Theincrowd
09-11-14, 14:45
Hi all,
I feel like my life has turned upside down and the doctors have put it down to anxiety/burnout. However I feel really alone with my symptoms which I am trying to address through sleep/mindfulness/exersize/eating well.
My story started about a year ago, when both the stress of work and being isolated as I moved alone to a developing country meant I started to experience panic attacks - which I could recover from if I just spent some time lying down. However the panic attacks started getting more frequent and until a point where I became sick with stomach complaints (which is common in the part of the world I was in) and without access to healthcare I had continual panic attacks. This was the point I returned to my home country and the Doctor said I was experiencing anxiety. Ever since I have had the following symptoms:
(i) pounding heart (a strong heartbeat rather than rapid pulse) and palpitations. These I will feel sometimes when doing things but can really feel when in bed lying still. I have tried meditating lying down but the pounding of the heart makes it difficult to concentrate. I will also notice the pulse in my head, arm or other places occasionally. Has anyone had this - especially when meditating?
(ii) A perpetual 'foggy' head. It is not quite dizziness but a sort fuzziness that is present all the time, making it difficult to concentrate. This feels better outside or when trying to do something but is still always there.
(iii) a feeling like I am not myself and will not be able to cope with tasks that used to be easy. I am now uneasy before doing things that used to be second nature. I have been trying to push myself to meet friend, do exersize and get in uncomfortable situations to 'test myself' however I have to build up to it and am normally knackered afterwards. I have been getting slowly better but worried I will never be back to myself.
(iv) Insomania. I have been struggling with sleep as my mind races and sometimes I will wake with the pounding heart as I my dreams have woken me up and includes worry. I tend to fall asleep ok but wake a few hours later then struggle to get back to sleep. I try mindfullness and breathing but without much joy.
Can anyone relate to this? I feel like I am going crazy and feel so tired all the time with worry. Thanks everyone.
I feel like my life has turned upside down and the doctors have put it down to anxiety/burnout. However I feel really alone with my symptoms which I am trying to address through sleep/mindfulness/exersize/eating well.
My story started about a year ago, when both the stress of work and being isolated as I moved alone to a developing country meant I started to experience panic attacks - which I could recover from if I just spent some time lying down. However the panic attacks started getting more frequent and until a point where I became sick with stomach complaints (which is common in the part of the world I was in) and without access to healthcare I had continual panic attacks. This was the point I returned to my home country and the Doctor said I was experiencing anxiety. Ever since I have had the following symptoms:
(i) pounding heart (a strong heartbeat rather than rapid pulse) and palpitations. These I will feel sometimes when doing things but can really feel when in bed lying still. I have tried meditating lying down but the pounding of the heart makes it difficult to concentrate. I will also notice the pulse in my head, arm or other places occasionally. Has anyone had this - especially when meditating?
(ii) A perpetual 'foggy' head. It is not quite dizziness but a sort fuzziness that is present all the time, making it difficult to concentrate. This feels better outside or when trying to do something but is still always there.
(iii) a feeling like I am not myself and will not be able to cope with tasks that used to be easy. I am now uneasy before doing things that used to be second nature. I have been trying to push myself to meet friend, do exersize and get in uncomfortable situations to 'test myself' however I have to build up to it and am normally knackered afterwards. I have been getting slowly better but worried I will never be back to myself.
(iv) Insomania. I have been struggling with sleep as my mind races and sometimes I will wake with the pounding heart as I my dreams have woken me up and includes worry. I tend to fall asleep ok but wake a few hours later then struggle to get back to sleep. I try mindfullness and breathing but without much joy.
Can anyone relate to this? I feel like I am going crazy and feel so tired all the time with worry. Thanks everyone.