Need a little boost y'all...

I had been having some good days..been getting through my anxiety descently lately. Today was a little rough for me, and I just need a bit of a boost, please. Once again, as it always seems to be, driving home from work. Started getting a little headache, and then felt like I wasn't breathing right. Tingling on my arms, both at times, my jaw was tense, and so was my neck and shoulders. Was massaging my neck with one hand, and driving with the other. Then my arm started hurting, so I was getting worried. Then that escalated into my breathing not feeling right again, and my chest was getting tight. Then I had something happen that hasn't happened in a long while. My hairs on my arms stood straight up, like static electricity running through them. I wasn't numb really just my hairs standing up, and I could feel them raising up..weird to explain. My palms started to get a little sweaty which hasn't happened in a long time either. Turned up the radio, and kept trying to relax. Wasn't far from home thankfully. Once I got home, and got dinner and saw my daughter and gave her a kiss, and said I love you..I was fine. Back to normal now, and feeling good, just a little tired, because it seems to take my energy with it. I always have a hard time believing this is just anxiety..But I have been tested when this has happened, and everything is fine. So that has to be what it is..or even my perimenopasual stuff, that I know I have to be starting..ughhh just need a kick in the butt I think to say hey "stop it, relax.."

Thank you everyone..

I hear ya Nik..That's the craziest thing for me when this happens. Like I can feel each and every hair start to stand up..It's crazy..almost like my skin or nerves are super sensitive..I tried wellbutrin a long time ago, and didn't do anything for me. I think my next appt I am going to ask her to add something to my xanax, for days like this. I'm sure most of it is anxiety, but some days it's just my mind telling me it's not. So glad I am not alone though, but still hate that we all have to go through this junk.

Skitt,
I have been overcoming most of the anxiety in the car, by listening to the c.d.'s my friend gave me. This time though, my gosh, it was just taking everything out of me..The bad thing is yes, I always think, "it has to be something bad this time.". Then I talk to myself, and try and calm down again. I've always had the anxiety happen mostly when driving, and now I get to the point that I have anxiety worrying about anxiety in the car. Stupid huh? It seems sometimes I wake up and think, "okay, what kind of anxiety will I have today, when I have to drive somewhere.". That is so hard I know to call someone and be like I'm not sure I can drive any farther. I have pulled over many times just to call down. Thank you for making me feel better.

Thank you I will try this because normally I don't sing as I'm to focused on something being wrong. I do however turn the radio up for noise.

Wow...I'm sorry we all have experienced this or still do. I have had some episodes in the car too, usually on the way home from work (only a 15 minute trip through town). I too just try to concentrate on the radio and breathing and talk myself through. It is so crazy the things that anxiety can cause you to feel physicially. A little over a week or so ago, I was so convinced that I had some awful disease like ALS or MS. I finally made the decision that I HAD to distract myself and do something productive instead of sit and stew and make myself feel worse. Part of my anxiety is due to some medical bills that I want to get paid off. I decided to start looking for a part time job for evenings and weekends to get them paid off. I've been so busy with job hunting and spend time with a good friend of mine who lives in my apartment complex that most of my physical symptoms went away. I am beginning to feel like myself again and getting better at handling the feelings when they do start. My grandson was born 6 weeks ago yesterday, 5 1/2 weeks premature and is doing much better. Another good reason to feel better! Hang in there everyone!