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Fear Of Fainting

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ronnie27968
ronnie27968

Hello,

Today at school, one of my friends told me she got out of the shower and fainted yesterday. She told me it happened a few times in twenty minutes so she went to the hospital to get checked up. She did and everything came back fine, there are a few tests which haven't come in yet...

Anyway, I am freaking out.

At the beginning, when this whole mess started, in October, it was my biggest fear and I barely got out of the house because of it. But it soon went away...

I have never actually fainted in my life... I checked my blood back in September and everything came back fine. I have normal blood pressure.

But I am still so terrified of fainting... It's so exhausting...

Everyone keeps telling me that I am fine and that I won't faint but I don't believe anyone... 

Are any of you guys also experiencing this problem?

Thank you smile

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  • Guest
    Guest ronnie27968

    Posted

    do you knwo you have health anxiety?

    also, a lot of people faint, so it's not really a big deal

    • ronnie27968
      ronnie27968 Guest

      Posted

      I do know I have health anxiety... for a while now really... 

      But it's like everytime a symptom passes or a fear, a new one comes..

      It is just so frustrating...

      I know many people faint but it really scares me, it scares me that I'll lose control.. 

      Thanks for the replysmile

    • Guest
      Guest ronnie27968

      Posted

      I'm sure you'll be fine.

      If you need anything at all, post on here or feel free to send me a PM.

      you are not alone.

      Good luck and all the best!

       

    • Guest
      Guest ronnie27968

      Posted

      keep me posted and let me know if you need anything!
    • Guest
      Guest ronnie27968

      Posted

      i had a bad anxiety attack for for the first time when I was 19 and developed a panic disorder after that, then I was good but i relapsed after about 5 years. now dealing with it all over again, butit's easier than the last time i think
  • TisdaleLondon
    TisdaleLondon ronnie27968

    Posted

    Hi Ronnie

    I was so grateful to see your post. Obviously not because you are so scared but because I can completely relate to you.

    I am a 16 year old girl who was doing very well in college but in the beginning of December I had a near fainting episode in public and humiliated myself... This happened mid 2015 to but I was able to shake that one off because I was exercising too much and eating too little but the second time was too much. I am now agoraphobic and cannot leave my flat rolleyes This has wrecked my life and I have been changed as a person. I am a health obsessed nervous wreck. I have been to multiple doctors appointments and of course everything seems ok. I cant go anywhere without a taxi because I am so scared of fainting sad It is miserable.

    I would really appreciate u dropping me an PM smile

    Mallory.

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