) I finally found a Bible-teaching, Christ-centered (same thing) church and a Christian LPC (licensed counselor), and these are teaching me what no amount of drugs or therapy ever did... That trusting God and believing in Jesus - what He did for me, everything the Bible says God is doing for me, and that how I live really makes a difference - is not only the first REAL peace I've had, it keeps getting better as I learn more and change my thinking to accept who God says I am in the Bible. I wish I could write it all here, it's so simple but it takes a lot of words to say. Pray, tell God you're willing to accept His provision for you, then find out how (it's two different things... to know Jesus and to LIVE like you know Jesus), check out churches until you find one that is non-condemning, Jesus-loving, Bible-carrying, evangelical... Ask God to lead you to one - it will feel warm and loving, they won't be any nosier than you ask them to be in order to help you... Yes, ASK for help - call the pastors, tell them as little or as much as you want to about your situation, visit on Sunday, ask for pastoral counseling (if you're a female no sensible pastor will meet with you alone), get referral to a Christ-centered counselor or therapist (the work will be all about who you are in Christ, at least at first). I'm almost off Xanax and have the first hope worth mentioning about what the rest of my life is going to feel like (it's way more than that, but you'd probably not believe me if I tried to tell you here).

MikieO

Nov 19, 2011

To: Anxiety sufferers

Don't get angry, (this happened to me) but have you had your vitamin levels checked? I know, it sounds nuts but I relayed these exact a symptoms to a new doctor who ran my labs and found me with almost zero Vitamin D and seriously depleted vitimins all together. This alone causes severe emotional disturbances, panic, bad thoughts, hypocondria, that lasts all day long. Even the second upon waking. The problem is/was I was constantly panicking and so I was staying indoors, no sunlight. I was also also drinking more to calm my nerves. This behavior alone positively killed what little vitimins l had left! Bottom line, within one hour after taking the vitamin d, I wasn't panicking? After six long years, I wasn't panicking. I also found out that extreme gastric reflux (because it goes into the sinus cavity and allergies to hystimanes and other things can mimic mental illness. Dizzy, hard to breath, painful body, etc. All of which mimic panic. Think basic. Start there. I hope this helps if you've tried everything else. I tried everything and nothing worked. And I was sooooo pissed when my doc said, "Oh, I know what's going on with you. You need vitimins." I felt like I was going to deck her! But it saved my life. Best of luck to everyone. Any further questions, thatvoodoothatido @ gmail . com

MikieO

Nov 19, 2011

To: Anxiety sufferers

Again, if you are limiting your sun exposure and drinking alcohol in any amount, stop the alcohol asap and see what that does for you. I was put on 150 units of vitamin d, (that's a butt load) and heavy loads of other vitimins and I was cured. But, if your doc agrees, try an over the counter multi vitamin and vitamin d and c. Just see if it helps. You'll know the following day if quitting alcohol and supplements are working. I'm not a doc but try at least 10,000 units of vitamin d OTC. With docs approval of course. A couple glasses of milk won't do crap.

hollie101

Nov 20, 2011

i moved to new york january 2011 when i was 17 years old... one night me and a couple friends smoked some pot, it was the same symptoms as usual but they lasted only 10 mins. the next night we smoked the same stuff and i started tripping out but not hallucinating i just didnt feel real to the world and as though everything was a dream.. it has gotten alot better since i moved back to london but i feel as though i will never be the same. when i speak i can hear myself talk but it doesnt feel like its me and when i eat sometimes, the food feels so weird in my mouth... i used to be such a bubbly happy person and i feel as though its been sucked out of me

nichole717

Nov 22, 2011

To: hales25

Ive also felt the same way its occuring kinda all the time every 20 sec. and being in school it's hard to concentrate. it's like being in your'e own world just staring out into the air when suddently you know what your'e doing but you dont have an answer to it. It started happening to me like 2 days ago. I dont know why im healthy as can be too. Thing is im 17 and im to young to have any disorder or any mental issues. Iv'e just been ZONING out!!! I need an answer cuz this is starting to worry me also ive been sleeping been feeling very lazy. lost in intrest.

