Anxiety Or Something Else? Posted: 12-22-07 19:19pm
Hi, im new on this board, im 26 year old
male smoker who once played competitive
hockey! Ive started it seems having
Anxiety related problems. I was a moderate
drinker about 4 years passed and have now
reduced to having some drinks once or
twice every 3-4 months. About 8 months ago
i had quite smoking for a month when i got
my wisdom teeth pulled out. During that
time i had my first mini panic
attack/anxiety attack as i beleave my body
was going through withdrawl. Maybe 4
months after that i had a huge
panic/anxiety attack while driving to
friends house it lasted about 20 mins i
was sure i was having a heart attack, i
went to the hospital and did EKG test and
my heart was beating perfectly and my
blood oxygen was perfect as well. I also
had a blood test when i saw a general
practioner, and my blood test came back
perfect.
Now, i have from time to time a feeling of
lightheadedness or floating/vertigo and
feel tired. I dont sleep as well as i
usually did, over all i just dont feel
good! I always thinking that there is
something wrong with me or im scared that
im going to die! I dont also get
palpitations and feel all anxious about
going, shopping, going to see friends,
work, or doing things that i like doing
before. I still try to stay active and i
play hockey every friday night, now im not
sure if its my anxiety of there is
something wrong with me but i some times
feel lightheaded or start breath and
paying attention to my heart rate and
breathing when i stop playing or take a
shift change on the bench. But, when i
start playing again i feel fine!
Also when im sitting on the bench i feel
like my far sightedness gets worse?
I also have alot of tensiness in my back
and neck sometimes dull pain in little
areas of my chest! I beleave this symptoms
of muscle pain come from my two injured
shoulders that i have dislocated, they
have caused my posture to change alot. I
dislocated my left shoulder 7 times with
no surgery repairs and my right shoulder
just once with no surgery repairs.
Im wondering if with your experiences and
knowledge of anxiety if you can help me
put this symptoms at ease?
Thank You,
JDMness
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Hi Jdmness Posted: 12-23-07 10:22am
First and foremost, Welcome to you new
home. Our group of members, supporters and
moderators are here to help you in anyway
we possibly can. You will find nothng but
compansion and thoughfullness on this
board. We are glad you find us!
Sounds like most if not all of you symtoms
may be stress and anxiety related. They
both can do alot to the chemistry of you
body funtions. I would try some daily
meditation with easy listening music or
sound scapes music. You would be
surprised, if you really get into it, you
can actually leave you body and just relax
in a very special safe place. I would
practice this for at least 15 min a day
when it is convenient for you. Best time
is before work or school. Lot your room
door, put up a "Do Not Disturb, In
Meditation" sign on you door if you have
too. That is what I do on my front door so
no one will even knock. If you have a set
of headphones, it does work best that way.
Sit on a pillow, don't lay down or you
might fall asleep and miss work or school.
Seriously, that does happen.
You will learn in you very own personal
way how to cope with this beast. I did and
all one this board know how sick I am. So,
if I can do it and still have a positive
attitude. so can you!
