I think it is interesting that when I started this program, I didn't think that I had that many issues with anxiety other than I seem to have a consstant underlying feeling of worry and impending doom as part of every day. But after doing the first session and especially after reading the posts, I realize that I deal with these symptoms almost constantly. The difference with me is that they are just all part of my daily life and never seem to get out of control. I guess I just at some point expect to feel this way, so they don't scare me. Sort of sad to think that these symptoms follow me around like a best friend.
When i was younger, I had two panic attacks but knew that is what they were since I had family members who had them.
I am trying to be more aware of things I experience, so here is what I go through each day. Feelings of worry that lead to feeling short of breath, dizzy and weak, sort of off balance. Also chest pains and almost constant tightness in my throat. I also always have aches and pains. But like I said, I guess I thought that was just life. I can't imagine not feeling like this.
One thing I think I have figured out already. I read a book about sensitive people. It described me pretty well. One thing that I have always been is hypersensitive; to other people's feeling, to my environment like noise and cold or hot, to pain and other feelings in my body, etc. My mom still talks about how difficult I was as a child and I still remember this. Getting dressed in the mornings was awful because my clothes bothered me, you know, itchy, tight, etc. If my sock had a crease I had to take off my shoes and start over. Poor Mom. Anyway, my son was the same way. Thank God for sweat suits when he was little. That is all he would wear.
So my theory is that many of us are extremely sensitive people and this is why we are so apt to have these experiences. And I do know that when you concentrate on these feelings, they do seem to be worse.
What are the worse anxiety symptoms that you have had? How did you get them to stop?
whats up my name is tim im from dinuba just down the road i also feel the same some times i wake up and my heart is pounding i have had ibs also i sometimes ifeel like i am going to die some chest pains i have had my heart checked 1 year ago and it was fine but i still trip on it all the time
Originally posted by angela chriss:
i get all of the same symptoms, i was doing pretty good following the program, then it hits again, im on sessions 4 now. my symptoms now are still the shakey, of uneasiness, worrying, fear of dying, or stroke or heart attack,but now i wake up anxious, and now im having bad IBS. im always gassy, and if i eat i get real bad chest pains. pepcid ac actually helps. so when i lay down, my throat feels like it tightens or swells up. and i feel like i cant swallow, or breathe which causes the anxiety to rush into a panic, what do i do, does anyone else out there feel the same thing?