Mind and Body symptoms due to anxiety and panic. Check it out!
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erica06418
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I purchased the program in 2009 and was doing great until a few weeks ago. I am not as bad because I use positive self talk but my hypochondriac ways are coming back. I feel so many different body symptoms and think the worst. Three weeks ago I came back from Santo Domingo and had very bad stomach issues I was sure to have a parasite I went to doctors and they did cultures they came back negative but I was sure they missed something. After continuing to convince myself it was fine the symptoms went away. After that then is was intense pressure in my chest like someone was sitting on it. I was sure that I was having issues with my heart. Now its frequent urination and I can not shake it that something is wrong. The problem is there is always something wrong and I always feel that there is something the doctors are missing. I hate living like this it robs me of my happiness. The worst part is I am so scared to tell my husband so I feel so guilty like I am hiding something from him. Please help!!!!!
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Some of the body symptoms that I used to experience a few years ago are coming back.
A few years ago I started to suffer from anxiety and depression and I had panic attacks.
I recently have been feeling WAY tired all of the time. I have also had that feeling of
"bewilderment" about me. I am starting to be concerned about having these feelings, even though they
are coming upon me "lightly" and not in one big jolt. My pulse was a little high the other
morning. I could actually feel my heart beating in my chest, so I took my pulse and it was
something, like, 118.
The good thing about all of this is NOW I know what the symptoms
of anxiety and panic are and I don't have to go crazy worrying about them all of the time.
I know I am not dying and I won't die and I won't be going to the hospital. But at the same
time I am "concerned" about these feelings that have returned. I have been weaning myself
off of my psychiatric medications this past year and I hope that the lowering of the doses is
not causing these feelings. I know I can survive with my condition MED FREE because
others have done it. I just need to get through the program so that I can learn all of the
skills to keep me healthy during this crazy ride !
Lynda
A few years ago I started to suffer from anxiety and depression and I had panic attacks.
I recently have been feeling WAY tired all of the time. I have also had that feeling of
"bewilderment" about me. I am starting to be concerned about having these feelings, even though they
are coming upon me "lightly" and not in one big jolt. My pulse was a little high the other
morning. I could actually feel my heart beating in my chest, so I took my pulse and it was
something, like, 118.
The good thing about all of this is NOW I know what the symptoms
of anxiety and panic are and I don't have to go crazy worrying about them all of the time.
I know I am not dying and I won't die and I won't be going to the hospital. But at the same
time I am "concerned" about these feelings that have returned. I have been weaning myself
off of my psychiatric medications this past year and I hope that the lowering of the doses is
not causing these feelings. I know I can survive with my condition MED FREE because
others have done it. I just need to get through the program so that I can learn all of the
skills to keep me healthy during this crazy ride !
Lynda
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erica06418
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Lynda, I was doing so well for about 2 years and all of a sudden the sense of bilderwilderment came back and I was getting one panic attack after another. The great thing is that I used the positive self talk so I didnt run to the hospital either but I have to say this round has been difficult as well. Its been about a month and I still have these obessive thoughts about my health and struggle so much to live in the moment. I get so upset with myself because I know what I have to do but why cant I just do it and be done with this condition once and for all......
Erica
Erica
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Erica,erica06418 wrote:Lynda, I was doing so well for about 2 years and all of a sudden the sense of bilderwilderment came back and I was getting one panic attack after another. The great thing is that I used the positive self talk so I didnt run to the hospital either but I have to say this round has been difficult as well. Its been about a month and I still have these obessive thoughts about my health and struggle so much to live in the moment. I get so upset with myself because I know what I have to do but why cant I just do it and be done with this condition once and for all......
Erica
Thank you so much for responding. I can understand what you are going through. I have been fighting these
demons for several years now. I honestly don't think this condition ever just goes away. Always in recovery
but never recovered ? I want to be the person I used to be several years ago. I was a very independent
woman and very hardworking. Now I am agoraphobic and unemployed. Right now I mainly worry about letting
my family down. I worry about disappointing my family. They don't understand this condition.
I just can't push a button and get better. It is a struggle every day just to get through the day.
Worry consumes me.
Lynda
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erica06418
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Lynda
I understand what you are going through, this time last year I was doing great even though I tend to have obessive/scarey thoughts constanly I was doing great not letting them get me down...Now it seems since my last episode last month I am still picking up the pieces of my life...I really think we are super hard on ourselves because I think I am letting my family down all the time....I think we will get better it just takes time...you can surely get back to where you were because I know I have been there quite a few times...knowing this keeps me going
I understand what you are going through, this time last year I was doing great even though I tend to have obessive/scarey thoughts constanly I was doing great not letting them get me down...Now it seems since my last episode last month I am still picking up the pieces of my life...I really think we are super hard on ourselves because I think I am letting my family down all the time....I think we will get better it just takes time...you can surely get back to where you were because I know I have been there quite a few times...knowing this keeps me going
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I too get the "frequent urination". and Then I freak out about anxiety in general. How stupid right?? Why do we do this to ourselves?? That I will never understand... Even when I take my klonopin now, it makes me tired but doesnt take away the obsessive thoughts that cause the anxiety. Help??
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coachchris
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Hey Everyone!
We are obsessive worriers and one thing we will do if we don't completely own our worry habit is jump from one obsessive thought to another. We'll get over one to just start chasing another one. Lesson 10 tries to help us get to the root of the obsessing. Most of us obsess about our mental health or our physical health. It is a 'control' problem.
