Does anyone have constant anxiety?

thanks for your post.....it really hit a chord with me....I feel like a jibberring, helpless piece of c**p most of the time.......the anxiety, the worry........it's crushing and seems much much more powerful than I am.....

I have the same thing- constant panic with hot rushes before the heart palpatations. It's constant and I can't sleep... It's horrible. I hope this ends.

I have had this for 2 years. Ive tried seeking help, but I dont have insurance and where I live no help is offered. I have trouble swallowing, headaches nervousness. I hate to leave the house. I use to be normal, but one day all was taken ffrom me. I still wait for a miracle. I keep hoping.

Brian M, I am also in my 50,s and your letter on this site is an exact description of me. It is at least a bit comforting to know that I am not alone with this monster.

Thank You

Hi i to suffer constant anxiety im always on edgd and worrying of dieing i hate it im currentley on sterline 50mg on my 6th day hope i feel bettet soon and all u out there ur not alone

thanks so much for your reply........it's good to connect

Does anyone else feel like this i always feel as if im not here and that im just gunna stop breathing alway panicing anyone else on sterline 50mg and works good for them thanks for listening

Hey, I get both types of anxietys. Ive always been an anxious kid. But not until a week ago after coming off a bad high did it stick with me for extended periods of time. Tht night I called 911 thinking I was having a heart attack and went to the hospital at 5am. No cardiac problems, just anxiety.

I get The chills with the chest pains and feeling of doom, and the who am I episode.. I've been reading forums like its my job and I've seen that some ppl have heart palpitations along with this too because my heart beat has thumped harder and it almost feels like its caused me to forget how to breathe..

Think I must have this but I've felt that it's more, like there's something in the left side of my chest. I've been scared to admit it but Ive told people that I think I have a tumor in my left side of my chest.. Cuz like It is physically bigger than the right side. Idk but I'm not on any medication or havent been diagnosed with anything so im making appointments to get to the bottom of this. My brother told me co pays on an MRI would be 1000!!! f**k that I want to know if that feeling is just anxiety or a possible tumor.

Btw your post has helped me understand and overcome my ongoing anxiety, thanks. Everyone thankyou I'm already feelin like im in control. Stopped smoking cigs (sucks but fck it I'll get over the addiction) stopped smoking weed, but stopping Alcohol? After that incident I drank and ive felt good while and after I was drunk.. Does it help to stop? Idk I'm starting exercises soon and I'm trying to keep busy. People take control ! sh*t will be just fine

dj skip,
I know your post is one year old, but wanted you to know I see myself in your post. Almost identical.
You are not alone in this. I have managed to find ways to talk myself out of a bad time with it. I find that anxiety like ours is like a roller coaster. You may have a long time with it, then it gets better for a long time, and ten back again to remind us we are not over this. I think each time though it does get easier to cope. I tell myself to look around at some of the suffering and problems others have and ours doesn,t seem quite so bad. Anyway, hang in there, it gets better friend.

I have just been to the hospital for the second time in two months, arriving in the back of an ambulance both times, both times I have had blood tests, xrays and combined with another two set of tests done by my doctor all have revealed nothing physical, my anxiety started overseas three months ago, I got the flu very bad and that combined with other problems including being homesick and fear of dying resulted in severe anxiety not long after I arrived home, no interest in anything, sleeping eating and everyhing else was taken over by this evil,  I also went cold turkey and changed my diet from fizzy drinks and some junk food to mainly water and vegtables and rice whilst overseas, chest pains and choking were felt for weeks and made my life unbearable, after seeing a pycholigist I have had mixed results, that is the severity of the pains dimminising to a state of they are still there, all done without drugs, well the last for fortnight it came back with a choking sensation and breathlesness/chest pain constantly from long after I wake up until I sleep, hence all I wanted to do is sleep knowing that when I got up it would begin again, well I had enough and hence the second visit to the hospital, what annoys me is I dont feel anxious in the mind and think positive and yet still get this, is this a chemical action in the body/relapse and how do I reslove without drugs which seem to be mainly useless by many writers on this forum?

I have anxiety. It started when I started smoking pot for the first time ( haven't smoked since) I'd have panic attacks and everything that comes with anxiety. I read A LIFE AT LAST the book helps u a lot. I controlle mine you just have to know what's wrong with you you have to understand that's the key thing that will help u over come this horrible thing. Just remember panic attacks cannot harm you I hope u the best of luck!

 

Try chewing up and then swallowing 5/6 sprigs of curry leaves (kadhipatta in indian), well washed, throughout the day, one sprig (containing around 15/20 leaves) every few hours.I have (had?) suffered from constant crippling anxiety for my whole life (43 now), battled thro' it to try to live normally,made me bald with grey hair and a rotten quality of life due to the constant  mental control required. The herb may (note,may) help reaching a calmer mental state;personally, for the first time in life I can ignore distracting thoughts, not over-plan,stop obsessing,be 'in myself' around people,not react to anything and everything and everyone (well,overreact ),not need a 'strategy' to get through the day, and be able to leave tomorrow to itself......

Curry leaves are very nutritionally balanced with good amounts of iron,calcium, vit b, zinc,magnesium, the stuff that's essential for mental functioning and that anxious people burn through/need more of.They have a pleasant taste and no side effects and are easy on the stomach.Will take at least a week to feel any effect.The leaves should be as fresh as possible, I grow my own in India.Sometimes I eat as many as 10 sprigs a day, it's as if the body is demanding it to compensate for deficiencies...

