Ti
13-08-09, 08:58
Hello!
I'm Tijana. I'm 24 and live in the US. I've been having episodes of anxiety/panic/health anxiety since I was 8!!! I'm in another bad phase now and so I decided to register here again. I haven't had any bad episodes since 2006 (which is when I first discovered this site...) until now... :(
I'm afraid of moving to Germany to go to grad school because of my recent anxiety problems which makes me so depressed and angry at myself because I don't want to miss this opportunity.
In a nutshell, I have been having episodes of chest pain, light-headedness, dizziness, numbness, stomach aches... etc. My whole body seems to be messed up.. I often joke about it, but really I am very depressed over the whole thing. This is not how I usually am. I used to be the funny, crazy, confident one... In the past 10 months I have turned into an insecure, afraid, pale shadow of my former self.
Now I decided to try to ignore my physical symptoms and try to think positively instead of obsessing over them. It's just so hard when all those scary sensations start.... I work at a hospital and I see all kinds of stuff going on... People with the same symptoms that I have coming to the ER and then I think, wait a minute, does that mean that I belong in the ER??? Am I having a heart attack/stroke...etc. If I actually did go to the doctor, would I possibly be diagnosed with M.S./a brain tumor/cancer/atrial fibrilation/pulmonary embolism/...etc (the list is endless).
It's extremely hard to break the worry habit... That's why I think this site is extremely helpful... we can all help each other and give each other hope!
Thank you all for sharing and giving hope and advice!!
Ti
I'm Tijana. I'm 24 and live in the US. I've been having episodes of anxiety/panic/health anxiety since I was 8!!! I'm in another bad phase now and so I decided to register here again. I haven't had any bad episodes since 2006 (which is when I first discovered this site...) until now... :(
I'm afraid of moving to Germany to go to grad school because of my recent anxiety problems which makes me so depressed and angry at myself because I don't want to miss this opportunity.
In a nutshell, I have been having episodes of chest pain, light-headedness, dizziness, numbness, stomach aches... etc. My whole body seems to be messed up.. I often joke about it, but really I am very depressed over the whole thing. This is not how I usually am. I used to be the funny, crazy, confident one... In the past 10 months I have turned into an insecure, afraid, pale shadow of my former self.
Now I decided to try to ignore my physical symptoms and try to think positively instead of obsessing over them. It's just so hard when all those scary sensations start.... I work at a hospital and I see all kinds of stuff going on... People with the same symptoms that I have coming to the ER and then I think, wait a minute, does that mean that I belong in the ER??? Am I having a heart attack/stroke...etc. If I actually did go to the doctor, would I possibly be diagnosed with M.S./a brain tumor/cancer/atrial fibrilation/pulmonary embolism/...etc (the list is endless).
It's extremely hard to break the worry habit... That's why I think this site is extremely helpful... we can all help each other and give each other hope!
Thank you all for sharing and giving hope and advice!!
Ti