breathing issues, not eating, and stressed

Does anyone have them from like the time they get up to the time they go to sleep? This whole weekend and today were terrible, not enough to need medicine yet, thankfully, but enough where I'm well aware of it. Still working on having tests done to rule out other things...but since it seems to worsen when I'm stressed/worried, anything along those lines, it's making me think it has to be anxiety.

Seems to be made worse when I shiver or feel cold, but I suppose that's normal too. It's been a bad month, thinking about this Colonoscopy at the end of the month too, think subconsciously it's adding to alot of my problems. I just need someone whose had the same kind of problem to sort of tell me it's probably what it is so I can calm myself down.

Like I said, I'm stressing alot, not eating as much, and because I'm not eating as much, I'm starting to worry about that too. lol Vicious cycles, right? But it's like my one friend told me, "if it was asthma, it wouldn't go away until you took meds for it." So yeah...trying to get my mind off things but it's hard sometimes, playing games, cleaning, etc...

So any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Yes, sometimes I feel that way. But it's the times I'm having a good time and feeling ok and then it just hits me that worries me, Sunshine. Course, I'm reading this module about Health Anxiety that Skitt had posted to someone else, and it's making alot of sense.

The fact that reading about it and it calms me down must mean it's health anxiety related, I guess. It's just so hard to accept it all.

Yeah I have, Sc! I try the mindfulness breathing one alot. I've also tried Moodgym. Altering the way I think is my problem. I am a very negative pessimistic person these days. Course, having a problem and not knowing for sure if it was anxiety for seven years will do that to you.

One thing to be diagnosed with it, it takes awhile to believe it too. Last three nights I've had a hard time getting to go to sleep. Tried relaxing, reading...Laying different ways..and I always have this trouble breathing really badly after suffering the whole day with it. Today I relaxed for like five hours and slept in, something I cannot do alot, both of my kids stayed home from school and hubby too due to feeling sick. So today, I feel abit better. Actually ate and ate well, Eggplant Parmesan and now my stomach is protesting. My mom thinks my stomach shrank, she said when people get older, they don't eat as much as they used to? Which could be my case as I"m going on 40? I still feel young least today. Other days I feel so old and run down, it gets depressing.

Thanks for talking me through this and helping though. Really appreciate it. Gives me something to go on and to work towards. I just need to find more strength to see these tests and whatnot through.