Anxiety and Dizziness

[johnathank88]

Hello my name is Johnathan Kennedy and I am looking for an answer from a doctor. I have anxiety and have dealt with it since I was 14 years old, I am now 23! My symptoms are being scared of dying and diseases cancer etc. All my anxiety had always been about my health I recently quit smoking and stopped drinking because they were triggers for my anxiety, I lift weights everyday now but I still get symptoms, but more recently I get dizzy, not all the time but every now and then especially when I am out of my comfort zone and I am around a crowd of people, I get really scared and I get shaky every time this happens because it is new to me, I never used to get dizzy up until a couple of years, I know it is probably all in my head that is what someone told me on here. It makes sense because when I think of something else I am fine but then it comes back and then goes after a minute or two. I find when I lay down I see things move, like pictures etc then I feel my anxiety kick in and it drives me crazy. So is this all in my head? and is this normal?

[dizzeedavid]

Yeh I get dIzzyness and feel as if the floor is uneven when I get anxiety, sumtimes it plays on my mind for days, weeks even! I hate it!

[johnathank88]

Exactly, with me I am worried bout my head all the time ever since my older cousin was diagnosed with brain cancer I think I have it (hypochondria), all these things tied together are driving me nuts. Do you guys get dizzy a lot or unstable a lot?

[dizzeedavid]

Hey im the same! All my anxiety is Heath issues from cancer to breathing and my heart, I used to be a happy go lucky lad with a big social life but ever since anxiety hit me I'm a different person! I go through stages with what's wrong with me! At the moment it's heart issues with me needing to concentrate on my heart just so I know it's still beating lol, stupid I know as I've had heart and blood test done and all came back fine! It's crazy that ur brain can play tricks with u

[for_today]

You are not alone, I have health anxiety as well. Any little thing can set me off and I will think about it for weeks or even months at a time and it consumes me. For me I feel tired and have depersonalization feelings like im watching my life through someone elses eyes. The whole thing is awful but it helps to talk to people about what you are feeling.