I can't seem to believe it's anxiety

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:53 am

Well unfortunately I am b's defeciant. My body doesn't take in b vitamins. I have to take injections of b12 once a month. I have thought about that too. None of this really started till I started taking those. I don't know what's going on with my body, but it is definately screwed up. There was a negative thought, lol, I do relaxation exercises, and try to avoid any situation that may make me nervous. I nervous all the time though, I wake up nervous, it feels like my whole bed is shaking. Does anybody else experience that? I have terrible headaches, and my upper teeth feel numb sometimes, this has just begun. I don't know if that is associated with this or if something else is going on. Well I guess back to the doctor I go. It's like my second home. LOL.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:17 pm

Well, I can definitely relate....I am so consumed by health issues......I actually was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder - ankylosing spondylitis/uveitis and temporal lobe epilepsy, this past year. Anyway, I have rib pain, chest pain, Shortness of breath, numbness, all kinds of stuff that I see doctors for weekly and all is ok. I actually work in the medical field and sometimes my husband points out that my knowledge may be making this worse. I can "What if" to some very weird diseases. Anyway, I have the root issue of fear of dying as well. AS a christian, it is not the fear of where I am going, but how it will happen and leaving my kids and family behind. You know, I go through the whole scenario of "What if I passed out at home and my 2 and 3 year old were left for hours before my husband gets home?" or "What if I die and my kids never even remember me?" Well, I can play the whole scenario out, and sometimes I do even to the point of my funeral and who would watch the girls....but I have to remind myself that I serve a ggod God who is in control and then I realize I do have control issues. Well, I am just starting and a little skeptical, but I will give it my all and pray for all of you as well.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:33 pm

Lucinda's tapes say it is a common trait to over analyze. It sounds like your husband is trying to be very supportive. I had started taking CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) classes two years ago. I did medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology, medical assisting with all high 98 or 99 scores. Then I started my intern clinicals and I got to week ten and started having anxiety attacks that went into panic and had to stop classes. I missed too much too finish so I jumped over to Phlebotomy and got certified, but have no interest in doing that. I did learn that I don't like working with diseases, fecal matter, blood, or anything contaminating like that now that I no so much about contamination. I am not OCD, but I don't want to make myself susceptible to these things either. Anyway, my husband started to think I was thinking I had everything I read about. I still don't feel that is true, but I do feel that I learned a lot about anxiety, the fight or flight response, and adrenaline rushes. To me this helped me to understand what was happening to me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:10 am

I agree with everything you said. I do all those things you said about dying. Are any of you out there on klonopin? I went to the dentist today, because I am having a burning sensation on my tongue and gums and they seem to swell. Anyways, the dentist said I don't have oral cancer, Thank GOD, but he said I have dry mouth. He said that klonopin can cause this and it is very annoying and painful at times. Does anyone else have this. I pay for all of you and hope that this program is successful for us all.