Anxiety after mono?
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About 3 months after getting severe mononucleosis and dealing with a hellish brainfog, I had the biggest panic attack ever. For a whole weeks I had extreme anxiety and lost 10 pounds. It is now February and I’m still dealing with this s**t.it Makes me feel horrible even when I’m not feeling anxious. It’s the worst feeling ever. It’s like every second something is wrong and I just don’t feel right and I hate it. I Don’t know how to explain it. Especially right when I wake up. It’s so bad and I hate it and it feels like my mind is sick. I get anxious about Doing things and talking to people while having this problem.
Want to learn how to put all this behind me and continue to move forward, and be able to understand how to handle when I’m feeling off, not right, or having anxious thoughts about how I’m feeling. And also get rid of the “but” and “what ifs” and scared thoughts. I feel like I can’t do things because of the way I feel. There’s so many obsessive and negative thoughts going on and it’s hard to focus on what’s going on around me. It’s like my brain tells me how I’m feeling and what I’m thinking and acknowledging feeling off or weird all the time. My subconscious monitors how I’m feeling and talking and thinking every second. And also not be indecisive on what to do and why I’m doing it because of anxiety and not feeling right. Want to learn how to have free time and not have anxiety and feeling “not right” when I’m not busy. I find myself getting worried about the weekend because I don’t have school, and scared I won’t know what to do and it won’t feel right because of anxiety. Anxiety makes me feel so weird and bad and off and I hate it. It makes me so confused and everything seems so distant, and I hate it. It’s so hard to remember things and I feel like I’m in a dream most of the time. And sometimes I ask if things even happened because they don’t feel real. However, after my senior retreat, I had a great week with little to no derealization. Then Friday night, it all came back. I want to not have to tell my mom how I’m feeling 24/7. Never want to have to go back to how I was feeling and want to get off my medicine and live life to the fullest without these horrible feelings. Want to not be worrying about what I’m doing in the future 24/7 and if I will still be feeling like this. Want to stop fearing how I’m memorizing things and feeling off and live life and be able to feel normal again and get involved in things around me have fun without feeling mentally ill. Just riding home I “don’t feel right” it is absolutely the worst feeling in the world and nothing seems as appealing anymore because I feel this way. Usually the day before all this starts, I don’t feel as energetic and just kind bleh.... then the next day I’m completely stuck in my own head and feel horrible and don’t want to do anything and just feel trapped. And I feel like I’m stuck in a living hell and cannot get my mind on anything and nothing seems appealing. I don’t want to hangout with anybody I don’t want to eat I just want this to go away. I am so sad and tired of this I want my old self back. And this can go on for weeks and it is torture. My body also feels “light” when this happens. And nose and head tingles and has pressure. But these go away when I have a break from the anxiety. Want to learn how to get through this, and want to learn exactly what is going on with me. While I had mono, I took sarms which is a (PED) (which I didn’t know it was) for exactly one week and also drank alcohol like twice. I’m afraid I messed my brain up and the thought of that makes me feel sick and scared. It makes me feel so bad and off I’m scared it isn’t anxiety. I cannot stop talking or writing down about it and I don’t want to do anything. This is horrible. It literally makes me cry my eyes out because I feel so bad and trapped and it’s been going on for so long. I am a 17 year old male.
I need to understand what is going on with me and how I can recover.
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jan34534 yyy1000
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Anxiety and stress can take a huge toll on the body. I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way. I have had the brain fog and the depersonalization. Also many symptoms of stress. And I know how horrible it feels.
The first thing to do would be to get a complete physical by your doctor just to rule out any medical reasons for this.
when that comes out normal, then you know the cause of all your symptoms is most likely stress and anxiety.
From there, I do believe it would be a good idea to speak with a counselor who can help you Learn how to take control back in manage your anxiety and stress. It also really helps to speak with someone in person who sees this on a daily basis and has tools for you to use so that you can regain your peace of mind.
it is difficult to try to overcome this on your own and other people can give you ideas that you may not have thought about.
reach out and get that support!
there are also some great meditations on YouTube for anxiety, stress, depression, sleep, anything you want! I listen to these every day especially when laying down to sleep. They completely relax my mind, body and symptoms. You see, the key is to relax your mind as much as possible because that will relax your symptoms and depersonalization.
some of the things I have learned over the years:
-Do not take life too seriously. I did that and it is not worth ruining your health over
-Take time out during the day to slow down, do something that relaxes your mind like taking a walk, meditation, slow deep breathing, whatever it is
-Get some form of exercise every day even if it’s just walking because that releases good hormones from the brain that make you feel good and calm you.
-Take time out to enjoy the little things in life that make you laugh or smile
there is a book called mindfulness that many people on this site are reading. It teaches you how to take control back from anxiety and stress, eliminate the negative thinking, and give you peace back. It is a method that is taught all over the world and it does work! It is definitely worth reading and you can find it online or in bookstores.
for example, when you have a negative or racing thought do not try to fight it off or it will get worse. What you do is commonly acknowledge the thought and observe it for a few seconds no matter what it is. Let it be. Then in a relaxed way observe that thought floating off and dissolving. You are the observer of the thought. That thought is not A part of you And it’s not based on reality.it is separate and fleeting. Do this every time you get a negative thought and eventually your brain will do it for you automatically. I know this from personal experience. That is just one example of the many methods talked with mindfulness. You can find many mindfulness meditations on YouTube .
you can do this! You don’t have to let fear and negativity control your life. And don’t get discouraged because you will have some good days and some not so good days in the beginning but eventually it will taper off and you will have way more better days than not.
so, schedule that visit with your doctor, get counseling, exercise, meditation, smile, laugh, think of things you are grateful for, and be persistent!
and remember, don’t overthink things or dwell on things because that causes more anxiety and symptoms.
One YouTube meditation is called detachment from overthinking.
another important one for you to hear is called “Mindfulness breathing guided meditation 10 minutes” this is a great one that teaches you how to be in control of your breath and your thoughts. It’s great because you can do it anywhere anytime you need to. I hope you start to feel better soon ??😊
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harriet67221 yyy1000
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yyy1000 harriet67221
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prednisone for like a week because they didn't know it was mono, then when the test came back positive, I was taken off of it
harriet67221 yyy1000
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Prednisone is a Steroid.
So that means you were taking a big dose of steroids as you ordered online.
Have u told your dr about this?
Have u heard of adrenal fatigue?
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tanya94586 yyy1000
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well over a month. is hasn't really done anything.
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Backtome yyy1000
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Anyway go back to your doc. Get a full blood count, check your thyroid etc mono can deplete some nutrients and it can attack your thyroid or liver etc.
Mono can take a long time to go away. For me I quit eating gluten dairy and sugar and started taking vitamins and supplemts to help fight this virus quicker. Your immune system needs to be as strong as possible. Eat lots of healing foods like soups salads warm veg, cooked Apple and pear. All warm healing foods. Drink water at room temp. Avoid anything cold especially if your spleen is inflamed which is common with mono
Good luck. Feel better soon
yyy1000 Backtome
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the thing is.... I got mono in August. its now February and I was doing really well and feeling better until about November when all this bull s**t started. it makes me feel so bad and anxious and not right I can't even put it into words. it is ruining my life.
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