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So scared, can someone please talk to me? Heart pain.
I'm fairly new to anxiety, and this is the scaredest I have ever been in my life. 21 year old female, who has had no health problems before this. I went to the doctors because I was having shortness of breath and a pressure on the middle of ny chest, and I was diagnosed with anxiety. I then sceduled an apointment with my regular Doctor, and she said the sane thing, that it's completely normal. I've been on Paxil for a little over a month, and haven't really felt any difference. The past week my left arm has been hurting on and off, and I've been having headaches behind my left ear. I've also been experiencing a weird pressure on my heart, and just below my left breast. It scares me so bad, but I've had four EKGs and they all came out normal. I have no one to talk to, for my Mom gets mad whenever I try and talk to her about it, telling me that it is all in my head. My EKG's came out fine, and so did my bloodwork...so where is this pressure coming from? Please tell me someone else has experienced this too. I am exhausted all the time, all the time...I just don't know what to do. I am worried all day every day, and always want to run to the Hospital.
I have the chest pains and discomforts too. and left arm pain an heaviness an tingles.... along with a slu of other horrifying uncomfortable symptoms. they are sending me for more test. and im not on medication. im scared to take it and especially with not everything possible health wise ruled out. maybe after more tests id consider meds but not now. i wish i could tell u anything to cure this but i cannot. ive had it for 6 years. 4 of which were great i helped myself then some crazy things happend 3 months ago an .... im about bed ridden again. seeing a therepist an trying to deal again. its hard an i understand ur fear an i hope it helps a lil knowing someone atleast understands an u r not alone.
You should never quit a medication without professional consultation first, but I can give you some tips/techniques to help with the panic/anxiety.
Please read over and if you have questions or if you need to talk to someone please contact me :)
I have been struggling with different mental issues/disorders for quite a while. Through the years and especially after going to a therapist I found different tips/techniques to help with my anxiety and panic attacks. I cannot claim they will work for everyone, but they have allowed me to control my anxiety and panic attacks almost completely. If you have any questions, please ask.
Okay, there are pre-panic tips and full panic tips.
Let's start with the pre-panic tips.
A rubber band around the wrist can help if you use it before the anxiety turns into an anxiety attack. As soon as you start to feel weird you snap the rubber band onto your wrist. For some people, this can "snap" (pun intended) them out of going into the anxiety or panic attack.
When you start to feel the anxiety coming on, think of the most odd thoughts you possibly can. Wonder what a star would look like if it were really a circle in disguise.......how many caterpillars would it take to reach from the earth to Saturn if they were drinking caffeine. Distracting your thoughts with such bizarre thinking will redirect your mind from getting worse.
Sit down on a bench or chair, put your head between your legs, and force yourself to breathe in deeply, and breathe out deeply. It's when the breathing gets to short and quick that the panic gets worse. At first you might feel like you can't do it, but with practice, you can.
If you wear correctional glasses, take them off. For some reason sight plays into some peoples anxiety problems.
Okay, now for when you are in an actual panic attack.
Cold water on the face, forehead, neck, and wrists can help calm the anxiety or panic down. If it's cold enough, it's kind of like shocking you out of the attack.
To add to the cold water technique, if you are in full blown panic attack, find ice as soon as you can, put it into some kind of rag or cloth, wet it, and rub it all over your head, face, neck, and behind your ears. Again, the cold shocks the mind out of the anxiety.
Here are some tips to prevent the anxiety and or panic attacks.
Stay away from caffeine, as a rule, it is the MAIN reason people suffer from anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
Surround yourself with comedy whenever you start to feel off. Laughter is another technique that can fool the brain into concentrating somewhere else.
Keep a herbal tea you made handy when you are out and about. If you want, as long as you make sure it is safe for you, I will send you some "calm down" recipes that are 100% natural and legal.
Also, there are disposable instant cold packs you can buy from 99 cent stores to use for the cold, this makes it easy to find relief when driving, at work, or some other place a sink is not always available.
These are meant to help, however, if anyone has suggestions, concerns, or corrections, please speak up. These have all helped me control my PD and AD that does not mean certain techniques could not help or be harmful if someone is on a specific substance/s.
Please read over and if you have questions or if you need to talk to someone please contact me :)
I have been struggling with different mental issues/disorders for quite a while. Through the years and especially after going to a therapist I found different tips/techniques to help with my anxiety and panic attacks. I cannot claim they will work for everyone, but they have allowed me to control my anxiety and panic attacks almost completely. If you have any questions, please ask.
Okay, there are pre-panic tips and full panic tips.
Let's start with the pre-panic tips.
A rubber band around the wrist can help if you use it before the anxiety turns into an anxiety attack. As soon as you start to feel weird you snap the rubber band onto your wrist. For some people, this can "snap" (pun intended) them out of going into the anxiety or panic attack.
When you start to feel the anxiety coming on, think of the most odd thoughts you possibly can. Wonder what a star would look like if it were really a circle in disguise.......how many caterpillars would it take to reach from the earth to Saturn if they were drinking caffeine. Distracting your thoughts with such bizarre thinking will redirect your mind from getting worse.
Sit down on a bench or chair, put your head between your legs, and force yourself to breathe in deeply, and breathe out deeply. It's when the breathing gets to short and quick that the panic gets worse. At first you might feel like you can't do it, but with practice, you can.
If you wear correctional glasses, take them off. For some reason sight plays into some peoples anxiety problems.
Okay, now for when you are in an actual panic attack.
Cold water on the face, forehead, neck, and wrists can help calm the anxiety or panic down. If it's cold enough, it's kind of like shocking you out of the attack.
To add to the cold water technique, if you are in full blown panic attack, find ice as soon as you can, put it into some kind of rag or cloth, wet it, and rub it all over your head, face, neck, and behind your ears. Again, the cold shocks the mind out of the anxiety.
Here are some tips to prevent the anxiety and or panic attacks.
Stay away from caffeine, as a rule, it is the MAIN reason people suffer from anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
Surround yourself with comedy whenever you start to feel off. Laughter is another technique that can fool the brain into concentrating somewhere else.
Keep a herbal tea you made handy when you are out and about. If you want, as long as you make sure it is safe for you, I will send you some "calm down" recipes that are 100% natural and legal.
Also, there are disposable instant cold packs you can buy from 99 cent stores to use for the cold, this makes it easy to find relief when driving, at work, or some other place a sink is not always available.
These are meant to help, however, if anyone has suggestions, concerns, or corrections, please speak up. These have all helped me control my PD and AD that does not mean certain techniques could not help or be harmful if someone is on a specific substance/s.
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