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24-03-14, 13:33
Really not having the greatest of days today!! I'm finding anxiety a real viscous circle at the moment. I've been trying really hard to keep positive and dismiss my inner HA thoughts as just that...thoughts, but the dragon just keeps coming back and biting me on the backside and I'm back to square one!
My trigger point today was a nose bleed at breakfast time, only lasted a minute or two then stopped. Recently every time I've had my BP taken (which is about 10 times over the last 6 months) it's been high, the last time it was 168/94. The go commented that it was sky high but I meant ironed to her that I think I suffer from HA and no further comment was made.
I'm really concerned now as I know that the more I think of the high BP the likelihood is that it will remain high as I'm constantly anxious about it (I think about it all the time, even when I'm distracted the thoughts creep in!!)
I've been doing well to remain rational about it, I.e, I've had shortness of breath (a lot) and I've put it down to being anxious, little short headaches I've put down to tension, numb hands/fingers in the middle of the night I've put down to probably clenching my fists ( which I seem to do unconsciously when I'm anxious) but today after the nose bleed I've managed to convince myself I've got some sort of clogged artery or circulatory problem which will lead to heart attack!!! Ridiculous I know.
Sorry for the post, just getting this off my chest and would love any ideas on how to stop the cycle of being anxious about being anxious. :weep:
My trigger point today was a nose bleed at breakfast time, only lasted a minute or two then stopped. Recently every time I've had my BP taken (which is about 10 times over the last 6 months) it's been high, the last time it was 168/94. The go commented that it was sky high but I meant ironed to her that I think I suffer from HA and no further comment was made.
I'm really concerned now as I know that the more I think of the high BP the likelihood is that it will remain high as I'm constantly anxious about it (I think about it all the time, even when I'm distracted the thoughts creep in!!)
I've been doing well to remain rational about it, I.e, I've had shortness of breath (a lot) and I've put it down to being anxious, little short headaches I've put down to tension, numb hands/fingers in the middle of the night I've put down to probably clenching my fists ( which I seem to do unconsciously when I'm anxious) but today after the nose bleed I've managed to convince myself I've got some sort of clogged artery or circulatory problem which will lead to heart attack!!! Ridiculous I know.
Sorry for the post, just getting this off my chest and would love any ideas on how to stop the cycle of being anxious about being anxious. :weep: