karlyo
02-08-10, 11:03
Hi,
I’m pretty sure I’m having a bit of an anxiety attack but I’m just looking for reassurance and some advice on what I can do. I have a history of health anxiety but it does come and go and I’ve been okay for a few months.
Last night, without warning I began having shooting pains on the right side of my head – very quick sharp pains, just a couple of seconds long, but I’d get one every 5 minutes or so. I instantly began worrying about aneurysms etc but managed to calm myself down and convince myself it was anxiety.
I went to bed but only managed to get about 2 hours sleep because it was keeping me up. Woke up this morning with just a dull ache on the right side, in place of the shooting pains. Took me longer than usual to get myself off to work but I did make it in. Now that I’m here the headache has worn off a bit, but I feel completely spaced out. My head feels all fuzzy, I’m typing this message but I feel as though I’m dreaming the whole day. All of my movements feel heavy and slow, my head feels like a lead weight. I am pretty sure this is all anxiety though a small part of me keeps questioning if something is wrong. Please can anyone help me and suggest what I can do to snap out of this?
Thanks so much,
Karlyo
I’m pretty sure I’m having a bit of an anxiety attack but I’m just looking for reassurance and some advice on what I can do. I have a history of health anxiety but it does come and go and I’ve been okay for a few months.
Last night, without warning I began having shooting pains on the right side of my head – very quick sharp pains, just a couple of seconds long, but I’d get one every 5 minutes or so. I instantly began worrying about aneurysms etc but managed to calm myself down and convince myself it was anxiety.
I went to bed but only managed to get about 2 hours sleep because it was keeping me up. Woke up this morning with just a dull ache on the right side, in place of the shooting pains. Took me longer than usual to get myself off to work but I did make it in. Now that I’m here the headache has worn off a bit, but I feel completely spaced out. My head feels all fuzzy, I’m typing this message but I feel as though I’m dreaming the whole day. All of my movements feel heavy and slow, my head feels like a lead weight. I am pretty sure this is all anxiety though a small part of me keeps questioning if something is wrong. Please can anyone help me and suggest what I can do to snap out of this?
Thanks so much,
Karlyo