The other big thing to remember is that our obsessive thinking always lies to us. We make everything much bigger than it is. We over-react. We ALWAYS over-react. Once you can take ownership of that pattern you can reign it in, under-react, be reasonable and head in the direction of truth. Never trust your obsessive worry. It's like a bad car salesman and we keep buying the sales pitch. Time for change! Review lesson 10 and let me know if you have any questions.
I obsessed for 10 years...this is one of the hardest habits to break, but people are breaking free from it everyday. All of our coaches have experience with this so we understand and are here to help.
Would love to hear from you!
Chris StressCenter.com Coach
We are obsessive worriers and one thing we will do if we don't completely own our worry habit is jump from one obsessive thought to another. We'll get over one to just start chasing another one. Lesson 10 tries to help us get to the root of the obsessing. Most of us obsess about our mental health or our physical health. It is a 'control' problem.
The other big thing to remember is that our obsessive thinking always lies to us. We make everything much bigger than it is. We over-react. We ALWAYS over-react. Once you can take ownership of that pattern you can reign it in, under-react, be reasonable and head in the direction of truth. Never trust your obsessive worry. It's like a bad car salesman and we keep buying the sales pitch. Time for change! Review lesson 10 and let me know if you have any questions.
I obsessed for 10 years...this is one of the hardest habits to break, but people are breaking free from it everyday. All of our coaches have experience with this so we understand and are here to help.
Would love to hear from you!
Chris StressCenter.com Coach
Coach Chris
coachchris@stresscenter.com
coachchris@stresscenter.com
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Coachcriss
you r sooooo on the money with this ive only been practicing this program for about 3 weeks im finishing session 3 however im gonna stick to this session for a few more days this session is important and we need to filter it and get the point .
ive been doing pretty good just to tell you that ive done all possible medical exams that you can imagine this was all done to have peace of mind, i even stayed in the hospital for 2 days just to make sure my heart and everything else was ok, MRI MRA, EEG, U name it ive done it.
All of the results have been ok so that says it all ,all those symptoms that i feel are all related to the anxiety that i have developed becouse of my obsessive thoughts however i needed to make sure it was not something medical and be like the boy who cried wolf.
this morning i woke up with a little chest discomfort BUT WHAT DID I DO? i said to myself im ok this is just anxiety i have no heart problems ive done a million test for the heart and this has to go away and it did after my relaxation meditation and then i remembered that yesterday after my 30 minute walk i felt energized and decided to top it off doing push ups thinking i was Rocky i dont remember the last day i did a pushup thats how long its been,and the chest disconmfort after all was muscle tenssion and got better after a while plus ive had this chest discomfort before and ekg was done by the fire rescue and no sign of heart attack was there.
we need to distract our mind with POSSITIVE STUFF MAN bottom line.
BY THE WAY CHECK OUT MY POST IN THE TRIUMPH BOARD
GOD BLESS
DOLPHIN G
you r sooooo on the money with this ive only been practicing this program for about 3 weeks im finishing session 3 however im gonna stick to this session for a few more days this session is important and we need to filter it and get the point .
ive been doing pretty good just to tell you that ive done all possible medical exams that you can imagine this was all done to have peace of mind, i even stayed in the hospital for 2 days just to make sure my heart and everything else was ok, MRI MRA, EEG, U name it ive done it.
All of the results have been ok so that says it all ,all those symptoms that i feel are all related to the anxiety that i have developed becouse of my obsessive thoughts however i needed to make sure it was not something medical and be like the boy who cried wolf.
this morning i woke up with a little chest discomfort BUT WHAT DID I DO? i said to myself im ok this is just anxiety i have no heart problems ive done a million test for the heart and this has to go away and it did after my relaxation meditation and then i remembered that yesterday after my 30 minute walk i felt energized and decided to top it off doing push ups thinking i was Rocky i dont remember the last day i did a pushup thats how long its been,and the chest disconmfort after all was muscle tenssion and got better after a while plus ive had this chest discomfort before and ekg was done by the fire rescue and no sign of heart attack was there.
we need to distract our mind with POSSITIVE STUFF MAN bottom line.
BY THE WAY CHECK OUT MY POST IN THE TRIUMPH BOARD
GOD BLESS
DOLPHIN G
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This list was just what I needed to read today!! Coach Chris, thank you for the post and encouragement ... very helpful. It seems I have been jumping from one health concern to another (obsessively, of course!) to try and identify why I feel this way. I scare myself silly sometimes. Trying to keep up the positive self talk, but at times I just can't seem to convince myself that "I'm ok!". I know my brain is just trying to "protect" me. I guess patience and perseverance are key here! And DolphinG - great job on the positive self talk!!
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I just went back to drinking coffee again and eating candy.
Talk about a way to create mind and body symptoms that
lead to anxiety and panic ! I never thought that caffeine
would have such an impact on the way my body feels !
Pretty amazing.
I had given up coffee completely
and candy too. Going "cold turkey" did not work out
for me. So now I may just be drinking the coffee and
eating the candy, but in smaller amounts that are
manageable for my physical health and my mental health too.
Lynda
Talk about a way to create mind and body symptoms that
lead to anxiety and panic ! I never thought that caffeine
would have such an impact on the way my body feels !
Pretty amazing.
I had given up coffee completely
and candy too. Going "cold turkey" did not work out
for me. So now I may just be drinking the coffee and
eating the candy, but in smaller amounts that are
manageable for my physical health and my mental health too.
Lynda