Breakthrough anxiety

Hi guys,

So im penning this down. I think i experienced some breakthrough anxiety, probably triggered by me playing some games that put me in a highly stressed mode(arent games a form of relaxation?)
Maybe because its competitive so i felt pressurised.

Anyway what i experienced was a blood rush. I became really hot? Feels like pressure in my head. And whats worse is that i had this thought that i had high blood pressure and was gonna get a stroke at 28 years of age. Highly unlikely as i know. I started trembling and could not stomach much food.

Now i feel better but my mind is still a little worried. Life has been good to be past couple o weeks but this is unnerving. I do the usual test for heart attack(raised my arms and said aeiou vowels), it was good, i did a concentration test by staring at some road signs. All good so i sat down and did some breathing with my eyes closed. What i experienced was dizziness, and maybe just an off feeling. Is this supposed to happen?

Long post, thank you for reading!

Hi Rei
I call it background anxiety when a breakthrough of anxiety creeps in.... I might be wrong but i think when i am doing well for a while the anxiety throws a curve ball to test me trying to catch me out taking my eye off the ball , getting a bit complacent so to speak.
So to make sure this doesnt happen or to make sure i am prepared for any trick it throws at me, even when im ok i never miss morning and evening meditations, relaxing music, and evening one to relax me into sleep and rid my brain of the daytime stress.
And a morning one to prepare me for the day ahead with some body scanning in there.

I have had to completely change my lifestyle to ensure that i stay as well as i possibly can because i DO NOt want to go back to the horrible anxiety i had some time ago.

Just give it a try .. It may or may not help you, but i treat it as If i had a physical illness i would be trying everything to feel well again...So i do that now with anxiety and all its baggage.

Sending you strength and encouragement... sorry for the long reply just trying to help xx

Rei,

No one can be completely stress free of course...it is actually an important part of the human condition. It keeps us motivated and out of danger.

The problem comes when we have an inappropriate amount of stress in connection with our current situation...and that's when we need to practice daily management.

I too do not 'feel' the anxiety that I am experiencing. I push it aside, compartmentalize it...in fact I am so good at this, I don't even have to consciously try to do it!

That is why practicing coping skills every day is essential. Decompressing on a regular basis is a sure way to keep those stressors down.:)

Peace and progress!

S.C.

This is so weird because it just suddenly happened from nothing. So i decided to take the leap and test it out. Apparently, it creeps in on the 2nd round of games i played. Sort of like my face cramping up and blood rush. So so weird. I was fine working out just few hours ago so i think its another body symptom. Then again i get random symptoms that comes and goes away. Again, just for a moment i thought i had HBP, then i remembered my bp last checked was 116/76 lol.