What do you need help with?

just been a rough day...and my therapist said I should give this a try.

Tell me the problems you're having and I'll try to help.

oh...thanks...sorry I'm new to this...well 3 months ago I had my first major panic attack after feeling pain in my chest and in that first month I went to the ER I believe 4 times...once in a ambulance...so that first month I probably was having a panic attacks at least 3-4 times a week...then seen a family doctor and did some blood work, ekg, hoilter monitor, cat scan and he said I was healthy and believes I have anxiety...so I decided to see a therapist and that has helped a little...the 2nd month my panic attacks have went down a lot and went down some more this 3rd month...the 2nd month I was really bad with checking my body for symptoms and being convinced I had some health issue...seen my doctor a couple times with him trying to tell me that physically I'm healthy...this 3rd month the checking has went down and started to do more things on my own...I had to be put on short term from work because all of this...I didn't ant to leave my house for the longest time because I was worried...now I'm starting to get out a little bit here or there or being home alone for some time...the end of this week was a little rough because I checked my heart rate and it was ranging between 55-70bpm when this all started I was lucky to get it down to 80 something...so naturally when I seen this low number I thought it was a sign that my heart was going to stop and I had a anxiety attack...today I went to go drive to get a haircut but couldn't make it all the way there...I started to feel some chest pain and ended up turning around...but besides going home I had a bright idea to go get my blood pressure checked at wallgreens...(bad idea)...it ended up being 169/98...and since then I've been at a constant worry thinking I'm going to have a stroke or something...even though before all this started my heat rate and blood pressure was always normal...when this started and got checked by my doctor thats when my blood pressure was high...never been quit this high but I think close in the mid to upper 150's...so all day I was in a worry especially knowing I can't talk to my doc till mon...then this evening I felt a twitch in my left hand and then it felt like my head got shook for a sec and now I have a slight pain right behind the right ear that comes and goes and I thought it was a slight stroke so now I can't sleep...sorry for the long response kinda venting I guess...

Oh wow, sorry to hear all of that! My first suggestion if you're having anxiety right now is to do some deep breathing. Exhale completely and then start long slow breaths. Look up EFT tapping on youtube and give it a try. That usually calms me down.

If things came out clear with the doctor, it could very likely be the anxiety. Many people mistake panic attacks for heart attacks because the symptoms seem so similar. I'm sure you're fine, just drink a hot beverage and get comfortable so you can sleep. You have nothing to worry about. Anxiety will not hurt you physically. Take it easy tomorrow and reassure yourself that it's the anxiety. On Monday you can find out what it is. That's only 2 days away. You'll be fine. Hope I helped!

thanks...it kinda does feel go to talk and vent about it I guess...you have anxiety too?

Wish I would have gotten on my computer last night because I was having insomnia as well. It's so horrible. Can you tell us a little about yourself? We are here to support you, okay? Hugs GB

Hi . :)

I was up last night, almost until you posted. We could have talked about the L.A. Dodgers and the weather. . LOL

hope this finds you a little better, . (((( R. ))))
. Cal

/ PS: Keep posting

Thanks everybody so far my 2 days here have been really good...a lot of support which means a lot.

Hi readyforchange3,

Wow did all of these symptoms really just appear from your October experience or have you had anxiety symptoms before?....these are the questions to explore while on your jouney out of anxiety. Us folks who have have/had issues with anxiety tend to be above average intelligence, sensitive, anylytical, wonderful people who let their amazing thoughts basically get the better of them. It is ALWAYS a good idea to get checked out by your doctor but when the results come back (thankfully) negetive for any life threatening issue.... that is when the real work needs to begin if you are to overcome this condition.

How do I know this?

Because I suffered from anxiety and depression for years and years and tried everything under the sun to rid myself of those awful feelings. Here is what I discovered....

The only way to completely overcome anxiety and depression is to completely rewire the current way you think, behave and react. Turns out the main thing that ALL people with condition have in common is that they have negetive thoughts that click on in a millisecond. This then creates negetive behaviors and reaction to situations and folks that surround us. When I was anxious I would have sworn up and down that I did not do anything to perpetuate my condition. Holy cats once I learned about what anxity truly is and what I needed to do to break the cycle I couldn't believe all of the thoughts that I had that kept me chained to anxiety and depression.

There is a very happy ending here.....

I have been free of the anxiety depression habit for about 5 years now and I have made it my life's goal to get as many people as I can to this same point. If you are at all interested friend me and go to my journal page. I did a twelve week self help on some of the tool I used to overcome this anxiety and depression condition.

There is nothing wrong with you....you are not mentally ill,....you are not crazy,.....you are not going insane. You just have anxiety! This can be fix with a little bit of trust and willingness to work on changing the current way you think.

Really...that's all it is!

My best to you!

Thanks Adventure for the encouragement and kind words...good to know that this is something I could get through.