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does anyone one ever have a real hard time with anxiety after they have been sick? I had the 24 hour flu the other day ,thanks to my kids, anyway now ever since then i have been having panic attacks ,feeling spacey ,shakey ,i cant shake these feelings and its making me mad! its like everytime i think i am doing better wham here we go again! well i would just appreciate some input from my family!!

Yes.. I do. After being sick & I have problems with anxiety real bad too right before I get sick. Somtimes I will be thinking "what in the world is going on" because I am in such a bad state & then find out in a day or 2 I was coming down with something. I have read this is very common. Don't worry more. You body is just depleted & physcially down right now so you will have a harder time with it. It will get better as your body gets better. Make sure you are hydrated & maybe take some vitamins if your stomach can take it right now. Your not alone..ask & I've been there!

I understand that feeling like your better but here we go again. I was in the hospital in 2006 and after I got out my panic attacks got worse and I would have times were I thought I was getting better but then I would panic. I'm so grateful for this program and I wish you luck.

let me tell you, i do the exact same thing....that's how I know Im better. because when im actually in the throws of being sick, im too sick to be anxious!

Whenever I am under the weather I begin to feel more anxiety creeping back into me. It usually passes once i am feeling better but still frustrating.

I have been doing pretty darn good...even went back to work full-time and am enjoying life again but 9 days ago I got the terrible flu that is going around. I missed a couple days of work which upset me since I was 'out' so much last year due to anxiety. The fever is gone and the cough is better but the complete fatigue is creating some anxiety in me. I am doing real good at accepting and rolling with my symptoms of anxiety (which usually makes the symptoms go away) but the stuff I feel from the flu is different. It is just a natural response that my body makes so I can't stop it with my thoughts. Yep, it would benefit me to better accept those feelings too and know that they will pass. I think the worst part is that walking really helps with my anxiety but this fatigue is not giving me enough energy to do that right now....it will pass and I can walk my little tail feathers off again soon!