Sorry I'm posting again, I just worry all the time, is shortness of breath / feeling as if I'm short of breath a common anxiety sign as well, ive had blood tests and other tests that say my oxygen levels are 99 and everything is okay but I just worry that there's a bigger issue
Absolutely. I’m exactly the same had chest x rays and everything and it all keeps coming back to my anxiety. I honestly never knew a mental health condition could have so many physical effects on the body. I even questioned the dr that surely anxiety can’t make my body hurt or my head be dizzy or affect my breathing and heart but aparrently it can
This comforts me a little bit, if you don't mind me asking what other physical symptoms do u have or experienced
Over the past couple of months I have had chest pain, shoulder pain, headaches, feeling as though I am being strangled, tight chest - as though I need to cough to clear something, feeling of lump in throat, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, numbness and tingling in my head, face and arms, dizziness, feeling like liquid is coming out of my ears. I’ve had ecg’s, chest x rays, numerous bloods and a calcium test on my heart - all clear. I still question the drs and rheybsay all they can do is rule anything sinister out. I don’t know why I have this anxiety - I’m currently having counselling and hoping this helps me not only get better but understand what has caused it. I’ve experienced my first panic attack last month and I actually thought I was going to drop dead there and then. I worry that drs are saying it’s anxiety when it’s not - after all how did I get anxiety and why. But when I’m thinking logically (very rarely at the moment) I know they are right and this is the horrible silent illness that so many people live with!
This is literally like talking to myself, wow such a similar story that's crazy, it's given me a bit of reinsurance to know I'm not the only one suffering with this and I'm not going crazy. It does suck but hopefully we shall all get through this, how are you at the moment?
I’m glad it’s reassured you a little and to be honest it’s reassuring me slightly knowing that someone else feels like I do. It’s such a lonely place to be in because I don’t have anyone round me that understands so they find it hard that I can’t just snap out of it. I’m in a bad way at the moment my anxiety is the highest it’s ever been and I’m at the point where I feel trapped in my own head and just want all the thoughts to stop. I question myself all the time - what if it’s not anxiety, what if it’s my body trying to tell me something, what if the doctors are missing something. But then for that 1 hour a week I have with my counsellor everything makes sense - how I’ve got here, why I feel the way I do. It’s just hard to remember that but I’m finding this group is helping me to realise I’m not alone and unless we all have serious illnesses that are going undiagnosed then anxiety is real. If you ever need a chat or just want to ask me anything feel free to private message me or you can find me on Facebook - Suzanne Kearley. We will get through this!
It really is awful. I feel like nobody understands anything I'm saying and everytime I try and explain what's wrong I feel as if I sound crazy. Yes me too I'm always questioning it, everyday I'm like what if it's not anxiety, what if its something else, I wouldnt question it so much if the physical side of it wasn't so bad??? Thank you