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Scary symptoms of anxiety, how can I cope with them?

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Shanny1997
Shanny1997

I'm not new to anxiety, but I have dealt with anxiety symptoms ever since I was 15 and now I'm in my 20s, still struggling and failing on how to cope with my anxiety symptoms. There are times where I felt like I was really going to die or pass out with how bad my symptoms were. The most common symptoms I get is shortness of breath, brain fog, feeling detached from my body, mood swings, heart beating fast, feel like my life is coming to an end or doom, alert easily, constantly worried on my health, numb body, especially legs and hands, body feels shaky, feel sick to my stomach when I'm really anxious where I feel like I might vomit and so much more, it's so stressful and worrisome for me when I have to face my symptoms alone. I'm currently still making appointments and finally talking to a therapist for some advice on how to overcome anxiety and it seems like the suggestions are slowly working, but I'm really curious if anyone can relate or have the same symptoms I'm going through and how to deal with it.

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  • jamie08883
    jamie08883 Shanny1997

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    hi, ive been experiencing all of these symptoms and they are all very scary, especially the feeling detached from yourself. I felt like i was never going to get back to normal, which caused a big panic attack. Ive been on medication for 3 weeks which has made it so much worse (which is to be expected). Have u been experiencing any derealisation, or thinkinh that ur in a dream etc?

  • jan34534
    jan34534 Shanny1997

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    sorry you are going through this. I’ve had anxiety for over 30 years and wanted to let you know that any sensations related to anxiety are not going to hurt you. I know how weird and scary they feel because I’ve had all of them! However that’s all they can do. Most of them come about from the increased adrenaline when you have anxiety. if they were harmful I wouldn’t be here.

    stay in counseling even when you start to feel better. it’s important to get to the root cause of your anxiety. That way the symptoms and sensations will diminish or go away. The more you worry the more you will have these sensations. Relax mind as much as you can . there are some great relaxation and meditation for anxiety and YouTube. Take care of yourself

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