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I was diagnosed with health anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, PTSD, and moderate depression.
My health anxiety is what's worse than anything else.
I'm conviced I have a blood clot in my lungs or I'm having a stroke or something.
I feel like I'm not breathing right now. Like I'm not getting enough oxygen. It feels like I'm inhaling and filling my lungs but with nothing. My feet feel cold, my arm feels weak, I feel and keep thinking I'm going to fie. I feel like if I talk, I don't make sense or don't know what I'm saying. I'm scared to talk because of that and I'm just afraid I'm dying.
I've been to the hospital many times for the same reason I'm typing this down. I mean several times. Like about 50 or more. I have gotten EKG'S, chest x rays, blood work, and two catscans and have never found anything and been told I'm 100% healthy but why do I feel like this if I'm healthy? Why do I feel short of breathe, dizzy, and have pain in my body?
Is what I'm feeling anxiety or actually something real and it's an illness?
I've been seen by my primary doctor and several different doctors at the hospital and they all say I'm healthy and it's just anxiety...
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kerriekai85 HeyZeidy
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HeyZeidy kerriekai85
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vijay50750 HeyZeidy
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Health Anxiety what you have described is Commonly known as Hypochondria, It can get debilitating at times,
But you know what, You have insight to talk about it...
And that's GREAT!!
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Anxiety cannot harm you..... You may feel like you are losing control, But you are not...
Try to see if there is a Professional Cognitive Behavior therapy available near you.
Also it would help to have a talk with your Health Practitioner...
You are not going Mad..... Don't worry, these things happen sometimes in Life...
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And remember to Breathe... for yourself... 10 minutes a day... very slow breaths, atleast 5 seconds breathe in....hold 2 seconds..... 5 seconds breathe out... hold 3 seconds, do this counting subconciously and breathe all that negativity out.
Liverpool_Hypno HeyZeidy
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Learning to manage your stress and anxiety is a skill that everyone should learn - Anxiety is not your personality it something that can be managed and all the symptoms that go with it can be greatly reduced.
Davesoapbox HeyZeidy
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without being personal can I ask what medication you are on and how long, I only ask because with your complex diagnosis I would imagine you are on SSRIs and if you have recently started them (last month or so) the side effects are pretty varied. Also you won't be the first or last to have psychosomatic illness, I've thought I was genuinely having a heart attack before now due to anxiety (pre meds) and other on this site have reported simular. Anxiety is a pain because although it's neurological it affects other body systems which can be interpreted as illness, add that to a bit of Dr Google and you can easily psych yourself out.
i hope this makes sense, let me know how you get on
HeyZeidy Davesoapbox
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I was prescribed zoloft back in January but stopped them because it made everything worse.
I then didn't take anything for my anxiety uo until two weeks ago. I was having bad panic attacks so I went to the hospital and was given Ativan while there and prescribed xanax. I was taking xanax everyday but I was only given 9.
My therapist scheduled an appointment with a physiologist yesterday and she prescribed buspirone and some other medication that I have to take as needed, sorry I forgot the name of it.
I'm also starting CBT but I'm convinced I'm havi b a stroke or I'm just dying right now.
brendababy HeyZeidy
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Yes it's a horrible feeling but your feeding it by all the negative thoughts.
Have a cry or do some exercise if you can, this will burn off some of the adrenalin that's built up.
You'll feel better soon, we all know how you feel
Let us know how you feel in a while x
tracie20455 HeyZeidy
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randall37648 HeyZeidy
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HeyZeidy randall37648
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I'm from California and I'm 21.
I've just recently been feeling like this. And by recently I mean 6 months ago. It's tough, I know it all leads to anxiety but I can't seem to believe it with all the aches and pains I have.
I've been to Tennessee before. It's nice over there.
ann85529 HeyZeidy
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Anxiety manifests itself in different ways. You have got to relax. You are causing all these symptoms yourself.
Work on it - be happy.
Best wishes.
vijay50750 HeyZeidy
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Hope you are feeling better this week, Let's take it slow alright,
I know you must be a bit relaxed and Know this, That you are getting Better everyday.
Have a relaxing weekend.
daniel19975 HeyZeidy
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I have severe insomnia too
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