emmalou
19-10-05, 12:27
Hi
A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with anxiety & IBS (after umpteen visits to the doctor that is).
My symptoms are feeling hot and flushed one minute and cold the next, feeling nauseous and vomitting, churny tummy (like butterflies but worse), not really knowing what to do with myself when I have a 'funny turn' (i.e. sit down/stand up/pace around). The worst symptom I feel I have is feeling sick and actually being sick. And because I feel sick I can't bring myself to eat and that's making me worse as I'm worrying more and getting stressed about not being able to eat because that is going to make me more ill. I’ve lost over a stone in weight these past 2 months and struggling to maintain it at that. I know I need eat and that I'll probably feel better for it.
I've been on the beta blockers for 2 months now and they seemed to help at first. I'm having a bit of a setback at the moment. The longest I’ve gone without having a full blown funny turn is a week. Woke up last Saturday feeling a bit ropey but managed to get through it and eat properly but since Sunday I have hardly eaten anything. I know not to expect miracles but I just want to be me again. I don’t feel like me anymore, I feel like I’ve changed.
Looking back I’ve been quite stressed for a few months now. Lots of late nights at work and trying to study for exams and complete coursework to tight deadlines. And now me and my boyfriend are moving house (tonight in fact) which I’m finding stressful.
Last night my boyfriend broke down. I asked him was it because he was worrying about me and he said not and says he’s feeling the stress of the house move. But then he said he’s worrying that I may not get better. He’s been my rock throughout all of this and to hear him say that has dented my belief in that I will start to get better soon. I’m also feeling guilty for having him worry about me.
I need some reassurance that this isn’t going to last forever. I hate feeling like this. I’ve tried fighting it and from what I’ve read that doesn’t help. I’ve tried distracting myself with thoughts on how I’m going to decorate our lovely new home that seems to help but sometimes I’m just overwhelmed with these feelings and can’t control them and end up being sick. I feel really tired all the time and lack motivation. I had to force myself out of bed to go to work this morning.
I’m currently sat in work with my weetabix in a bowl with milk on it that’s about as far as I have got with trying to eat my breakfast this morning and now it’s lunch time! I feel really pathetic.
Is there anyone out there who has got over their anxiety?
Has anyone any ideas/tips that I could use?
Has anyone got some advice to help my boyfriend cope with me when I'm like this?
I don’t really know where to turn to next.
A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with anxiety & IBS (after umpteen visits to the doctor that is).
My symptoms are feeling hot and flushed one minute and cold the next, feeling nauseous and vomitting, churny tummy (like butterflies but worse), not really knowing what to do with myself when I have a 'funny turn' (i.e. sit down/stand up/pace around). The worst symptom I feel I have is feeling sick and actually being sick. And because I feel sick I can't bring myself to eat and that's making me worse as I'm worrying more and getting stressed about not being able to eat because that is going to make me more ill. I’ve lost over a stone in weight these past 2 months and struggling to maintain it at that. I know I need eat and that I'll probably feel better for it.
I've been on the beta blockers for 2 months now and they seemed to help at first. I'm having a bit of a setback at the moment. The longest I’ve gone without having a full blown funny turn is a week. Woke up last Saturday feeling a bit ropey but managed to get through it and eat properly but since Sunday I have hardly eaten anything. I know not to expect miracles but I just want to be me again. I don’t feel like me anymore, I feel like I’ve changed.
Looking back I’ve been quite stressed for a few months now. Lots of late nights at work and trying to study for exams and complete coursework to tight deadlines. And now me and my boyfriend are moving house (tonight in fact) which I’m finding stressful.
Last night my boyfriend broke down. I asked him was it because he was worrying about me and he said not and says he’s feeling the stress of the house move. But then he said he’s worrying that I may not get better. He’s been my rock throughout all of this and to hear him say that has dented my belief in that I will start to get better soon. I’m also feeling guilty for having him worry about me.
I need some reassurance that this isn’t going to last forever. I hate feeling like this. I’ve tried fighting it and from what I’ve read that doesn’t help. I’ve tried distracting myself with thoughts on how I’m going to decorate our lovely new home that seems to help but sometimes I’m just overwhelmed with these feelings and can’t control them and end up being sick. I feel really tired all the time and lack motivation. I had to force myself out of bed to go to work this morning.
I’m currently sat in work with my weetabix in a bowl with milk on it that’s about as far as I have got with trying to eat my breakfast this morning and now it’s lunch time! I feel really pathetic.
Is there anyone out there who has got over their anxiety?
Has anyone any ideas/tips that I could use?
Has anyone got some advice to help my boyfriend cope with me when I'm like this?
I don’t really know where to turn to next.