Hi everyone,

I am a long term sufferer of panic attacks, I’ve never had depression but my anxiety can be ridiculous sometimes, especially health anxiety. I was doing extremely well recently until about a week ago I woke up feeling very sad and almost in a “frenzy”, and my chest went tight and I thought I was going to die. This lasted for about the whole day and night and ended up with what I think was a massive acid reflux attack (I suffer from this sometimes but never this bad) and I ended up sleeping it off and woke up with it but much milder and a very hoarse throat.

The following day was similar and the next few days until now the anxiety and “my lung is blocked” feeling is getting worse, although it comes and goes so I don’t think it’s a chest infection or anything bad, and is only on the one side. Is it possible I’m so anxious that this symptom is just from my brain? I feel so weak and exhausted now from all this panic, once it comes on I never really get rid of it until I sleep and even then I wake up feeling unwell. I’d go to a doctor but last time I had this “lung problem” he shrugged it off as anxiety and allergies, and as soon as the stress went away I think this also went.

I have a mild wheeze with it sometimes and my throat is so tight I struggle to swallow food, but I know still this can be anxiety. The pain in my chest from this panic is unbelievable and I’m so scared I’m going to faint or die. And I keep googling why my lung feels blocked and I think it’s making it worse.

Please does anyone have any advice, I’m so scared right now that the thought of even speaking to a doctor or going outside is terrifying and I don’t think I’d be able to do it.

P.S forgot to mention I’m also crying all the time, it’s like something’s switched me into a different person, I was so happy before and now I live in fear, and just want to die.