Dizziness and unsteadiness. Can anyone help?
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Ive been dealing with unsteadiness for about 8 years on and off but its worse now and almost constant. Im scared to be out of the house, I'm scared to be around other people because i feel so woozy. I have severe health anxiety and I'm dealing with the loss of my Mum and my home. I'm too scared to see the dr. If anyone can relate I'd appreciate that. I feel so isolated and lonely.
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emma74461 lisa215
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hey. yes i can totally relate. it was the first physical symptom i experienced when my GAD started. i felt like i had to root my feet to the floor. i was petrified that something was wrong and that something terrible was going to happen in public like fainting. it got so bad i would then feel extremely faint and my hearing would go all funny as if it sounded like i was talking with my hands over my ears. happened every time i was in an open space in a shop or in a queue at the checkout. i also started manifesting this intense fainting feeling.
it got so bad i did go to the drs she knew straight away it was anxiety and that i wasnt ill. theyre very kind and so use to this. i got better reading alot of self help. my belief now is when i get a physical symptom to almost treat anxiety as a relief "phew its just anxiety nothing bad will ever happen". it took a few months but when i learnt to sit through the feeling and actually believe it was just anxiety it stopped. i get it occasionally now but as long as i can channel that feeling of calm and say its just anxiety i can sit through that intense feeling without worry for just a minute or so and it goes.
you can do this! im so sorry about your mum and home situation. i understand. i lost my mum suddenly when i was 20 and its the cause of my health anxiety. im currently getting headaches every day which is my new annoying anxiety fad! but i will get over this one too. its such a debilitating illness but you've survived every hard day so far havent you x
lisa215 emma74461
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Thank you so much for replying Emma. The way you describe it is exactly how I feel. I find myself almost clenching my toes trying to anchor myself to the ground and I feel like I'm on the verge of falling over/collapsing at times. I cam also really relate to the feeling of faintness. I've had CBT in the past and it seems to help in the short term but I just feel so burned out and overwhelmed at the moment. This is not how I want to live my life. Like you I've also struggled with daily headaches which I think come from tension in my shoulders and my neck. It's a daily struggle isn't it. You tell people that you're anxious and they just don't get it, one friend said to me "it's only anxiety, I don't know why you are upset and worried. Just have a warm bath"! Statements like that aren't helpful. I hope you continue to win with your anxiety battle. Thank you again. Lisa x
danielle93445 lisa215
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me too, I recently so unsteady and had to lean on something hard I feel i will fall off my back
lisa215 danielle93445
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This is exactly how I'm feeling. I have convinced myself that something is seriously wrong, my son keeps telling me I'm just too anxious but I just don't see how anxiety can be causing all this. I'm so depressed.
danielle93445 lisa215
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even though I think Im completely calm, when I feel a symptom, my calmness would completely shattered
lisa215 danielle93445
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I'm exactly the sam
gyh41172 lisa215
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I’ve been told i have GAD and I’ve been suffering with this weird feeling of being off balance since my mum passed in December.
Its like motion sickness, I’m ok in bed at night but when i wake up i feel off balance and like I’m walking on sponge all day. It gets much worse after travelling in a vehicle.
Im also having frequent headaches particularly over just my right eye, feelings of weakness in my arms and legs, tiredness yet problems staying asleep, and these symptoms seem to be worse when it’s a warm day for some reason.
Severity varies with some days worse than others. This is now month 7 of this and it’s horrible. All bloods and head scan were normal, my GP says it’s stress and anxiety from a hectic daily life . I’ve started seeinga counsellor who is going to do CBT.