AnxietySuckss
13-06-16, 04:31
Background information: I'm a 22 year old male from Canada.
Hey,
I have suffered minor anxiety my whole life worrying about things or being socially (not REALLY anxious) awkward. I remember in Elementary School and High School I would always get this really bad feeling in my stomach when I was about to do a test, or even worse when I would have to get up in front of the class to make a presentation. I would be so shaky that it would be noticeable and it would feel even more embarrassing.
This went away out of high school and I started becoming more social and okay with social situations. I stopped being self-conscious and worrying about every little thing and became "normal" without anxiety.
Skip to now.
Back in December/January I had what I thought was having a heart attack (felt HUGE waves of heat going from my head down to my toes, heart started pounding out of my chest, felt faint and felt like I was going to pass out shortly after that) after I felt like I had something stuck in my throat. Paramedics came, checked me out, they said I was fine and offered to take me to the hospital anyways. I obviously took the offer and was checked out. Over 3 hours I was sitting there they did some tests and ultimately came to the conclusion that I was fine and that it was just anxiety. I was fine for a couple of days and then randomly I was not able to take a deep breath - which felt like there was something wrong with my lungs. I went to my doctor and he said it was just anxiety. 3-4 weeks pass after being in bed not being able to do anything until I start to notice it going away after I stop thinking about it and realizing it WAS just anxiety. I was fine for 4-5 months. I've obviously had minor bouts of anxiety attacks here and there where I feel those waves of heat and my heart start to speed up and pound, but I am able to calm myself down and make it go away because I "know what it is and can shrug it off as just being anxiety."
Anyways yeah. And now I'm having more anxiety because I have upper shoulder pain (near the base of my neck) and I know it's probably how I slept a couple days ago but in the back of my mind my anxiety monster is telling me it's a tumour wedging its way between my vertebrates. I'm also having that hard time taking a deep breath again. Not to mention my throat and nose feel really congested making it feel like my throat is closing up.
To deal with my anxiety I try to do stuff to distract me (I play online games such as World of Warcraft, and Counter-Strike). I find that socializing keeps me distracted and in high spirits.
Oh and I forgot to mention I was put on Escitalopram 0.5mg (Cipralex, Lexapro are names), which is half a tablet back in January.
Anyways I'm rambling about my problems. I'm sure there's people out there with much worse problems.
TL;DR: I never had bad anxiety until January this year and have been suffering health anxiety terribly since then. Sorry for the wall of text!
Hey,
I have suffered minor anxiety my whole life worrying about things or being socially (not REALLY anxious) awkward. I remember in Elementary School and High School I would always get this really bad feeling in my stomach when I was about to do a test, or even worse when I would have to get up in front of the class to make a presentation. I would be so shaky that it would be noticeable and it would feel even more embarrassing.
This went away out of high school and I started becoming more social and okay with social situations. I stopped being self-conscious and worrying about every little thing and became "normal" without anxiety.
Skip to now.
Back in December/January I had what I thought was having a heart attack (felt HUGE waves of heat going from my head down to my toes, heart started pounding out of my chest, felt faint and felt like I was going to pass out shortly after that) after I felt like I had something stuck in my throat. Paramedics came, checked me out, they said I was fine and offered to take me to the hospital anyways. I obviously took the offer and was checked out. Over 3 hours I was sitting there they did some tests and ultimately came to the conclusion that I was fine and that it was just anxiety. I was fine for a couple of days and then randomly I was not able to take a deep breath - which felt like there was something wrong with my lungs. I went to my doctor and he said it was just anxiety. 3-4 weeks pass after being in bed not being able to do anything until I start to notice it going away after I stop thinking about it and realizing it WAS just anxiety. I was fine for 4-5 months. I've obviously had minor bouts of anxiety attacks here and there where I feel those waves of heat and my heart start to speed up and pound, but I am able to calm myself down and make it go away because I "know what it is and can shrug it off as just being anxiety."
Anyways yeah. And now I'm having more anxiety because I have upper shoulder pain (near the base of my neck) and I know it's probably how I slept a couple days ago but in the back of my mind my anxiety monster is telling me it's a tumour wedging its way between my vertebrates. I'm also having that hard time taking a deep breath again. Not to mention my throat and nose feel really congested making it feel like my throat is closing up.
To deal with my anxiety I try to do stuff to distract me (I play online games such as World of Warcraft, and Counter-Strike). I find that socializing keeps me distracted and in high spirits.
Oh and I forgot to mention I was put on Escitalopram 0.5mg (Cipralex, Lexapro are names), which is half a tablet back in January.
Anyways I'm rambling about my problems. I'm sure there's people out there with much worse problems.
TL;DR: I never had bad anxiety until January this year and have been suffering health anxiety terribly since then. Sorry for the wall of text!