I've never had any kind of problem until about a few months ago and I'm not sure why it started. I'm guessing bc I'm getting older. I'm a 24 year old female and recently I've been thinking way too much about death. I have a huge fear of it. I can't seem to get it off of my mind... ): right now, I'm experiencing a stiffness in my right arm and when I think about it too much it's like I get real anxious and start to freak out. I also experience slow breathing and fast heart rate here and there. I've had EKG tests, I've had a heart monitor put on, I've had blood test, I've had chest c rays and they tell me that I'm completely healthy! I also have tightness in my chest here and there as well. Does anyone else have this issue? I have no insurance so everytime I think something is wrong I have to go to the ER and rack up more medical bills ): someone please help!
Just try to take some deep breaths and keep telling yourself that this is just anxiety! I suffer a lot with the "impending feeling of doom" that comes along with panic and anxiety. It is so awful! I always try to do deep breathings and drink chamomile tea! Chamomile tea helps calm the stress hormones that are left off in the body! It does absolute wonders for me! Also try some therapy as well. I always said I would never go but honestly these last 3 weeks have really helped a lot. She is teaching me different techniques to chase those bad thoughts away.
Thanks so much for your reply. I really didn't think anyone would respond! I'll look into finding someone to talk about it. As we speak I've got a fast heart rate, chest tightness and I had numbness on the top of my right shoulder ): I'm always so scared that I'm having a heart attack or something...
I completely understand! That's my biggest fear! I always think I'm having a heart attack or something. I've had countless numbers of trips to the E.R and everything came back fine. While you are having these symptoms do the deep breathing and see if that helps. In through your nose for 4 seconds and slowly out of your mouth for 8 seconds! Make sure when you are inhaling your belly is expanding and when you exhale your belly is going in. It's called belly breathing and it helps lower the heart rate and relaxes the mind.
I'm going to try that. This whole feeling went away for a few days then came back and sometimes I can go all day without any issues but it always seems to hit me at night before bed and come back when I wake up. It takes me forever to fall asleep bc I'm thinking too much. I also sometimes feel like I'm going to stop breathing when I dose off and I jump up. So scary.. any little thing now, worries me. I use to never have any issues. It could be just my anxiety but I also have issues with the feeling of having something stuck in my throats and or chest.. it's horrible.
That's so awful! I'm so sorry! I'm just giving a heads up that when Mother Nature comes for the month or if she is close you will tend to feel a little more anxious because of all the hormones and chemical imbalance mixing together! I literally thought I was dying last week! Now that it's gone I'm back to my normal anxiety level! Definitely get in with a mental health doctor ASAP I know in a lot of states if you have a mental illness they can't refuse you. So try those because I'm gonna be completely honest at first it's going to be impossible without medication. It's an everyday fight but you can't give up! Always tell yourself I'm going to accomplish more today then I did yesterday. Try to do the breathings even if you aren't having symptoms just to have that extra peace of mind!
Anxiety.
7am wake up, 1st thought, wow, I'm alive and didn't die in my sleep. 2nd thought- I need to stop being so stupid in thinking I'm going to not wake up in the morning as I think like this every night, without fail, but still wake up because, I'm not dying, it's my anxiety. 3rd thought- I hope my anxiety's not going to be bad today.
Well... there we go I've just triggered it within seconds of waking up.
The thought of having a anxious day has just made my anxious day start.
so where do I go from here, 8am throats been closed for the past hour, breathing feels like I've got to control it otherwise il stop breathing, palpitations are slowly creeping in, random chest pains are coming and going every so often, hands are cold, head feels tight, arms randomly goes slightly numb on and off...
All with the above thoughts/feelings there's also the other thoughts
-I'm going to have a heart attack in a minute.
-why a few months ago did my anxiety go and now it's back again.
-shall i go to the doctors again and tell them to do another ecg as they must of got it wrong, I must have something wrong with my heart.
- how do I get these thoughts out my head.
- I don't want to die and leave 3 beautiful children and my partner behind.
- Seeing there faces just being told there mummy's died.
- Writing a text to my partner saying "I've fainted I'm at home help me" I don't send it I just leave it there ready to press send just in case.
- Teaching my children how to use my phone to call 999 and ask for help if I ever fall to he floor or if anyone every needs help.
- I don't want to take a deep breath in, in case I breath to hard and make a heart attack come on.
- My eyes sometimes blur or feel confused.
All of this and more, but this was today's feelings and thoughts on top of school runs, 3 children, a house to tidy, dinner to make, bottles to do, children to get to sleep. At not one point today have I not thought these thoughts and had these feeling, and guess what it all starts again tomorrow 😔
I feel this every second of the day, I just want to feel normal again, instead of actually convincing myself I'm dying of a heart attack or brain tumour 😭
Thank you so much for talking to me about this. I wish I could add you as a friend some how on here so I could just talk to you in an easier way when I'm having issues! I'm glad I'm not the only one that this is happening to!!! This definitely sucks.
I'm so sorry your struggling as well with this stuff. It definitely sucks.. if you need someone to talk to I am here for you.
Hi hillary
All this unfortunatley is very common with anxiety.. And who knows why it can suddenly appear but sadly it does.
It happened to me back in september.
I thought i was ill, how could i not be with all these physical symptoms? but after all the tests like yourself... I was fine but still had the symptoms.
I started doing research into anxiety and how it affects our thoughts and physical symptoms.
I found lots of medical info from universities who study anxiety.. all available on the net and they were so helpful and i started practicing there suggestions that they found to work in years of trials.
Mindful meditation was the best for me as i retrained my wind to focus on the hée and now... forget the what ifs etc etc.
I also had some CBT but its available in the UK on the NHS so it wasnt a problem but that nay be costly for you.
Give some self help ideas a try and see is you improve.
Good luck and let us know how you do... a problem shared is a problem halved and people on here are véry helpful xx😊
Thank you a bunch and I'll try that!!!