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Is this normal??

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Valeen59758
Valeen59758

Is it normal that I can be ok and then suddenly fall into such deep despair for a few hours and then symptoms just lift and I then carry on with my day? Sometimes there does not seem to be any triggers I might be looking forward to a quiet day on my own and then bam the anxiety, desperate lows, my mind all over the place, scary thoughts and thinking I will never be the same again - it's terrifying. Then it will lift and I am back to my normal. Does anyone else feel like that? In a way, I hope that it is 'normal' so I do not have to worry about that this is something else to worry about!

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 Valeen59758

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    it’s perfectly normal with anxiety! There is no rhyme or reason for how it suddenly attacks us and we feel horrible and then the next minute you turn around you feel fine. That’s the ugliness of anxiety.

    however, that doesn’t mean that we can’t learn how to manage it better. It’s important that when you get those negative thoughts to not follow it. When you do that it just magnifies the negativity and then you get more anxious. That’s where a good counselor comes in. But I just wanted to let you know that it’s perfectly normal and it’s nothing serious it’s just very very annoying! Take care of yourself with exercise because when you have a strong body that leads to a strong mind! The same thing with healthy eating. Take care

    • Valeen59758
      Valeen59758 jan34534

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      Thank you! Just by someone saying that it is normal with anxiety will help me in accepting it and try not to allow it to spiral out of control. This will help me so much, thank you again.

  • christophe72809
    christophe72809 Valeen59758

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    yea i get this all the time. can just be minding my own business then bang my body feels like its being microwaved from the inside then usually pins and needles throughout followed by pulpertations and dizziness then 5 mins later completely fine.

    i definitely live it as the norm these days as it happens so often. now and again it does last alot longer and i need to lay down but after a nap that can help, and all of this happens with no triggers.

  • sasical72
    sasical72 Valeen59758

    Posted

    100% normal, this happens to me every day. I get terrible panic attacks before pooping, I think I'm going to die, have a terrible time, cry because I'm so fed up, etc etc and half an hour later I'm normal. Every single day

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