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hi im new to this not a day goes by were i dont feel my chest to see if my hearts beating rite and to be honest i dont no wat rite is.... i have had anxiety the last year im only 21 its wrecking my life just an hour ago i thought i was having a heart attack i start sweating had to try calm myself down it was just a panic attack trying to quick in my mind was in over drive ... like i no i always feel my chest i have been doin it months to a year like a said and still nothing has happened so why do i still keep doing it my friends think im mad .. i play football like at a good standard but i cant play as good as i no i can because im scared of trying to hard incase my heart stops like tat is ****** i shouldnt have a worry in the world or either i get nervous around people and tats just not me .. thanks for reading
You are definitely not alone I have been dealing with my anxiety for about a year now... I was put on Ativan after a trip to the ER with chest pain.. It really works but it is 10 times stronger than most anxiety meds so I got off it before I got too hooked on it.. I am in the same boat with the fixation on my heart I don't do anything I used to for the fear of something happening to me.. I also did therapy for a few months which helped a little bit but it's hard for us who have anxiety to trust people... I am thinking of seeking a new therapist and possibly a new medication.. But I do practice meditation and it helps as well.. I am always here if you need someone to talk to I know how lonely and hard it can be dealing with this so it really does help having a community like this to help you through it :)
I am also unemployeed at the moment so my mind has time to just go nuts for some reason I just hope that for all of us suffers out there we can get through this without being on meds for the rest of our lives... Good luck to everyone I hope God blesses us to get through this safely
I will cause I really want to get better and get back playing football the way I no I can instead of been scared to push my body to the limit like am now especially at the age of 21
Ive been this way for 6 years whatever u do dont close off get the help u meed i have to take med and therapy and after 6 years im starting to do better i actually went on a trip 2 hours away wich i could never do before
Thanks it's good to here im not on my own sometimes I just don't no wat to do and the worse thing is im unemployed so I have to much time to think worry and stress . But I feel better talking to people who are feeling the same as me it makes me feel like there is hope because like all of us we dont want to be living a live of worry stress fear basically Anxiety . Hopefully one day we can have a little joke to ourselfs and say we were there before but got tru it . This is my first step by joining this site because I know I don't want a live like this .
You have to do what works for you, and everyone is different. Some people manage their anxiety with meds, therapy, natural methods, meditation, or a combination.
Personally, I've had great success through the years with meds and therapy. Don't think that you are somehow "weak" because you need help with this. Like you said, the mind is a very powerful thing, and as you have found out, we get stuck in an anxious cycle of thinking, and sometimes that is hard to break without professional help.
Your first step would be a trip to your doctor, for a physical, to rule out any possible medical condition (there are some that mimic the symptoms of anxiety). After you get a clean bill of health, you'll need to ask your doc for a referral to a psychiatrist, who can thoroughly assess you and offer you treatment options, which may or may not include medications. Just keep an open mind and be willing to try what the doc suggests. Don't decide ahead of time what you "will" and "won't" do, because you will limit yourself.
There are millions of us out there suffering from anxiety, and just as many success stories. You're taking a very important first step by reaching out. Call your doctor and get yourself an appointment. You'll be relieved along the way that you are helping yourself. We're here for you, we understand!
Personally, I've had great success through the years with meds and therapy. Don't think that you are somehow "weak" because you need help with this. Like you said, the mind is a very powerful thing, and as you have found out, we get stuck in an anxious cycle of thinking, and sometimes that is hard to break without professional help.
Your first step would be a trip to your doctor, for a physical, to rule out any possible medical condition (there are some that mimic the symptoms of anxiety). After you get a clean bill of health, you'll need to ask your doc for a referral to a psychiatrist, who can thoroughly assess you and offer you treatment options, which may or may not include medications. Just keep an open mind and be willing to try what the doc suggests. Don't decide ahead of time what you "will" and "won't" do, because you will limit yourself.
There are millions of us out there suffering from anxiety, and just as many success stories. You're taking a very important first step by reaching out. Call your doctor and get yourself an appointment. You'll be relieved along the way that you are helping yourself. We're here for you, we understand!
same i just dont no why . im even scared to have a couple of beers with the family incase it effects my heart . or when im football training every two seconds im feeling my heart . and yet again i say WHY ..have u had anxiety long ? i mite go and talk to someone about it
Me personally I am not going to take meds bc I don't want any withdrawls or anything like that... Plus medicine scares me smh... I am the same as you I would have NEVER thought about feeling scared about nothing and just letting my mind run wild I don't want to take medicine but I need to figure something out
do either of yous take meds for it that is my very last option like i didnt picture my life being this way needing meds because i cant control my mind and keep checking on my heart its stuiped but the mind is a very powerful thing which i need to get in control of before it ruins me ,,
i will have to try something like that . its crazy years ago i wudn even think about checking my heart or if im having a heart attack, its just not a good way to live , worrying about nothing .
get a couple of meditation cd's from the library to try them out. don't scoff, they really do work. just sitting quietly and mentally going thru your body helps you calm down, gain control, learn every nook and cranny of your body, release the tension, and just give you time to yourself. It is very calming and relaxing and can become quit addictive. a couple minutes/day can do wonders, and you can even do it in a busy place, just "stare off into space" and take a couple of deep breaths. If it's really bad you might want to go on anxiety meds. Don't feel like this is a stigma on you, or that it means you are "mental" or anything silly like that. millions of people take anti-anxiety meds every day and are all the better for it.
I feel exactly the way that u do I don't do any of the things I'm used to doing because of anxiety
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