I am so glad I found this website. I have been searching for answers for a while and dont understand why this did not turn up a few months ago when I started my search. but I am grateful i found it. Your explanations/response/advice in the last few days have helped me more than the 3 months that I have been going to therapy! No one ever explained the thought-body connection to me in these terms - I actually understand it now. Thank you
Now the hard work of coming up with positive thoughts to replace the negative ones I have accumulated over the years. I know this is going to be hard but I am more than willing to put in the work. I think I just dont know how ...
Question: Is there a place where I can find a complete list of anxiety symptoms - how they make you feel and why?
Really interesting that you chose the heart attack example to illustrate this point. My ex died of a heart attack a couple of years ago. He was the same age as me but he smoked and drank too much. His mother blames me for his death even though I hadnt seen or spoken to him for over 10 years. When I first started having panic attacks I thought I would die of a heart attack. He passed away in a bathroom in the middle of the night. For the longest time I was afraid of going to the bathroom in the middle of the night because I thought I would meet the same fate.
I have worked on that and I am no longer crippled by that particular fear but it is still there. I am overweight and I am sure my reluctance to believe my cardiologist that my heart is in perfect shape lies in that fact - I have a core belief that being overweight is synonymous with death. I am trying very hard to believe that my heart beating fast and my chest being tight day in day out are symptoms of anxiety but I guess I have to change my core belief first?
Small world - I attended MUN (St Johns Nfld). I love Canada. Tofino is one of my most favorite places in the world. I just wish that mental health services were readily available for everyone who needs it. My therapist doesnt accept insurance so it's 100s of dollars out my pocket each week... Willing to pay as long as I get results
I am so sick of this! I woke up in panic again. My stomach has been churning since 6am. I have a really bad headache and my chest is still tight. I am determined not to take any xanax today. I wonder if its the lack of xanax that is causing this?
Hi Davit, I'm sorry if this was a trigger for you. You have been very helpful in this short time and I really appreciate it. it's a lot to digest but it all makes so much sense. I have to learn to take it one day at a time.
Glad you are past the point where triggers can be problematic. I agree with your statement on setback. I was doing well a few weeks ago and then I began to look for my anxiety and it came... How does one just move on and stop questioning recovery??? Now I'm struggling even more than before.
I had a success of sorts last night. I woke up in panic at about 1 AM. I went through the challenge questions and for about an hour I kept getting waves and waves of panic and thoughts of having a serious illness but I kept at it- I pointed out all the reasons why this is just the same panic attack symptoms that I experience all the time. (Although my body tried to fool me into thinking they were different. Eventually my exhaustion kicked in - it was stronger than the sensations and I fell asleep. I woke up still anxious this morning but I felt victorious. :-)
I think today will be a good one.
Davit - any tips on how to reduce adrenalin in ones system?
Im feeling a little better. It just seems that my anxiety symptoms shift on me and then I get totally confused about whether what Im feeling is anxiety or if it's a serious disease I need to get checked out for.
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