I thought I'd say hi & hopefully get some advice...
I've been suffering anxiety for approximately a year now & don't know where to go from here... It sounds stupid but I had the flu last year & was very sick, in hospital a few times. During this time I felt so scared that I wasn't going to get better... I had heart palpitations & constantly felt sick. After I recovered from the flu I had chronic nausea & struggled to leave the house fearing that I might vomit or pass out in public. Every time I left the house I felt sick & panicked & had heart palpitations. This went on for a while & I was convinced there was something seriously wrong with me. The doctor at the hospital (treating me for the palpitations) basically said I was being stupid & it was probably anxiety. I asked my GP about it & he reluctantly referred me to a psychologist who said I didn't have anxiety because I was 'managing' my everyday life & job. I have a high pressure & mentally straining job & I had to force myself to go to work each day despite how I was feeling.
A year later & now I constantly force myself to 'manage'. I feel sick when I leave the house, restless when I stay at home. I constantly worry that there is something wrong with me, I have a lump in my throat all the time & I worry about myself or my partner getting sick &/or dying...
I feel like I have anxiety... All the time! But after being told I don't I feel so confused & really don't know where to go from here... Any advice/thoughts would be much appreciated...
