The Anxiety Thread

[Em Dee]

Not trying to turn this into a mental health forum but I figured it'd be nice I have this thread for people dealing with anxiety for me. What I'm on at the moment is heart problems even though I have no chest pain. It was triggered by a panic attack I had picking up TASM 2 on DVD.. It's a never ending cycle for me, once I quit worrying about one thing, another pops up. It's exhausting

 

[StarkTheProdigy]

I feel ya. About two years ago is when I started taking an anti anxiety which helped.

 

[BatmanVSuperman]

I only get chest pain right as I fall asleep. It's like I get a rush in my heart the moment I'm about to be in dreamland It's very odd and insomnia ensues.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I only get anxious around loud, young adults while in public.

It doesn't cause panic attacks but it can trigger my schizophrenia.

I needed anti-anxiety meds to get through college.

 

[Feenix]

I'm a chronic worrier. It may not sound like a big deal, but I've lost many nights of sleep over the mere idea of something horrible happening to someone I love. My brain fixates on the worst and I can't shake it. The funny thing is, the logical side of my brain is able to convince the anxious side that the anxiety I have is completely overblown. I would go nuts if it wasn't for that small voice that holds so much logic.

 

[Em Dee]

I'm a chronic worrier. It may not sound like a big deal, but I've lost many nights of sleep over the mere idea of something horrible happening to someone I love. My brain fixates on the worst and I can't shake it. The funny thing is, the logical side of my brain is able to convince the anxious side that the anxiety I have is completely overblown. I would go nuts if it wasn't for that small voice that holds so much logic.

Consider your self incredible gifted

 

[ComicChick]

i am a worrywart but worst of all, i'm an overthinker. i know the saying more or less goes something about wishing could turn my brain off for a while, but mine works more in a "i wish i could skip to the next track" type of way.

things will loop in my mind for hours, minuscule, minute things i shouldn't be harping over. i've lost lots of sleep over this as well.

when i was younger, i was terrified of death and would kinda freak out before going to bed cuz i had a fear i wouldn't wake up. i'm fairly certain that has a lot to do with the insomnia i've had since i was about 12

 

[Em Dee]

i am a worrywart but worst of all, i'm an overthinker. i know the saying more or less goes something about wishing could turn my brain off for a while, but mine works more in a "i wish i could skip to the next track" type of way.

things will loop in my mind for hours, minuscule, minute things i shouldn't be harping over. i've lost lots of sleep over this as well.

when i was younger, i was terrified of death and would kinda freak out before going to bed cuz i had a fear i wouldn't wake up. i'm fairly certain that has a lot to do with the insomnia i've had since i was about 12

Same with me. Right now I'm trying to run it through m head that I wasn't worried about my heart until I had a panic attack. Which, if you tell that to a person that doesn't suffer from anxiety. It'll sound extremely easy to get over.

 

[spiderman2]

I'm a chronic worrier. It may not sound like a big deal, but I've lost many nights of sleep over the mere idea of something horrible happening to someone I love. My brain fixates on the worst and I can't shake it. The funny thing is, the logical side of my brain is able to convince the anxious side that the anxiety I have is completely overblown. I would go nuts if it wasn't for that small voice that holds so much logic.

Tell me about it all I think about is how I hate my job and haven't been able to find any thing new in almost 2 years of looking and felling like I am never going to find something new and about being at home still at the age of 25 felling like I am never going to beable to support my self and also wanting a gf really bad and felling like it will never happened has I have the hardest time talking to them and I am just akward person lol. It like what am I going to have a job I hate forever? Am I never going to beable to support my self and end up homeless? Am I alrease going to be single and never meat that special someone?

 

[the last son]

I'm a over thinker, worrier, as well. It's only around people. Now, that I'm older I can say it's gone away a lot. After a while you realize you have only one life and I'm not going to spend it being afraid. For example, yesterday I had a first meet. She brought her friend along. A few years ago I wouldn't go for that. Being older what's the worst that can happen? Be yourself and try to have a good time. I do take meds for depression though. Maybe that's why I'm more relaxed.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I started getting anxiety attacks when I was 18.

I was smoking a lot of weed and had a couple of bad experiances with ecstacy in quick succession... and it all snowballed.

I had my first anxiety attack at a party when everyone had gone to bed. Anxiety's a strange feeling, especially when it's knew... you just really don't know what's going on or why you feel scared or on edge... but you do, and when you can't shake it with logic and reason you can start to panic even more.

I threw up and rocked back and forth for the rest of the night.

I stopped smoking weed pretty much immediately after that night, and even had to stop drinking too... mainly because every time I tried, every time a sip or a toke even passed my lips, the anxiety would hit me.

But when I stopped, it actually started getting worse.

I got a couple of full blown panic attacks, and they where horrible and much 'wilder' than an anxiety attack for me. Anxiety attacks are persistent but sometimes subtle... which can be really really annoying if you're trying to sleep.

But my panic attacks were on a whole other level.

I had to start seeing a drug councillor and she taught me a lot of good techniques and got me in to meditation for a while. And I was really lucky, cause my college allowed me to do my exams in a seperate room with a supervisor who would take me for walks and pause the clock if the anxiety started surging.

I have made a full recovery since, and I haven't had any non drug related anxiety for a long long time.

And even when I have, i've been much better equipped to deal with them

But i've still gotta be careful what I do. I can't party as hard as some people, I avoid confrontation, I make effort to take 'me time' if i'm getting too stressed.

It's all a balance you learn.

I only get chest pain right as I fall asleep. It's like I get a rush in my heart the moment I'm about to be in dreamland It's very odd and insomnia ensues.

Yeah I used to get the same thing really badly. I'd be absolutely fine until I tried to sleep, then i'd be just about to slip off and it'd hit me

I also went through a weird stage of getting them sometimes after eating