Anxiety

Any experience hot and cold flushes in the chest?

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Hi i recently had my first server aniexty attack which i went to hospital thinking i was having a heart attack which i had all tests done and came back all normal, and since then i have been trying everything to improve my mood and the way i feel and... View more

Hi i recently had my first server aniexty attack which i went to hospital thinking i was having a heart attack which i had all tests done and came back all normal, and since then i have been trying everything to improve my mood and the way i feel and think etc but i still gwt aniexty attacks just not as server but ive just got the flu the past few days so ive been in bed alot and been getting hot and cold flushes across the chest. I wondered if it was associated with the flu or am i panicking its more and having panic attacks agains....just when i thought i got a handle on this i get sick makes me miserable i hat this feeling and thinking its something worse.

LEAVE US ALONE!!!

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Hi I had major anxiety attack not long ago in public and am now at home sitting in a dark wardrobe blocking out sights and sounds. Its bad enough dealing with the anxiety attack but to have people gather round and purposly watch and make things 100 t... View more

Hi I had major anxiety attack not long ago in public and am now at home sitting in a dark wardrobe blocking out sights and sounds. Its bad enough dealing with the anxiety attack but to have people gather round and purposly watch and make things 100 times worse realy ###### me off! Do others find the public gather round and intensifies the anxiety or panic attack because you cant concentrate on trying to calm down because of the them? Cheers lynne

Fight and Flight mode

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To cut a long story short, both my parents remarried, and I am quite close with the families on both sides. There is one new family member, though, where my brain goes into immediate "fight" mode and thinks I'm in danger when my mother talks to them.... View more

To cut a long story short, both my parents remarried, and I am quite close with the families on both sides. There is one new family member, though, where my brain goes into immediate "fight" mode and thinks I'm in danger when my mother talks to them. Every other time I see them, I'm fine and this "fight" thing doesn't happen a lot either, because I've trained myself to ignore the "danger". Every now and then, though, like yesterday, I slip up and spend the next week on my own because no one wants to talk to me. The only factors involved as far as I can remember, were me not being able to find directions again and people not answering phones. I tried going back to my parents' place this afternoon to explain the "fight"/"flight" thing, but it all came out wrong. Now I'm being depicted as the jealous and embarrassing daughter for trying to explain myself and don't know how to rectify it.

Intrusive Thoughts

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Okay, For quite a while (3 months) I've been able to keep my intrusive thoughts at bay. But now they're coming back again and there's nothing I can do about it. The thoughts derive from my friendships, I feel like all my friends hate me or secretly d... View more

Okay, For quite a while (3 months) I've been able to keep my intrusive thoughts at bay. But now they're coming back again and there's nothing I can do about it. The thoughts derive from my friendships, I feel like all my friends hate me or secretly don't like me. I've been good at telling myself that "If they didn't like you, they wouldn't be talking to you." But that's the thing, it feels like everyone's hardly putting the effort into talking to me anymore. And I feel so selfish because in my mind I constantly need this validation from my friends to know that I'm not hated. Some things that have made me think like this. 1. I ask my friends to call with me and they say "Yeah, I will later." And then none of them joins, I ask them why not and they simply respond with "I can't be bothered." And it's irrational but I can't do anything about how I feel. 2. My friend was going to tell myself and 2 others about something big that went down, and we're a really close group so I don't understand what's the point of secrecy. And she says "Let's just private call" to my other friend, leaving me and my other friend alone. She used to tell me stuff about her life, important stuff and I can't help but feel, replaced? 3. She's going out to different parties, making new friends, there are no possessive thoughts like "I want her to stay happy with our group!" But more so, "Oh, so I'm not enough." These thoughts keep coming into my head and they're so irrational but it's a series of small things that spike my whatever this feeling is. I have a bad history with friends leaving me for no reason and for the first time in 3 months I feel like I'm in that state again where I think everyone hates me. 4. My best friend tries to catch up with me (when I mean catch up, I mean like saying "Hi" and that's the end of our conversation) and it's a nice gesture but I look too deep into it and I think to myself "He's probably gotten bored of you. That's why he's not talking to you anymore." I just see all my friends having fun with other people and I'm left alone. By myself. If I were to say it in a slightly nauseating, profound sentence it'd be: All I have is them, but they have it all.

Leda

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I am in my late sixties and have not ben an anxious person nor suffered from depression. I was described as laid back and felt so. After a mild heart attack 3 years ago and a some heartache experienced by my daughter,now resolved, I began to experien... View more

I am in my late sixties and have not ben an anxious person nor suffered from depression. I was described as laid back and felt so. After a mild heart attack 3 years ago and a some heartache experienced by my daughter,now resolved, I began to experience severe anxiety, characterised by incessant rumination, particularly around how I feel sand will this ever resolve. I have not had a reasonable break from this anxiety for going on two years. Take a low dose benzo. AD made me more anxious, other Medes made me feel dull and sedated but no relief from negative, racy thinking which is too persistent to be much helped with CBT. Have no real stressors now, everything to be grateful for but often desperate how long I have been in this state. Seeing a psychologist, have seen a psychiatrist and in a meditation group. Wondering if anyone out there has had a similar experience and a good outcome.

