Do you think I am dying?

I've been having what I assume are panic attacks when I leave the house. I feel really ill and afraid when I leave the house and it calms down a bit when I come back home. Sometimes I get so afraid that I have to desperately fight the urge to dial 911 because it feels like I can't breathe and that I'm dying. When I make it back home, I don't have the urge to call 911 anymore and feel noticeably better but still not well.

These past few days I've had acid reflux and heartburn. It's been painful and annoying but I wasn't too worried until today. I went out to eat and wasn't feeling too anxious until I had diarreah, felt nauseated, felt fatigued, and felt really unwell suddenly. I came very close to calling an ambulance on the way home because it felt like I was going to die because it felt like I couldn't breathe and felt nauseous. Once I arrived home I felt the urgency of dialing 911 go away for the most part but I've had diarreah twice more and feel nauseous and I am genuinely afraid that this is an emergency or something fatally dangerous and life-threatening.

My girlfriend says I might be a little sick but I'm not dying and I'll be okay and that I'm making it worse by blowing it out of proportion. Feeling tired and nauseous and unwell like this is making me panic and worry that I am about to die. I'm very afraid of throwing up. She tells me that even if I do throw up that I'll still be okay and fine but it's hard to believe for some reason.

Also the last two times I went out I have had to rush to the bathroom. It's as if when I get anxious when I go out I have to have diarreah suddenly. This time the diarreah was worse and the pain is not going away and I feel nauseous so am I dying or what?

Sound advice from SC ...
All classic symptoms of acute anxiety... It throws everything at you to the point like you say .. You think you are going to die.
But you are not ... You will come through this .
You have found the right forum ... The support you will get will help you through your bad times.

But know it will pass
Sending you strength x

WW,

Definitely not dying. Just sounds like a batch of acute anxiety. I experience the same things when I leave my house-- lots of anxious thoughts, upset belly, etc, and the second I come home (the place I feel the safest) my symptoms tend to disappear.

Definitely take it easy on yourself the next couple of days, eat bland foods, drink plenty of water and get some rest. This too shall pass!

W.W.

This could be anxiety manifesting itself as gastro issues...

...or if it is a virus...yes, anxiety makes it all the more challenging.

However, the important thing to remember is that you are getting better! :)

Draw deep and use those coping skills!

S.C.

It is not a crazy question...


...and yes, I do believe everyone has these off/ill days...

...but health anxiety sufferers just react to them on in a huge way...adding to the problem, by exacerbating the symptoms.

You are going to be alright...use positive mantras to keep your thinking in check.

S.C.

Get yourself checked physically by doctors and stuff. Once that rules out physical complications, it's all anxiety. And yes whatever you have mentioned, I've experienced it all. At work, out with friends, anywhere, even at home. It's not very pleasant but you won't die. Definitely not.