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11-11-09, 19:19
Hi everyone, I'm new here and I have recently started suffering with anxiety. Forgive me if this turns out to be a very long post. Im 20 years old and I have always been a nervy and shy person. This I have always been able to control fine. Until august this year I was a very happy outgoing person now not so much. In august I started off with health anxiety after hearing about the passing of someone, suddenly. This started to play on my mind, gradually building and building until that it was all I could think about. I could not relax at all and felt very uneasy, and very tired. All i could think about was something bad possibly happening to me. I began having minor chest pain, however coupled with my anxiety I went to my GP. I was eventually reffered for a heart tracing, all of which was clear. At times I felt so worried and tired, I had no energy, I was going to bed a 7pm in the evening and sleeping to 7am the next day. Not normal for a 20 year old. After a short time my thoughts began to dwindle, and i'd say by the end of september I was generally feeling about 90% back to normal. Now for some unknown reason I have began feeling very anxious again, however not so much to do with health. I just generally feel nervy about anything, and over the last week has taken over my life. I feel so frustrated as I thought i was nearly over it. Again I can't seem to relax at all, my mind constantly working overtime, and I struggle to concentrate on anything. I feel very tired, and have been having very low moods, something i did not previously have. I would not say I have depression, because I really do not have anything to be depressed about... apart from my anxiety! I have a beautiful girlfriend who I love very much, I live at home with my parents, and have a great car. Earlier this evening I have been feeling dizzy and passed out. I went to see my doctor and he is going to refer me to a "specialist". What would this specialist be? I just want to be back to my old self, be able to chill out, relax, I can't even sit down and watch a film because I struggle to concentrate.
Sorry for such a long essay.. :-)
Mark
Sorry for such a long essay.. :-)
Mark