Another bad experience, yesterday.

Hello everyone.

I've had a strange weekend of feeling sick, tired and in-pain. Yesterday morning, I felt sick and worried for absolutely no reason. It just came upon me and wouldn't go. Later on I had to go to the florist to pick up my mum's flowers and all the way there I thought I was going to die and I was worried and embarrassed at the thought of screaming for help but I felt I couldn't breathe and I had horrible chest pains. I felt trapped because even if I did walk home I was still out in the open and far away. I did get the flowers and made it back home but it really stuck with me. I started thinking that I must be so unhealthy that my body literally can't cope with walking for 10 minutes. 10 minutes! I started having the usual scary thoughts, such as:

"You're so unhealthy, your heart is dying, you're going to have a heart attack, there's no hope left for you, it is going to happen"

Then I arrived at home and I felt I was okay. I still felt scared and on-edge, like something bad was about to happen but the pain had subsided and I was breathing normally again.

I'm just trying to get through the days before CBT so forgive me for writing these posts!

Janghwa

From what I have read in your posts you will  meet the requirements to be included in the CBT therapy sessions. Remember CBT is the number 1 choice for people with health Anxiety. 

Let us hear from you after your phone interview and good luck.

 

J.,

Your work does not need to know the details about why you need to take time off to go to your sessions. Only the person in human resources should have this information in order to clear your time off.

Otherwise, simply saying that you have an appointment will suffice for anyone else who inquires.

Good job on getting out and completing your errands yesterdaY! Even though you felt afraid...you still did it, and should feel good about that.

One of the things that you may learn in your upcoming therapy is countering negative thoughts like the one you posted.

Instead of letting that negative thinking take over, you can come up with another thought to take that one's place.

Instead of 'I must be unhealthy'...ect...

think:

'This is just anxiety making me feel this way. I am healthy and can do this!'

The thoughts that we think and the things that we say to ourselves have the power to change our anxiety levels...for the good or the bad.

So why not think positively...even if you don't full believe it...it will make a difference in how you start to feel!

Best wishes on your upcoming appointment...and yes, keep us posted.:)

S.C.