Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hi everyone... I consider myself a pretty healthy (non-smoking, drinking too much wine, running) 44 year old male with major anxiety problems. I've been prescribed medication but to be honest, I don't like taking medication unless I have to. Last month my primary sent me to a cardiolist, and the echo diagram showed "something wrong: lower heart peformance and possibly leaking valves". So on Monday I need to go in to get a TEE and a Cardiac Catherization done. Needless to say my anxiety is going through the roof. Am I going to get a complication during these procedures? Is my heart faulty?
Anxiety + Cardiac Issues = No Good.
I too had an EKG on Tuesday and it was abnormal and was told to have an echo done. I suffer from anxiety also, but I take medication. Sometimes not even the pills help. I also know that our brains sometimes lack sufficient chemicals for whatever reason, but it do.
Stress will affect our bodies any so many ways.
I have no suggestions, but if it's chamomile tea or meditation, or journaling; than again my friend take the medication.
Remember this there is women and probably millions of others that's going through what were experiencing.
Look in the mirror and
Can't say my anxiety is still under control though.