Tomimo
24-12-09, 22:58
I've suffered with anxiety and panic for years and at times I feel so completely panicked that I can't cope but on the whole I deal with things much better than I used to and don't take any anti-d's anymore. I have 4 diazepam tablets which sit in my handbag for panic emergecies but usually the thought of taking them is enough to stave off any serious panic - I haven't had to take one for 9 years.
Today has been a bad day and I have had that all too familiar feeling that the room is spinning, that I can't breathe and that I see flashes and can't cope but I made it through.
I've been poorly with a constant bad chest and ovarian cyst problem, both of which I have been referred to specialists for. The cyst meant a stay in hosp and since coming out 4 weeks ago I have been having joint/muscle aches starting in my legs and now all over. Of course I feared the worst DVT, etc and then the more it has spread the more I have become convinced that it is all linked and I've got some form of widespread cancer or neurological problem. These fears have caused me to panic and the aches and pains are more pronounced and so the spiral continues. I don't know which symptoms are anxiety and which may be something else. I've made a docs appointment for Tues but now am pertrified that I've got something seriously wrong with me and feel stuck in a state of panic. My husband has tried to be reassuring and logical but it doesn't convince me.
I don't want this to ruin xmas for my 3 kids and in-laws as spending the day with them tomorrow :( I hate feeling like this.
Today has been a bad day and I have had that all too familiar feeling that the room is spinning, that I can't breathe and that I see flashes and can't cope but I made it through.
I've been poorly with a constant bad chest and ovarian cyst problem, both of which I have been referred to specialists for. The cyst meant a stay in hosp and since coming out 4 weeks ago I have been having joint/muscle aches starting in my legs and now all over. Of course I feared the worst DVT, etc and then the more it has spread the more I have become convinced that it is all linked and I've got some form of widespread cancer or neurological problem. These fears have caused me to panic and the aches and pains are more pronounced and so the spiral continues. I don't know which symptoms are anxiety and which may be something else. I've made a docs appointment for Tues but now am pertrified that I've got something seriously wrong with me and feel stuck in a state of panic. My husband has tried to be reassuring and logical but it doesn't convince me.
I don't want this to ruin xmas for my 3 kids and in-laws as spending the day with them tomorrow :( I hate feeling like this.