Hello!
I've never been diagnosed with anxiety or depression... I'm a pretty healthy 23 year old male.. I'm average size.. I have an average diet.. Overall, just pretty average...
As long as I can remember... I can think of times where I was anxious, or very nervous as a child.. Back then, I would always feel sick.. At the time.. I thought I was ill.. Looking back on it.. I think it was anxiety.. I always felt sick on the 1st day of school.. Movie theaters made me nervous... Restaurants made me feel sick..
Even in high school... I was at the school nurse a lot, with stomach pain, and overall just not feeling good..
I never went to the doctor, just always thought I was prone to becoming ill...
My Senior year in high school, it seemed like a cloud had been lifted from over my head.. I never really felt sick.. I had perfect attendance.. everything was going good...
now here I am.. Feeling ill a lot.. but this time around, its not my stomach.. Its my head.. for the past year and a half I've been convinced I had a brain disorder.. A tumor.. or something... but have been to the doctors 20 times.. everything always checks out fine.. Blood, cat scan, MRI, you name it...
Basically my symptoms are head pressure.. headaches.. dizziness.. just really feeling lousy... Its hard to explain.. Just sometimes feel like I'm losing control... which is a text book symptom for anxiety..... But why the head pressure? sometimes I feel like there is an anvil on my head...
My concentration is horrible.. I'm always tired.. in a haze.. overall, just not alert.. DREAMY would be a good way to put it.. I yawn a lot... I just don't feel as healthy as the doc's claim I am..
For work I'm an electrician... I find this job to be pretty stressful... Overall, I'm just pretty unhappy with this line of work lately... So I decided to sign on with the department of corrections...
Dealing with prisoners is going to be a stressful job I'm sure.. I just prefer to try it out, and give my body a break from the stress of construction..
Anyways, every time I enter the prison I will be working in.. I get these dizzy spells... Like a mild panic attack... Minus the inability to swallow, and numbness of the face...
Whatever is wrong with me, just affects my head.. I'm become dumb.. with pressure in my head..
it's frustrating...
What can I do to get over this, and live a normal life???
Look forward to any responses..
-B
I've never been diagnosed with anxiety or depression... I'm a pretty healthy 23 year old male.. I'm average size.. I have an average diet.. Overall, just pretty average...
As long as I can remember... I can think of times where I was anxious, or very nervous as a child.. Back then, I would always feel sick.. At the time.. I thought I was ill.. Looking back on it.. I think it was anxiety.. I always felt sick on the 1st day of school.. Movie theaters made me nervous... Restaurants made me feel sick..
Even in high school... I was at the school nurse a lot, with stomach pain, and overall just not feeling good..
I never went to the doctor, just always thought I was prone to becoming ill...
My Senior year in high school, it seemed like a cloud had been lifted from over my head.. I never really felt sick.. I had perfect attendance.. everything was going good...
now here I am.. Feeling ill a lot.. but this time around, its not my stomach.. Its my head.. for the past year and a half I've been convinced I had a brain disorder.. A tumor.. or something... but have been to the doctors 20 times.. everything always checks out fine.. Blood, cat scan, MRI, you name it...
Basically my symptoms are head pressure.. headaches.. dizziness.. just really feeling lousy... Its hard to explain.. Just sometimes feel like I'm losing control... which is a text book symptom for anxiety..... But why the head pressure? sometimes I feel like there is an anvil on my head...
My concentration is horrible.. I'm always tired.. in a haze.. overall, just not alert.. DREAMY would be a good way to put it.. I yawn a lot... I just don't feel as healthy as the doc's claim I am..
For work I'm an electrician... I find this job to be pretty stressful... Overall, I'm just pretty unhappy with this line of work lately... So I decided to sign on with the department of corrections...
Dealing with prisoners is going to be a stressful job I'm sure.. I just prefer to try it out, and give my body a break from the stress of construction..
Anyways, every time I enter the prison I will be working in.. I get these dizzy spells... Like a mild panic attack... Minus the inability to swallow, and numbness of the face...
Whatever is wrong with me, just affects my head.. I'm become dumb.. with pressure in my head..
it's frustrating...
What can I do to get over this, and live a normal life???
