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...
I was going to add this to my old post, but it's probably best to put this question in a new thread: does anyone with anxiety deal with being so tired all the time? I brought it up to my primary doctor, but he didn't think much of it. But I not only feel tired all the time I get tension headaches constantly and this causes me to feel even more tired. I think for this would it be right for me to see a neurologist? I just want someone to take me seriously. Cause every time I tell a doctor I'm tired a lot and what not and I have tension headaches they just take it like oh I'll give you something to relax or maybe you should stop stressing. Yeah, like anxiety just goes away... I am trying to manage my anxiety, but again certain doctors don't take me seriously when I discuss how it's effecting me. I know with anxiety I will have times when my head hurts more then usual or I'll be tired a lot, but this constant? Like no matter what I do I feel tired. It sucks. And when I bring it up to my mom she just sighs.
I have dealt with this tried feeling for a long time, but this year the tiredness and headaches are getting worse. Again I just want to ask if people have this with anxiety and who would be the right doctor to talk to to take me seriously or any tips they have to deal with this. Thank you.
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It's going to get hotter here with Thursday being the hottest. It's noon and 75f feels more like 80 or more.I've been cleaning up the deck in this morning and cleaning the windows outside. Then I cut up a pallet in half, I've decided to call it quits now because I went a bit light headed. Joanne, some drugs we take have an effect on us in the heat, I know a couple of mine do, maybe yours...
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Take care.
And you have my full empathy on the exhausting nature of anxiety, all the way to the tension headaches. My own list of physical complaints from anxiety also includes fierce intestinal woes and muscle aches. Anxiety medication is the nearest thing to a solution I've ever gotten from doctors, but advances in medical science are still a works in progress. It's worth getting those second, third and even hundredth opinions if you have the time, patience and resources to do so.
Continued support while you find what works for you, Lilly.
Your plan sounds like a most excellent one. Gentle support while you carry it through.
I am so frustrated about these support groups. I know that we all mean well but it just does not seem like anything works as we so do keep complaining.
It's a lot of work and it can pay off in finding the triggers for the headache (which is often not what we thought it was) and the tiredness (use pictures or specific words to describe the level of tiredness).
It can be an infection, That is often the original cause of many chronic headache and tiredness medical issues. However, to find it, requires detective work by the individual suffering.
The doctor only sees you in the office and is basing your tiredness on what you share in that moment.
I was fortunate enough to be treated by a team of doctors who all knew something was wrong but no one could find the origin of the issue.
It took my journal, a timeline, and the changes I made to see if something worked or just as important did not work.
I still get tired, fatigued, and I have to rest more, however, I do much better in getting rest, and taking the rest time I need (sometimes, it's sitting in recliner resting with eyes closed for ten minutes in a stressful moment).
Best wishes finding your healing!