What is your number 1 hardest symptom to get rid off?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:38 pm

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Yes, I have the tools to stop the panic, but I second guess whether I am strong enough to do so when I "pick the day" to travel 30 minutes away in the busy city, and walk inside the mall!!! Scares me to death just thinking about it.

This is me. Anytime I have to go somewhere alone the anticipatory anxiety and the rapid heartbeat is so awful....I do go places but the feelings are always there...I can't figure out what I am doing wrong...the other night I met my friends and when it was time to go home at midnight I asked one of my friends if she could just follow me part of the way ... but when she turned off....the anxiety was there right away. Yukkkk!!!! It just frustrates me so.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:10 pm

Originally posted by cheri31:
My worst crime was instigating a panic attack by thinking my boyfriend was dead because he hadn't called me when he was supposed to.
Gosh, I can relate to this one. I will drive myself crazy thinking these thoughts like this. God forbid if I call or text and he (my husband) does not return my call immediately, I am positive that something awful has happened to him. And yes, I also realize how ridiculous all of this anxiety stuff is. I am doing so much better than I was 3 weeks ago, it is truly amazing!! I am chaning for the better daily.

My biggest fear that I have not conquered yet, is traveling far away from my house. I know I have to do this soon, but I am scared silly. Yes, I have the tools to stop the panic, but I second guess whether I am strong enough to do so when I "pick the day" to travel 30 minutes away in the busy city, and walk inside the mall!!! Scares me to death just thinking about it.

Wow, I can relate too. First let me say that I know anxiety can be genetic but My parents beleive that my fiance is the reason for all my pain and anger. I dont really know what it is but his behavior has definatley caused me to act like that before. He has a drug problem and if he wouldnt answer the phone or come home I would freak out and think the worst. I dont know if my anxiety is causing me to think this way or is he casuing my anxiety. I dont know but I cant definately relate to those thoughts. Then when you would find out everything was okay you would think how crazy you are. right? Well we are definately in the right place because these ways of thinking are definatley not normal. but just think your not alone.

Believer08 · Post by **Believer08** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:23 pm

Boy! at least I'm not alone. My hardest symptom to get rid of is my fear of going to the doctor, for anything. All I have to do is think of just the word doctor and I can ruin my entire, week or even month. I always go to "what if they find something wrong, what if I need a proceedure and it is painful, what if I have a horrible illness? I can go on and on with this subject. I really need help on this one. Suzzie

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:06 pm

Mine is feeling like I have to throw up

Originally posted by The_Prodigy_Son:
The first time I experienced a panic attack was on May 26, 2008, bought on by a number of extremely stressful circumstances. I must confess, what a terrifying experience the panic attack was. I could not function for 3 weeks, and stayed in bed. I had alot of generalized anxiety and just hearing the wrong words on a television programme would cause me to freak out and intensify the anxious feelings. I have not had another panic attack since the first panic attack and the anxious body sensations such as: a racing heart etc, have completely gone. I do not get them at all, due to I no longer fear either one of them anymore.

My problem is I still get the fuzzy head feeling, where as my brain feels loose within my head. Also occasionally I would experience a feeling of having difficulties breathing.

These two symptoms I would say are definitely my hardest symptoms to rid myself of and are very annoying. Although I do not feel anxious, these symptoms just seem to be automatic. Possibly it's my nervous system still going through the recovery stages. Any ideas? Also please post your most challenging and hardest symptoms to overcome.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:00 am

My "favourite" symptom is nausea, followed by fear of going insane...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:05 pm

My Number 1 most trying difficulty is
my procrastination.
I have found that if I work at something,
it is calming to me. But I put off starting.

I have some body symtoms sometimes but I accept that. Along with the aches and pains that just natually come with age.
I'm gonna work on that procrastination.
Anyone have any suggestions on that?
Mary Jane

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:40 am

omg.. I cant believe I am reading this stuff.. I knew I had anxiety bad.. but I really did think the mental part was all my own.. I was kinda thinking they were 2 seperate things. All this reading really proves to me that we are all in the same boat.

I have graduated away from the chest palps and racing heart.. I have moved into a new one.. which is strictly dis - assocation and detached feeling which leads to scarey thoughts about going insane and having a stroke. It still escalates and surges through my body, but just in a different equally terrifying way.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:38 am

My worst symptom is the feeling of unreality. I can deal with all tha other stuff but this one is the most difficult.

I try to remaind myself that is anxiety causing the "unreal state" but it still very uncomfortable.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:19 am

I have been through all these symptons and I hate them. I have thought I was going to have a heart attack. I have even been taken to a heart doctor out of town on a ambulance when all the time it was a panic attack. Sometimes my heart skips a beat. Or it feels like it is turning flips or going to jump out of my chest. Then I get where I feel like I can not breathe. I get in shower feel like walls closing in on me. I think wild crazy things alot of what ifs. Do any of you feel this way. I have been to counciling Now I am on Zoloft it has helped alot but I hate to be on meds. I hope and pray these sessions work. I am on session 3 I have learned alot already. I cannot wait to finish I hope I will be fie. Please pray for me. And I have been praying for people in these groups. Anybody that does not have these symptons are truly blessed.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:48 am

I too have felt all of the above symptoms (nausea, chest pains, headache, lightheaded, etc.) but the worst for me and most recent is not being able to breathe....all day! I am in the process of changing meds. I stopped paxil last week and began prozac so hopefully it will get better as soon as the new drug gets into my system. I can't wait to be med free!!!!! And breathe again