Beckiboo
05-05-06, 13:10
Hi everyone,
I think I'm possibly suffering from anxiety.
I have anxiety attacks when I'm in a certain club, no idea why or what brings them on. Sometimes I'm drinking and sometimes not, sometimes I have them and sometimes not. I went through a phase of thinking it was down to low blood sugar but after having one last week for the first time in 9 months, I realised that I never have attacks anywhere else, and its weird!
Anyway, I recently was diagnosed with IBS and GP & consultant both said I should de-stress. Me? De-stress? What are they on about, I'm so laid back I'm practically horizontal!
Or so I thought, I've now realised that laying in bed at night, not being able to sleep for hours because I'm worrying about my boyfriend dying, or my mum getting run over or me getting fired or cancer, is not exactly normal. Nor is the fact that I never seem to sleep properly, I remember all my dreams and never seem to get a deep sleep, I'm always tired, I'm more irritable than I was when I was a teenager!
I also realised that my constant skin picking and cheek biting is probably a sign of tension or stress or something. Constantly picking at scars on my body and opening spots on my face isnt a great idea!
Is it possible to have anxiety like this and not even be aware of it?
I don't know whether to go to my GP and talk to him. I hate going to the Dr's. I always feel like I want to cry for no reason (they scare me a bit!)
I think I'm possibly suffering from anxiety.
I have anxiety attacks when I'm in a certain club, no idea why or what brings them on. Sometimes I'm drinking and sometimes not, sometimes I have them and sometimes not. I went through a phase of thinking it was down to low blood sugar but after having one last week for the first time in 9 months, I realised that I never have attacks anywhere else, and its weird!
Anyway, I recently was diagnosed with IBS and GP & consultant both said I should de-stress. Me? De-stress? What are they on about, I'm so laid back I'm practically horizontal!
Or so I thought, I've now realised that laying in bed at night, not being able to sleep for hours because I'm worrying about my boyfriend dying, or my mum getting run over or me getting fired or cancer, is not exactly normal. Nor is the fact that I never seem to sleep properly, I remember all my dreams and never seem to get a deep sleep, I'm always tired, I'm more irritable than I was when I was a teenager!
I also realised that my constant skin picking and cheek biting is probably a sign of tension or stress or something. Constantly picking at scars on my body and opening spots on my face isnt a great idea!
Is it possible to have anxiety like this and not even be aware of it?
I don't know whether to go to my GP and talk to him. I hate going to the Dr's. I always feel like I want to cry for no reason (they scare me a bit!)