Helppp! Feel awful

K.,

Eye and vision problems are fairly common with anxiety. Feeling faint or fearing a fainting episode is as well.

Are you currently having acute anxiety feelings, or a panic attack?

What have you tried as far as coping skills. Sitting with a meditative video can help. Here is a link for one in dealing with physical symptoms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2_UfFIszkY

Doing other relaxation exercises as well is key. We have a bunch in the Resources.

Hoping these help, and you are on your way to feeling better soon!

S.C.

Hey Kiran,

SC is right. Relaxation exercises help so much. For me, mindfulness meditation was a huge changing point in my life.

As far as symptoms go, I really like sharing this resources with people;
100+ Anxiety Symptoms www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml#symptomslist

I like sharing that because we often forget just how much and how extreme the effects of anxiety can be.

When we are getting panicked, it is so easy to get lost and forget that most of it is our body and mind running out of control. To that end, here is another great resource.
Super Scanner www.get.gg/docs/SuperScanner.pdf

Your symptoms sound very familiar and I can totally identify with them. Which is awful, because those feelings are horrific . Please know there are people here who are willing to listen and support.

By the way, are you on any medications or in any therapy?

Hey Kiran,

I can totally understand not wanting to become dependent on a medication. I do want to say just a couple things about anxiety meds, although I have no idea how much you have talked to your healthcare provider about them. First, there are two real big fighters in the field of anxiety; benzodiazepines and SSRIs. Benzos have a potential for addiction and abuse. My brother was one such person. SSRIs are a little different though. They are not addictive and usually people don't end up on them for life. They... level the chemical playing field. They do not cause artificial happiness or anything like that. What they do is restore balance to a chemically unbalanced mind. This really helps set the platform for the other things, like relaxation exercises and therapy, to become effective and a life long solution. That all being said, your treatment is your treatment. If you don't want medication, that is totally a path that people go down. Just make sure you have a good discussion and know all your options .

Also, CBT therapy can be great! There is some starter guides and info in the Anxiety Resources. Definitely listen to that CD! Those sort of resources quickly become invaluable in our fight! Also, depending on what works for you, I really really recommend the app Buddhify. It is very helpful for me.

Best of luck. Wishing you calm and happiness.