Stress Center Peer Support

Hi
This is my first time to post and I am glad I found this site, because maybe I can get the answers that I have been looking for for sooo long.
I am 44
I have been having thoughts of something being wrong or I might die since I was 13 years old. It wasn't always constant thoughts of this but it would come in waves.

Eight years ago my brother passed away unexpectantly and then about 8 months after that I had a horrible panic attack. I hadn't had anything like this in my life. I suffered with these anxiety issues for the next 2 years and slowly just got over it. These thought would come ever so often for the next 4 or 5 years but that was about it.

Last November 2007 I was sitting in Pizza Hut, everything going great in my life and I had another panic attack. I thought I was dying and wanted out of there fast. For the next 2 months I had good days with no anxiety and other days with anxiety. During the months of January through March I felt better that I have in years. Thank you Jesus

Since April 2008 I have had thoughts of something being wrong with me or I might die at anytime. My physical symptoms are getting light headed at least 20 times a day or I get chills across my shoulder up my neck to my head. Some days I don't have any of this.

I am not one to go to the doctor and thinking about it brings on more anxiety. I also don't have any type of insurance and don't have the funds to go.

I don't have chest pain or pressure, but my heart will pound with one strong beat maybe once or twice a week. It is just one beat that does this. My heart rarely races or has a fast beat unless I am doing some exercise or something real active.

This symptom of getting light headed and chills is the ones that worries me. Do these same things happen to anyone else?
I do have a safe person that I confide in. When I get to feeling bad I get online and start reading and that help's out a whole bunch. I don't take any meds or go to counseling.
Just want to know who else get these symptoms.
Thank you for your help.
TRD

Hi
I too get lightheaded very often even this moment as im typing. It gets me scared at timesbut then i try to distract myself becuase if i keep thinking about it i will drive myself crazy. I know its anxiety but i still haven't quite learned how to stop myself from getting this sympton. but im still giving it my all to figure it out. But don't worry your not alone. A sympton that i feel often and right now is numbness throughout my body. Do you also get this strange symptom? But how i said your not alone. Good luck

Thank you Jesse for replying. I have found that if I am busy doing something I don't get light headed.
I don't want to get on any meds and am trying my best to get through this with my safe person. We pray together and I know Jesus it going to heal me.
I totally believe in the power of prayer and that is where I put my trust.
TRD

TRD,
your trust is definately in the right place. if you have yahoo messenger please feel free to contact me. my screen name is monkeysazz72

OMG TRD you sound just like me. I get the exact same symptoms and my fear is passing out in an attack.

I had a full blown panic 8 years ago when I was 20 and then had them all the time. Became agoraphobic. Took me a good while to finally get over it.

Then out of the blue, 8 years later I had another attack and started worrying about it and here I am again going through the program.

I think it just boils over when we get too much on our plates and start going back to negative thought habits.

Anyway. Yes..that is the same day I do off and on all the time. I feel dizzy. I don't get a chill, I get a rush of heat and tightness in my body, sometimes tingling.

The program will help. It is what got me through the last time. Be blessed.