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...
My brother has a cold right now, and i'm scared i'm going to get sick from him.. I also didn't eat anything for lunch except a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich and tonight I had a normal dinner and then a big glass of orange juice.. Now my stomach is making a lot of LOUD gurgling noises and I'm having pain.. It's the same kind of situation that gives me extreme anxiety/panic attacks.. I'm so scared about getting sick, I'm in pain and I'm worried.. :/
sorry i was late getting on this morning so only just picked this up.
One of the first things to go down when anxiety makes the leap from just psychologic to actual physical is your digestive system. Trust me i know this, sitting here right now with the same thing going on i sound like an aquarium lol. Its all part of it i am afraid. Pace yourself and readjust your diet. Plain foods are best rice (preferably brown) plain boiled fish and avoid things with preservatives and additives like the plague. Also drink lots of water, plain water not carbonated. Also try if you can to avoid dairy and anything with fat in it because part of this digestive system malfunction will strip your gut of its ability to deal with fats. You will see this if you carry on eating them as your stools will look slimey like they are covered in grease.
As for getting sick try not to worry. Fact is because you are stressing over this your body is reacting by flooding itself with adrenalin and antibodies so if anything you are better protected. Be calm, try not to worry it will all work out fine ok. This is scary when it first starts and i am not suprised you are terrified but try to calm down ok its just GAD nothing more nothing less. As time goes on you will learn as i have to adjust to it and it WILL settle down ok so just try to stay calm and go with it.
steve