Anxiety

[HB09]

Hi, I am new on here and I have found the forum really useful and has helped me come to terms with how I am feeling. I have felt anxious for a few months now but the main symptons were crying alot and worrying. However, over the last week my physical symptoms have become worse. The most worrying one is a tight chest right down the middle towards my clevage which feels like I need to take an extra breath to catch up. I have been to the doctors and he said its nothing to worry about, its Anxiety disorder. I just wish the feeling would go away as its making me more anxious - has anybody felt something similar?

[Mudskipper]

Being male, I haven't got a cleavage, well not worth talking about:shades:, but I have felt a similar feeling myself, particularly when seriously stressed but still trying to do something. I have to take that same deep breath you talk about and usually pant a bit to regulate my breathing again. I guess it's tied in with the palpitations that I also get, as do many on here, but the doctor says it's anxiety related and nothing to worry about. It's been happening to me for years, so I guess he's right...:huh:

[HB09]

Thanks, its good to know I'm not imagining it!! It comes and goes throughout the day and hopefully it will right itself. It's strange because I don't feel stressed in my everyday life but tend to find I worry more about things that I never used to... maybe that's due to getting old (30)!!

[ginny]

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