Aa
All in my head?
Ever since I got the stomach flu back in March, pretty much everyday around 5pm (which was the time i started feeling sick when i got sick) i start to feel nauseous and get scared that im going to get sick again and then my anxiety skyrockets then i feel more nauseous then i get worried. Throwing up if my WORST fear. Is this all in my head? The nausea? Is it just because my mind anticipates it that if reflects on my body?
I recently had a panic attack on friday in the mall, i got this overwhelming feeling of nausea then BAM panic attack. My boyfriend drove me home and ever since then I havent felt myself. I had like 6 panic attacks that night and Ive felt really distant from my boyfriend who was there when the panic attack came. so im afraid that it will happen when i see him. i had bad derealization the next day and random crying spells. I feel a bit better today except for about a hour ago I got that nauseous feeling thennnnnnnnnn the panic attack came.
Also ever since i got sick, if i think about food to much i get nauseous and lose my appiatite. but then once i start eating im fine. im just always scared EVERYDAY that im gunna get sick again.
another thing im scared of it that this nausea isnt in my head and i have like a brain tumor or something seriously wrong with me.
could someone shed some light on my situation?
thanks :)
I recently had a panic attack on friday in the mall, i got this overwhelming feeling of nausea then BAM panic attack. My boyfriend drove me home and ever since then I havent felt myself. I had like 6 panic attacks that night and Ive felt really distant from my boyfriend who was there when the panic attack came. so im afraid that it will happen when i see him. i had bad derealization the next day and random crying spells. I feel a bit better today except for about a hour ago I got that nauseous feeling thennnnnnnnnn the panic attack came.
Also ever since i got sick, if i think about food to much i get nauseous and lose my appiatite. but then once i start eating im fine. im just always scared EVERYDAY that im gunna get sick again.
another thing im scared of it that this nausea isnt in my head and i have like a brain tumor or something seriously wrong with me.
could someone shed some light on my situation?
thanks :)
Hey girl, I couldn't believe your story when I came across it!!!! I have the worst phobia of throwing up too! I got a terrible flu in third grade, and never got over it. It's very real and terrifing. People don't get it. Ive been struggling with this for 20yrs. and till this day, I'm still petrified of getting sick. When flu season arrives I completely panic. I don't know why this happened to us, as throwing up is a natural way of getting rid of our body's "bad stuff" but even knowing that doesn't help. And therapy never worked for me--sorry to discourage. It's become more manageable since Ive gotten older, but never easy. If you need to chat more let me know...hugs, Danielle
Hahah.
Strangely that was the answer I was looking for.
Strangely that was the answer I was looking for.
Time for a therapist.
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