Anxiety,panic attacks,headaches, really worried it could be

Hi, reading this has put my mins at ease...well for the moment anyway!

hi im 14 i know im young but ive had panic attacks consistent for a week or two about 2 or 3 a day it was taking conrtol of my life and taking away my sleep,joy,appetite, and just me being ME! i finally got frustarted and confronted it with my own head and they went away but still im not saying i feel 100 percent good i have close calls here and there but for the last 2 weeks i have had the headache thing as well and was freaked and that i also had a a brain tumor but reading this really helps me cause i over thought that i had a brain tumor so last night i caused myself a panik attack! but reading this helps alot...

 

but i just hope u get better as well just dont think about it and it goes away but when it returns dont even stress about it just think logically!

Hey mate, I know it's been a while since you wrote this, but hopefully it's helpful for others too.

I've suffered from panic attacks the past 2 years and I've been improving lots the last couple of months, after seeing a psychologist. I used to panic lots about my health too, I used to get headaches (like you've described), stomach pains, throat pains, shoulder pains and every other type of pain. Every time I got a new pain or discomfort id be straight onto google trying to find out what was wrong with me. I tought I had like 4 different types of cancers, diabetes, ibs, aids (even though this would have been physically impossible) and a million other sicknesses. It took a while for me to get over this, but my psychologist said something to me that really stuck. She asked me "how many different symptoms have you had? And, for how long did they stick around?" so I went through everything and came to realize that all these symptoms were around for a few weeks and then they'd disappear when I started noticing other 'synptoms'. If I was really sick, these symptoms or feelings never would have left, try would've just stayed and progressively got worse.

Our mind is an incredible thing, you really can be and do anything if you really put your mind to it. Those of us with an anxiety or panic disorder have convinced ourselves that we're really sick and our body starts to respond to that belief. Once I started telling my mind that I wasnt afraid of anxiety or panic, that I wasn't scared if these feelings in my body, the panic and anxiety started getting weaker an weaker. I'm still in the process of getting better, but I know with all my heart and mind that I will be completely rid of this, and that is makin me better every single day.

Dave

Hey its chaten i m also feeling really cronic headache and stuff every day and its making me feel like i got brain tum but looking forward and going to get done ma MRI on tuesday and after that every thing will b comes out

Hey,

I'm 16, and I've never really let anything get to me before and i've always known what the problem is so i've always been able to discuss it and move on. But for some reason I let things get on top of me, the way I look, schoolwork, social situatuions, being single whilst my friends all have boyfriends, ect ect, teenage life blah blah.

So I started getting stomach pains and chest pains. Went to my doctor he told me I had constipation and said to just eat fibrous foods, these symptoms did go and I felt ok, then I had pins and needles ALL day about 2 days after this happened. People told me I was having a 'stroke' or 'heart failure" and obviously that made me SO upset, I was literally inconsolable. So I went back to the Doctor and they checked my breathing, blood pressure and heart. ALL came back normal. I had 2 Doctors look at me and they said I was suffering from anxiety. Of course I didn't believe them. ME? I was fun loving, didn't let anything get to me so why the hell would I have anxiety, that was for crazy people right? 

The next day I was fine, went back to college, had my friends around me and I had a good time. Had some symptoms when I was given time to think about it, then the next day I was a complete mess. I had my first proper attack where I thought my hands were numb and I couldn't breathe and my Dad had to come home from work and take me to the Doctors. I was crying all day and all I could think about was the things I had never done and how were my family going to cope when I dropped dead. My Doctor told me and reassured me that there was nothing physically wrong with me and that I should try counselling.  

This is the link to there website http://www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/our-services/sutton-and-merton-iapt/ (for people in the UK) that link is to my area, but you can find your area on there :)

Then I started to get headaches and all the other symptoms went because I was concentrating on my headache and the dread that I had a 'brain tumor' I had this weird, un-describable, light head-ness and a girl I knew last year had a brain tumor, she recovered, but I was just thinking, sh*t now it's me, I'm dying, which set off more anxiety. It's a never ending cycle. My family are so worried about me and this is not me. I am NOT this person and no-one understands, infact people are just getting annoyed with my mood swings and just tell me to snap out of it. How can I? I'm very new to this and some people have this for years but all I can say is just try and tell yourself that anxiety is causing this sh*t mood.

I've tried telling myself this and I can see that it's going to be a loooonnnnggg road ahead. 

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If anyone wants to chat I would be happy too, talking to others knowing that they are going through the same thing is my only way of calming down.

I hope this helped.

<3

 

thank you..at 14 it must be scary too. im trying the logically thinking thing..sometimes it works sometimes not! i will hang in there though. you too.

i nearly cry everytime i read a post from someone, to know that other people feel the same aches, pains, weird zapp sensations etc. it doesnt make it easier but does remind me that im not alone and things will get better. im off my warfarin now after 6 months and still get the anxiety- still thinking every little pain is a serious illness although in my logical brain i know its not, but anxiety is a powerful thing!
i will check out those links, thank you and take care.

sounds like tension headaches, i get those quit frequently. I have one right now (i had an anxiety attack last night , so i was very tense so my neck and back of head hurts cause of it).
try using a heating pad on your neck and shoulders, do you meditate, do yoga? both of those help a lot with anxiety, so does exercise and staying hydrated. good luck.

