This is my story and why I've posted it online. My name is jordan I am 24 year old male. Over a year now I have suffered from (G,A,D) generalised anxiety disorder brought on from (P,T,S,D), over the past month or two it's has gone from something I can live with to something I am really struggling to deal with. I work for the ambulance service and I work pretty much all the time and shifts that are all over the place, that is why I am posting this online I don't have time for friends and I have no one to talk to about this, and all I get when I do try to mention it is, " it's not that bad we all are stressed " so that doesn't help. Over the past month or two my anxiety and panic disorder has gone crazy to where I am having anxiety and panic attacks ever day or every other day, I had one 4 days ago that carried on for half an hour and I ended up going to A&E I thought it was somthing serious, my symptoms when having an attack are, racing and pounding heart, breathlessness, tingling arms, pains in the chest, feeling like am not taking in enough oxygen, the worst fear you can imagion immense feeling of dread, feeling as tho am literally going to die. It's just getting so scary and horrible to live with to top it all off I am going through a very tough time with multiple things going on in my life that don't help the situation. Please tell me am not on my own.
I was diagnosed with GAD & it's EXTREMELY dreadful. You feel like your going to die every second of the day. Constant irrational thoughts running through every single day. Chest pains, nausea, blurred vision, muscle aches & pains, headaches, erotic heart palpitations, lightheadedness, dizziness, loss of appetite,constipation, false sense of reality, etc. It's terrible. But you cannot let these thoughts consume you. You were created with a peace of mind. Not fear or worry. We were created to be strong & courageous despite your problems. Help others. I'm sitting here typing & telling you how to get through this & im not even listening to myself. That's how God works. I'm helping you but im speaking to myself at the same time. We're helping each other get through this & by these works i am telling you, hopefully you with spread the word &help others. Pray. Meditate. Eat healthy. Drink plenty of fluids. Excersise. Distract yourself. This is only the beginning. Hang in there & be STRONG. You got this! God bless you. ❤
Hi jessixa, greatly appreciate your well written reply, you hit the nail right on the head there, that is exactly my problem too. I know and I can tell people how to dead with it but when it comes to my self it's just impossible, the symptoms you get and the sudden fear of going to die on the spot it's literally impossible to think in a positive way. Even tho the symptoms are very real like the head aches, nausea, racing heart, chest pains ect ect but anxiety and panic disorder is all in the head and it's soo hard to get clear if it. I also suffer from O,C,D hahaha you couldn't make this up its all mental problems. But once again thank you for your reply I feel little better hearing from other people with the same issue as me. Makes me feel at ease a little
Absolutely no problem. I sitting here struggling with this problem as we speak. But we're gonna get through this!
Jordan you’re not on your own. I’ve felt the same as you for the past 4 Year’s! Had some good times during this tune but it always comes back. Forums like this are so helpful to connect with people who know what you’re going through. I admire you doing the job you do. It must be tough. You’re helping so many other people every day so important that others can help you by listening on this forum
I know it's immposible to think positive when you feel that way. I usually cry &my blood pressure has gone up to as high as 153 & im only 16. 4ekgs, 3 chest xrays, an echocardiogram, stress test, holter monitor etc . Nothing found. There is no physical illness. That's all that matters. Live your life & stop worrying. When you feel a certain type of way just know & keep saying in your head, "it's just anxiety". You'll be okay
That's true and that is what I do tell my self. I feel one creeping up on me and then I am like. I am fine this is just anxiety I am gonna be ok nothing to worry about..... 5 mins later and a mess with a full blown panick attack thinking no am not gonna be ok am actually gonna die. Hahaha
Alison thank you for that reply. Yes I feel quite good tonight since I've found this forum. Someone to talk to is one of the best medication you can have. But like I said talking to people is hard for me bcoz truth is I've literally have no one to talk to. 4 years that's scary just thinking about it. I've seen how much mine as changed over just 1 year. Do you know what the trigger or the cause of yours was. I was called to a job December 16th last year. And that really did mess me up it was absolutely horrific and the worst thing is I have to drive past it every day to work and that was the start of my spiral of anxiety and depression, but according to a counselor I spoke to its stemmed from.my childhood and that was a trigger to cause it all to come back.
Mine was moving house into a real tip which needed renovating. I had a panic attack out of the blue one night and thought I was having a heart attack. My dad died of a heart attack when I was younger and ever since I’ve had trouble getting over the fact I thought I had a serious health issue. My anxiety now is all around my health.
Yeah sometimes that's how it goes. But if you get into a habit of doing it, it'll become easier to let go & live worry free.