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unending nervous feeling
I'm a healthy 15 year old with no heart problems or diabetes or anything like that. I stay active everyday so that I'm not constantly sitting down and I have a healthy eating habits. For 3 weeks now I've had this horrible nervous feeling even though I'm not nervous about anything. I've been eating a lot less because of it and my sleep has been disrupted because of it. when it started 3 weeks ago, i awoke in the middle of the night and my blood pressure was very high. That only happened 2 more times after that but ever since then I got the nervous feeling. It hasn't gone away once. Any and all advice/help would be appreciated because I need to get this figured out because it's just not passing away. I'm going to have to go to a doctor its getting so bad but I'm open to anyone's help. Thanks.
That sponge analogy is great. I had a period where there was three deaths of people close to me. I was the rock. Handled everything. Two months later. Boom!. Everything was now good in my life. Work was back to normal and panic attacks hit out of nowhere. Believe me things do build up. If the sponge didn't start to leak...nervous breakdown. Go to your doctor and get started on recovery. You'll be fine.
It sounds like Generalized Anxiety Disorder
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001915/
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a pattern of frequent, constant worry and anxiety over many different activities and events.
Symptoms
The main symptom is the almost constant presence of worry or tension, even when there is little or no cause. Worries seem to float from one problem to another, such as family or relationship problems, work issues, money, health, and other problems.
Even when aware that their worries or fears are stronger than needed, a person with GAD still has difficulty controlling them.
Other symptoms include:
Difficulty concentrating
Fatigue
Irritability
Problems falling or staying asleep, and sleep that is often restless and unsatisfying
Restlessness, and often becoming startled very easily
Along with the worries and anxieties, a number of physical symptoms may also be present, including muscle tension (shakiness, headaches) and stomach problems, such as nausea or diarrhea.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001915/
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a pattern of frequent, constant worry and anxiety over many different activities and events.
Symptoms
The main symptom is the almost constant presence of worry or tension, even when there is little or no cause. Worries seem to float from one problem to another, such as family or relationship problems, work issues, money, health, and other problems.
Even when aware that their worries or fears are stronger than needed, a person with GAD still has difficulty controlling them.
Other symptoms include:
Difficulty concentrating
Fatigue
Irritability
Problems falling or staying asleep, and sleep that is often restless and unsatisfying
Restlessness, and often becoming startled very easily
Along with the worries and anxieties, a number of physical symptoms may also be present, including muscle tension (shakiness, headaches) and stomach problems, such as nausea or diarrhea.
just an update: thank you all for the detailed answers. i did go and see a doctor and she said it's not anxiety it is something with my heart. i went and got my blood drawn yesterday and im planning on going to get my heart scanned. from the scans the doctor did, i have an irregular heart beat.
hmmm yes that would be good..and it recently got very bad and it hasnt gotten that bad since 3 weeks ago but i started feeling it these last few nights. and its starting to raise my heart rate and making me feel really hot and uneasy. who knows, maybe it is in my head. thank you!
I would go see a counsellor or therapist maybe... you'd be surprised what they can do to help you realize you were thinking things you didn't even think your were. Talking it out with someone is good therapy.
hmmm that would make sense...but still i never had anything in mind when i went to bed that one night but im not sure. i'll definitely keep all of that in mind though. thank you!
I think that the subconscious has a lot to do with anxiety as well. For instance I just had some minor plumbing problems that I was told could turn into a $2500 fix if what I just did didn't work. I was okay with that. However, the last two nights I woke up in the middle of the night, even after taking my 1 mg of Klonopin to sleep, with this plumbing thing in my head. I was in no way anxious outright about it but my subconscious was going full steam ahead which is why I woke up. That is why I think we panic or have anexiety even when we think we are okay with things. It is like hyperventilating without knowing you are doing it.
that is a good analogy but i wasnt experiencing any sort of stress at that time it began...and yes your right, i think that would be a good idea. thanks for your answer!!
my schedule changed from school to summer in more than 1 month and 3 weeks ago so i think it would have affected me earlier...did you have the same symptoms as i already listed when your schedule changed? and your probably right, it might be really bad anxiety but im still not sure... thanks for your answer!