KaekseeLl

Nov 27, 2011

I feel this all the time. Like constantly. If I hear somthing on tv really loudl it makes me feel uncomfortable and nothing can help me. I get pains under my rib cage and I have weird vision all the time. I always think somthing is wrong with my health and I am dying. What should I do ? What will stop this from happening so I can relax and enjoy my life ?

nay11

Nov 29, 2011

To: Peachy

Hi there, I just read your post and everything you explained is exactly what im going through. I would love to know how you cope with this?

yolo22

Nov 30, 2011

To: itsdelaney

ive had the same sort of problem not with the cops but the whole weed thing. i use to smoke 5 to 6 times a day and i use to sell plenty of bud. but my coaches found this out and could tell becuase i was winded before we even did anything. so i quit for about 2 months then it was 420 and i couldn't say no so i smoked for the first time again and a while after i had my first panic attack i was freaking out because i never really got nervous in my life or had bad anxiety, so this was all new and suddenly i felt distant from the world i got really warm and lightheaded and felt like my heart was going to stop or my throat was going to close up or some **** and every since then ive had bad anxiety over random ****. and haven't been able to smoke since its a shame. like ive always been a loud and and confident speaker im always talking and shooting the **** and now i have problems speaking in front of people and presenting a project. your not alone buddy i know plenty of ppl with this problem but know one likes to bring it up. dont forget you only live once so make the best of it.

yolo22

Nov 30, 2011

ive had the same sort of problem not with the cops but the whole weed thing. i use to smoke 5 to 6 times a day and i use to sell plenty of bud. but my coaches found this out and could tell becuase i was winded before we even did anything. so i quit for about 2 months then it was 420 and i couldn't say no so i smoked for the first time again and a while after i had my first panic attack i was freaking out because i never really got nervous in my life or had bad anxiety, so this was all new and suddenly i felt distant from the world i got really warm and lightheaded and felt like my heart was going to stop or my throat was going to close up or some **** and every since then ive had bad anxiety over random ****. and haven't been able to smoke since its a shame. like ive always been a loud and and confident speaker im always talking and shooting the **** and now i have problems speaking in front of people and presenting a project. your not alone buddy i know plenty of ppl with this problem but know one likes to bring it up. dont forget you only live once so make the best of it.

Glittergirl303

Dec 03, 2011

To: Whomever

I understand as well. First of all, I am happy, then all of a sudden I feel angry at the world amd that I dont feel I fit in n e where. Not to depressed or suicidle. Just confused by what is going on with myself. I cant keep jobs cuz of these random feelings and I regret it when its said and done. It is very hard to explain.... Is this going on with n e one else.?

Glittergirl303

Dec 03, 2011

To: Wwhomever

Someone email me with help please ***@****

Nataraja

Dec 03, 2011

When I was having tons of panic attacks back to back, I never felt totally normal in between. I think it was like depersonalization or derealization, or both, like my senses were all on high but my body was numb. It would get better when I was sleepy, so I slept a lot then. Otherwise, I felt very, very strange sometimes which caused me to become agoraphobic on and off for years when it would get bad. I have never understood it, to be honest. But it's a really weird, real problem. It's exactly how I feel still during the peak of a panic attack. Only before, it was kind of persistent. I don't feel like that anymore though, but it took awhile. It was very scary. I talked to myself a lot to tell myself that it was just a mental misperception, which kind of helped.

