yeah i always wondered why some doctors (not psychiatrists) and some nurses could treat a known condition like it is something we all make up and we are just wasting their time if we reach out for...
Yes, I have let people close to me know but one was/is very judgmental and I get no understanding or support. In fact, she refuses to acknowledge it and constantly asks me to do what she knows is...
I have the opposite problem due to my anxiety. You said it can't be from your anxiety, but are you unknowingly eating less (upset stomach or not feel like eating) or being more "nervously" active?...
I am so sorry for your pain. I have been where you are and felt no one could help me (and no one did), I couldn't function anymore I couldn't be alone for 5 minutes my husband had to take an...
nanas, I so like your advice about not jumping the gun and saying you are an anxiety sufferer first thing when needing a diagnosis about something. I never really thought of not telling a doctor too...
I totally agree stkitt, one of the first things I was told when I sought help for P/A was that it was okay for me to be assertive and just say "No" to something that would cause me to panic. But I...
How do you respond when co-workers want to eat at the restaurant at the other end of a very long tunnel? Or get an invitation to a family reunion that requires you to fly? Or when asked to serve the...
So very sorry to hear all you have been through! You are dealing with so much right now your out of control anxiety isn't unexpected. Give yourself some time, when tragedies hit successively it can...
could you offer art lessons in your home? For adults or art for special needs kids is severely lacking in many areas. This way you'd get a pay check and be at home, but still be around others. And...
Yes, thanks for the list, bluebird. I will take on that challenge no matter how difficult or painful. Kind of use it as a checklist (to get familiar with the unfamiliar, for me) to work through with...
I have lived with that first morning "hit by a semi feeling" my entire life (at least since grade school). I know exactly what you mean. Mornings for me are horrendous with head pressure, feeling out...
I don't think it is unusual for kids to go through a separation anxiety phase. My did at about 2 years old too. It passed rather quickly. Is there some sort of change in your child's routine? Does...
Yes, my social anxiety has crippled my social life. I can't make friends. Although I am and always have been involved in a lot of social situations I am still perpetually lousy at interracting with...
As per the aforementioned exercise: A (long enough) morning run, job, or brisk walk might prove to benefit you greatly for the entire school day! I know mornings can be full enough already but if it...
Hello Sunshine! I can sure relate to panic and driving and riding in a car. Been my biggest trigger for almost 25 years. Don't really know what to tell you or I'd tell myself (LOL). But I have gone...
I know this will sound sexist and I apologize ahead for offending anyone, but I believe what I have to say is often true. What kind of workbook is it? Men (maybe older generation men more?) are...
Herbal tea and fiber sounds harmless enough, just make sure you've talked to your doctor first if you are on any meds. Even OTC drugs may interact with some herbs. And allergy (pollen) sufferers...
Good for you on studying up! Knowledge is power and experts don't know everything nor do they agree on everything (something you quickly learn if you or a loved one has ever done the 'multiple...
Are you taking an ACE inhibitor or Beta blocker for anything? My husband had a two year cough with sinus drainage and the same physician who prescribed his blood pressure med just kept prescribing...
Amen! Go for it! The more we do without high anxiety the more we will be able to do without high anxiety. If that makes sense? Have a very very good time! For all of us! Peace to you! Spinnaker...
I watched a very good episode of Chef’s Kitchen that featured Traci Anello, from Anello's Gluten Free Cafe in Portsmouth NH. Supposedly you can order mixes for everything under the sun and although...
Hello 'Eugenia, about your husband, sometime others may not seem to want to help us when really they are just afraid to. Or they feel helpless and that (sometimes more so for a man) can kind of make...
Thank you, that will definitely be our next step. Spinnaker I also wanted to ask Do any of you who pick also have vitiligo? She does and she looses pigment where she's picked. She had fallen before...
I am glad to find and read this as we are dealing with this now with our teen daughter. She is adopted and has had a very traumatic life. Her mother was bipolar but so far we don't see signs of it,...
Please "don't loose all hope of recovery"! I know when we are in the throes of severe anx/pan it sure feels that way. But don't loose hope! I see now reading here how common heart palpitations, etc...
Hello, TiredoftheFear, I can't relate to having to testify, but I can definitely relate to having and event coming up that has one's anxiety skyrocketing- I suffer from severe social anxiety, so...
I wonder in some situations or some times if those thoughts might come from the reactions of those around us more than originating within us (but being so focused on fighting this terror we forgot...
In no way do I want to encourage obsessing when a doctor says we are physically normal but from experience I completely agree with the post in the thread Can anxiety cause chest pain about getting a...
Hello! I sure know what you mean. Instead of a yo-yo dieter I call myself a yo-yo anxiety/panic sufferer. Feel really great for a number of years and then Wham! Back again, like it never left. For...
Hello, Can't Deal, I panic in doctor/hospital waiting rooms so I take something to keep my mind busy and challenged that I enjoy like crossword or logic puzzles. Something that I really have to...
P.S. From experience I recommend sticking with an exercise program for life! Which is what the health professionals tell us we should all do anyway- anx or no anx. I have not followed my own advice....
Hello, nanas4! What struck me about your OP is when you said "I'm alone". Have you ever tried group therapy? It is just like what is going on on here only in person! You can make some amazing friends...
[sup]Georgie Girl’s comment about[b] her symptoms feeling like getting a phone call about an unknown tragedy befalling her husband and son, reminded me of a couple incidents in my life. And since we...
(I reposted this because the other one screwed up when I posted, so I deleted it. Sorry!) Hi, I tried to describe it once to my husband. I said if you could imagine the feeling of standing on the...
Hello! Just joined. I found this site listed in the book Coping With Anxiety by Edmund Bourne and Lorna Garano. I have suffered from anxiety/panic and depression since my teens (a few decades ago!) I...