desprt
03-09-05, 14:39
First I want to say that I'm so happy I found this site and found a group of people who suffer from the same things I do. For years I have had family members, friends, and doctors tell me its just in my head (which I guess it is) and have shown me no sympathy whatsoever.
I have been suffering from anxiety for years, it has gotten worse over the last 4 years probably due to changes in my life (marriage, buying house, career change etc..) right now I'm in the process of a career change. Every morning I will wake up sick to my stomach, dry heaving, naseated etc.. This also comes with bad chest pains all day long (just like I'm having a heart attack) my chest also gets really tight and I have shortness of breath which sometimes leads to hyperventilation.
My worst part of the day is always when i wake up and in the morning. It seems to get better as the day goes on.
I have had a physical and had my heart checked (chest x-rays, EKG, stress test, blood test, echo-cardiogram etc..) and everthing is normal. The doctors say my severe chest pain is from acid reflux but I know its from anxiety (when I can settle myself down it goes right away)
I guess I need some advice on where to go from here. I'm desperate to change and get rid of anxiety. I can't travel anywhere without having an anxiety attack. As soon as it gets time to go anywhere i get physically sick with diarhea, dry heaves etc.. My wife is sick of it b.c we can't really go anywhere without me getting sick.
I'm open to all suggestions. Sorry this is so long, I just needed to get this all off my chest. I start my new job next week and I don't know how I will even make it. I'm already sick and my chest is killing me. Please help.
desprt
I have been suffering from anxiety for years, it has gotten worse over the last 4 years probably due to changes in my life (marriage, buying house, career change etc..) right now I'm in the process of a career change. Every morning I will wake up sick to my stomach, dry heaving, naseated etc.. This also comes with bad chest pains all day long (just like I'm having a heart attack) my chest also gets really tight and I have shortness of breath which sometimes leads to hyperventilation.
My worst part of the day is always when i wake up and in the morning. It seems to get better as the day goes on.
I have had a physical and had my heart checked (chest x-rays, EKG, stress test, blood test, echo-cardiogram etc..) and everthing is normal. The doctors say my severe chest pain is from acid reflux but I know its from anxiety (when I can settle myself down it goes right away)
I guess I need some advice on where to go from here. I'm desperate to change and get rid of anxiety. I can't travel anywhere without having an anxiety attack. As soon as it gets time to go anywhere i get physically sick with diarhea, dry heaves etc.. My wife is sick of it b.c we can't really go anywhere without me getting sick.
I'm open to all suggestions. Sorry this is so long, I just needed to get this all off my chest. I start my new job next week and I don't know how I will even make it. I'm already sick and my chest is killing me. Please help.
desprt