Jadey987

Dec 17, 2011

To: Everyone

Some one help me please. I am only 15 years old and for the last 2 weeks i have had a really sharp pain in my head and no pills can help it. Also for 4 day i have been feeling really wired as if i was in a dream and im not here and no one can hear me it comes and gose in the day but it freaks me out so much and i feel like im going to die please help please xx

liyahhh

Dec 18, 2011

Iam 13 and i fear i have anxiety i feel the same exact way. but no seizures but wentheres flashing lights i feel Like in about to pass out or i get tired of dancing at parties. I have to ask my frends to turn those flashing lights down. Andd I feel wierd when theres loudddd music. Ive never tooken medication for this because i dont talk about it but i only told my doctor about it she said im fine and just gave me allergy Pills. Im afraid inot gonna be able to make it to 30 either. I am an african american and indian.
ohh and my head hurts alot and the only thing that doesnt have me depressed all the time is school and The computer. And sometimes parties. whch i dont go to Much(parties). I just want to feel like i did wen i was 7 I am scared and i cry at night. I Want this thing to be FIXED NOW!!!!! =...[

worrywart73

Dec 19, 2011

To: Lalala182

Hi i also take xanax nd have been told to let it dissolve under tongue does it work the same as swollowing it cuz i need relief asap thank u

bobby1987

Dec 30, 2011

To: anybody who feels like me

for the past 7 mouths i just feel real strange like im in a dream its really weird feeling and scaring me i feel like something up with its im tired all the time even when iv just woke up and im always falling asleep at like 3pm 5pm then waking up at like 5am still tired the feeling is like im pissed everyday or high i dont do drugs i dont drink my life is great i have to kids and a wife ..then this started and na i just giving up and everything why this problem i just want to feel normal again help .

bobby1987

Dec 30, 2011

To: inotrustme

im the same as you i dont want any drugs . do you feel any better i still feel strange as **** its scaring me like hell

bobert172

Jan 04, 2012

To: april148

you are not the only one, somthing is happening to people of this time and it seems to be world wide. the world as we know it is about to chnge and we can sense it.

cricket989

Jan 05, 2012

To: tory332

you should def tell your mom i have the same problem and was not sure of what to do but after talking to my dr he said its is anxiety and perscribed cymboltia so im hoping that will help i to feel wierd all the time an feel like i am in a dream so dont worrie you are not alone

Sam998

Jan 06, 2012

To: jwills1986

Those symptoms sound exactly like when I get low blood sugar (I'm diabetic). Maybe it's hypoglycemia?

milabaybee

Jan 09, 2012

To: anybody that feels like me

i also have really bad anxiety, and panic attacks. i'm always having this feeling that i am going to have a seizure, does this mean i'm going to? why do i keep having this feeling? can anyone answer? I'm so scared!

cyc76

Jan 16, 2012

To: CAN ANYONE HELP

dear all i am 35 years old and for the past year and a half my life has been a mess,
It all started from a food poisoning situation , and ever since then all sorts of fears started comming up. at the beggining i a was afraid to be left alone, i was afraid to drive any where outside the boundaries of my town.... and then i got worse i started thinking i was going to go crazy loose control , become sczisophrenic, i was afraid i was going to start seeing and hearing things that were not there ... and many many more irrational fears and thoughts ... then i went to see a phyciatrist and he has prescribed seroxat and i was taking that for a year... it made me feel a lot better but i have gained a lot of weight, and after a year that i ws feeling better i have decided to stop it , 2 months after stopping it everything has become a lot worse than it was before , i have again lost my sleep i wake up 2 -3 times every night , i have weird thoughts , i feel afraid of everything , i can't even look at things because i am afraid i will think of something weird , and that causes me a lot of upset , cause i think i am loosing my mind, i am facing a constant anxiety all day to the point that last week i had to go on trip abroad and i got off the plane because i could not deal with the fact that i would have been somewhere on my own abroad just in case something happened , i look at objects and i am afraid i will start thinking weird stuff and i cause my self a lot of fear and grip , i am at work and i can't concentrate because i am in constant fear that i might think see something weird please help ....

Nan37

Jan 24, 2012

To: Onlyanswer

Thank You, I am new to this site. I started havibg anxiety attacks about a month ago. I believe its from some of my Meds.
I also have copd with only 28 percent of my lungs left..
I have been praying so much , to our lord and the Virgin Mary..
It is scary to get those attacks, MY Dr prescribed Lorazapam , it helped.He said I shouldnt take it every night, so I didnt take it last night. I had a terrible night, no sleep, and scary thoughts, I thought I was going have a heart attack.. My best to you. Nancy37

ukjenp

Jan 26, 2012

To: all

I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER, I FEEL CURED !!!!!!

