So ready for this to go away!

I'm relatively new to the anxiety/panic disorder. I've only had symptoms for a month or so. But, is it really possible that symptoms come and go like flipping a switch? I've get really good all day and all the sudden while in the grocery store, im griping the cart hoping my knees don't give out on me, I don't become so dizzy I pass out in the floor, and Nausea overtakes me. I feel like someone is literally squeezing my head and then I feel tingling sensations on top and back of my head. I just keep telling myself, this has to be something more then anxiety. Can it really make a person feel this terrible? If I eat too much all the sudden i feel so nausea I feel like I'm going to puke. It comes on suddenly after eating at times. I've had a good week except for one night this week, my head was pounding. I was having heart racing and heat coming over my whole body when I tried to sleep. Makes me nutty. Ahhh 😕.

Hi Stressfree, Sorry you having these symptoms with anxiety, but yes anxiety can really make you feel all those that you are feeling. There are hundreds of symptoms that anxiety can cause, it really can make us go mad that is why coping skills are so important.

When away from home, practice a breathing technique you can do that anywhere. In thru you nose to the count of 3, hold for 4 then out thru the mouth to a count of 5. Repeat over and over for a couple minutes. Also tell yourself a positive mantra, Like "this is just anxiety making me feel this way, it will not hurt me" or think of one of your own and tell yourself that over and over.

Have you checked out the resources yet? If not please do, you'll find all kinds of coping skills there, some will work for you and others might not, but I'm sure you'll find something that does.

One of my personal favorites is watching mindfulness videos on youtube. Just go to youtube and search for mindfulness for anxiety and you'll get tons. If you would like I could post a couple of my favorites, just let me know.

Hi

you have received good support above so I just wanted to add my encouragement and let you know you can get through this and we are here to support you.

Keep us posted.

Hibee