Stress Center Peer Support

Do you ever feel terribly misunderstood?

I do. In many aspects of my life.

And it's lonely.

I got the program today!

Yep, I get it all of the time. Sometimes my chest pain is on the left side of my left breast, sometimes it is in the middle, it just depends.

I also have had left arm pain numerous times (as well as left shoulder pain).

I've had these aches and pains for years.

Oh, and I am 24. And I've had just ...

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Do you ever feel like you are cursed? Like, the obstacles are just...never-ending? Like you are constantly being tested over and over and OVER again?

My boyfriend and I have been planning on me and the kids making the move across country to Baltimore to be with him, for going on 3 years now ...

Can I just say that I LOOOOOOVE Josh Groban?! He doesn't really 'pick me up' in the 'I wanna go out and party' type of way, but he does have a comforting voice and I love the songs that he sings. "You Raise Me Up" is just beautiful.

Many songs that get me to 'get up and go' come from the R&B and ...

I have, on occasion, experienced those burning sensations. I've also experienced a 'cool burn' sensation. Hard to describe, I suppose.

I've had all of the tests you've mentioned, as well as others (heart ultrasound, etc.).

My newest symptom is facial numbness. It seems to get much better when I ...

It's like, on one hand, I am just tired of wallowing in this self-pity bullcrap...like, I don't WANT people to feel pity on my behalf...I want understanding, sure...maybe some empathy, I dunno, really. But I DO know that I don't want pity or anything...but I knwo it definitely comes across that way ...

Sorry for posting so much tonight...and for complaining so much in so little time. :( :roll:

I have been exclusively pumping for my 3 month old son since the day he was born. It's been really hard on me, but somehow I got through it...pumping every 2 hours and getting at the most 3 hours of sleep ...

I dont know why I am obsessive about this, but anything that has to do with the end of times/apocolapse or conspiracy theories just run through my mind all of the time.

It makes me SO sick with worry and fear and anxiety. I cannot watch anything that has to do with these things...because otherwise ...

My symptoms?

*Chest pain (sharp and unable to take deep breaths because of it)
*Neck pain (especially down my left side)
*Numbness, especially on the left side of my face and neck, sometimes left arm and hands
*Weakness in legs
*Shakiness/trembling
*Throat tightening up
*Lump in throat
*Rapid pulse ...