angel11
13-05-12, 15:28
Hello,
I have been having panic/Anxiety attacks now 24 years now (Since I was 8 years old) and never had any help or medication for it just kinda tryed to cope with them I have always found the doctors really unhelpfull. Throughout the years of having these panic and Anxiety attacks the symptoms and feelings have changed as I have got older although I don't get them all the time when I do there are pretty bad. I find myself self- harming myself., ie pinching/digging my nails in parts of my body even bruising at times. Last week I was driving back from london and just came over strange. My eyes went funny I had numbness and tingling all over but I didn't pull over I carryed on and by the time I got home I looked like i'd been beaten up with bruising and scratches on my chest,face and hands lol but once I was home I started to feel better.
Now I am getting new symptoms that I have never had before and i'm hoping that this isnt going to be long term but when I am driving in my car I feel my thoat tightening up and im holding my breath, I feel very light headed and my eyes go funny and the thing thats worrying me the most is my face goes numb and when I look at myself in the car mirror my eyes and face looks weird to me and I look drained. I keep going mind and when I have been out the car for a bit and start walking round the shops I start feeling better although my head and eyes are still feeling weird. Then I get back into the car again and start feeling it again then I start yawning alot and I know thats due to the anxiety. I just want to know is this another new symptom of anxiety and does anyone else get this or is it a cause for concern. If it is Anxiety I will be able to cope with it just like I have for years the doctors do nothing and I have been to them and hospitals for years. Does anyone know anything that will help me cope better without medication?? Thankyou.
I have been having panic/Anxiety attacks now 24 years now (Since I was 8 years old) and never had any help or medication for it just kinda tryed to cope with them I have always found the doctors really unhelpfull. Throughout the years of having these panic and Anxiety attacks the symptoms and feelings have changed as I have got older although I don't get them all the time when I do there are pretty bad. I find myself self- harming myself., ie pinching/digging my nails in parts of my body even bruising at times. Last week I was driving back from london and just came over strange. My eyes went funny I had numbness and tingling all over but I didn't pull over I carryed on and by the time I got home I looked like i'd been beaten up with bruising and scratches on my chest,face and hands lol but once I was home I started to feel better.
Now I am getting new symptoms that I have never had before and i'm hoping that this isnt going to be long term but when I am driving in my car I feel my thoat tightening up and im holding my breath, I feel very light headed and my eyes go funny and the thing thats worrying me the most is my face goes numb and when I look at myself in the car mirror my eyes and face looks weird to me and I look drained. I keep going mind and when I have been out the car for a bit and start walking round the shops I start feeling better although my head and eyes are still feeling weird. Then I get back into the car again and start feeling it again then I start yawning alot and I know thats due to the anxiety. I just want to know is this another new symptom of anxiety and does anyone else get this or is it a cause for concern. If it is Anxiety I will be able to cope with it just like I have for years the doctors do nothing and I have been to them and hospitals for years. Does anyone know anything that will help me cope better without medication?? Thankyou.