View Full Version : Worry, worry, worry
jothenurse
25-04-10, 17:01
How do people ever stop worrying about everything? First I worry that my pulse is too fast (so they put me on beta-blockers), then it gets too low, so I worry about that (now they are starting to take me off the beta-blockers), then I worry that I might get the palpitations back, especially now that my counselor wants me to start pushing myself and going into stores, etc. I am always light-headed (I am on Klonopin, but I know my anxiety causes me to be light-headed also), so then I worry that what if I pass out in the store or when I'm driving? Then I try to remember my counselor says that I am not going to pass out and my doctor says I am healthy. It just goes on and on and on. How do people deal with this? My anxiety level would be just so much less if I could just have a better attitude - I know some people that just so "don't worry about it. Just ignore it." And they seem not to worry about things like this. Help.
Hey. Wow everything you wrote sounds so much like me.
I suffer everything you just said, and its such a pain when people say try not to worry about it, as we both know that we will!!
I try so many different things to help control this feeling, and sometimes a shower and a hair wash helps, not sure why but I think what helps me is the different smells of the shampoos ( sounds weird ).
I am still trying to find something to help with the feeling of 'passing out' when driving and in the shops, i did try the herbal calms tablets - which i think takes the edge off.
Take care
Diane xx
hi - every worried thought you have adds more adrenalin - more anxiety - more symptoms. you need to be very vigilant re your thoughts so every thought such as - oh no - will my heart beat too fast (which it is bound to do if you have more adrenalin in your system from worrying!) - you need to think - ok - it might - but if i stay calm it might not. if it does - it will do it no harm - it is just anxiety and i can always go back on beta blockers if i need to. This is not just an approach you take for a few minutes - you really need to start practising it all the time to feel the benefits x
jothenurse
25-04-10, 20:04
Thanks for your replies.
jothenurse
25-04-10, 20:49
Another thing I do is look up the side effects of medications. Like for Klonopin, I noticed way down the list it says it can increase saliva. So today now, my mouth feels watery and it is driving me up the wall. Try using mouthwash, etc. I know I shouldn't do that, because if I wouldn't have looked that up, it may not be bothering me now. Makes me panicky.
Everything you put sounds so much like me, I won't go in any shops or walk anywhere for fear of passing out as I am always so dizzy & my legs feel so weak.
I too worry that my pulse is too fast & often find myself sitting there with a watch in one hand & the other taking my pulse to make sure, I know my resting is around 80 so anything over that I start freaking out which then makes it go even faster.
I refuse to take medications (apart from my Fluoxetine) as I had a reaction to some before so now I always look up the side effects and even if I really need them I still can't bring myself to take them, I had a really bad water infection last year but I refused to take any antibiotics as I was worried about the side effects it would have so I drank loads & loads to flush it out that way & fortunately it worked for me, dread to think what I would have done if that didn't work.
Just so wish that I could be that care free 'normal' person that I used to be, I hate this so much :weep:
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.