eel_hannah
20-09-09, 06:41
hi all!
i can't explain how good to know they are so many ppl out there like me. i thought i was going crazy. i was reading through the anxiety and panic attack section and they were all too familiar.
i am 23 years old and never thought i would experience these symptoms.
i haven't suffered from any traumatic events, grew up in a normal
household, and thought i was worrying way tooo much. since i do not have health insurance there is no way for me to get a thorough check up. i have no family history of terminal illnesses. never had strep throat, broken any bones, stitches, etc.. so, saying that i would tell myself i was just imaging things and beat myself up for thinking i was gonna die.
the first time i had a anxiety attack was over a month ago when i hit my head on a rock that shook me up. I then proceeded to call a friend who is a nurse and told my parents that i needed to go to an emergency room. then to realize that this was all a panic attack.
then yesterday, i thought i had a swollen lump under my right jaw and thought i had some lymph node cancer and freaked out. i started to have another anxiety attack. i didn't say anything to my sister yesterday because i thought i could handle it mentally by myself. i ended talking to my mentor who calmed me down for the time being. [i read on this forum that thoughts lymph nodes scares are common.]
today i had the i can't swallow my food, dizziness, headache, body aches, neck pains, short of breath, thought i was going to have heart attack, loss of appetite, thought my lungs weren't functioning, trembling, trouble sleeping, thoughts of fainting, and blurry vision. it's the worst feeling to have and having ppl around u to stop this non sense makes it worse.
i can't say how incredibly relieved i was to read that these are very common amongst ppl who suffer from anxiety. also, to be in a community where i can relate and share these things.
i hope forum will help me cope with this and further prevent these attacks that nobody should suffer from! thanks! :flowers:
i can't explain how good to know they are so many ppl out there like me. i thought i was going crazy. i was reading through the anxiety and panic attack section and they were all too familiar.
i am 23 years old and never thought i would experience these symptoms.
i haven't suffered from any traumatic events, grew up in a normal
household, and thought i was worrying way tooo much. since i do not have health insurance there is no way for me to get a thorough check up. i have no family history of terminal illnesses. never had strep throat, broken any bones, stitches, etc.. so, saying that i would tell myself i was just imaging things and beat myself up for thinking i was gonna die.
the first time i had a anxiety attack was over a month ago when i hit my head on a rock that shook me up. I then proceeded to call a friend who is a nurse and told my parents that i needed to go to an emergency room. then to realize that this was all a panic attack.
then yesterday, i thought i had a swollen lump under my right jaw and thought i had some lymph node cancer and freaked out. i started to have another anxiety attack. i didn't say anything to my sister yesterday because i thought i could handle it mentally by myself. i ended talking to my mentor who calmed me down for the time being. [i read on this forum that thoughts lymph nodes scares are common.]
today i had the i can't swallow my food, dizziness, headache, body aches, neck pains, short of breath, thought i was going to have heart attack, loss of appetite, thought my lungs weren't functioning, trembling, trouble sleeping, thoughts of fainting, and blurry vision. it's the worst feeling to have and having ppl around u to stop this non sense makes it worse.
i can't say how incredibly relieved i was to read that these are very common amongst ppl who suffer from anxiety. also, to be in a community where i can relate and share these things.
i hope forum will help me cope with this and further prevent these attacks that nobody should suffer from! thanks! :flowers: