Death and living Anxiety

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Hey I'm 21 years old and I've never suffered from anxiety or mental health in my past. I've had a pretty normal upbringing , my life is not terrible nor perfect I'm very lucky but just recently I've been getting awful thoughts and feelings about death and getting old and only living once then you Die and leave and it's been making me get no sleep , cry for days on end , I can't get the thoughts out of my head. I get sweaty and can't concentrate almost go lightheaded when I deeply think about it then I start to panic and bang my head to try get rid of the thoughts. I sometimes I get pains in chest and get headaches. I've not seeker medical help. I don't know like what to do , I'm scared the doctors won't believe me

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    Get checked out. They will be able to tell right then and there basically if its anxiety. If it is, they will get you into therapy and meds if youd like.

    I have severe health anxiety.. Severe.. Not a day goes by I dont think about my heartrate and dying. Its awful. Whatever you do, do not Google.. Ever. It'll make you ten times more anxious.

    Try excersising, journaling, coloring, drawing, anything when you're beginning to feel bored because that's usually when anxiety shows itself

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    They will believe you. I'm going through this now and I literally just got off the phone with an intake person at my mental health agency. They will believe you and work with you. You are not alone in this and you don't have to feel those things. It is scary to concede you need help but it will be ok.

    B

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    Hi Beth,

    I remember wen I was young I used to get these thoughts in bed and it terrified me but I never spoke to anyone bout it not to this day.

    Since I've been talking to therapist about other worries and they've subsided I'm going to mention these too. Because I too still have this thoughts which depress me and make me anxious.

    I bet u havn't mentioned these thoughts to ur parents. When I think about it, they should be the ones to turn to cos it's their job to lessen the burden of this. I don't think I did cos I never shared feelings with em. They just weren't those kind of parents and old school.

    Talking tberapy will definitely help. It won't make the idea of death go altogether but will help u look at it in a different light. I think the fact that this is something we all have in common helps.

    Hope this helps.

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    Hi, Beth. Sorry to hear that you've been having these gloomy thoughts and nasty feelings. I'm also 21, and I came to this forum a month or two ago because I was convinced I was going to have a heart attack. My chest was tight and my left arm felt funny, and then my hands would tingle and my breathing would get fast. I never thought that I had anxiety, but I've always been an 'anxious' person. Social situations make me uncomfortable, I like being alone, sometimes if I'm nervous I can't swallow, and I overthink every little thing. So I went to the doctor and they told me my heart was just fine. And after a week or two, I came to believe it. Now, at this moment, I have other weird feelings that I can't get out of my head. I sometimes think I'm going to suddenly collapse, or that I'm going to have a stroke (I have had weird numbness in my face for 2 weeks), and every time I get a headache I feel like it's something very bad and terminal. Sometimes I get so caught up in thinking about death that I cry. I'm telling you all this, Beth, to show you that you're not alone. All of this is new to me too, but the fact is that my doctor (and the people at the ER) told me that I was having panic attacks. And my opinion is that you're having panic attacks, too. It's all anxiety, Beth. 

    Here's what you should do. Go see your doctor, have a few tests done -- blood work, EKG, X-Rays, the whole thing. All your tests will come back positive. And when they do, maybe then you'll have peace of mind. Take advantage of therapy and maybe consider taking medications to relax your mind. It'll be okay. 

    Feel better. Peace, 

    Nicholas

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