anxiety extreme

[sophc]

hello all! i am new here. i have to say first that i came across this website and it gave me so much hope and i felt i wasnt the 'only one' when i read about everything on the homepage.
to keep it brief, i am looking for support and possible answers on how to help myself get well again. suffered from depression since i was 18 (now 25 and off medication) but my panic atacks are very extreme. here is a list of what i go through everyday:
physical symptoms, i.e. heart race, sharp breath, dizzy, stomach upset
i worry about / obsess over on a daily basis:
death/dying
weight
dark
regimes i set up
being killed in an accident/others being killed who are close to me
animals ( if the cats wander off i think their run over)

the list goes on.
i really hope other people here will understand how i feel. im at a dead end with these panics, it is worry mixed with panic and over obsessing that is 'my life' everyday. thanks for taking the time to read the first page of my 'life'' novel

soph xx


sophie.c.

[alexis]

Hi Soph and welcome to the forum , I know you will meet lots of new friends and get lots of good advice here, you will soon realise, you are not alone and others have the same feelings and thoughts, take care.

Most of lifes battles are won, by looking beyond the clouds to the sun:
and having the patience to wait for the day,when the sun comes out and the clouds go away.


love from Alexisxx

[kate H]

Hi Soph,

Welcome to the site, so glad you found us there is loads of help and support here. What you are going through sounds very familliar to me and im sure hundreds of othe people on this site.

I too suffer with anxiety and panic attacks although mine does seem to be getting improving.

Obsession is one of the main things, i still now think that ive got a brain tumour or that im gonna have a heart attack and die but its just our brains in over drive. As far as remedies go I didnt go on medication I decided to do it solo. Healthy diet, lots of vitamin b and evening primrose and I found that exercise really did help my palpitations.However it all depends on the severity of your anxiety. A lot of it is also self beleif, you can beat this!

Hope that helps a little and again welcome to the site.

.......Is your past barging in on your future? Make a better 2morrow 2day.......

[Meg]

Hello Sophie,

Welcome and hope you find the help you need here.

*regimes i set up* Whats this all about then ?

The rest is fairly standard stuff and manageable.

What help have you had to date with this ?

Health Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/NMPcms.php?nmppage=healthanxiety)

Common Symptoms of Panic Attacks, Anxiety, Phobias and OCD. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/NMPcms.php?nmppage=symptoms)

First Steps to overcoming Panic and Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=942)



Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

Your anxiety is the human representation of the pictures that you paint using your many vivid colours of revolving and reoccurring thoughts.
How big is your gallery ?

[jill]

Hi Sophie,:D

WELCOME TO THE SITE

TAKE CARE

LOVE JILLXX

[trac67]

Hi Soph,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends.

Take care

Trac Xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[clickaway]

Welcome aboard, Sophie.

Many of us go through similar experiences to yourself and we all still alive and kicking! It just feels dreadful.

Have you asked about CBT?

This may change your thought processes and knowing that help is about may help break the cycle of your panics to begin with as well.

Take care,

Ray

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
~Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers

[sueiamnew]

Welcome to the site Sophie.

[sophc]

thanks to everyone for support i received so quickly, it made my nights sleep begin much better, knowing, i was not alone.

thank you all xxx soph

sophie.c.

[nomorepanic]

Hi Sophie

A warm welcome aboard and I am glad you worked out how to post in the end.

Hope you get some great advice on here.

Nicola