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My anxiety is taking over my life and I don't know what to do?

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emily1991
emily1991

I have suffered with anxiety for the past 2 and a half years! Some days I will be fine and feel great then all of a sudden I feel my stomach drops to the pit of my stomach and I start panicking. I worry about worrying and before things even happen. I am feeaking out about going on holiday in June already incase of a panic attack or illness. I am worrying before things even happen. How do I snap out of this vicious circle? I have nothing to be anxious about. Great family great job and just started a new relationship with a guy I really like. I take propanolol as and when i need to and this does help calm me down. I have also had CBT. This worked for a few weeks but all anxiety comes back and I have forgotten what we spoke about. I just want a resolution and to feel normal again! Any advice will be much appreciated,

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  • danny198658
    danny198658 emily1991

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    I've had it for about 10yrs now and it's difficult to describe but I'll have a go lol if there has been particularl situations that your anxiety has played up eg. Mine started as travel sickness randomly one day so every time I knew I had to travel I would feel Ill and really panicky before I even went near a bus or anything simply because I knew how I felt the previous time if that makes sense I have had more medication than I can remember and in the end I just stopped taking it and found with me distractions work my music is the biggest help anything that distracts you from thinking about it seems to work for me so now I never go anywhere without my headphones but it still plays up now and again I get chest pains and allsorts but now I know what triggers it and how anxiety works it's easier to distract myself from it
    • beth79547
      beth79547 danny198658

      Posted

      I think we all just have to learn to cope dont we lol poor buggers!! think of the positives. after my mum being ill in the night on sunday i have been extremely on edge. its been 48 hours since she was ill and all of us seem fine so fingers crossed weve missed out lol but this triggers me to feel unwell and i can never sit still. music is a great help i find, discraction is the best way as you have no time to think about how your feeling. mind you my jobs so boring i have all day to think.
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      We do hAha! You just have to think what's the worst that could happen. Yeah be sick or pass out what ever your feeling like and then you feel better but it's just that initial feeling which is scary and again the what ifs! Music is great and also yoga! It relaxes you and your mind. How have you been feeling the past couple of days ?
    • emily1991
      emily1991 danny198658

      Posted

      Hi Danny! It's strange how little things can start a long battle of anxiety. Mine just general will come and go or if something big is coming up like a holiday I tend to worry and this is when it starts again. Like Christmas I was all excited and then Christmas Day came and I had a complete breakdown when opening presents so strange!
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      yeh everyone always says if your ill your ill its like nooooooo if im ill i will cry haha! Ive felt ok its my time of the month so that always makes me dodgy. ive felt strangley great today lol i always get twitchy towards the end of the day tho like i know its time to go home so i watch the clock. im going to the gym tonight to do a class with my friend which im scared about but once ive done it i feel so much better its just the thought and the what ifs about going!! Its been over 72 hours since my mum was ill and so far eveyone is ok so surely im ok right lol!? how have you felt?
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      so weird i couldnt eat my christmas dinner... i was soooooo excited for xmas and when they day came i felt drained and everyone there and this big roast i just couldnt eat it and xmas day in the night i felt as though i was gonna be sick sad (that may have been the nibbles tho haha) its definatley big occasions that stress us out!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      How did you class go? I love going to the gym and classes make me feel great! Even though I usually feel a bit shaky afterwards and that freaks me out ha I just have to tell myself that I have worked so hard! I'm sure you will be fine it could of been food which caused it! When I know someone is ill at work I freak and disinfect everything ha! I felt pretty good actually felt anxious this morning so I tried the EFT technique which Barbara in this thread said about and it actually calms you. But weird tapping yourself but willing to try anything. Have you tried it?
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      I love Christmas so so

      Much but this year I just wanted it to be over! It very overwhelming in think! I tried to get drunk but I even don't like drinking that much because of the minging hungover feeling the next day. It's made me anxious for Christmas this year now cause I felt so crappy this year! See worrying 11 months ahead ha

