Really need some advice on my anxiety

Mental health
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Hi I've been having really bad days with my anxiety lately and it's draining.. I hate it so much it's really interfering with my school and exams and I just want it all to go away, my mind keeps racing thinking is this really anxiety or am I actually dieing? I'm so sick of feeling like this all the time seriously feel like just giving up.. I just want the old Rachel back😞

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What would you by dying of, if you were? 

I don't think you are dying, but I know it can be horrible.

Have you looked at metacognitive therapy, it really helped me understand that worrying about worry just makes it worse.

Detached mindfullness is a good technique to get into too x 

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I think I have every illness under the sun even tho I've been tested and I don't, I really do want to try therapy because I personally think I'm too young to be going on medication I really would hate to have to do that x

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It is so tempting to focus on wanting to feel differently. I do it too!! A lot of the advice about anxiety focuses on acceptance, knowing that nothing is going to happen despite what your brain or body my be telling you and making you experience. You aren't dying! 

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Where is good to read about meta cognitive therapy? 

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I know it's so horrible😞 like I've been to doctors and got blood tests that should be enough reassurance for me😞 

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I dont think medication works for the mental part of anxiety but it could help your physical symptoms. 

Id read up on health anxiety. If youve been tested and there is nothing physically wrong with you then I would try to think of every worry you have as a symptom of health anxiety. X

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I have a book by Adrian Wells which is very good. otherwise Id just google it and see what you find! x

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list your thoughts on paper and write true or false or don't know against each comment.  This should sort out the reality of your thinking.  The true comments are the only valid ones

richard

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Does anyone suffer with really bad chest pain?? Feel like I'm having a heart attack😞

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I often get that when I am stressed about something.  In my case I thought my life was endangered so I had the palpitations and chest pains.

Richard