girlrock
05-01-09, 17:45
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone out there with anxiety catches themselves subconciously holding their breath? I think I am doing this and in turn its making me dizzy. My spasms in my neck and chest have finally died down but now this dizziness is really scaring me. It's a kind of dizziness that I've never experienced before besides being on a cruise ship. When walking, I feel like I'm walking on a boat and when sitting, I feel like I'm being pulled in a certain direction. I'm very scared and keep trying to tell myself that its just anxiety.
I caved and Googled and the condition is given the same name as the condition when you are just home from a cruise(Mal de debarquement[sp?]). I was on a cruise in a June and that's the only way that I know that this is exactly what it feels like. But every time I start feeling the dizziness, I think about my breathing and realize I'm not breathing at all at that moment. Anyway..I'd appreciate some reassurance about this kind of dizziness. All of my symptoms from the last few months are really starting to point toward thyroid and I'm really scared even though my actual levels were fine as of Dec. 17th. I don't feel like running back to the doctor if this is all anxiety.
My anxiety in itself is also calming down...or it seems that way. I don't feel near as panicky and my heart and head aren't racing like they were even a week ago, so why aren't these darn symptoms letting up?!?!! This is where I'm thinking it must be something serious! Please help :(
I was wondering if anyone out there with anxiety catches themselves subconciously holding their breath? I think I am doing this and in turn its making me dizzy. My spasms in my neck and chest have finally died down but now this dizziness is really scaring me. It's a kind of dizziness that I've never experienced before besides being on a cruise ship. When walking, I feel like I'm walking on a boat and when sitting, I feel like I'm being pulled in a certain direction. I'm very scared and keep trying to tell myself that its just anxiety.
I caved and Googled and the condition is given the same name as the condition when you are just home from a cruise(Mal de debarquement[sp?]). I was on a cruise in a June and that's the only way that I know that this is exactly what it feels like. But every time I start feeling the dizziness, I think about my breathing and realize I'm not breathing at all at that moment. Anyway..I'd appreciate some reassurance about this kind of dizziness. All of my symptoms from the last few months are really starting to point toward thyroid and I'm really scared even though my actual levels were fine as of Dec. 17th. I don't feel like running back to the doctor if this is all anxiety.
My anxiety in itself is also calming down...or it seems that way. I don't feel near as panicky and my heart and head aren't racing like they were even a week ago, so why aren't these darn symptoms letting up?!?!! This is where I'm thinking it must be something serious! Please help :(