Si
06-09-13, 07:45
hello,
I stumbled across this forum in the hope of some support and possible understanding with help with what I think is a re-occuring condition.
I have been a worrier and anxious since I was around 12 (I am 44 now), I have a succesfull carrear and hold down my job. But over the last 6 -7 years I have had recurring sevre attacks. I thought I was cured but the tingleing in my arm and feelings of dispondancey tell me they are not.
I catastrophise about things I have no control around. Always starts when i'm stressed, then the stress goes, then there will be something on the news , TV or whatever and then it triggers the response, it can be anything from war to global warming etc etc Started when was 12 but became acute around 7 yeasr ago.
Once it hits I get palpatations, adrenaline rushes, I feel a dispondent with imminent doom. I function just but go quiet, I have nightmares.
On 2 previous occasions I was prescribed citalopram, and I have been off it for 3 years and have been fine until last week.
I think the first thing is to accept whats happening to me, I recognise it, i know its not logical. How to deal with the symptoms swicth it off etc is still a mystery. Is it always back to the quacks for drugs ?
My theory is this....
I am normally very logical, I plan work long term and in detail. I am good at it. So I think I get stressed, dont relax and then the brain misfires. So then an event (particularly bad news world wide) then triggers an if this ten this then this then this happens , it will be bad, and I then get panic and fear. I catastrophise. In the worst case 6 years ago it led to depression.
I don't want to go there again.
Anyhow thats my story, if you knew me you never guess how I suffered like this. I feel so weak at times.
Simon
I stumbled across this forum in the hope of some support and possible understanding with help with what I think is a re-occuring condition.
I have been a worrier and anxious since I was around 12 (I am 44 now), I have a succesfull carrear and hold down my job. But over the last 6 -7 years I have had recurring sevre attacks. I thought I was cured but the tingleing in my arm and feelings of dispondancey tell me they are not.
I catastrophise about things I have no control around. Always starts when i'm stressed, then the stress goes, then there will be something on the news , TV or whatever and then it triggers the response, it can be anything from war to global warming etc etc Started when was 12 but became acute around 7 yeasr ago.
Once it hits I get palpatations, adrenaline rushes, I feel a dispondent with imminent doom. I function just but go quiet, I have nightmares.
On 2 previous occasions I was prescribed citalopram, and I have been off it for 3 years and have been fine until last week.
I think the first thing is to accept whats happening to me, I recognise it, i know its not logical. How to deal with the symptoms swicth it off etc is still a mystery. Is it always back to the quacks for drugs ?
My theory is this....
I am normally very logical, I plan work long term and in detail. I am good at it. So I think I get stressed, dont relax and then the brain misfires. So then an event (particularly bad news world wide) then triggers an if this ten this then this then this happens , it will be bad, and I then get panic and fear. I catastrophise. In the worst case 6 years ago it led to depression.
I don't want to go there again.
Anyhow thats my story, if you knew me you never guess how I suffered like this. I feel so weak at times.
Simon