Look forward to any responses..
-B
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I like you have never been diagnosed with anxiety......but it sure sounds like we both suffer with it. When I started having gut problems the worst crossed my mind.....and now my brain gut mechanics is off. At times I can eat and other times I cant. My mind is always on my gut which causes it to crumple and make strange sounds ALL THE TIME. I am working on this buy telling myself over and over that its not bad and I will get through it!
I hope you find the answers to your issue and now you are not alone!
I hope you find the answers to your issue and now you are not alone!
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Hi there friend :)
Just found your thread, just wanted to know how you are getting on?
First of all you are not alone, almost all of your post I can relate too.
This sounds like anxiety to me, you should see your doctor and tell them that you want treatment for it first of all, I personally dont like taking meds, I like to think I can fix things myself but there comes a time when enough is enough and you need help, especially when you quality of life is being effected.
Anxiety is terrible, and its hard to believe how powerful it is. Like you will convince yourself you have something wrong with your head (Brain Tumor etc etc) then you have an MRI, rusults come back normal, then you have thoughts of "Maybe they mixed up my scans with someone else", then your worry turns to somewhere else, maybe its my heart? Then you have an ECG done and blood pressure tested, then you move on to your stomach because you have been having pains, then you convince yourself you have stomach cancer.
This may seem like a bit of an odd question, but do you or have you suffered from any sinus problems?
As well as anxiety, Sinus problems is the only other problem doctors have found in my case.
Best of luck
Just found your thread, just wanted to know how you are getting on?
First of all you are not alone, almost all of your post I can relate too.
This sounds like anxiety to me, you should see your doctor and tell them that you want treatment for it first of all, I personally dont like taking meds, I like to think I can fix things myself but there comes a time when enough is enough and you need help, especially when you quality of life is being effected.
Anxiety is terrible, and its hard to believe how powerful it is. Like you will convince yourself you have something wrong with your head (Brain Tumor etc etc) then you have an MRI, rusults come back normal, then you have thoughts of "Maybe they mixed up my scans with someone else", then your worry turns to somewhere else, maybe its my heart? Then you have an ECG done and blood pressure tested, then you move on to your stomach because you have been having pains, then you convince yourself you have stomach cancer.
This may seem like a bit of an odd question, but do you or have you suffered from any sinus problems?
As well as anxiety, Sinus problems is the only other problem doctors have found in my case.
Best of luck
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IT sounds like anxiety to me. I was diagnosed when I was 13. It sounds like it's pretty severe too.
When I was 13 I had my first panic attack and fell into a dream like state. I feel exactly like I do when I'm in a dream.. very lightheaded.. like a fog crept right behind my eyes.
Is your heart pounding a lot? With my anxiety I feel lousy too... tired all the time, stomach nervousness, dizziness, heart pains... It sucks. I'm 18, this should be the prime of my life, and I am stuck at home in pain and not feeling good.
I've stopped taking meds for some time due to the loss of my father... they stopped working for a while, but I suggest you do try some anti-depressants. Meds can't fix it permanently, but it really makes you feel better and at least able to function. Try them. I was against them too, but I was forced to go on them when I could no longer go to school, or anywhere for that matter.
Goodluck and let me know how it goes! Really... try some antidepressants... it sometimes takes a month to start working but I'm guessing you will be feeling tons better. Especially your physical symptoms.
When I was 13 I had my first panic attack and fell into a dream like state. I feel exactly like I do when I'm in a dream.. very lightheaded.. like a fog crept right behind my eyes.
Is your heart pounding a lot? With my anxiety I feel lousy too... tired all the time, stomach nervousness, dizziness, heart pains... It sucks. I'm 18, this should be the prime of my life, and I am stuck at home in pain and not feeling good.
I've stopped taking meds for some time due to the loss of my father... they stopped working for a while, but I suggest you do try some anti-depressants. Meds can't fix it permanently, but it really makes you feel better and at least able to function. Try them. I was against them too, but I was forced to go on them when I could no longer go to school, or anywhere for that matter.
Goodluck and let me know how it goes! Really... try some antidepressants... it sometimes takes a month to start working but I'm guessing you will be feeling tons better. Especially your physical symptoms.
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