Laurabelle
14-05-11, 18:07
Hi Guys,
I wonder if anyone can offer any advice. Recently I have developed anxiety when doing very menial tasks such as checking my online banking, making a phone call, or dealing with awkward clients, or opening letters. I find that when faced with the task, my heart races, palms sweat, and I feel dreadful and terrified of what might happen. Also I worry about dying a lot, or becoming ill, and am constantly convinced that I have some awful disease.
Looking back, I have always been an anxious person but some recent life events have left me feeling quite rough around the edges and a bit frazzled.
I met my lovely partner 6 years ago and feel pregnant after a year and decided not to keep the baby due to our circumstances. That same year I was bullied at college and had severe financial problems. Over that time I was anxious and developed a fear of opening letters, felt awful about the termination and had problems with intimacy, and the bullying just left me constantly tearful and now I'm a people pleaser who can't stand the thought of not being liked.
I slowly came back to life and life has been great, until last year we decided to buy a house and my financial history came back to haunt me, and i decided to learn how to drive, which has been horrendously stressful and scary, but I passed last week finally. Now I have noticed that the anxiety remains and is showing up where I least expect it. Why is this happening now. I wish I could shake these feelings. sorry this is long.
Has anyone experienced this before?
I wonder if anyone can offer any advice. Recently I have developed anxiety when doing very menial tasks such as checking my online banking, making a phone call, or dealing with awkward clients, or opening letters. I find that when faced with the task, my heart races, palms sweat, and I feel dreadful and terrified of what might happen. Also I worry about dying a lot, or becoming ill, and am constantly convinced that I have some awful disease.
Looking back, I have always been an anxious person but some recent life events have left me feeling quite rough around the edges and a bit frazzled.
I met my lovely partner 6 years ago and feel pregnant after a year and decided not to keep the baby due to our circumstances. That same year I was bullied at college and had severe financial problems. Over that time I was anxious and developed a fear of opening letters, felt awful about the termination and had problems with intimacy, and the bullying just left me constantly tearful and now I'm a people pleaser who can't stand the thought of not being liked.
I slowly came back to life and life has been great, until last year we decided to buy a house and my financial history came back to haunt me, and i decided to learn how to drive, which has been horrendously stressful and scary, but I passed last week finally. Now I have noticed that the anxiety remains and is showing up where I least expect it. Why is this happening now. I wish I could shake these feelings. sorry this is long.
Has anyone experienced this before?