sorry to hear your struggling, have you talked to a counselor? or heard of mindfullness? It has really helped me with my anxiety... both talking to a counselor and doing mindfullness. trying to find calming, soothing things has helped me with my anxiety, for example coloring can help. it takes practice to come to a start of complete peace but maybe mindfullness can help you :) as it seems its so extreme... wishing you better days, warm hugs.

Hi, I have had anxiety for over 5 years now. I have come a long way but I am still struggling a lot with health anxiety. I have been in the doctor's office at least 12 times in the last 6 months. So if you want to share more of your concerns I am here for you.

Thank you! :) I have tried talking to a therapist, but it doesn't help. I'm always having anxiety. It's impossible to have a conversation with anyone.

Pinkflowers, yes I would also love to hear the things you have struggled with. I would like to hear your fearsabout your health and the things you feel that makes you worried. I think that would make me feel normal

To start with, for some years every time I had to move the first thing I considered before moving was how far the home was from an emergency room!

About physical symptoms, There are many I know now they were only anxiety and some others that I still don't have an explanation and I am still doing some medical exams to figure them out.

Last year for example the doctors diagnosed me 4 times with UTIs and this month due to more studies I discovered that I never had an UTI. They just diagnosed what is common to your symptoms but they are never concern enough to care. They give you a quick fix and don't look deep.

The first time I had a panic attack the md at the ER said it was a virus, I suffered for 2 weeks thinking I was sick when I was having a terrible anxiety attack and nothing else.

I still get extremely nervous every time I get sick thinking everything that could go wrong, but I learned to listen to my body first before listening to other people.

What Have you been dealing with lately?

I've been dealing with tightening above my left breast so I'm thinking it's my heart. I feel tired all the time. I feel out of it all the time. I feel delusional all the time. I just don't feel right. I'm not sure how to explain it. And my heart well randomly start beating hard and fast. Like making my whole body shake. It's happened my whole life. I'm just scared I'm going to have a heart attack

I am so sorry you are going through this. I am a lot older than you and I have suffered with this since I was a little kid. I know how scary it is and how consuming it can be. I also feel like social media now makes it worse because you hear about every little thing that can and does happen. As I get older the chances of something actually happening to me get higher so it makes it worse. I have tried everything to get rid of this fear. I have severe endometriosis so living with chronic pain is so scary and exhausting it only makes it worse. I am always afraid I am going to die and leave my children. I was lucky to find a very understanding doctor years ago who is very patient with me. My heart really goes out to you. Talking with others that have the same anxiety has helped me a lot. I am here if you ever want to talk.

Yes. I have had those feeling, like my heart is so irregular that my chest starts vibrating.

The best thing you can do in my opinion is get confortable in your disconfort. Know that at some point it will go away at least temporarily.

Thank all of you for being supportive and giving me advice. <3 <3 and fairyjill, I hope I can just one day get over this a.d find a doctor to help me

This is me. I do this all the time and find it hard to stop the thoughts from mounting.

I have health anxiety. I work in the medical field so its no fun knowing everything I do when it comes to medical issues. I try to not self diagnose but its hard to not think of everything. It used to consume my life but I have found some peace in the last few years. Right now it comes and goes. I am in a good point right now. I do have a few things that are real and they can sometimes fuel the anxiety but I can keep them at bay most of the time. If you ever need to talk I am here and can maybe help you with some of my ways of calming down.

I used not to take the lithium I had been prescribed. Lithium supposedly works as a mood stabilizer. It is supposed to control mood swings (bipolar disorder). I even avoided labs for lithium levels in the blood. When I decided to do the labs I noticed how low the lithium levels were. I started taking the lithium and as the levels in the blood approached the normal it was easier to stay calm. I do not confuse bipolar with anxiety, which is what my psychiatrist did and tried to do away with all anxiety medication. I tried to communicate with him but he knew better. So did I, I switched doctors. I am aware of the relationship between elevated blood pressure and lithium. That, however, can be monitored. Since the beginning my anxiety took the form of hypochondria. I once even made my doctor test me for a rare for of skin cancer for which I did not even had the symptoms for. I learned to run a "reality check": ok, arm pain but no dizziness, no sweat, no blurry vision and now that I come to think of it I have been leaning on my left arm almost all day. If I cannot convince myself and the symptoms do not go away I might end in the doctor office or the emergency room (where they will check you thoroughly). Better sure than sorry. I do not apologize for my mental health problems. They are here to show us how much better anyone person can be, or not (including ourselves).

I worry about dying even tho I feel like dying alot. I have soooo many medical problems to and it's so hard not to have fear. I feel guilty for feeling these ways because I believe in God but right now I can't find him either. It does help to be on here and see that their are others with the same problems. I'm glad to meet you.

You are not alone! This is all of my anxiety in a nutshell. I may have things in my life that may make me feel anxious but nothing throws me into full on panic mode like a heart palpitation or a bit of dizziness from my sinuses. First thought goes right to I'm dying and I need to get to the ER NOW! I saw my old psychologist for 8+ years. Took a few years off because he retired. Have seen a new psych 3 times now and I'm pessimistically hopeful. I've been dealing with this for the past 27 years. Meds and shrinks are temporary solutions it seems. I guess my real fear is death and what's next. Good luck! I know I haven't helped but take it from a 46 year old, don't worry about dying so much that you stop living as I have. It's no fun!

Hi,

I've had similar experiences. I had my first anxiety attack almost two years ago and it has never stopped. At the time, I wasn't sure of the original cause. Today I know that my anxiety is linked to my stressors.