BEFORE YOU READ ON.... PLEASE READ MY POST OF NOVEMBER 14TH 2011 (UKJENP).  THANKS, NOW READ BELOW.

In the first week of January (2012) I was on holiday in Queensland.  There was a local weekly market and at the market I found a lady that did iridology.  I decided to have a sitting (15 mins).  It was amazing.  Straight away she asked me if I had anxiety.  One thing led to another and I agreed to go for a full treatment a few days later for an hour.  I went to the treatment, my husband came with me.  Here is a link to her website http://www.johnsonstressrelief.com.au/ Her name is Helen Johnson and she explained to me that what I have is called "Adrenaline Addiction".  She  explained to me that I was breathing form my chest and not my stomach, she taught me how to breath from my stomach and we did some breathing exercises.  I KNOW THAT THIS SOUNDS SO SIMPLISTIC AND ORDINARY...... BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAY I HAVENT HAD AN ATTACK SINCE THAT DAY.  I HAVE HAD SOME SYMPTOMS BUT AS SOON AS I FEEL THEM I IMMEDIATELY CONCENTRATE ON MY BREATHING AND REALX AND DO MY BREATHING EXERCISES THAT SHE TAUGHT ME.

Two days before I met Helen I had an attack in bed just prior to going to sleep.  I felt awful, scared, hopeless and completely helpless.  My husband was asleep beside me but I knew that there was no point in waking him up as he cant help me.  He sympathises but doesnt know what to do.  Now we are both so happy that I have found a solution, a cure.  I feel free and in control for the first time in years.  I know that the attacks cant control me anymore as I know how to control them.  I have won.  I am the victor and my life feels wonderful.

PLEASE CONTACT HELEN VIA HER WEBSITE FOR HELP.  I DONT WANT TO RISK EXPLAINING THE TECHNIQUES ON THIS FORUM AS I AM NOT THE EXPERT.  YOU NEED TO BE RECEIVING THE SAME EXPERT ADVICE THAT I DID.

DONT DELAY, IT WILL BE THE BEST THING YOU EVER DID.

GOOD LUCK.......... ITS TIME TO BEAT THIS THING !!!!!!!!!!

ukjenp

Jan 26, 2012

To: Nan37

I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER, I FEEL CURED !!!!!!

BEFORE YOU READ ON.... PLEASE READ MY POST OF NOVEMBER 14TH 2011 (UKJENP).  THANKS, NOW READ BELOW.

In the first week of January (2012) I was on holiday in Queensland.  There was a local weekly market and at the market I found a lady that did iridology.  I decided to have a sitting (15 mins).  It was amazing.  Straight away she asked me if I had anxiety.  One thing led to another and I agreed to go for a full treatment a few days later for an hour.  I went to the treatment, my husband came with me.  Here is a link to her website http://www.johnsonstressrelief.com.au/ Her name is Helen Johnson and she explained to me that what I have is called "Adrenaline Addiction".  She  explained to me that I was breathing form my chest and not my stomach, she taught me how to breath from my stomach and we did some breathing exercises.  I KNOW THAT THIS SOUNDS SO SIMPLISTIC AND ORDINARY...... BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAY I HAVENT HAD AN ATTACK SINCE THAT DAY.  I HAVE HAD SOME SYMPTOMS BUT AS SOON AS I FEEL THEM I IMMEDIATELY CONCENTRATE ON MY BREATHING AND REALX AND DO MY BREATHING EXERCISES THAT SHE TAUGHT ME.

Two days before I met Helen I had an attack in bed just prior to going to sleep.  I felt awful, scared, hopeless and completely helpless.  My husband was asleep beside me but I knew that there was no point in waking him up as he cant help me.  He sympathises but doesnt know what to do.  Now we are both so happy that I have found a solution, a cure.  I feel free and in control for the first time in years.  I know that the attacks cant control me anymore as I know how to control them.  I have won.  I am the victor and my life feels wonderful.