    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      we didnt do the class as we found out it was weight lifting ha so we just did the gym. i had gym and aqua arobics which im looking forwards to. im feeling better today, when im due on i always get a bit more anxious then usual as everything is hightened. I havnt tried EFT so will look it up. yeh i disinfect everything normally anyway, the skin on my hands are like an old ladys in the winter as i wash my hand soooooo much haha. I would be fine if i had a more challenging job etc so im looking for a new job but its easier said than done sad its soooooo dull in here so it makes the working day a little harder. are you from plymouth? job oppertunities arent so great here lol. I havnt even thought about xmas with everything ive got going on before that lol, i shouldhave either bought my house by then or in the process which is a little scary haha but exciting at the same time. this is why i must deal with my anxiety so i can enjoy all the good things to come!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      Oh know that's annoying. Oh that's good it makes you focus when you go to the gym and releases the endorphins ! I know it is hard looking for a new job now a days. Try that eft when you are quiet it may help. No I am from Peterborough which is near Cambridge. Oh that is really exciting. So much to look forward to. My aim is to kick anxiety a butt before my partner gets back from work which I have another 3 months to do that and hopefully be normal ha!
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      yeh i expect you will be fine by then if you keep trying! i have 3 months to kick it too for my hols so we will have to let eachother no how we get on lol. hopefully we will be normall instead of insane haha! I will definaltey try the etf it sounds interesting! 
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      Haha yes we will any tips or hints we must share with each other! That is my aim to feel normal haha! It is different but hopefully will work. Feeling very anxious today day off and my mind just keeps over thinking ahhh
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Oh no are you? I get like that when im home sometimes and think why am i anxious? At least im not at work lol. Try do something productive with your days off or just really chill out!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      Yeah exactly! I have been out for lunch now got my niece but still feel a bit anxious thinking about things!
    • emily1991
      emily1991

      Posted

      God I'm feeling extremely anxious today and it's on bloody 9:30! Just had to have a propranolol as a customer made me that angry I felt like I was going to have a panic attack! Ahhhh things can only get better right?

    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      its the weekend so i can only get better!! Stay calm. I went to that aqua areobics last night had a ood time but then we got out of the pool and into the jaccuzi and i made me feel like i was gonna throw up so i went and got showered and changed. think it was going from cold to hot so quick but i was like ahhhhh why cant i have one time where i enjoy something haha but i was fine. just looking forward to this day ending. whats your plans for the weekend? 
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      I hope so! I am work Saturday but off Sunday. I had a feeling today was going to be one of those days when I woke up! Did you feel good after the waterbaerobics ? Yeah I bet it was jacuzzis always make me feel abit sicky anyway because it is so hot. I know I want a normal day. But somedays I have are great then others are awful. Nothing much work Saturday off Sunday and planning to go shopping with my mum what about you? I have a spa day to use aswell so make book that in for Monday which will relax me ha 
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Yeh i went to a spa for my 21st and it was amazing!! Yeh im working tomorrow got some hair to do in the afternoon! Gonna go see taken 3 tonight i think as im a sucker for liam nesson!! How are you feeling now? At least its sunny outside today which is nice!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      I do love a spa! Oh j do need to go and see this! Major hots for Liam neeson! Feel anxious still usually do all day but trying to focus and use the eft technique which does help a little ! It's so nice and it actually makes you feel good! I have been stood in the window praying te sun will take away my anxiety haha that's what I need to look forward to for holiday te sun !! How's your day going ?
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      yeh liam neeson is lovely ha! i must read up on the eft. My days good so far, im a little shakey but its my time of the month so i know thats all it is and ive had a short break in the sunshine which is always nice!! yeh im focusing on my holiday trying to get slim but i cant stop eating the naughty stuff and also when i feel funny i only eat what a fancy which is never diet food!!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      Me too I'm trying to tone up before my boyfriend gets back but I just love food way too much and can't do these crazy diets as it makes me feel crappy! How's your day been ? You read up on eft yet?
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      Hey! Yeh dieting is hard ive had chinese and been out to eat and i feel rank now after weekend pig outs ha! Its been a good weekend just felt dodgy too much bad food i think and not enough exersise lol! I havnt yet what do i need to type in? Is it a specific website? Hows your weekend been?
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      Hi Beth sorry haven't replied had no internet connection. I have pigged out massively too. Weekend was ok felt extremly anxious when went shopping managed to get to nth docs yesterday and finally got proper tabs after 2 years of asking.minahve proponolol for as and when I need which is amazing but just been prescribed citalopram which I feel anxious about taking second day today but I guess takes a couple of weeks to get in to system. How was your weekend? I just googled eft 
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Did you? I feel very anxious today, keep feeling funny like sick but its my anxiety i think! feel hot and need air lol weird. Ive gotta babysit tonight so maybe its that playing on my mind. Weekend was good thank you. I dont no much about that medication but its good if it helps, im just scared of side effects, mind you theyve never offered me anything heavy. I googled EFT it looks good so may give it a go. I did body conditioning class last night at the gym its was sooo hard but a good workout!!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      Bloody anxiety! You said your due on aswell didn't you I find that makes me feel weird and sick. I was scared of the side effects but a girl I went to school with I know had then and I spoke to her. She had a phobia of being sick and was scared to take them but had no side effects what so ever! I feel funny today but I think it's the anxiety of taking something I don't know! Your not suppose to take ibuprofen with then either didn't realise until I had two and was thinking great in now overdosing haha!! I am just so glad I finally have something which will sort my brain out as I have tried eveything. It is really good! Oh wow how was it? I did circuits last night I so didn't want to be there as felt so crap but I pushed myself and I did it woo! Got toning tonight and I am aching a lot!!
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      Yeh when im on and due on i feel very sick. Pushing yourself to do it is good tho! Hopefully it will make you feel better let me know how it makes you feel. Im on amytriptalyne and i dont feel any different really so may stop taking it as its been 3 weeks now. Just having an off day today dunno why lol you know what its like!!
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      I feel very spacey today and anxious but they say you do before it gets better. How are you feeling today? Maybe you should as for

