What is your anxiety like?

Hi, yes and anyone else that has anxiety. It sucks to have this you never know when it’s gonna happen or in your case it stops you from doing something you like but causes anxiety. I sure hope you can use my suggestion or at least know your not alone😊 Keep Doing what you like😊

I do my best to not allow my anxiety to ruin my life. Everyday I have unrealistic and excessive periods or worrying but I have learned to try to ignore them and not let them make me to avoid something I love.

That is awesome, I hope you stay strong😊

I will!

Hello!
I have been diagnoses with Anxiety/Panic disorder/OCD and Situational depression.
I have been in a 5 month battle with what I think is a chronic, scary health issues, but is it? Some symptoms I have are Chronic pain, irritable bladder, irritable bowel, sweating, irregular heart beat, burning sensations in my body (I call it nerve dumping = adrenalin dump?) tinnitus, I feel like I have neuropathy, weakness in legs and some night terrible sleep. But the strange thing is the neuropathy feeling and pain stay to one side of my body.
I have had SO many tests and scan because I think something is wrong, but is it? I don't know how to get out of this or what I can do to try and see if it is just all these mental issues causing all my symptoms. I feel like I am in a constant state of flight or fight and my body is so tired and weak from all the physical side effects.
Any advice is very much welcome so I can get my life back on track. I never realized, IF this is truly my issue, it can be so physically debilitating.
I just started working with a therapist, chiropractor, PT and going to start deep tissue massage for tense muscles. My body will NOT relax.
Good day to all and I hope everyone can find relief from this horrible issue!

Aimee 🙂

Hi Aimee, I too have anxiety/panic attacks and OCD😊 I have had this my entire life along with germaphobiia. I saw a Stress management dr for about 10 years after my children were born and my husband had to be deployed out for 911. It was a long road but I believe it has made me stronger and I have come to embrace my oddities. I Love to clean and Music so I just lose myself in that. I do take medications which help and knowing that I come to terms with it makes a big difference. I am also struggling with Myotonia Congenita which is a rare muscle disease. My panic attacks make me feel like I cannot breath and my heart twinges. It’s horrible but you are not alone. I have little quotes or sayings I say to myself to get me back to (my normal) self. Don’t be so hard on yourself and try to stay positive. Negativity only feeds the anxiety and panic attacks. Hope this helps a little😊😊

I too have had OCD and major depression all my life. I also have brain fogs and words are very hard to express sometimes. I also grew up in a terrible emotionally abusive home. I'm also on Kolonopin 2 times daily. Is anyone on Busiprone? Is that better than Kolonopin? Maria.

Hello!!
I do all I can to get through the day, but I can't explain this pain I get. Many people say it's coming from my anxiety and my stress responses are in fight or flight 24hrs a day. But how do I fix it to see if it's that? I'm so defeated. I just want answers so I can get back to my life. I have had anxiety/panic my entire life, but I have never had pain from it. I am certain that some of the symptoms are anxiety, but this pain? It seems to hold left and I just don't know what it is.

Aimee

@brayimee It is factual that pain increases with stress and anxiety. Fight or flight is a definite. Considering you have a history of anxiety, and I see you've mentioned you take Xanax daily, I'm wondering if you've taken any holistic steps towards self calming? Massage, meditation, yoga, breathing techniques. I speak for myself when I say that I'm able self destruct and increase my pain with high tension, frustration and emotion. I flare my nerve pain, my migraine pain and muscle pain, something fierce. A few years ago I was experiencing such intense migraine pain that I could not move without experiencing excruciating pain (and I don't use that term often). I began accepting that I needed to create a meditative state for myself to get through the pain. I would end up at urgent care again and again but while waiting for my abortive injections, I would rely on calm, steady breathing, a mental focus or escape to bring peace to my body. Our brain has incredible capacity and ability to come to our rescue when times are difficult. Do you have any nature sound apps on your phone? Any meditation apps? I'm wishing you peace as you continue your quest to find answers in your body.
Be well~
Rachel

@rwinney Good morning!
I do have a history of Anxiety/panic/OCD and was just diagnoses with depression (situational of course). I typically take 1/2 a xanax when needed. Some days I don't, somedays I do. I also have valium, but have not used it. I have medication phobia, I have such a difficult time taking things because of the way it might make me feel. I had gabapetin for 2 months before I finally gave in. I take it at night so I am sleeping off what I might feel is strange to me (if that makes sense?) My PT and my Chiropractor think my brain is stuck in the flight or flight mode. Is this true? I don't know, but I can't imagine it causing burning pain in specific areas of my body!? I did use the sleep app for 30 day free trial, I meditate, deep breath and I am starting a journal to write out emotions 10 minutes a day. Oh!! Migraines ugh! I have had them for years and years. They have sent me to the ER many times. I use to complain so much about them, but I would rather them now than what is going on with me because at least I know it will go away.
So this is one of my issues.. I get these internal vibrations, I feel my insides vibrate. It happens several times a day. I also get this light headed/dizzy feeling and this "dumping" where my head and left side of my body gets this burning, pins and needles feeling and then I feel this nerve or blood vessel sensation in certain areas of my body, and weak legs. It is so very odd and I can't explain it or why it stays on the left side and in the right glute. My anxiety has never done this to me. Ugh! as I type this, I have had several of these "episodes"
quick story, My son was in a pretty bad car accident 6 weeks ago and when I arrived on the scene, I ran to him. During this whole ordeal, My entire left abdomen was burning, it was so horrendous I was afraid I would split in 2 and the paramedics asked over and over if I was okay because I kept holding my left side and bending over. When we arrived to the ER, It still hurt and the staff kept asking if I was okay too. I could barely stand my legs were so weak and I hurt so badly. I just have no idea what this is or why it is happening or how to make it stop.
I keep wondering if it has something to do with my T1 (hemangioma) or cervical vertebrae. There is a spot on my neck that if you rub it just the right way, it makes a strange popping, clicking, crunching sensation. I don't know what it is, but I almost feel like that might be the cause of some of these sensations. Are nerves caught there? Are they damaged now? I'm so so scared that I will never be the same. I just want this pain and these odd sensations to stop. I don't know how to make them stop. 🙁
Aimee xx