There was another poster on this site who made a great analogy as to why Anxiety can just all of sudden rear its ugly head so I'm gonna repeat here cause I think it might help. Consider our brains are like sponges and over the course of time stressors in our lives are like water... we continously absorb and absord but at some point the sponge can't take anymore water and begins leaking and continues to leak. The key is to work through the anxiety with your doc, perhaps a therapist and learn how to release some of that water in a controlled way rather than let anxiety do it.... i don't know... i thought that was a pretty good and accurate analogy to explain why anxiety can just all of a sudden come on....
Small life stressors can cause anxiety and nervousness. I used to have anxiety for weeks on end if my schedule changed. I used to get anxiety right at the beginning of my school breaks because my schedule wasn't as structured and then again when school was back in session because I got used to not having a structured schedule. It could be anxiety over something as simple as that. But I also suggest seeing a doc because if it is anxiety your doc can help you to overcome it through referrals to a therapist and if it isn't then he can most definitely help with any other issue.
But yes, I've had weeks of constant anxiety. Its no fun.
But yes, I've had weeks of constant anxiety. Its no fun.
thanks for the help! and last question? do they last really long?? like it hasnt gone away ever since it started
You don't always have to be anxious of something to have anxiety. And yes they can just start up out of no where. I've had panic attacks for NO reason. I'd have your parents take you to the DR and to to him/her about it. Best way to resolve the issue.
yes, it could be possible but im not sure, do anxiety issues just come for no reason? i havent really been stressed lately or around that time so im not too sure why it came up. thanks for the answer!
no, i've never had this kind of issue in my life at all. yes, my parents know of this and they wanted to see if it would just go away but since it hasnt, it's getting a bit concerning. i'm not sure if it is anxiety but if it is, there's nothing im anxious over...thanks for the answer!
yes, i have a BP at home and no nothing happened at the time. it is very odd that it would just come up for no reason, your right. hopefully i can find out what's wrong though, thanks for the answer!
You've already given yourself the best advice which is that you need to see your doctor about these symptoms.
For this to come on so suddenly makes me wonder if something happened at that time. It could be something you're not even conciously aware happened.
Our minds are very powerful, they take in everything and sometimes play it back to us in pretty distorted ways.
When you said that three weeks ago you awoke and your blood pressure was "very high," how did you know that? Do you have a BP machine at home? It's just not very common for an otherwise healthy 15 year old to have high blood pressure. But ever since that night, you've had a nervous feeling, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping.
This could be something as simple as your hormones running amok, but you need your doctor to rule in or out what is going on.
I'm sure you'll be fine, but if this has lasted for three weeks, you should see him as soon as possible.
Let us know how you're doing, OK?
Peace
Greenlydia
For this to come on so suddenly makes me wonder if something happened at that time. It could be something you're not even conciously aware happened.
Our minds are very powerful, they take in everything and sometimes play it back to us in pretty distorted ways.
When you said that three weeks ago you awoke and your blood pressure was "very high," how did you know that? Do you have a BP machine at home? It's just not very common for an otherwise healthy 15 year old to have high blood pressure. But ever since that night, you've had a nervous feeling, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping.
This could be something as simple as your hormones running amok, but you need your doctor to rule in or out what is going on.
I'm sure you'll be fine, but if this has lasted for three weeks, you should see him as soon as possible.
Let us know how you're doing, OK?
Peace
Greenlydia
I am sorry that you are experiencing this right now. In my opinion, we all go through periods of anxiety and stress in our lives, but when the anxiety takes over it can be both scary and confusing, but the good thing is that anxiety is not physically harmful to you and you can definitely confront it and deal with it.
Have you had anxiety issues in the past at all? When you go to the doctor can he/she refer you to a counselor. Do your parents know you have been experiencing this? Sorry for all the questions, but there are definitely many resources you can reach out to do successfully deal with this. I know it is initially very scary at first, but you will get through it and please ask as many questions as you like!
Have you had anxiety issues in the past at all? When you go to the doctor can he/she refer you to a counselor. Do your parents know you have been experiencing this? Sorry for all the questions, but there are definitely many resources you can reach out to do successfully deal with this. I know it is initially very scary at first, but you will get through it and please ask as many questions as you like!
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