PLEASE CONTACT HELEN VIA HER WEBSITE FOR HELP.  I DONT WANT TO RISK EXPLAINING THE TECHNIQUES ON THIS FORUM AS I AM NOT THE EXPERT.  YOU NEED TO BE RECEIVING THE SAME EXPERT ADVICE THAT I DID.

DONT DELAY, IT WILL BE THE BEST THING YOU EVER DID.

GOOD LUCK.......... ITS TIME TO BEAT THIS THING !!!!!!!!!!

kentishben

Jan 26, 2012

To: aishbaby

i have had that prob for many years .i have horrid thoughts before anything has happend and i hate it i always worry about my boys and they have both left home . i cant explain how i feel i think it is anxiety .i do feel better some of the time .but it rears its ugley head again . you have to try and think to your self its not worth panicing until somthing happens . i always ask god to keep them safe everyday . but you must try hard to keep your mind at peice as i have found out it does make you ill try medetation . hope this tells you your not alone .

kentishben

Jan 26, 2012

To: ShanElizabeth

its anxierty with out a dout .i have had this for many years .you can beat it with help good help .i never got that .

stewartgable

Jan 27, 2012

To: ukjenp

Thanks for both of your encouraging posts. Your post about Ms. Johnson has given me hope. The idea of "breathing through your stomach" bears an uncanny resemblance to my own experiments in breathing. Yet, I haven't figured out a consistent technique. I want to know how to do it! Her website and her publisher's website are currently out of stock of her book. Hopefully they'll publish more!

ukjenp

Jan 27, 2012

To: stewartgable

If you are from texas, she got your email, she contacted me tonight to ask if I had written about her on a forum, she will provide you with what you need. I hope that it works for you like its worked for me. I have had a few late nights recently and I felt myself sliding into poor breathing today (which is a pre cursor to an attack for me), so I took some time to drop my shoulders and just do the breathing technique and immediately it faded away... I could feel it just release from my body. I feel such power and control over it that I truly want to spread the word. With one step at a time and one person at a time hopefully it will work. Good luck x

stewartgable

Jan 27, 2012

To: ukjenp

How amazing it is that we have had this connection. Yes, I got an email from Ms. Johnson! She is republishing her book plus doing a radio show. I'll be looking for both. From what you've said about the technique so far I think I understand the general idea. This idea of letting go of your upper body and "breathing out" stress was something I have experimented with before, and it did wonders relaxing me. I didn't know it occurred to others, too, which makes me think there is real validity in it.

ukjenp

Jan 27, 2012

To: stewartgable

Im glad she contacted you, its so simplistic that it almost seems not worth trying, but the results are astounding. Last night when my husband and I went to bed a car stopped outside our house with loud music playing. We got up and looked out the window to see what was going on, it was a bit weird and we wondered what the guy inside the car was doing. He eventually drove off, but when I laid back down I could feel myself shifting into an anxiety attack, I could feel my heart beating fast and I started to feel scared. I concentrated on my breathing and slowly over about 15 minutes I brought everything back down and drifted off to sleep without an episode. Amazing !!!! This morning Im over breathing and yawning too much, but as soon as Ive finished here Im off to the couch for 10 mins to do some quiet breathing and all will be well. The adrenaline addiction that causes the anxiety is ingrown in me and its going to take me some time to gain full control to the point where it never happens again, but I know those days are ahead and for the time being I have the tools to stop the attacks progressing form the early signs. Im waiting for a cd from Helen that will talk me through the correct steps and I have the added advantage of having been to a session with Helen, so I truly get it and believe it. Only people who have had an attack like you and me could understand how life debilitating this is.

