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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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Extremely hard time!

dgerken1103
dgerken1103

Hi everyone! I am new on this so here I go! I am a 24 year old graduate student who was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder 2 years. For two years I have had it under control but then this Sunday it all took a turn down hill. I get this feeling like my whole body is on fire and there is a feeling of nervousness in my chest that just doesn't go away. I ended up having to go to the hospital due to vomiting, uncontrollable shaking, feeling like passing out, that ANNOYING burning feeling, and fear that I was going to die. I just feel so alone in this situation even though I have a great support system around me. It has been almost a week now and I have been getting better day by day but once night comes I get so scared of what the next day is going to bring. I wake up with the nervous feeling and it just makes me feel like it will never end. I find myself crying every morning because I am so upset about what's going on and I haven't been able to eat a meal in four days. Can anyone relate to this, I have had no life changes that should have triggered this besides this stupid virus and being out of work and idle due to it. Sorry for my long rambaling but I just need to get it out! 

Tired
Tired
The virus, being out of work and idle are big reasons to have anxiety
problems come up. A lot of people are feeling like you. Including me.
I have had Generalized Anxiety Disorder my whole life. This last year I have
had it fairly well under control. Then the virus came and my brain is back
to very anxious again. Just keep up whatever you do to control your anxiety
and maybe listen to soothing music, do yoga or meditate.
dgerken1103
dgerken1103
Thank you so much for the feedback! I just felt like I’m losing control and it makes you feel like no one else experiences it. I just get so nervous with the symptoms that I get and it’s good to know that other people have the same symptoms and it is normal. Can anyone else relate to having that burning sensation and is it normal for those waves to continue, or at least had the same thing. I got a clean bill of health from the hospital but I’m the type of person who needs a definite answer and reason and it’s hard to accept that their is nothing wrong and it just feels like I cannot get anything under control
Thor2008
Thor2008
It sounds like you had a panic attack and now your GAD is much much more pronounced. I hope that you have a therapist. They can find out why you are now more nervous and they can teach you how to live in a nervous state. It is not a perfect cure it is more of learning how to deal with the disease and how to live a full life with that baggage. I have GAD and had it bad for about two years, I was hospitalized because of it twice for about a week at a time. I use yoga and walking by myself and lastly meditation when I try to sleep. There are lots of techniques that will help. What are you nervous about?
dgerken1103
dgerken1103
There are a few different things I’m nervous about right now that I have never felt nervous about before and we’re brought on by a panic attack I had on Sunday (I had not had one in almost 2 years) One thing is I don’t want to sleep alone or be alone at all during the day because I am scared that something will happen and no one will be there to help me. I wake up nervous because I am afraid that I am going to have a bad day which just manifests a bad day. I do have a therapist and he is great and has been helping me but I felt like I needed another outlet just for people that are experiencing the same thing as me because I do not feel normal and I feel like I never will be again (which isn’t true). I am also having my medication adjusted now because it really is tough to live like this everyday. I started meditation yesterday and have been walking as well. Thank you for the advice
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Write it out. Separate your sentences, and write out your feelings about each sentence. This often helps to sort out the pattern of thought that begins the train of action, words, and roll that go into a panic attack.

Stay hydrated. Practice even breathing.

Best wishes and welcome to the anxiety board at DS.
arfie
arfie
Hello DGerken. Welcome to DS. Rambling allowed and welcome here. It helps with the venting and sorting. Ramble freely. Ramble often.

Congratulations on finding the courage to reach out and discover you are far from alone in managing this debilitation condition. In my own case, that by itself is a powerful mood stabilizer. Hope it proves so in your case, as well.

Welcome aboard.
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