Hello, this past march I was diagnosed with POTS a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system and along with that I have had anxiety. However, I am a little concerned about are my symptoms anxiety or another mental health problem. My symptoms are: Randomly become anxious/a little depressed, intrusive thoughts, waking up in the middle of the night with racing thoguhts or a feeling my mind is stuck on one thought, confusion in the day time like almost I am in a dream or like I am not in reality (scared of this symptom), random anxieties when doing things, and that is about it. Anyone have any tips or think this might be something other than anxiety?
its sounds like anxiety to me… what are the thoughts that ur having?
yes, those are common with anxiety. i have had them all.
ive had anxiety since age 5, so i know the symptoms quite well. ive had it numerous times.
the dreamlike state is derealization. thats when your brain tries to block out anxiety for you. its weird but harmless.
everything u mentioned is harmless.
to decrease all these, u need to relax your mind as much as u can.
its a day by day thing, but u can manage it better.
counseling helps
theres great meditations on you tube for anxiety, sleep, proper breathing , etc
do things that relax you.
we are here for you! ![]()
I couldn’t even tell you to be honest just racing thoughts
i know what you mean. i get that all the time. its like its too much coming in too fast that before you can rationalize the first thought, a next comes in almost immediately… which in turn makes you panic and worry… im always health concious. i have severe health anxiety. just last night i woke up in a panic every half and hr 4 times… its frustrating. feel free to message if you need to talk.