Hi guys haven't been on for a while as things have been going really good but today we've had some bad news, we were expecting it but still doesn't help. I've started getting worked up again every time I try to go to sleep my mind is over thinking, feel as through I'm going to have a heart attack keep getting a odd stabbing pain in my cheast then get worked up even more. Breathing heavy again and light headed. Tell me everything's ok please. My health anxiety is through the roof again xx
It'll be okay, take a deep breath through your nose filling up only your belly and blow out slowly through your mouth with your lips pursed and tell yourself it's going to be alright. Do this a few times until you begin to relax a little bit, I like to run warm water on my hands while doing this or taking a hot shower and it works for me. Then call somebody who you can talk to and tell them how you're feeling so you don't internalize so much, it's always better to let it out.
Thank you for your advice going to try it now. I seem abit calmer from 15 minutes ago I think. I'm just over thinking things again like you do x
Ya no problem, it's crazy what anxiety can do to the body lol but at the same time I can comfort myself by saying that I can turn off these feelings by calming myself down. I've found that if I go on YouTube and listen to something like water running or any calming sounds, I can fall asleep focusing on those sounds instead of thinking about stuff that will stress me out.