Little Soooz
27-12-07, 16:45
Hi everyone, my names suzi (or soooz as my friends call me :) ) I have been reading through some posts on here and I have to say its all made me feel a lot better to know other people are feeling exactly how I am
Some background on me, I am 24 and live in the leicestershire, I've been trying to deal with anxiety and panic attacks for about a year and a half now... to start with things weren't too bad, I had a restaurant phobia which I coped with by just avoiding them, then I dont really know whats happened the past few months its just spread and spread, now i panic in shops, peoples houses, bars (which is seems so strange coz a year ago I was working full time in a cocktail bar and loving every minute!)
I try to think what may be causing this worry, last june a friend of mine died, he fell down his stairs and broke his neck, only a few weeks before this I had fallen all the way down my stairs and all I got was a broken cheek bone, I think this played on my mind a bit, I've started to fear dying since this...
i also have developed health anxiety, only in the last month or so but this is getting very bad now, my boyfriend has crohns disease and has been in hospital 3 times this year, i worry so much about him and his health and when hes in hospital I panic so much the whole time, i also imagine i am goin to catch something from my visits to the hospital..
lately though its all started to take its toll physically, i never used to be an "ill" person, now i have terrible headaches (i worried i had a brain tumor but now i realise from reading on this site this is quite a common fear), i also ache all over, i cant seem to relax my muscles, neck, shoulders, stomach...
I think what I am finding the hardest is socialising, I was at uni two years ago and out all the time, loads of friends, parties etc and now I am scared to go out and every social occassion takes so much effort, I am lucky I have fantastic friends and boyfriend who all try to help me,
I guess i just joined here coz its nice to know other people completely understand how I feel, makes me feel better to read your comments and stories.
Suzi xx
Some background on me, I am 24 and live in the leicestershire, I've been trying to deal with anxiety and panic attacks for about a year and a half now... to start with things weren't too bad, I had a restaurant phobia which I coped with by just avoiding them, then I dont really know whats happened the past few months its just spread and spread, now i panic in shops, peoples houses, bars (which is seems so strange coz a year ago I was working full time in a cocktail bar and loving every minute!)
I try to think what may be causing this worry, last june a friend of mine died, he fell down his stairs and broke his neck, only a few weeks before this I had fallen all the way down my stairs and all I got was a broken cheek bone, I think this played on my mind a bit, I've started to fear dying since this...
i also have developed health anxiety, only in the last month or so but this is getting very bad now, my boyfriend has crohns disease and has been in hospital 3 times this year, i worry so much about him and his health and when hes in hospital I panic so much the whole time, i also imagine i am goin to catch something from my visits to the hospital..
lately though its all started to take its toll physically, i never used to be an "ill" person, now i have terrible headaches (i worried i had a brain tumor but now i realise from reading on this site this is quite a common fear), i also ache all over, i cant seem to relax my muscles, neck, shoulders, stomach...
I think what I am finding the hardest is socialising, I was at uni two years ago and out all the time, loads of friends, parties etc and now I am scared to go out and every social occassion takes so much effort, I am lucky I have fantastic friends and boyfriend who all try to help me,
I guess i just joined here coz its nice to know other people completely understand how I feel, makes me feel better to read your comments and stories.
Suzi xx