No one has experienced this??? :(

The reason you can't calm down is because you are telling yourself that you feel like you are going to go insane and that you are losing your mind. Nobody is going to calm down if that is what they are telling themselves. The thing about anxiety is, that you can't expect to feel better while telling yourself that you are in the middle of a catastrophe. If you want to feel better, you have to start telling yourself things that actually WILL make you feel better. Like "I am okay. I am just focusing too much on the sentence. I will go get my mind on something else for a while and see how I feel in an hour. I am perfectly fine."

And yes, I am sure it is just anxiety. I think you are just over thinking here and its causing things to become a bit distorted which is freaking you out. It really is NOT a big deal. Take care and I hope you are feeling better soon!

Thank you so much for your response. It helps to hear this.

That was insightful of me! lol Sorry, I will just message you!

I just woke up, about a half hour ago, and whenever i read things, i am still seeing words that arent there.... this is freaking me out so bad!!! i feel like when i read things, i have to read it really slowly and i cant comprehend what i am reading half of the time.....this is really starting to freak me out, i am afraid that im having a stroke or something, I can barely think straight.....ive had this the minuet i woke up....Somebody please reassure me i am going to be okay, this has never happened to me before besides last night. and it feels like nothing is making sense to me,......god i am so scared :(

you are just very anxious and unfocused. either don't read, or read more slowly. are you thinking of 100 different things when you are reading? you are just anxious and not concentrating. maybe you just need a rest. do something relaxing or fun. i think you are fine. sometimes the brain does what we 'tell' it to do. think about something else. i hope you feel better soon.

I am not sure what you mean by seeing words that aren't there. Do you mean that you are hallucinating and actually seeing words printed on paper that aren't there? And if that is the case, what is it about them that leads you to believe they aren't real?

Try not to worry, if you were having a stroke, there is no way you would be able to sit at a computer and type thoughts that make perfect sense, and there would be symptoms related to other things....not just what you are reading. But if you are that concerned, why not call your doctor and see what they say?

You are really worked up and I strongly urge you to find a place to relax and breathe. Basically just what lovmycoffee said. You have to calm down or you are going to have yourself in a frenzy here pretty quick....if you aren't already! :)

II would have to agree with the other two, you are definitely not going insane. It is just your anxiety. I Just relax, and find something to do that can calm you down, and try not to over think all the feelings going on right now.

Also, seeing words that aren't there..I have never had it happen from anxiety, but I do a ridiculous amount of reading, and sometimes when I start to get really tired, my mind will mix up words, and I will see "it" instead of "the" and other such things like that, so I have had that happen to me before too.

I am sure it is just your eyes playing tricks on you, and you keep seeing it, cause of the anxiety. :) Keep strong, and try and keep calm :)

I don't know if I have much helpful to add, but I've taken myself to the ER twice because I thought I was having a heart attack once and because I couldn't stop vomiting a second time and got my heart racing/couldn't sleep for a day and a half. Both times I got a dose of anti-nausea medicine, a dose of ativan and a huge ER bill. I've been working on trying to recognize the symptoms so the next time it happens I at least don't panic and can focus on calming myself.

Very good points have been made....you aren't having a stroke because you wouldn't be typing so well! Anxiety can make you do strange things. But I doubt that you are going to calm down completely without hearing this from a doctor. So, go ahead and make an appointment so you can put your mind at ease. If you aren't seeing a doctor for anxiety you can deal with that at the same time.

You can certainly type well so you are still capable of reading. You are making perfect sense in your writing so you are not going insane. Did you know that it is a FACT that people who worry they are going crazy are the most sane? I am sending you a link that will help reassure you on some of your fears: www.paniccure.com.

You are fueling your anxiety monster with distorted thinking. Practice telling yourself positive things instead of catastrophe thinking.

The sensations you are feeling will pass. Do not focus on them.

Thank you all for your responses.
I still have this going on with me, and i can barely think....i also cant comprehend what i am reading.....its really scaring me a lot....i dont know what to do... when i am reading i see words that arent even in the sentence or i miss words that are in the sentence....this is so frustrating, as soon as i wake up im like this....is this really just my anxiety or is there really something wrong with my brain? god im really scared :(

You are NOT having a stroke. There is NOTHING organically wrong with your brain. You have NO terrible physical ailment. You are having a very bad anxiety/panic attack. Stop even trying to read right now. Do it when you're calmer. It's only making you feel worse.

I have been exactly where you are. And when I am I cannot read at all.
The page doesn't look right, the words don't look right. I can't follow a story and find myself reading a sentence 2 or 3 times when I know I have already read it but my eyes just aren't tracking correctly. And I have a Master's Degree in Literature so am usually an expert reader. All of this leaves me when I am panicking. But this is not an indication of a stroke or any other brain disorder. It is Anxiety big time.
And it's an awful, awful feeling, I know. It's a frightening feeling. You feel as if YOU, your regular self, are just not in control.
And certainly, you feel Crazy but you're really not crazy at all.
Anxiety can mimic, can make us feel all kinds of illnesses we really do not have. Did you read the poster who went to the Emergency Room, thinking she was having a Heart Attack? That's typical. A lot of people do that. My husband once did that while driving. He was fine. They just gave him a shot of Ativan and then he was perfectly OK.
Do you have any meds that can take the edge off of this for you right now? You should keep some around just for times like these.
I know how frightening all of this feels for you. It feels dreadful and I can completely commiserate but PLEASE believe me and everyone else here, nothing truly bad is going to happen to you. You are feeling WAY out of control and there are few worse feelings. But I promise, I PROMISE, you will be ok. I go through this and am ok again...so does everyone here.
I'm glad you came here to talk it out. Just writing it down can be of help, just telling somebody else who more than understands, who has had the same experience. Exactly. Please write back soon and let us know if you are feeling better. Just breathe in and out, tell yourself "I am having an anxiety attack. Not so great, but i will be fine.
It will be over soon. I'm having an anxiety attack, my friends have had them too. They are fine and I will be fine. I AM in control. Nothing is wrong with me." Because nothing IS wrong with you.
(((((((hugs))))))) Jean

Hi Morning...I am sorry this is still bothering you. Were you able to understand and comprehend the answers that everybody here gave you? There are a lot of answers here and a LOT of words and you haven't mentioned how much of them you have been able to read or how much of the information you have been able to take in.

Maybe, since you are so scared of this particular symptom, a trip to the doctor would make you feel better? I think hearing from a doctor that you are okay might reassure you a bit better than we can? Hope your day gets better!