krchavous

Feb 05, 2012

To: ShanElizabeth

i feel the same way!! ive just turned 17 and i am so worried about my heart all the time especially at night i can feel my heart beating through out my whole body im always scared to go to bed cause whenever its just me alone i start thinking about things and thats when my heart rate starts to increase for no reason. sometimes i feel like im not even on the earth or in my body anymore it feels like im in a video game sometimes its so stressing.. i just recently got back from a rehab because i told my doctor i took Robutussin DM to get high and that was the first time i had gotten a panic attack because my heart rate that night was 155 but i had been taken Robo for a while for a high before that attack ever happened and my heart rate never went up.. i had even taken a higher dose too! but ever since that night ive been having these panic attacks.. my heart rate would all of a sudden shoot up to 133's and the doctor put me on metoprolol and it has been helping me but at night i have to watch TV so i wont get distracted in my mind.. now my chest has been aching and my arm has been having pains.. i dont know if its anxiety or my heart but ive had plenty of EKG's and XRAYS and theyve told me everything looks fine.. that DXM will screw with you.. NEVER take it!!

i think that robutussin DM caused it.. but please tell me what you think ?

Nan37

Feb 06, 2012

To: tyguy1989

Thank you , I have been asking Jesus every night and day to help me. And he has, And I also have been asking Virgin Mary to be with me and and she has calming me alot..
My Dr put me on a low dose of Lorazapam. I am going try to stop taking them this week. Wish me luck, and a prayer wont hurt either..
Thanks, Nancy

Nan37

Feb 06, 2012

To: Onlyanswer

Thanks,
Ive been doing that, But I like the way you worded it.
Thanks Nancy37

Nan37

Feb 06, 2012

To: ukjenp

Thank you,
I will go to that website  later.
I was also told to do   pursed lip breathing, last week  by my Dr's nurse
Until later...  thanks.
Nan 37

Savannah_fox

Feb 06, 2012

To: april148

I feel that exact way! I've always had anxiety problems but recently I just moved into a weird house and the week after I moved in I had a horrible nightmare. I'm not talking about one like some random bad event happens or some monster is chasing you, it was insanely worse then any dream I've ever experienced, and honestly I haven't been the same since. I can't sleep right, my vision is the same as yours, and my sense of being. like when I look in a mirror I see someone I've grown to know as me, but that's not what my heart tells me, I feel out of place emotionally and physically. My hands are constantly shaking a little and it gets worse in correlation with how scared/worried I am or how bad I feel. My breathing is very hard to control, if I don't monitor it it becomes so light to the point that I even question if I am breathing in the first place. I can't get the tension out of my body no matter how many relaxation techniques and yoga I do.

jojokdz

Feb 07, 2012

To: stephp1985

I have this all the time. I have heart PVC'S so I am being tested to make sure that this isn't causing this. But I am so stressed most of my day , that it works into my heart palpatations, then I feel like I can't breath. I wish there was a quick fix because it really does ruin your life.

carlalalala

Feb 07, 2012

To: rsjo@sonic.net

I discovered that coffee drinking in even minute amounts causes anxiety and so I stopped about a week ago and feel so much better! My vision is better too! I'm more relaxed, have more energy, and feel much less stress over small and big things alike. I see also that my thoughts are not gloomy, and my feelings of apprehension have diminished. I feel socially more outgoing and confident. So there, after years of wondering why I was feeling anxious, I have found the reason.

ODOG28

Feb 09, 2012

I know how you feel! I have these same feelings everyday of my life. I remember how things use to be before anxiety and now i feel so different. I feel like I'm trapped and i can't get out. I have had anxiety for over 1 year and i still feel like weird.

jesse668

Feb 10, 2012

To: hollie101

hey i did the same thing and i have the same exact symtims as you!!! please tell me what you did to get better!!! i feel like im going insane and im scared to tell my parents about it

jesse668

Feb 10, 2012

To: hollie101

hey i did the same thing and i have the same exact symtims as you!!! please tell me what you did to get better!!! i feel like im going insane and im scared to tell my parents about it

Crysda

Feb 12, 2012

To: alex74alex

A horrible feeling that comes in waves that you can't even describe is so descriptive if you know what I mean. I have such weird symptoms in my head. Sometimes it feeels like everything has stopped or I get a jolt or get dizzy and always scared stiff.