Hi there..

I had a accident in july this year and ever simce i have had panick attacks. I regularly get stabbingpain all over my body my knecks stiff tingling in my lips and i am short of breath atm am gettin tightning in my chest and paon when i breath however i think its all down to anxiety.i am currently attending stress control classes jave you heard of these??they really do help you to understand anxiety and symptoms.

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I have just started having panic attacks with my first episode 3 weeks ago. I am 32 years old and I live in France right next to a snowboarder / sport heaven. I had a really bad panic attack 5 days ago where I had to go to A & E to get checked out. I too thought I was about to die and there was nothing I could do about it. It was horrific and probably the worst experience I have had to date.

I am now left with this strange headache, a constant gentle throb / tightening sensation. The best way I can describe it is having a belt wrapped around your brain and tightened one hole too tight. I am going to try acupuncture as soon as possible as some other threads I have read recommend it. I will let you know how it goes....

Reading these other posts has definitely helped me in the knowledge I am no alone. I am also a person without many concerns and worries about life however I am now in the belief that my brain shuts down if I get close to becoming truly happy. Maybe its the thought of loosing true happiness once I have it or the belief that I don't deserve it. Happiness in life is the one thing most of us strive for but some of us just cant grasp it when it gets close. I am going to carry on working on this theory and speak to a counsellor or a psychiatrist about it to see what I can reveal.

I hope we all overcome this!

 

Hi r u still feeling the same getting panic attacks? Sorry to bother u but Ive been having a headache for 12 days and it won't go away. My Docter told me I have a anxiety disorder. But I keep thinking I have a brain tumer and that I'm going to die I have 4 small children and pregnant I'm so scared. Hope u r feeling better.

Hi Vanessa, It has not gone completely but is slowly fading, however comes on harder if I start thinking about my panic attacks in too much detail. I am more worried about the strange sensations in my heart and how it skips a beat sometimes. All very messed up and I do not really understand it. Our brains must be very in tune to our body, much more than I first thought. I have been slowly getting myself back to my feet with outings everyday which consist of walks, shopping and other daily routines. It takes a lot to say to yourself "I am going to beat this and put myself in a position where I will not be 100% comfortable but is the best thing for me". I hold on to a very important fact which is: No one has ever died from a panic attack. I still havn't had acupuncture yet but hope to do this soon and I pain on doing Yoga or some kind of meditation to give my brain some relaxation time. It is another fact that the panic attacks or disorder come on to the more imaginative types of humans. I am also going to try and release this imagination in painting or writing. I cant live my life in fear. I am too much of an active person and would become seriously depressed if my panic attacks got the better of me. I will am going to fight this all the way.... I think you should too! It only takes doing little things at first which gradually get bigger and bigger. I hope I have helped in someway and I hope you start to get better soon.

Thank you! I will try my hardest I hate this feeling but sometimes is hard. Hope you get well soon take care.

Anxiety is no different to any other condition , if you had a broken arm you would go to the doctor and get some help and medication. Symptoms include over worrying , chest pain , lump in your throat, nausea, physical symptoms like heart racing and shortness of breath. It is totally normal to suffer anxiety but you should  never accept it as a way of life . Medication for anxiety is available and counselling is imperative. Not all people who suffer anxiety suffer from depression . Anxiety does not always have a cause so looking for one can actually make you more anxious.  anxiety is paralysing and will limit your way of life - help and medical treatments are easy to get via your doctor.......... Treat anxiety like any other medical problem , if you don't get treatment it will not go away. 

I'm 17. I have had extremely bad anxiety since I was little. I got diagnosed with Diabetes at 11. I have the constant fear that if i could have Diabetes what else could be wrong with me!? I have a compulsive thought process. I'm such a control freak that I can't get myself to calm down. I remember when I was 12 I started randomly getting sharp pains in the back of my head. It scared me so bad because I thought I had a brain tumor. But I eventually forgot about it and moved on. But in January I got my first panic attack. I didn't know what it was, I thought I was gonna drop dead. My blood went from my hands and feet, my va-jay jay went numb, my head was tingling, so was my tongue, I couldn't swallow, my skin felt like it was burning, I was shaking so bad I thought I was gonna have a seizure. Luckily my mom knew exactly what it was and she calmed me down and gave me Xanax.
Lately I've been taking Zoloft and moving forward although its hard not to think about it all day, everyday. I recently started getting eye pains, leg pains, back pains and headaches as well. So I'm trying my best to move on and get on with my life! But it was so comforting to find people who have the exact same problem as I do!!!!