Please help me!!
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angela52884
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Does anyone really notice change with this program? I got it a couple of weeks ago and I really need to start over, I havent really buckled down to start it the right way. Anyways, I am scared outta my mind right now!!! I feel so outta control with my body and it scares me!!! This stuff is really taking me over!!! I hate it because I dont know what the problem is. I seriously feel scared all the time. I wake up with a rapid heartbeat and a really bad nervous energy and jittery feeling, I feel like I want to jump outta my skin, I feel like I cant concentrate or even think straight! My palms are hot and sweaty and I just generally feel so nervous!! I always have that sense of doom feeling also and it scares me!! I feel so alone! I have had bloodwork done and gone to the cardiologist to get my heart looked at and thats all fine. I wish I could find a cause for this because its really hard to believe that it is really me that is scaring myself!! I dont really have an appetite anymore. I am also 6 months pregnant so to the docs medication seems to be outta the question. I really feel so scared that this will never get better!!! Does your anxiety really scare you??? HELP!!!!!
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Guest
Good Morning Angela,
First off, I would like to assure you that you are absolutely not alone. Anxiety is an insanely scary feeling and pretty much every person on this forum knows what you’re feeling.
What you wrote here pretty much explains how I feel when I’m having bouts of anxiety. I wake up feeling nervous and very tense. Throughout my day, my anxiety and physical symptoms are constantly on my mind. Like you, I feel shaky, nervous, and have an extremely hard time eating because my stomach is in a big knot all day. When it’s REALLY bad, I get hot flashes and can’t think or concentrate on anything. I completely understand how awful you are feeling. We all do.
I am here to tell you that you will not feel like this forever. I know it feels like that sometimes. I even have to remind myself of this all the time because when you’re in the middle of it all, you just can’t imagine how you will shake this feeling and get back to feeling happy and comfortable. My acupuncturist (a VERY wise woman) said something very profound to me the other evening; something very basic but I had never stopped to think about it. She told me that you can’t expect every day to be absolutely great. You will have good days and you will have bad days. The key is remembering this when you’re having a bad day and acknowledging that just because today is bad, it doesn’t mean tomorrow will be also.
Positive self talk is key. You must recognize negative thoughts when they happen, stop them immediately, and replace them with something positive. I have found as many books as I can on the subject and try to read a bit of one of them every day. My favorite is called What To Say When You Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter.
You WILL be okay. It WILL pass. I know it’s nearly impossible to believe now…we all feel that way sometimes. Just hang in there and remember you have a support network here.
Feel free to PM me ANYtime.
First off, I would like to assure you that you are absolutely not alone. Anxiety is an insanely scary feeling and pretty much every person on this forum knows what you’re feeling.
What you wrote here pretty much explains how I feel when I’m having bouts of anxiety. I wake up feeling nervous and very tense. Throughout my day, my anxiety and physical symptoms are constantly on my mind. Like you, I feel shaky, nervous, and have an extremely hard time eating because my stomach is in a big knot all day. When it’s REALLY bad, I get hot flashes and can’t think or concentrate on anything. I completely understand how awful you are feeling. We all do.
I am here to tell you that you will not feel like this forever. I know it feels like that sometimes. I even have to remind myself of this all the time because when you’re in the middle of it all, you just can’t imagine how you will shake this feeling and get back to feeling happy and comfortable. My acupuncturist (a VERY wise woman) said something very profound to me the other evening; something very basic but I had never stopped to think about it. She told me that you can’t expect every day to be absolutely great. You will have good days and you will have bad days. The key is remembering this when you’re having a bad day and acknowledging that just because today is bad, it doesn’t mean tomorrow will be also.
Positive self talk is key. You must recognize negative thoughts when they happen, stop them immediately, and replace them with something positive. I have found as many books as I can on the subject and try to read a bit of one of them every day. My favorite is called What To Say When You Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter.
You WILL be okay. It WILL pass. I know it’s nearly impossible to believe now…we all feel that way sometimes. Just hang in there and remember you have a support network here.
Feel free to PM me ANYtime.
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Guest
Angela,
Listen to tape #2 again. I know it's so hard to believe that anxiety could produce so many physical symptoms, but it does; Just look at these message boards! Heck, we're all twitchin' and itchin' and faintin' and freakin' all the time! Are you taking good care of yourself with the right vitamins and rest? I'm sure being pregnant requires you to take it easier on yourself. Hopefully, there's a mom on here that can give you more advice about the changes of being pregnant. For now, listen to your tapes, tell yourself that of course you're anxious, your body is changing, and that it will absolutely get better!
Listen to tape #2 again. I know it's so hard to believe that anxiety could produce so many physical symptoms, but it does; Just look at these message boards! Heck, we're all twitchin' and itchin' and faintin' and freakin' all the time! Are you taking good care of yourself with the right vitamins and rest? I'm sure being pregnant requires you to take it easier on yourself. Hopefully, there's a mom on here that can give you more advice about the changes of being pregnant. For now, listen to your tapes, tell yourself that of course you're anxious, your body is changing, and that it will absolutely get better!