Anxiety/panic attacks

I’m just happy I’m getting checked at an early stage. I’ll usually be stubborn and see if I can tough it out. Compared to how I felt the first week after my attack I can tell I’ve improved a little in dealing with it. Part of the reason I’ve held off was because I don’t know exactly what it was. They did urine and blood tests and even x rays of my chest and they said everything was perfect. My family also is always telling me I’m fine which kind of makes me angry and even more anxious because I don’t think they know what it feels like.However I think it’s for the best that I take care of this whether it’s reboot related or not especially at an early stage.

 

I feel you on the sharing with people. Idk why but I feel so relieved and I feel like some of it goes away when I share with someone. I don’t know 100% what it is for sure but I like sharing how I feel and most of the time some have gone through it in their life. We live in the age of anxiety and honestly I think it’s okay to feel anxious when your stressed or there’s something big In your life. The problem starts when it turns into fear of the experience. I think right now I’m just letting it overtake my life and I spend too much thinking about it. It is scary because I’ve never been through anything like this in my life. I’m 20 and I’ve never experienced anything like it but I hope my doctor can tell me more about it and if I get meds hopefully through time I can get back to myself l.

 

I feel like that is exactly what I am going through right now !! I’ve managed to control my attacks and the last one I had was a minor one and lasted a little bit. I know they can’t harm me or kill me and that’s what I try to remember. I feel like right now I’m anxious about being anxious and I keep thinking about what happened and what it might be. I think it’s normal since it hasn’t been that long. Just like you had a reaction to an argument the same happened to me but it was different. Me and my dad went to a place we usually go to eat and he always buys $5 scratch offs which one time I actually won $200 from. He got me a ticket and I started scratching it and everything was matching and It did match. But either way it was only a $20 price. But the excitement I got from it thinking I was gonna win a huge prize actually caused another attack. I just felt my heart beating fast and my arms hands and legs going numb and I just wanted to run out of the place. It was scary but I was able to get through it

 

I do feel like I’m getting better or at least learning to cope with it. I’m getting my sleep, I’m actually eating now (I couldn’t really eat the week after my attack my anxiety and fear was through the roof), I’m working out, and I’m taking cold showers. Even when my anxiety feels high I would still want to fight it when going out. I go to church with family and I even go do errands with my family just to get out the house. It feels like my anxiety does go up and sometimes I have to fight it longer but eventually I get to a point where my mind is like “okay you’ve been out for a long time and nothing bad has happened or is going to happen” and I suddenly start to calm down. My goal is when I have to go out to do something I don’t suddenly stop and start thinking about my anxiety acting up as soon as I leave the house or when I’m at school.

 

I’ve also dropped certain things like social media and I’ve just started doin other things like reading and playing guitar again. Also praying helps me cope with it too. I do believe that social media does contribute to anxiety since your just constantly looking and you are always comparing yourself to other people.

 

Overall though I do feel like I’m getting better. It’s all about not letting my mind take control of things. I really do hope it’s nothing serious and with the proper care I can beat it. I first thought it was all due to my reboot which was the only thing that made sense since I’ve never been through this. Also it could just be stress or anxiety built up over time and maybe doing bad in college this semester and failing classes was all it took.

 

No criticism at all !! In fact I agree with you. I think the reason I am struggling so much is because that’s all I think about. Before I go out that’s the first thing that comes to mind is if my anxiety is gonna act up as soon as I step out. I also think it’s a process and it’s something that might take longer. Like I said I’m actually eating more and I’m starting good habits. I feel comfortable going out for a run and working out. I remember the week after my attack I had to be in the living room every day and my sister and brother in law had to come keep me company because I couldn’t be alone. I believe it’s little by little and step by step to get your mind back to a more healthy and confident stage

 

What can I do or how do I know exactly what that thought or issue is so I don’t let it affect me as much ?

 

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I’ll definitely try and figure out my thoughts more and see exactly what causes my anxiety to be worse on some days

 

Another thing that’s also been happening is that at least 4 nights this week I’ve had nothing but wet dreams. I got em every once in a while when I was still pmo but since I’ve stopped like a month ago they’ve been more constant it’s almost and every night thing.