krisdc
29-11-11, 21:32
Hi everyone. For about a year and a half now I've been suffering with severe anxiety. I often have episodes where it becomes hard to breathe (because I'm focusing on my breathing) and am constantly observing my skin to see if I'm too pale or if it's going yellow etc.
I had a lot of problems at first with my heart having palpitations and beating too quickly but an ECG showed me they were just anxiety related. I do realise I have very strong anxiety which I think I can deal with on my own but there is one overwhelming symptom which is making my life impossible to live comfortably and I'm not sure if it's anxiety.
I have a sort of constant head pressure, and have had since my panic attacks started a year and a half ago. It never goes away, it just gets better. it's all around my head so I doubt it could be a tumour or anything like that, but it's really bogging me down more than ever now. Sometimes I won't notice it and then I think about it and it's there as ever. It occasionally seems to go away but it's very, very persistent. It's also worth noting that sometimes it doesn't even feel like a pressure, sometimes it's more like something crawling about in my head in a way, just a very nagging feeling. My doctor did look at my eyes when I last went and said that I didn't have a tumour, but is it even possible to tell from glancing at my eyes with a torch?
Another thing that worries me is the fact that I started drinking alcohol to cope with it and it's now a habit. I'll often drink 6 cans of Fosters a night just because it helps me forget about things a bit. I realise this is too much and is probably making it worse so I'm not drinking on weekdays anymore starting today.
I'm just getting really depressed and stressed and it's effecting my relationship, working life and social life so I really need help. Please help me!!!
I had a lot of problems at first with my heart having palpitations and beating too quickly but an ECG showed me they were just anxiety related. I do realise I have very strong anxiety which I think I can deal with on my own but there is one overwhelming symptom which is making my life impossible to live comfortably and I'm not sure if it's anxiety.
I have a sort of constant head pressure, and have had since my panic attacks started a year and a half ago. It never goes away, it just gets better. it's all around my head so I doubt it could be a tumour or anything like that, but it's really bogging me down more than ever now. Sometimes I won't notice it and then I think about it and it's there as ever. It occasionally seems to go away but it's very, very persistent. It's also worth noting that sometimes it doesn't even feel like a pressure, sometimes it's more like something crawling about in my head in a way, just a very nagging feeling. My doctor did look at my eyes when I last went and said that I didn't have a tumour, but is it even possible to tell from glancing at my eyes with a torch?
Another thing that worries me is the fact that I started drinking alcohol to cope with it and it's now a habit. I'll often drink 6 cans of Fosters a night just because it helps me forget about things a bit. I realise this is too much and is probably making it worse so I'm not drinking on weekdays anymore starting today.
I'm just getting really depressed and stressed and it's effecting my relationship, working life and social life so I really need help. Please help me!!!