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Tips please, dizziness is awful.

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BellaLuna
BellaLuna

So it's been 5 weeks since my existing anxiety went through the roof and to some extent I have mildly reduced it using the technique of allowing it in and not fighting it but it's still there and the dizziness is awful now.

I have two immediate concerns, one is that I need to reduce the dizziness, I was in the supermarket this morning and it was a bit better but had to go again this afternoon and honestly thought I was going to faint, I was so unsteady and couldn't concentrate on anything.

The second issue, we are booked to go on a family trip to pantomime on Monday, I have been before and enjoyed it but in my current state of anxiety I fear it will be ruined by how I feel.

Yesterday we went to the kid's carol concert, I had anxiety waiting to go in, it did settle when inside though, then we went to the cinema and it was so bad when I got there that I felt like I was dying, I knew I wasn't but still felt awful even after we got home, did feel better in the film though oddly.

So here I am worried so much, this pantomime means the world to me, I want to go and I want to enjoy it like I used to but I'm scared, we are going to eat nearby before heading to the theatre for the show, I am familiar with both places but if I feel anxious I need to deal with that and the dizziness is so bad I don't know how to deal with that part.

I know I am smoking too much at the moment and that will make it worse but it's so hard not to, other than that it is obviously the anxiety.

So any positive thinking or coping techniques anyone? How do I get from fear to 'I can do this and enjoy it' and how to reduce the dizzy feeling?

I refuse to not go, the kids would be heartbroken and I don't believe in avoiding things that I can usually manage so I need to find a way to reduce the anxiety about it and help this horrid dizzy feeling.

What do you do in situations like this? Thanks.

 

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  • BellaLuna
    BellaLuna

    Posted

    I did it, I went to panto, I clapped, sang along, cheered and even danced a bit smile

    I just wanted to update you all as a thankyou and to prove you can have anxiety and still do things even when it's really bad.

    That doesn't mean I felt no anxiety,in fact after we left the cafe my daughter went into a shop whilst I waited outside with my husband and I felt faint, heart raced, weak legs etc but it went as we got moving again.

    We queued and had to wait on some steps, I hate steps so was anxious there and the drink kiosk is just at the top of them so buying drinks was really hard and I had to hold onto the counter, it took about 10 minutes of being in my seat to settle in but I did and enjoyed the show, had a bit of heart pounding near the end but told it to naff off and it did.

    I coped, I enjoyed it and had fun, tomorrow is a new day and a new battle but for tonight thank you again and there is hope smile

    • Guest
      Guest BellaLuna

      Posted

      Thanks for your post. Well done, you did it! Such a achievement, glad to hear you got through it. 😉 Glad you enjoyed yourself too, that's good. You've done really well today and climbed right to the top of the mountain, well done. Goodnight and all the best. Be pleased u managed to get through today and were ok, brill news.

      All the best for tomorrow, a new day 😊 Take care

    • BellaLuna
      BellaLuna Guest

      Posted

      Thank you so much, I am so pleased because I was absolutely convinced I was too ill to go but I did it, poor hubby might have a few nail marks from me clinging to him at times but I thought I would have to stay at home so going and even enjoying it was a wonderful feeling.
    • betsy0603
      betsy0603 BellaLuna

      Posted

      You rock, BellaLuna!  You've got this anxiety monster by the horns and are going to bring him down entirely, soon I think!  Way to tell him to naff off!  I'm from the US so love that phrase, can only imagine what it means LOL!
    • BellaLuna
      BellaLuna betsy0603

      Posted

      Thank you, I know I have a long road ahead but it's a great feeling when you beat it even for one day, I don't think I would be allowed to print what naff off means here LOL!
  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 BellaLuna

    Posted

    How old are you? Could you be in peri menapause? You should see an endocrinologist, regular doc and an eye doc. One of them can help guide you. Could be hormonal at the very least. I have issues with my optic nerve but i was dizzy for years prior. I had viral labrinthitis which was extreme begining of it all...from a cold..and never really was the same again. Then peri menapause and now post menapause but i get dizzy and worse along that line.when i was well rested and hydrated and i get b12 shots i do have wonderful days too.  Not eating or drinking makes it way worse. I pray daily this all goes away and i can be normal again. Try a healing meditation. a healthy clean diet is very useful as well. 
    • BellaLuna
      BellaLuna lisalisa67

      Posted

      I'm 38 and yes it's possible, I have suspected peri menopause recently after noticing cycle changes, they have been going on for quite a while but peri only occured to me recently after I looked up what the changes might mean.

      I have some blood tests booked for early January for B vitamins, thyroid and iron levels but I need to wait a few more weeks for a hormone test because they like it to be done on cycle day 3.

      I got the all clear from the eye doctor recently after having flashing lights for a week and needing a full set of tests, it would not surprise me at all if it was peri, it really is something I need to find out for sure, my ear is blocked a lot too but the doctor said it was just fluid from my sinuses, she was a general doctor though so it wouldn't hurt to see a specialist about that, things have worsened for a reason and I need to find out what that reason is.

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