I was diagnosed with GAD a few months ago after I had a severe panic attack back in August 2017. It's been almost a year and things seem to be getting worse. I can hardly get good sleep at night because I'm afraid of dying in my sleep, I wake up a few hours for no apparent reason before waking up tired the next day. I'm constantly worried about my heart health, even though the tests done at the hospital didn't show any signs of heart attack and even though I prove to myself over and over again that I'm not going to die from exercising I can't shake the feeling. I'm in an almost constant state of stress and anxiety at work, and I have a co-worker that is OCD about everything so that doesn't help. Recently I've noticed my vision is becoming worse and my arms and legs feel weak, and I've noticed a slight decrease in muscle mass in my arms. I feel like all of this is going to kill me but idk what I can do to stop it. I'm sensitive to meds and therapy doesn't seem to help. How can I cope?
Your seriously not alone. Like you i have GAD and panic disorder and traits of OCD aswell as extreme health anxiety. My breakdown started September 2017. Everyday i think im going to a heart attack, i google heart attack symptoms, check my pulse etc. Im beyond. I've had so many ECGS, blood tests and even a cat scan on my heart, ALL FINE. I had a proffesor tell me my heart is fine and about 8 doctors tell me the chance of me ever having a heart attack is so slim.
Do you think that comforts me? Nope. Do i believe them? Nope. Does my body still get chest pains, squeezing and tightness? Yes. I know its anxiety, but my anxiety tells me it's not. Im that bad i wont even say things like "hand on heart" or "you nearly gave me a heart attack then" 😂. Im terrible. So your not alone. I now google anxiety symptoms and i can relate to so much more. Message me privately if you want to. x
Hi I’ve suffered with gad for a couple of years now and totally understand as I’ve experienced all these symptoms too, what I’m gonna suggest sounds silly and I thought it was but I got to the point that i would try anything to make this feeling of constantly being on edge stop! I downloaded a couple of anxiety hypnosis apps listened to them every night for about 2-3months and they really helped they didn’t cure me but really helped. I then got prescribed beta blockers from the doc an they helped too now my gad only happens occasionally wen I’m very stressed or under a lot of pressure. I hope you find something that helps but practising breathing properly will certainly help
I keep wanting to get more tests done but I keep trying to convince myself it's just anxiety and stress. The fact that I don't have the money to pay for them seems to help.
I love them and like you i felt really silly listening to them. But i am a massive believer in them now. Takes a while to get use to it but i recommended them xx