Something wrong in my Body, what it is?

daley · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 18

Hi
I wondered if any one can relate to the way I’m feeling at the moment. Im a 22 year old female and really should not be thinking or feeling the way I do at the moment. I have been told I have anxiety, but I just don’t know why I feel like this. I have lots of great friends, a great boyfriend, great family, good job, and basically there is no reason why I should feel like this!! But the way it seems to effect me is that I feel like there is something physically wrong with me. I seem to have become obsessed with my heartbeat, and I keep thinking that bad things are going to happen to me like im going to have a heart attack. I get palpitations, when ever I lie down I can feel my heart and I sometimes have skipped heartbeats and fluttery feelings in my chest. My counselor said that this happens because of adrenaline going to your heart but I don’t seem to have been panicking as much lately, yet I am getting them more than I used to. I have been suffering with anxiety on and off since I was 19, due to an abusive boyfriend. We split up 3 years ago and the anxiety came back in full swing when I met my new boyfriend. I seem to get different symptoms relating to my anxiety through a matter of routine these days. I get all sorts of things like numbness and tingling in my hands and side of my face. I know these are all symptoms of anxiety but I can’t help thinking that there is definitely summit up with me. I'm just sick of feeling like this now it seems to have developed into routine and obsession and I can’t ever imagines waking up in morning and not having to analyze my anxiety in my mind. Help!!

franti · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 19

I have similar fears and anxiety and im only a few years older than you. If you think your doctor is missing something you could get a second opinion from another doctor. If you think it’s all in your head then all you can do is find a way to accept your situation and live life the best you can. Im sorry I don’t have any great advice for you, I haven’t found any answers myself I just wanted you to know that your not alone in this.

allen · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 11

I have the same problem...I have no insurance and I have spend tons on doc's and emergency room visits...Everyone says the same...But the only thing I can't figure out is the feeling of being in a dream...Or out of it...Like outta body type felling, I walk around like this all the time...Does anyone else???

pope · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 36

I have the exact same problems. What’s worse is I make my boyfriend suffer by keeping him up until all hours of the night. I went to the er a few days ago and they ran a bunch of test (ekg, urine, heart rate) and everything checked out. What worries me is that the sysmptoms set in white recently and they have become acute. I can sleep, hell its 4 in the morning and im posting this b/c every time I lay down to sleep I feel myself doze off and then immediately wake my self up. I have a constant fear that im not going to wake up in the morning. It’s to the point where im not trying to wake myself up, my body does it naturally. I feel like im totally loosing it

betly · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 25

Sounds like panic disorder which I am finally getting over thanks to the skills I learned in my cbt group. Pick up a copy of been there, done that? Do this! By sam obitz and start doing the tea form exercise and you will learn how keep from going into a panic cycle over physical symptoms that are not dangerous. You just have to learn how to train your brain to interrupt the panic cycle that makes the symptoms worse. If you can afford it join a cbt group too. Good luck and realize you can get better. I feel better that I have in years now.