      citalopram? I have heard some great things but just don't read the side affects as they can freak

      You out and are rare!

    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Oh do you sad i feel ok, i dont wanna take anything else now as i dont wanna re-ly on it. Bit of a discusting subject but do you ever get like sicky burps? I dont know if im eating to fast or what but my food tends to repeat on me a bit like indigestion!?
    • danny198658
      danny198658 emily1991

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      See mine just has a mind of its own it can start whenever I might not even be thinking about anything and it starts but it only get really bad in situations I can't get out of like if your on a packed train or something because I know if I start to feel ill I know for a fact there's no way of getting out of that situation and mine gets to the point where I feel physically sick and the chest pains start but as soon as I get off its fine again but ye I don't go anywhere without my headphones anymore
    • beth79547
      beth79547 danny198658

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      this is the same as me danny! this morning i felt fine then on the way to work i felt ughhh like sick and then started to really panic sad so horrible. there 95% nothing wrong with me but my anxiety just makes symptoms that feel real!! Its the same thing a situation i cant get out of makes me feel horrible, so going to work is a bug deal for me but im doing it and have done since my anixety started but some days i have phoned in sick and i could easily walk out if when im in a state. i feel telling people really helps, i know its silly but i always text someone or something when im panicing. once someone else knows i calm down. I feel awful as so many people are going through worse things than me and then im like eww i feel sick.... people must think bloody hell women stop moaning but i cant help it. I had such a laugh at my aqua fit class last night really felt like myself then this morning im right back where i started! luckily i have a wacky work friend who blasts music which makes me feel better lol.
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Hey hows your valentines lol? Mine was menna be good but my sister had the bug last night so im die to go for a meal at 7 and am freaking out even tho im fine lol ahhhhh why does anxiety ruin all the good things in life sad xx
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      Hi Beth, it's ok been working haha how's yours? Oh no that's not good! Try not to think about it I know it is hard but it's going around. Just think if you get it you get it and you will feel fine in a couple of days. What would be the worst that could happen? I know this is easier said than done trust me I know! I am still settling in to these new drugs first few days where horrendous and I never felt so bad but starting to feel better and more positive and I think I am seeingn the light ha! How have you been feeling past few days?
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      Yeh was good thank you, meal was ok but my anxiety takes over and makes me feel sick! Yes defo easier said than done lol, i would be a state if i caught it but fingers crossed i will be ok ☺️ Glad your feeling a better now, first few days is always gonna feel weird! Ive felt not too bad but obviosuly my sister getting ill has set me right back again xx
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      Hi Beth tablets have settled in so not feeling as anxious still do a little but but certainly my better I can see the light ha! How are you? X
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Aw thats good. I feel awful worst ive felt in a long time. My family has been ill so its made me so anxious i had to come home from work yesterday. I cant sleep or eat and i cant tell wether the illness im feeling is real or not? I dont know what to do with myself just hoping this sick feeling passes today sad i just need to take deep breaths and calm down x
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      Oh Beth that is terrible. Have you been to the doctors to tell them