Relationship anxiety

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I don’t know where to start, I’ve never really talked to anyone about my anxiety, I usually just let it sit and get better with time. 6 weeks ago my husband and I were married, and back in March we found out we were pregnant! Amazing news I know. sin... View more

I don’t know where to start, I’ve never really talked to anyone about my anxiety, I usually just let it sit and get better with time. 6 weeks ago my husband and I were married, and back in March we found out we were pregnant! Amazing news I know. since our wedding we have been on our honey moon only getting back just over a week ago. But in the last two days my anxiety has started up again. Our lives have gone back to normal.. just feeling as routined as usual. My husband is on his phone a lot for work, he comes home and books clients, talks designs, creates designs for the next day etc etc. but I’m starting to feel a little pushed to the side again, like I’m old news. He has this “friend” who lives in Sydney and flys here to get work done by him occasionally. This girl is very unshy about flaunting herself all over Instagram. She uploads photos constantly in gstrings, lingerie etc. from the get go I’ve had a bad feeling about her. When she first came to get tattood he has offered to pick her up from the airport and didn’t tell me until last minute, I don’t even know this girl so why would I feel comfortable with this. I then found out they went to lunch together one day during their session. He beat around the bush with telling me but I put two and two together. We faught a lot about it. 6 months later and she’s back, I then put two and two together again and found out he was dropping her back at her hotel after he’d tattoo her. My anxiety that he might possibly be cheating flared up again, we faught ALOT while she was here. Now every time I see him talk to her I get so worried about what they’re talking about. The thing is, I know he wouldn’t physically cheat but for some reason, I can’t help but think what if? What’s he saying? Is she being flirtatious with him? Here I am pregnant, basic, boring old me and he sees her upload photos everyday all glammed up in lingerie being sexy. Everytime he gets a message I check to see if it’s her. If I see them talking I crawl into a shell, I don’t really talk to him and my thoughts overpower my overall energy. I become, sad and withdrawn. I know he loves me and im his world so why can’t I shake this feeling... there’s been absolutely NO evidence so far to prove he’s flirting with her or she with him. I just don’t trust her, and I’m scared he’ll get bored with me if he constantly keeps seeing that his friends are this certain way but I’m not.

uncomfortable with new class

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Hi, I'm a 16 y/o girl with anxiety. I have recently noticed that one of my triggers is religion class, where in we talk about things that make me uncomfortable ( one of my main anxiety issues) It's not exactly required as a core subject, so is it oka... View more

Hi, I'm a 16 y/o girl with anxiety. I have recently noticed that one of my triggers is religion class, where in we talk about things that make me uncomfortable ( one of my main anxiety issues) It's not exactly required as a core subject, so is it okay if I don't go? I would talk to the teacher of course. also, today when we had maybe our third lesson, I decided to work in the library. My 'friend' was really big about it and told the teacher in front of everyone and tried to force me to go to class. She supposedly has anxiety too, so she should understand, right? I told her in full confidence and she broke my trust completely. I was really upset ( still am) that she would do that. What should I do?

Anxiety how to get help from GP

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I have made an appointment to speak to my GP about my mental health and looking for advice on how to approach it I find it very hard to show my feelings and tend to bottle things up and just say that I am ok i did the online questionnaire and it came... View more

I have made an appointment to speak to my GP about my mental health and looking for advice on how to approach it I find it very hard to show my feelings and tend to bottle things up and just say that I am ok i did the online questionnaire and it came up at 16 high anxiety. i can't relax or sleep especially if in the house alone ok when family are in. how do I explain this to GP as someone who keeps things to themselves. I saw the emergency GP on Saturday and they sent me for blood tests all ok and gave me some sleeping pills which I am scared to take so tomorrow I see my regular GP. I worry how he will react when I ask about anxiety. What should I be requesting and how do I ask. i am 65 years old retired 5 years have a husband and family they think it's all my imigination when I get agitated and pace the floor

Neighbour courtesy

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Hi new neighnour moved in and was caught climbing up with others and peering over my fence and saying theres this and that in the yard. I said quietly please dont look over its private property and because ot that ive been labled as rude. Am i in the... View more

Hi new neighnour moved in and was caught climbing up with others and peering over my fence and saying theres this and that in the yard. I said quietly please dont look over its private property and because ot that ive been labled as rude. Am i in the wrong? I get scared when people look over my fence, i feel trapped and heart starts pounding ect. Is it rude of me? Lynne

Uneasy, feeling homesick for camp

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So, homesickness. Why does it have to be the absolute worst thing that I have experienced? Every time a camp comes up, I feel a sense of unease, even more so when the date is looming in my head with days or a week left at home. I know these camps don... View more

So, homesickness. Why does it have to be the absolute worst thing that I have experienced? Every time a camp comes up, I feel a sense of unease, even more so when the date is looming in my head with days or a week left at home. I know these camps don't last long (5 days) but I just can't stop thinking about it sometimes. Over the last few years of my schooling, I recall waking up a few times every night at the camp venue. There's just something that feels off, something that isn't familiar - no warmth of home, no parents, just the sleeping bag and clothes I've packed (maybe even Mum's 20-year-old sleeping bag that's still functional). Of course, this hasn't reached the point where I've developed severe symptoms like depression. Being honest, I feel that it has been getting harder to fixate on the fun of camping, rather than the time frame where I'm away from home. Last time on camp (a few months ago), the same problems popped up a week or two before the camp. I would reach the point where I was thinking, "Oh, the first day is just setting up, the second day is this, then that," etc. Only this time, exams are also underway, and once again I'm trying to calm myself down by reminding that the camp will be a good relaxation for exams, but nothing seems to disappear. Only when the camp is done, my pain is eased. It's not the luxury of home that makes me crave for it, but rather the warm hospitality of parents and my younger sister. I see those other students around me feeling just fine, leading me to think that I'm the only one with such a problem. Any tips?

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