OK somebody make me feel like I'm not nuts

Hey Everyone,

I struggle with a/p in waves... I'll go a month without feeling that almost painful edgyness that causes me to become convinced that I'm dying from some terminal illness - the anxiety is still there - i don't think i ever go through a full day without racing thoughts and some type of irrational fear, but I'm hoping that some of you understand what I mean when I say that I'm anxious without the pain of panic.  Right now however, I am into my third day of all consuming anxiety/panic and it's most likely because I don't feel good. Not sick just achy, tired, dizzy, it varies.  I can't ever tell if I don't feel good because I'm anxious or if I'm anxious because I don't feel good. I can be perfectly fine and then I'll be out on lunch break driving around with the windows down blasting some music and singing at the top of my lungs and the next thing I know I get this feeling that maybe I'm a little dizzy or my heart just skipped or something and that will send me into a period of anxiety (this is actually exactly what happened on Tuesday).  Please tell me that someone can relate - i really want someone to talk to about my feelings that knows and has been there. I have a really good friend who struggles with a/p, but she literally told me that she can't handle talking to me about it because whenever I mention that I'm anxious she automatically becomes anxious... sooooo  I don't say much about it anymore.  I am afraid of sounding nuts to my friends and family who have no idea what I'm feeling. 

Liz, go into my profile, you will fine my email address. Email me sometime if you would like, and we can find out what kind of messengers each of us have, and we can chat if you would like. You sound a lot lke me in my opinion.

Or, we could always chat here if you know a time you will be available. Let me know. Just click on my profile, and email me...if you want to!!! I would love to chat with you sometime!

I wish you all the best and CBT is a fantastic way to fight this IMHO

Take care and keep us posted plz

LYN

BTW I prefer to call it HEALTH ANXIETY not hypochondria

Thats me and my take on it