      How you are feeling? Just keep telling yourself you are fine there's nothing to worry about. If you are going to be poorly you will and you will feel better afterwards and there is no way of stopping a bug. It's so easy for me to tell you to stop worrying but when you tell yourself it's so hard I know. Have you tried any eft and deep breathing? I have downloaded this awesome app called sleep hypnosis. These tabs have disrupted my sleep pattern and it's brill. I fall asleep withinh 20 mins. Try that? Maybe a good night sleep will do you the world of good ? X

    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      No havnt been doctors as it could just be a bug. Its the unknown thats getting to me if ive got it i just want it to come out and be over. Thats why i think its my anxiety as my sister and that felt ill, were ill then got better! Yeh i defo need a decent nights sleep cant even remember what one of them feels like lol. Im ok when my minds occupied but at the moment theres no getting me out of it lol. Havnt tried edt yet, deep breathing is helping a bit though. Ive just got awful back pain and bubbly stomach obviously from how anxious i have been xx
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      I mean to speak to someone about your anxiety problems for some extra help. You shouldn't have to put up with feeling like rubbish Hun. I hate that feeling when you feel nervous in your stomach. That's what I get when I am

      Anxious and I freak out about having diarrhea! How you feeling now? I have just done my first spin class. I am officially dead and my bed has never felt so nice ha! X

    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      Ive been told about this lady whos a therapist and apparently really good so an going to see her hopefully.

      I feel much better today but still not 100%. If anxiety and ibs made me feel that ill then i really do need to see someone!! Im gonna get up, clean my room and make myself look myself today i think lol. I didnt go to work as i still dont feel right! Spinning class i heard is hard so well done for that lol x

    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      Oh that will be good to try, how are you feeling today? It really does j went thorough months of having a dodgy belly everyday and that's anxiety and it's not

      Good on your body. You doing much this weekend ? It was so hard but enjoyed it x

    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      Hey! So your tablets are working then? Do you feel anxious still!? I feel loads better thank you, im eating again and been out and about so im feeling happier ☺️ Bloody anxiety ay thats the worst its been in a long time i could not talk myself out of it so strange. Not much this weekend just chilling and got a friends babyshower tomorrow! How about you? X
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

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      Yes they are which is good! Been on them two weeks tomorrow so think they must be starting to kick in ! I do a little but nowhere near as bad! I have been socialising at lot more and actually having a laugh ha! That's really good Hun! Oh lovely! Nothing mich was working yesterday and went out last night and went to a gym class this morning! I must be crazy ha! I have to do things to keep me busy x
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

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      that soudns good and keeping busy is good too! Ive been better than last week but still not right. I can face food unless im relaxed and not thinking about it so its got to be my anxiety. its been a week since anyone in my house had the bug so i know im clear but i cant settle. i have doctos tomorrow to get my tablets again as i think i need them. im in work today after having 2 days off last week and i just wanna go home but if i have any more time off sick i will loose my job sad one minuet im fine then the next im a wreck its horrible. i havnt ever been this bad but then ive never really had loads of bad things happen all at once. xx
    • emily1991
      emily1991 beth79547

      Posted

      It's sure is! It's a horrible feeling isn't if! How did the docs go? Everything comes at once Hun. Yesterday and today j have felt really anxious and I don't know why. I just feel weird like I have just started them again. X
    • beth79547
      beth79547 emily1991

      Posted

      docs was ok he just gave me the tablets again so i slept well last night! oh no do you? it just comes and goes doesnt it, how you feeling today? x
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