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...
For the past few weeks, I have been reading everyone's posts and finding support and strength. Today I finally decided it was time for me to post my thoughts. Last year my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and while dealing with the stresses I thought I was handling things fairly well until around August when I started to feel like I had been run over by a truck. I can't even begin to describe the physical symptoms which I have been experiencing. After numerous doctors visits I started taking Zoloft last week. So far, I have been experiencing extreme headaches and muscle soreness. The day when I can actually find some relief can not come fast enough.
I just joined today and I just started taking Celaxa (only day 3) and Im so scared. I have been depressed for over a year and just these past 4months its developed into deep depression. I also have a mom who has battled cancer over 4+ times in her life and has over come all of the odds. be hopeful
~~~Hugs~~~~
I wish you and your loved ones all the best
Red.
--Gemstone
I had been through many extremely stressful events in my short life this far, and at those times I felt alright physically, but afterwards, when I got away from it all, 3 years ago, that's when the anxiety hit! It came on and woke me up in the middle of the night, I thought I was dying. It felt like everything was shutting down and out of whack.
What was odd was that I had extreme pain in my neck which lasted for weeks after that and now periodically I will have pains in my upper back. I had it x-rayed and MRIed, nothing wrong there. I thought for sure I had a slipped/herniated disk or pinched nerve because I had started excersising back then with some weights and was jogging.
It shocked me, because I never thought I would have anxiety, I knew people who had it and I was like I'm not like that at all.
It took me a long time to accept that that is what it was. I had numerous doctor visits, bloodwork and tests done and of course everything was very healthy and strong.
I think what's been the hardest for me is when a woman I loved very very much passed away from colon cancer. I don't know if I will ever stop grieving for her. I hope it doesn't hold her spirit back in any way from doing what she needs to do. I love her so much and I was never able to see her when she was very sick. I never got that last chance to see her and it hurts me all the time. There was much not resolved. At least I did hear from a friend about her passing and I got to go to her funeral and burial...unfortunately it was a closed casket. Never heard if they had a wake at all.
Well that's enough rambling about that.
I will send positive healing energy your way and hope that you find relief for your headaches, muscle soreness and overall discomfort. Imagine pure white light comming down and flowing throughout your body, healing whatever physical discomforts you are feeling.
Keeping occupied with something you enjoy doing helps alot, be sure to drink plenty of water also, and keep away from sugars, caffeine and alchohol as much as possible. Then see how you feel.
Love and Light,
~Laura