Anxiety Support Group

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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blessed19 03/17/2009

I havent slept well in days and I am feeling like I am losing my mind.I can be sooo tired but as soon as I close my eyes I wake up feeling like I can't breath! My heart is racing and I feel like I am not getting enough air.Sometimes I feel like my chest is caving in. Lately my blood pressure has been getting high and I am overweight so thats probably why but I am having anxiety over it being high. Like this one lady told me that her sister dropped dead because her blood pressure got very high and that scared the hell out of me. I told my doctor and he said she was doing something wrong because high blood pressure can be managed either she wasnt taking her medication or something like that. That made me feel better but I keep thinking what if I die from High blood pressure. I just have all these thoughts running through my mind. My health is wonderful otherwise. My thyroid,liver,kidney,cholesteral are all normal. I have had sooooo many test done its not even funny! So why do I keep worrying about something being wrong with me I hate this. Why cant I just live my life and not be worried. I dont want to die and not have been able to accomplish anything because of my fears. I dont go anywhere and I dont do anything because of fear of every little thing. I have a fear of freeways and I always take the long way and find short cuts to keep from getting on the freeway. I get scared of getting into a car accident especially with my baby in the car.This guy I am seeing lives across town and I wont go to his house because you have to take the freeway to get there. This ANXIETY is ruining my fucking life. I am in tears right now typing this because I am so frustrated. please help me !

dazedanconfusedd 03/17/2009

I can relate to everything you said honey except the high blood pressure, I am just the opposite I have very low blood pressure!

Anxiety kicks our asses and no matter what people say sometimes nothing works! I know you cannot die of high blood pressure, but if you do not take care of you can die of a heart attack...so as long as you are taking care of it you will be fine!

I cannot tell you not to worry as I worry about every single little thing, just who I am!

xxxxx

deleted_user 03/17/2009

You have to stop worrying over things that could happen, You need to place your trust in God because thinking this way will drive you crazy. You could die doing nothing we have no control over this God is death and life. You need to live your life because were god's love is there is no fear. I will pray for you because your to young to live like this. I know how you feel about death when you have children you want to be here to raise them. You need to get yourself better so you don't pass this on to your child because they will pick up on the things you do or don't do. Don't give up it will get better.

Marigolds 03/17/2009

I'm so sorry you are feeling so fearful..it's that darned anxiety ! You are a healthy young woman except for your blood pressure which is under control. You will not die for many many years. These fears are what happens when you are anxious. There are many different meds you can try which will help you to get things under control. Have you discussed this with your doc...if not please do so soon. Don't feel bad about being nervous driving on freeways ! It is scary at first specially if you're not sure which way to go...maybe drive the route with your boyfriend a few times..him driving...then you driving with him. It's fine to take the long way or take short cuts...there's nothing at all wrong with that...thats what i'd do anyway !
You will get through this...you just have to get the help you need. Keep posting here...most of us understand anxiety very well. Keep your chin up sweetie
Many hugs

deleted_user 05/07/2009

That's me too but I am scared of going out of the house, and often don't make the letterbox. It has ruined my life and I don't know how to get it back. Can't go out alone anywhere. I think all we want is our lives back. Just having my say. Hope you are feeling better by the day and learning to cope with things. I know it is hard, I have tried and failed. I am such a mess.

ECC 05/07/2009

You've gotten yourself into a bad habit and you need to break it. You can do this by facing your fears a little bit at a time so that you can eventually overcome them. When you start to see some success you'll feel better and some of that anxiety will go away. Good luck.

DogCrazy 05/07/2009

Hi Love
you sound like your in a rough spot right now, i understand, it completely stinks.
Some of your high BP maybe due to your anxiety level, the same thing happened to me.
It,s important to lok after yourself and steps to lower your BP, eating healthy, exercise and taking steps to work on your anxiety and the issues causing it.
I was in the the spot your in ayear or so ago and had to make these steps myself, im know off my BP meds.
I hope this helps a little.
Be Well soon.
hugs xx.

mraoun 05/07/2009

are u taking any anxiety meds?

deleted_user 05/07/2009

Are you taking any medication? I stopped mine for a few weeks and I have been have the same anxiety as you. The chest pains, the fear of dying. It was awful. You may want to talk to your doc about meds. Or natural supplements. I took 2 'Passion Flower' herbs twice a day (for anxiety)at a health food store, 2 Fish Oil pills twice a day (for mental health). Those do take time to work (fish oil), so you may need some kind of medication to help you. Best of luck and I will be praying for you.

deleted_user 05/07/2009

Oh! I meant to add, try Melatonin for sleep, you should be able to get that anywhere.

deleted_user 05/07/2009

Dear Blessed,
I can't believe all the stress you're going through! One of my friend's dad just had a stroke due to high blood pressure, and that got me really worried!! But I guess most of it is tied to genetics, so you can scratch that off your list. Plus you need to trust your doctor! He/she knows what they're talking about!! :) I used to have extreme anxiety over worrying about my family, but one day (I'm not really sure what helped it) but I realized that it is out of my control! And I shouldn't be worried about things that I have no control over! I think you should consider creating a support group at www.beetlemed.com to get some support from people that have the same problems as you do! Good luck with everything!

donttread 05/07/2009

Your looking for gaurentees and life doesn't offer any. Don't chase the impossible as long as I did. Life does offer some damn good odds though and the odds of what you're worrying about actually happening to you are very, very, very low.

gramybear 05/07/2009

PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU ARE WORRYING TO MUCH AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF SO STRESSED OUT THAT YOU ARE MAKING YOURSELF SICK. MY MOM HAD REALLY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND THE DOCTOR PUT HER ON WATER PILLS AND HER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPED. TRY TO STAY CALM AND WHEN YOU LAY IN BED AND START TO FEEL ANXIOUS, GET A GOOD BOOK AND TRY TO READ AND KEEP YOUR MIND OFF OF YOUR WORRIES. ALSO, KEEP TELLING THE DOCTOR WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. ARE YOU TAKING ANYTHING FOR STRESS OR ANXIETY?

deleted_user 05/07/2009

I had the same thing happen to me. I am very thin and live a healthy and active lifestyle, but my anxiety was so severe that my blood pressure became elevated. I began seeing a counselor, going to acupuncture, and working out. Try to do belly breathing or something to occupy your mind. Good Luck! Remember it will pass

deleted_user 05/08/2009

anxiety is very difficult to manage when it triggers you also the more you think about it the more you fear for your life but the key concept here is breaking that cycle, i used to deal with many anxiety symptoms to the point i thought i was going insane but its all part of the disorder, what really worked for me was a couple of scenssions of acupuncture i was never ever a big fan of it till i finally decided to give it a shot which i had nothing to lose but everything to gain against my anxiety after a couple of visits i been stress free moveing foward with my life. Good Luck and please consider giveing it a shot

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