Please note that this anxiety-busting effect of curry leaves on myself is something I've noted while consuming them for a different reason, to regrow hair and regain original colour, for which they're well known.Thought i'd mention it on the chance that it helps.You wont find the connection between anxiety and kadhipatta on elsewhere on the 'net.

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regards,ankshus

I too suffer from anxiety that seems to be long standing going on several years now. At times it is better than at others. I am going through a phase right now that seems like it is constantly present. I read where eliminating caffeine helps. I still had two cups of coffee today and a cup of tea and I am in the middle of an anxiety attack. I take Diphenhydramine therapuetically simply because I learned it is good for a lot of things. I had a peanut/cashew allergy for years and didn't know it and being health conscious I contantly ate mixed nuts, peanuts, peanut butter, ect. When I would feel really bad I would take the Benedryl. It seemed to help, little did I know that I was in a serious condition. I was so happy when I discovered I was allergic to peanuts. I felt like at last I know what is wrong with me. We a couple of weeks later I had to call the ambulance as I was sure I was going to kill over. I had all of the symptoms and tried to remain calm, which I have learned over the years. I want to blame the low blood sugar, as I am a Diabetic and it did seem like it could have been low. Unfortunately, I had eaten a couple pieces of candy and a can of pears before I checked my blood sugar and it was at 90. Well it wasn't entirely the blood sugar as today, I have the symptoms of anxiety, pains in my chest and left arm, feeling like I can't breathe, and a panicky feeling, pains in various parts of my body ect. I was listening to a class on the computer, and moving around and the phone rings. I had to change my plans for the evening due to a prior committment. I realized I was doing too much so I hurried and sat back down and paid attention to the class. I think for now that the Diphenhydramine will keep me from getting a full blown anxiety attack. The doctor had put me on Buspirone but I got itchy the first day and the second day I was itchy as well. So there is something that don't agree with me in the Buspirone. The anxiety has come and gone over the years and I really don't know why I can go stretches of time and it don't bother me at all even when some stressful events are occurring. Many times I have to do a lot of self talk. I ask myself what am I afraid of at that particular moment. I go through a list. Yes, one of the questions is am I afraid to die, and though that seems to be the feeling that I am experiencing I remind myself I have gone though that same feeling hundreds of times and when I came out the other side of the attack, I was fine. I try to get active when I am going through an attack. I always know how severe one is when I return home from whatever I am doing as I feel so good to just be back home. I am giving a friend a ride home from his work this evening and I am going to see if he wants to eat with me or go get some food somewhere else. It will be one of my therapuetic outings, that I know I dare not ever allow myself to lock myself away or not go out. As I wrote that, I felt my stomach reacting. My stomach has constant bloating and gas. They diagnosed me as Diabetic gastroparesis, but I think the stress reactions make me have a nervous stomach. Thanks for having this post. I will come back to it from time to time. Good luck to all of you that are suffering from this condition.

Im a college student right now and I suffer constant anxiety. I'm always worrying about my future. There's this voice in my head that tells me no matter what I achieve I will always be unhappy and never think I am good enough for myself. I'm in my junior year with not a lot of credits towards my major, I have an ENFP persionality type which is hard to deal with anyway. I have up and downs, but recently it's been all down. I need constant company and I cannot be alone. I'm always worried that my I will look back and regret my life. I'm always worried that I will make bad life decisions and that I will never achieve my full potential. I'm scared of life after graduation, and terrified of being alone.

I really want to focus on what is going right for you at the moment. You are in school being productive working on a Degree. Congratulations. You have the motivation to get up everyday and get to class. I went through similar concerns when I was younger and I am no expert on living a peaceful calm life. I just came from the doctor, if was the first time to discuss my recent bout of anxiety. It was an eye opening encounter to say the least. I always focus on what I am afraid of might happen with my medications. He did tell me that he thinks I am afraid of a lot of things. I asked him if he recieved the email of the study that one of my medications being a Diabetic encourages heart disease. He responded, to let him worry about that one. I took myself off of the cholesterol medication because of concerns with forgetfulness, he let me know that is after a lifetime of being on it and then it may be a cause of dementia. Then I asked him about increasing my blood pressure medicine to provide a protective effect for my kidneys. He said he wasn't sure that I wouldn't find a reason to cut it back down! LOL! Poor guy! Then with my newly diagnosed peanut allergy he was reluctant to perscribe an EPIPen as he explained that was a heavy duty medication and that he would give me a perscription because if I was worried about it, that he was worried about it. He explained that my body does not change and does not fluctuate wildly. That is not how the body works and I am always worried about the effects of my medications. So he was able to get me to understand that I didn't need to worry about every little thing I percieved as a change. That I need to take all meds as perscribed and let him adjust the dosages. If I am not consistent then he can't do his job. This seems to be a big deal with me, but I did agree to take the meds from now on as perscribed. He did say that he thinks I have gas issues related to different chest pains and that to look at unresolved pain. Usually I can take an antacid and gas pill and then the pain goes away and is not constant. So he did believe that the pain was gas related but to not discount a heart issue as I am a diabetic and do have some high blood pressure but that I am not bad on either one. The main thing was to loose weight and exercise. We agreed that I would focus on the things I could change and not worry about the things that could happen. So I am going to train myself to do that. He was pretty reassuring. So there are different issues for different people at different phases of life. I think when I was younger I did worry about achieving and becoming self actualized. Though today, I worry more about being as healthy as I can be for today. So good luck to you. I hope that you keep exploring and trying to make your life better for yourself. Like I said, in my earlier post. I try to stay active and be involved. I do know that this has been invaluable to me to keep functioning like a regular person even if I have a drawback of an anxiety/panic now and then. Later. I will come back to these post from time to time.