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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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At work with severe anxiety -scared!

skymykel
skymykel
I've been feeling better the last few days, but today has been bad from the get go. I got here at 7am and it's 11:30ish. My head is tingly and fuzzy. My body keeps getting burning sensations and I am so jittery. I'm trying so hard to keep it together today, but of course these feelings are scaring me into thinking what if it's something worse and what if something bad happens....

I keep telling myself that it will pass, but it hasn't yet :(
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wish I had some words of advice for you. I've been in that situation more times than I care to remember and I HATE it!

Try to remember your deep breathing and that you're in control. Take a walk outside and get some fresh air if you can. That sometimes helps me.
skymykel
skymykel
Thank you! I have been able to make it at work everyday so far. I'm not sure if it was just anxiety or my blood pressure, but it just wouldn't let up today. I ended up leaving an hour early when my bp hit 186/103. I was so out of it that I couldn't see or think straight. I made it home ok and ate something -as I had skipped lunch, and sat in my recliner relaxing. My bp came down to normal range and most of the bad feelings went away. I was pretty tired though and just woke up from a 2 hour nap.

So, I don't know if anxiety got the best of me today or if my bp was actually acting up. I've taken bp meds for a little over a year. My bp has been really good until recently when the anxiety symptoms started.
skymykel
skymykel
So, I just got a shower. Was feeling ok when I woke up. BP normal, so decided to get a shower. Get in and start feeling bad. Got out and took bp and it's 153/102. Can anxiety be making me feel this way and my bp high or is it my bp high and that making me anxious?