Hi, again...
Last night i had very little sleep, only around 4 hours at the most due to waking up at 1:17 am and not being able to get back to sleep due to a stabbing, tight chest.. its like everytime i close my eyes i feel like my body isnt breathing for me if i stop concentrating on my breath its horrible. I cant breathe today im tight chested and in school at the moment... im still experiencing whole body numbness like everything i touch is dull and feels wrong... this is the third day now its driving me insane. Ive been to the doctors, yesterday, she did some blood tests and i wont ger the results for a week or so and im paranoid theres something really wrong. Ive been to a and e and had my vitals checked and theres nothing wrong. It seems this anxiety has come out of nowhere and its scaring me! Any tips for calming down and are these numb feelings normal with anxiety?
Hi RyuuKuu,
I am so sorry to hear about this event. Are you feeling any better today? If nothing has changed it is very advisable that you go to the hospital to be sure that you are not having a heart issue.
That said, I have been where you are and understand your pain, fear, anxiety and uncertainty of what to do. I have been to the hospital 2xs for what I thought were heart issues that turned out to be panic attacks. Embarrassed, I apologized to the doctor who immediately told me I made the right choice. He said whenever you are in doubt get confirmation and peace of mind.
As you know if you Google long enough you can diagnosis multiple illnesses only to discover you have nothing or something much less dramatic and fear inducing when you see a professional. Can you call a nurse hotline thru your insurance? That would be free and might ease your anxiety.
Lastly, have you eaten, stayed hydrated, taken any new meds that could be causing a reaction?
Wishing you wellness and peace as you look for answers.
Hello there,
I can totally relate with you, I'm also suffering with high anxiety, last month out of the blue I had my first bad panic attack. I've had social aniexty and panic attacks in the past but nothing like what I was feeling then, my heart rate was up, I was all over the place and nothing I did to calm myself helped. Not only did I experience phyiscal numbness but emotional numbness, I couldn't laugh, I couldn't cry. It was all so scary because I'd never handled anything like this before, I still have issues but I'm currently on an antidepressent to stablize me.
When I had my second panic attack I went to the ER, scared it was a heart attack or something, I had and EKG and it came back fine. Had bloodwork done and my labs were all average, everything said I was fine but I didn't feel fine. I'm still on this rollercoaster but after some time it became less hectic, so be patient, we're all getting through this at our own pace!
As for tips, I personally find it difficult to distract myself but I try things like youtube videos, coloring, games, reading, writing, sometimes music or meditation. Just some ideas!
Good luck,
Darby
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