Cassius
06-12-12, 02:44
Hi guys, :)
I’m a serious mess right now.
I used to suffer from anxiety attacks as a teenager but with help managed to get over them.
I’m 30 now and a couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to see Skyfall (I’d already seen it) and half way through the film we had to leave because I was feeling unwell.
I had a cinema hotdog that gave me food poisoning – a very common occurrence apparently as they’re not a restaurant and don’t have the right food standards.
That night I went to A&E and initially they said it was an anxiety attack. My heart was pounding, I felt tingling in my hands and feet, so I’m sure that’s fair enough.
I’ve been pretty sick ever since, been home every day for 12 days, lost some weight and getting more and more exhausted each day. Everything I do makes me fear dying, triggering a new anxiety attack and sending me back into A&E.
I had diarrhea again at 10am this morning that had me fearing the food poisoning had returned and I’ve not been for ‘number 2’ since then (it’s 2.30am) and I now feel constipated, and I read up how constipation can be a symptom of heart attacks… So I’m worrying myself into an anxiety attack again.
The most ridiculous point is that other than that, I’m finally starting to feel a little better and yet since earlier this evening I’ve sought out new things to worry about.
My girlfriend has demonstrated the patience of a saint as she’s joined me in the hospital 4 times in the last 12 days often till early in the morning. She even took the entire week off work last week to take care of me, but they told her the next week that if she took any more time off it would have to be holiday or unpaid, which is fair enough.
I cannot keep doing this to my girlfriend. I’m sorry to ask and I’m sorry to be so neurotic, but I seriously could do with some encouragement guys.
I hope you’re all healthy, happy and having a great week! (and especially a better week than me)
Take care. ;)
I’m a serious mess right now.
I used to suffer from anxiety attacks as a teenager but with help managed to get over them.
I’m 30 now and a couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to see Skyfall (I’d already seen it) and half way through the film we had to leave because I was feeling unwell.
I had a cinema hotdog that gave me food poisoning – a very common occurrence apparently as they’re not a restaurant and don’t have the right food standards.
That night I went to A&E and initially they said it was an anxiety attack. My heart was pounding, I felt tingling in my hands and feet, so I’m sure that’s fair enough.
I’ve been pretty sick ever since, been home every day for 12 days, lost some weight and getting more and more exhausted each day. Everything I do makes me fear dying, triggering a new anxiety attack and sending me back into A&E.
I had diarrhea again at 10am this morning that had me fearing the food poisoning had returned and I’ve not been for ‘number 2’ since then (it’s 2.30am) and I now feel constipated, and I read up how constipation can be a symptom of heart attacks… So I’m worrying myself into an anxiety attack again.
The most ridiculous point is that other than that, I’m finally starting to feel a little better and yet since earlier this evening I’ve sought out new things to worry about.
My girlfriend has demonstrated the patience of a saint as she’s joined me in the hospital 4 times in the last 12 days often till early in the morning. She even took the entire week off work last week to take care of me, but they told her the next week that if she took any more time off it would have to be holiday or unpaid, which is fair enough.
I cannot keep doing this to my girlfriend. I’m sorry to ask and I’m sorry to be so neurotic, but I seriously could do with some encouragement guys.
I hope you’re all healthy, happy and having a great week! (and especially a better week than me)
Take care. ;)