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Ok, my b/f asked me earlier if I wanted to go to his cousins house just to visit. Now this is a place that I usually love going to hang out and its pretty close to our house. Well earlier I was feeling sooooooooo tired that is almost scared me!!! Like so tired that I almost couldnt function, I didnt sleep that well this weekend. Anyways, I wanted to go but something I think ANXIETY was telling me that I couldnt go. I just had this feeling that I couldnt go for some reason. But I got ready and we started driving, the whole way there I am feeling more and more weird!! I almost started to tell him that I didnt feel well and wanted to go home, but we got there and as soon as I walked in I was spacey and lightheaded and majorly had the stupid passing out feeling! I walked in the door took off my coat and felt like I was going to just hit the floor, everything seemed funny and people were talking but its like I wasnt fully there or something. I went to the bathroom and seriously felt like I was going to freak out!!! And was worried about how I was going to get throught the night there!!! Well, I came outta the bathroom and got some dinner they had ready and tried to "play it off" I think my hands were kinda shaky, but eventually I didnt feel so out of it and actually felt comfortable after like an hour. That is the scariest feeling though. I am standing there thinking what the heck is wrong with me!! Why do I feel this way???? I have no idea why I felt that way but I really hate it! It scares the crap outta me!!!! Does is scare you all when you get the spaced out feeling???? It always makes me think I am going to pass out!!!!!

I get it allll the time! I HATE IT TOO!!! it really does scare me and all I do is talk myself out of it

"i am ok, this is just anxiety, this will soon pass, you are fine, you are safe, life is good, and so on..

I get a safe feeling when I give myself positive talk. I hope that helps!!

You should be so proud of you for going anyway!!! You didn't listen to the uncomfortable feelings and you lived your life instead. That is huge. Keep doing it and soon anxiety will be in the past for you. You didn't fear it!!! That is great! I understand your frustration. I too have felt it many times and continue to battle it. So you are not alone. Peace be with you

Anna

i get this feeling and i know its not very fun isnt it?! i get it mostly when im walking into a place..or when im overwhelmed, or want to leave somewhere...lol lets just say i get it alot. i usually feel like im going to just fall over or pass out, but always tell yourself you wont fall over or pass out, your brain is just trying to catch up and recover. thats why you feel spacy, and it feels really wierd i know, but it goes away after a while. just try to wait it out, you can do it.

Me tooo, I've had all the feelings you've mentioned. Like many others, I've stayed where I was, some times, was able to talk to myself so they were bearable, other times not. I just received my program today and I pray it will help me to not have to continue on with just "bearable", I want to feel good, enjoy life, work and functions without all these symptions.

Good luck to us all

Yes I can relate and I agree with the others. You just do it anyway and eventually your brain will realize that nothing bad happens if you push through it and do it.

I feel that same way all the time! What scares me and gets my mind going crazy is that I do NOTHING that I can think of to create those spacey feelings. They just happen when I am around the house and in a good mood. Then I think "Oh my gosh I think I am going to pass out! Why do I feel like this? There must be a reason otherwise I wouldn't be feeling this way." If I am outside I worry that I am going to pass out and die or something and that no one can help me. Its all anxiety in the end because I have never passed out in all this time thankfully and I feel this all the time.

I hate Anxiety!! Im 20 years old, and I have had anxiety for about four years. I always get this feeling that Im going to pass out too, I get real light headed. I also get this feeling that I cant breath! Then I start thinking that Im going to have a heart attack. And from there the fear starts rolling into one BIG ball...Im like always worried about my health. It's almost as if I look for new pain...Like I pay too much attention to how my body feels. Like sometimes I will get like a prickly feeling in the middle of my chest and right away I think Im going to die. And when this happens I can concentrate on anything...I feel very spacey...its a weird feeling I cant explain. I hate feeling like this. I hate feeling like im going to pass out...or have a heart attack or something bad happening to me...It's just no fun!! I can be totally fine, in a perfectly good mood, and bam there it is.

YES I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK THERE PEOPLE LIKE ME that has this anxiety and depression. Ever since i was 13 i felt very lonely. thinking that im the only loser and weird person in the world. I would like to talk to you guys. im new at this. and i would like some advice.

I have that too at times. I just look at it like a mirage and if I just ignore it eventually it goes away. Since I've had this for so many years and haven't passed out yet. . . I figure until I do, I'll just assume that it will be just like the last time.