Charlottie
09-11-06, 23:09
Hey, I'm Charlotte, I'm 16. :)
Well I've always been a worrier ever since I was little. But since March I've been having chest pains and difficulty breathing and when I went to the doctors he just said it was worry. Well after he told me that I felt fine but last week there was a gas attack on my college and it's brought all of it back. And right now it feels like my throat is tightening and like there's a lump in there but I can drink and eat perfectly fine and it goes away if I don't think about it. In fact it was getting better until just when I mentioned it. Well here's a list of the anxiety symptoms I have [they're bolded]:
Body
Burning Skin Sensation
Chronic Fatigue
Electric shock feeling
Excess of energy, you feel you can’t relax.
Feel like you are going to pass out or faint
Feeling cold or chilled
Hyperactivity, excess energy
Increased or decreased sex drive
Muscle twitching
Neck, back, shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
No energy, feeling lethargic, tired
Numbness or tingling in hands, feet, face, head, or any other places on the body
Persistent muscle tension, stiffness
Sore or tight scalp or back of the neck [been getting it since the college incident]
Startle easily
Sweating, uncontrollable profuse sweating
The floor feels like it is moving either down or up for no reason
Trembling or shaking
Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom [and my first thought was omg I'm pregnant, but I haven't had sex :| see how much I worry?]
Warm spells
Weak legs, arms, or muscles
Chest
Chest pain or discomfort
Concern about the heart
Feel like you have to force yourself to breath
Find it hard to breath, feeling smothered, shortness of breath
Frequent yawning to try and catch your breath
Heart – beating hard or too fast, rapid heartbeat, palpitations
Heart - Irregular heart rhythms, flutters or ‘skipped’ beats, tickle in the chest that makes you cough
Tight chest, tight chest muscles
Emotions
Dramatic mood swings
Emotional blunting
Emotions feel wrong
Frequently feel like crying for no reason
Fears
A heightened fear of what people think of you
Afraid of being trapped in a place with no exits
Constant feeling of being overwhelmed.
Fear of being in public
Fear of dying [I'm just never going to die I've decided]
Fear of losing control - I didn't quote get this one but then it said this "You may feel that you might not be able to control your body or what you'll say. You may become very self-conscious among people." and I feel like that all the goddamn time
Fear of impending doom
Fear of making mistakes or making a fool of yourself to others
Fear that you are losing your mind
Fears about irrational things, objects, circumstances, or situations
Fears of going crazy, of dying, of impending doom, of normal things, unusual feelings and emotions, unusually frightening thoughts or feelings
Heightened self awareness, or self-consciousness
Need to find nearest washrooms before you can feel comfortable
Need to seat near exits
Head
Dizziness or light-headedness
Frequent headaches, migraine headaches
Feeling like there is a tight band around your head, pressure, tightness
Head, neck or shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
Giddiness
Shooting pains in the face [well in my ear/side of my face]
Shooting pains in the scalp or head
When you close your eyes you feel like are beginning to, or will, float upwards
Sore jaw that feels like a tooth ache
TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - clenching of the jaw or grinding of the teeth
Hearing
Frequent or intermittent reduced hearing or deafness in one or both ears
Low rumbling sounds
Ringing in the ears, noises in the ears, noises in the head
Mind
Desensitization, depersonalization
[b]Fear of going crazy
Fear of losi
Well I've always been a worrier ever since I was little. But since March I've been having chest pains and difficulty breathing and when I went to the doctors he just said it was worry. Well after he told me that I felt fine but last week there was a gas attack on my college and it's brought all of it back. And right now it feels like my throat is tightening and like there's a lump in there but I can drink and eat perfectly fine and it goes away if I don't think about it. In fact it was getting better until just when I mentioned it. Well here's a list of the anxiety symptoms I have [they're bolded]:
Body
Burning Skin Sensation
Chronic Fatigue
Electric shock feeling
Excess of energy, you feel you can’t relax.
Feel like you are going to pass out or faint
Feeling cold or chilled
Hyperactivity, excess energy
Increased or decreased sex drive
Muscle twitching
Neck, back, shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
No energy, feeling lethargic, tired
Numbness or tingling in hands, feet, face, head, or any other places on the body
Persistent muscle tension, stiffness
Sore or tight scalp or back of the neck [been getting it since the college incident]
Startle easily
Sweating, uncontrollable profuse sweating
The floor feels like it is moving either down or up for no reason
Trembling or shaking
Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom [and my first thought was omg I'm pregnant, but I haven't had sex :| see how much I worry?]
Warm spells
Weak legs, arms, or muscles
Chest
Chest pain or discomfort
Concern about the heart
Feel like you have to force yourself to breath
Find it hard to breath, feeling smothered, shortness of breath
Frequent yawning to try and catch your breath
Heart – beating hard or too fast, rapid heartbeat, palpitations
Heart - Irregular heart rhythms, flutters or ‘skipped’ beats, tickle in the chest that makes you cough
Tight chest, tight chest muscles
Emotions
Dramatic mood swings
Emotional blunting
Emotions feel wrong
Frequently feel like crying for no reason
Fears
A heightened fear of what people think of you
Afraid of being trapped in a place with no exits
Constant feeling of being overwhelmed.
Fear of being in public
Fear of dying [I'm just never going to die I've decided]
Fear of losing control - I didn't quote get this one but then it said this "You may feel that you might not be able to control your body or what you'll say. You may become very self-conscious among people." and I feel like that all the goddamn time
Fear of impending doom
Fear of making mistakes or making a fool of yourself to others
Fear that you are losing your mind
Fears about irrational things, objects, circumstances, or situations
Fears of going crazy, of dying, of impending doom, of normal things, unusual feelings and emotions, unusually frightening thoughts or feelings
Heightened self awareness, or self-consciousness
Need to find nearest washrooms before you can feel comfortable
Need to seat near exits
Head
Dizziness or light-headedness
Frequent headaches, migraine headaches
Feeling like there is a tight band around your head, pressure, tightness
Head, neck or shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
Giddiness
Shooting pains in the face [well in my ear/side of my face]
Shooting pains in the scalp or head
When you close your eyes you feel like are beginning to, or will, float upwards
Sore jaw that feels like a tooth ache
TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - clenching of the jaw or grinding of the teeth
Hearing
Frequent or intermittent reduced hearing or deafness in one or both ears
Low rumbling sounds
Ringing in the ears, noises in the ears, noises in the head
Mind
Desensitization, depersonalization
[b]Fear of going crazy
Fear of losi