There's a very common saying (UK wise anyway) "My heart is in my stomach" (referring to stressful sitiuations) When my stomach becomes involved...the tightening, the knot in the stomach...it means...
Hi Trumpet /community/emoticons/wink.gif Firstly, I'm sorry that your health system requires insurance in order to receive treatment, I'm in the UK where that isn't a consideration, it must be very...
Menopause certainly can cause heightened anxiety. The couple of years around mine my anxiety was far greater. The time where the problems are worst is in the peri-menopause, the period leading up to...
I agree with Scaredy Cat I think the initial attack was probably as a result of the anti-smoking medication which I understand are well-known for possible psychological/psychiatric problems. The...
Glad it helped /community/emoticons/smile.gif I know how frightening it feels myself. The nature of anxiety means it will still push all your buttons sometimes but it can help to pull you back on...
They're horrible aren't they? There are some excellent books by Dr Claire Weekes about anxiety. They're quite old and a bit dated in the style of writing but she covers many of the fears anxiety...
Hi Joja :) I have exactly this problem...for me it's because I have OCD. You're anxious, you get the physical sensations, you feel the pressure in your blood vessels, tightness in your neck, head,...
Visual distortion, I have to close one eye to stop it. I get this, I thought it was just me. Skipped heartbeats and headache....
Hi Larry Yes I'm female but alas not very young :( I have seen the Doctor about them and he says they're Chronic Daily Headaches (tension headaches) and as such don't respond well to medication, so I...
Depersonalization/derealization Is very scary as it makes us feel disconnected and out of control because we can't quite get the right feeling. It's just (and I say just lightly) another symptom of...
As a fellow health anxiety sufferer you have my sympathy, I'm sorry you're having such a tough time on so many levels. I know how much we crave reassurance from others but I also note that you suffer...
Anyone else suffer from these? I have a constant headache, a real tightness of my scalp. It's something I'm constantly aware of and that in itself pushes my anxiety levels up....
I think the sooner you learn about anxiety and the earlier the intervention, the better the chance of recovery. I think when you've trundled on for years suffering anxiety and not handling it well,...