Hey there, I'm 28 and have been suffering from anxiety for about 10 years. So having dealt it for some time, my anxiety can seem to take over even when I'm "feeling normal." For instance, my anxiety symptoms are pretty consistent (palpitations, racing heart, hyperventilation, light pins and needles). I have already been to a doctor and cardiologist, so when my anxiety occurs I'm able to talk myself down bc I know I've had professionals tell me healthy and simply suffer from anxiety. However, since im so use to dealing with anxiety I've recently noticed I will have anxiety attacks by simply noticing I'm not having and anxiety attack (if that makes sense). I tell myself, "ok, this situation I would normally be having palpitations and my heart would beating really fast, why is that not happening? Is everything okay?" I'm just so sick of my version of, "feeling normal" has become feeling like I'm having an anxiety attack. Thx and sry for rambling, but I'm fighting through an attack right now lol.
I can relate to everything you are saying
Are you on medication or getting therapy
Sounds like you are really not giving yourself a break! You are still very much focused on your bodily responses and sensations. So your anxiety still has an easy path to follow to get you all worked up. Are you on medication or in any kind of therapy?
No meds or therapy. Anything rly med related just makes my mind race and makes things worse. As a full time student who works on the days I'm not on campuas, finding time to seek therapy is rly difficult.
Sometimes It is hard to understand some people.
If something is making you miserable then do something to sort it
You find the time if its taking over your life
When you are anxious everything makes your mind race I do understand but this is the one area where I would drag myself there to get better. I mean if you had pneumonia would you go to the doctor or brave it at home because the thought of antibiotics or doctors makes your mind race? The principle is the same. Your mind is overreacting, possibly your brain chemicals are a little out of whack....it is fixable or at the very least manageable. By drug thherapy or behavioural therapy. Why let yourself suffer. I regained my life in therapy. In retrospect, I wish i had started sooner. I struggled with anxiety disorder (quite severe daily crises which impacted my ability to function in daily life) for about 6 years (since 2001). Played around with some therapy during that time (psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavioural counselling, some medication - never followed through because nothing helped and i felt worse). Then after a terrible flare-up following the birth of my first child I opted to follow a psychiatrist's advice and went on medication. I then had 6 years of therapy of which the last 4 years were symptom free (the last 2 were for gentle tapering off meds). I am now a total of 7 years symptom free and 3 years drug and therapy free. Totally functional. Mild flareups after periods of prolonged stress and during illness. Those mild flareups are considered normal response in sensitised individuals. I can live with those because they signal when i need to rest up, change something or simplify my life. And are helpful. Healthy anxiety . I have since this given birth to my second child and everyone, including myself, was expecting a relapse...but nothing...though i do think my heart was close to jumping out of my chest during the stupid c-section...I had to be sedated with some pretty cool drug in the end but i think nobody is indifferent to being cut up :D. Hope this helps. I wish you a full recovery and by recovery i mean taking charge and breathing freely.