Needs to be reassured

I'm sorry you have been having problems. Sounds like you've had a good examination. It can be anxiety, but it's not all in your head. Anxiety will cause real physical symptoms. The fact that we don't have a true diagnosis makes our mind think the worse. I have been feeling good for over a month now. It can get better with help. I take Xanax as needed. I have had mine last for the past year and a half. Finally have gotten relief. Some of the veteran members will give you better advice soon I'm sure. Until then look at the resources listed in the forum here and see what might work for you. Hope you feel better soon.

For me keeping too busy takes my mind off my own health. I work 2 jobs, take care of running the household, I'm the go to for advice from my kids and aged mother. Sometimes this backfires and I get a health issue that brings me back to reality but for the most part I find it very helpful.

Force yourself to get involved in life again. Pick up your bass. Tell yourself you'll play for 10 mins. It sounds like you do not work so you can't throw yourself into it but maybe you could do some volunteer work? Something that you can commit to just small blocks of time for to start out.

I wish you all the best.

Way to go Wiki! You're on your way to getting back on track! Much success to you!!!!!

Take a DEEP slow breath... Close your eyes and imagine a red stop sign for your anxiety.

This is ONLY anxiety. Can you sit for a few minutes? Get a drink of water.

You'll be ok, we are here. :)

Please don't feel ashamed of having a health issue. Pat yourself on the back for going to work and shouldering thru it. You can do it Wiki! Deep breaths- you'll make it thru the night and be proud of yourself! Putting you in my prayers right now!

I keep trying to tell me everything is ok but it always comes a time where i start feelong either tired or heavy chested and it makes me panic in the end i know i must have many nooses inside and my muscles must be all stiff from.8 months of intense stress but i would just like to understand what is happening to me and what is going on inside... Im tired of worrying all the time... I know i got health anxiety but will it ever stop?

Wiki here is a site that helped me out by explaining every symptoms stress can cause. It made me realize that even if I don't feel stressed right now, we can still feel the symptoms afterwards..
http://www.stressdirections.com/content/view/50/72/

Great job on making it through till the end...

...that is an accomplishement you should feel good about!

The next time you face a challenge, you can draw upon this experience and say "I may have felt awful, but I still made it though, and am stronger for it!."

It takes a few of these victories for our brains to wrap around the fact that though anxiety is unplesant...we are going to survive these epsiodes...though we may think differently at the time!

Great work tonight. It is a process, but you are on your way.:)

Keep posting!

S.C.

Hey Wiki, I'm just writing to say you're not alone! I've had to deal with anxiety since the age of 17 (i'm about to be 30 next week) and I'm right there with you that it sucks!

This is actually the first time i've joined and posted in a forum for this believe it or not. I usually would just read things other people wrote to reassure myself that i'm ok.

One thing that I figured out a few months ago really got my anxiety under control was to do a lifestyle change. I started eating clean, exercising daily, cut the caffeine, and voila, without even realizing it, my anxiety was actually gone. I used to get "brain fog" feel lightheaded and get random pains, especially in my head.
Changing my diet and lifestyle really worked, but the problem is, for the past 2-3 months I went back to eating bad, coffee and sugar everyday, drinking (occasionally) and not exercising.
All my anxiety has been coming back and I know it's because of the way i'm treating my body.

Right now I've had some left arm pain and it's been scaring me. I had a good amount to drink earlier tonight, went to sleep and woke up with my heart pounding etc in a panic attack. I always get this same left arm feeling, so the logical me KNOWS it's nothing, but the anxious me worries about heart attacks, etc.

This was the last straw that I need to change my diet back to being healthy and really take care of my body. I've never been on anxiety meds and never want to be. When I was treating my body right, I was fine. I never felt better and couldn't think of the last time I felt "normal" and free of all the anxiety sensations, so it's time for me to make a change.

Good luck Wiki and everyone on here. I know i'll be posting more!

Cortisol, a stress hormone (meant to get us up and moving after 8 or so hrs of sleep) is at its highest concentration in the morning. Without it, we would not be motivated to ever get up!

So though it is a good thing...it can also tip the anxiety scales for those of us who are sensitive to feeling symptoms...and already struggling with anxiety issues.

Try doing the exercises posted above before you even get out of bed. The breathing and progressive muscle relaxation could 're-set' your system for feeling calm and relaxed at the beginning of your day...rather than symptomatic.:)

S.C.

WD,

Hi, this is Kitt and wow, what great response you have received from members.

Morning anxiety has been my nemesis for many years but I do not have physical symptoms just the overwhelming fear and anxiety.

I have pulled up an old thread on your very topic that you may find helpful:

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=1886636

I am sorry morning anxiety is a problem for you as I understand how awful it feels.

I wish you peace,

Kitt

Like a stupid dumbass i looked up stuff online and i stumbled upon coronary heart disease... And now im all stressed cause all the symptoms described on the site were exactly the ones i have so now im panicking if anybody sees this post and have any words of wisdom ill take them... Im sorry for being such a pain