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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...

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summerbabe88
summerbabe88

Hello my friends!,



I just wanted to post and let out that I just suffered from a panic attack that made me feel awful. The weird part is that I went to the cardiologist yesterday and he said my heart was fine, I only have mild mitro valve prolapse (small leaky valve). Basically, I am healthy! I went home just anxious and it just full force hit me at work today. I don't see why I am freaking out more now that I am told I am healthy! Has any one ever felt this way? 



PS.- I am staying hydrated and using my breathing techniques but my mind and body are simply just not having it! lol

bridgie101
bridgie101
lol. You can't fight your adrenal glands. which I think for us anxiety sufferers are a bit trigger happy and flood us whenever we have any kind of concern or crisis at all.

They're pouring adrenaline and cortisone into your blood stream. Your body has to process that out of your blood. And you're going to feel ghastly till it's done.

It's not really anything to do with the real world after the first initial shock. Well - I don't think so. I think you have the real world shock, your body starts producing the adrenaline, and then you can fall down the rabbit hole at that point and only come up in 3 days, entirely fooled into thinking that how you feel has to do with the initial real world issue that set you off.

3 days. :D Give it 3 days. Oh. And lots of vitamins. :)

And write a diary. Oh my, I just read the one I wrote the other day, no feeling at all now. I was strung out about this issue, severely strung out for half a week. Now? Nope. No stress. Just a minor inconvenience.
summerbabe88
summerbabe88
thank you so much for your thoughts! I am feeling a bit better today but it's annoying that I can't seem to get excited about anything or be happy. I feel like I am trapped in my own mind and there is no escape. I just feel blah all the time. I miss being able to go out and not have to worry. You are right about the adrenal glands and what not. I also suffer from obsessive thinking which my 60 mg of Cymbalta is supposed to help but right now, I am not feeling good about anything.
Erica1982
Erica1982
I am going through something similar. I have been experiencing palpitations which is new for me... and my doctor tells me it's most likely my anxiety. My brain will not accept that. I still worry, constantly. I have a referral to a cardiologist and I hope that everything turns out to be ok, but even then I wonder if I will be able to relax about it. Anxiety makes you feel stuck on certain things, and it's frustrating. Even with reassurance, your mind still messes with you. I have started using essential oils and I really like them
You can use them in a diffuser or topically. Google search which ones are best for anxiety. I use lavender at night and it's very calming. Keep doing breathing exercises and keep yourself busy with fun things... a good book, TV show or movie, a game, call a friend, etc. Wishing you the best. I hope you get some relief soon
Please know that you're not alone.