Does anyone else suffer from anxiety?

[amarano]

I hate digging up old threads but I needed to do this.

I had my first panic attack last December. I guess from the stress of Christmas shopping and money issues or whatever. went to the ER they told me I was fine (physically).

after that I've had anxiety ever since but no debilitating attacks such as that time. until now.

I started a new job which made me feel great the only thing is they sent me to school in the city from 9-5 monday to Friday and I think the pressure and frustration just got to me. about a week ago (shmurda dance) I had a mini attack in the classroom and had to step out and regain myself. took the subway the other day and felt uneasy but getting out into a huge crowd of people (34th and 7th) really got to me. had that fight or flight response and booked it back to class.

I'm writing here basically to share my story but also I enjoy reading other people's stories. it helps me. I'm always welcoming tips. I actually got a blood test today because I've been feeling so weak and sick physically but in the back of my head I know it's just anxiety/panic. well see with the results. has anyone else done this?

im my own worst enemy when it comes to this. I constantly worry and now since my two episodes recently I'm worried about having another which doesn't help. has anyone gotten to this point? how did you/are you dealing with it?

send some positive vibes my way i could really use it.

 

[Senoj]

My anxiety is pretty bad. I don't have serious panic attacks or anything but if I start thinking to much my heart will beat fast, stomach starts flipping, palms get sweaty as hell. As I'm typing this I'm leaving trails of sweat on my laptops 'wrist pad' or whatever it is :x

**** really sucks sometimes but taking a small hit of some green helps (indicas only), but since I live in TX that isn't gonna cut it anymore. I took zoloft for a few months but that **** had me going to the toilet right after taking it.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Meditation and breathing exercises may assist.

 

[amarano]

every time I look up solutions they all say breathing and honestly I might be the only one who thinks it makes it worse. I feel like deep breathing exercises bug me out even more.

I've tried to avoid meds because I don't want to be dependent on them but after this week I'm almost considering it although some friends and a few posts here say not to.

I bought kava kava pills from vitamin shoppe which helped a little but made me loopy and when I took them at night I had trouble sleeping. but if youre into that type of "feeling" def check them out lol.

 

[pio2890]

I get it sometimes..I have a dog which helps..look into service dogs..

 

[Gill Baka Esq. LLC.]

I have some anxiety myself, maybe not to the level as the rest of the posters here but I pray for your brah's. I can only imagine how hard that **** might be to be working through something like that. I had a supervisor earlier this year knock my morale and confidence to bits and I developed what seems to be more anxiety than normal but I am continually working through it and my spirits are at an all time high right now.

If there is a way to work through some of these things I have faith you'll find it.

GL brah's. Remember there's always NT to bring those spirits back up.

 

[ayzee]

I hate digging up old threads but I needed to do this.

I had my first panic attack last December. I guess from the stress of Christmas shopping and money issues or whatever. went to the ER they told me I was fine (physically).

after that I've had anxiety ever since but no debilitating attacks such as that time. until now.

I started a new job which made me feel great the only thing is they sent me to school in the city from 9-5 monday to Friday and I think the pressure and frustration just got to me. about a week ago (shmurda dance) I had a mini attack in the classroom and had to step out and regain myself. took the subway the other day and felt uneasy but getting out into a huge crowd of people (34th and 7th) really got to me. had that fight or flight response and booked it back to class.

I'm writing here basically to share my story but also I enjoy reading other people's stories. it helps me. I'm always welcoming tips. I actually got a blood test today because I've been feeling so weak and sick physically but in the back of my head I know it's just anxiety/panic. well see with the results. has anyone else done this?

im my own worst enemy when it comes to this. I constantly worry and now since my two episodes recently I'm worried about having another which doesn't help. has anyone gotten to this point? how did you/are you dealing with it?

send some positive vibes my way i could really use it.

Sounds like social anxiety. I used to have this, still have a touch of it.

Really the only thing that helped me was to FACE IT. Put yourself in uncomfortable situations. Look people dead in the eyes when you speak to them. Stand tall. Walk with confidence. Say hello to strangers or spark up a conversation with someone in class occasionally.  Exercise and eat healthy. Don't over think trivial situations. Doing those things were WAY more effective for me than benzo prescription meds ever could have been.

 

[nikekid6]

bad breakup left me with low confidence. i will not approach girls when out. and when i see couples my anxiety kicks in like a mug.. gotta get outta there.

its annoyingly controlling my life

 

[lesgodson]

Don't mean to grave dig but man...this has been the toughest month for me in years.

I used to worry from time to time. Family drama, money issues, my fiance and son...nothing out of the ordinary. Was sitting at work about a month ago, felt some pain in my stomach but didn't think anything of it. Suddenly my chest tightens up, I find it hard to breathe, and some numbness in my arm. Naturally I'm thinking it was a heart attack which is weird because I don't have a family history of it. Spent a night in the ER, did some tests and everything came back negative...my heart was "fine."

At the end of that week, that pain I felt in my stomach turned into a burning feeling. Went to the doctor where they diagnosed me with Acid Reflux, but also telling me my heart was still healthy. Ended up in the ER 3 consecutive days, the 3rd being I had a migraine with stroke like symptoms. It was at that point that I found out the reason for the chest pain was the reflux which causes the symptoms of a heart attack without the actual damage to your heart.

I'm on medication twice a day for my reflux problems but since that first week, I constantly feel impending doom literally every few mins it's on my mind. I feel pain in my head, tingles in my head, arms, and face, and my senses are completely shot. My sleep has pretty much gone to hell totally in the event that I've slept in my bed once in 3 weeks. I'm trying to wrap my mind around the fact that if something was happening it would've already, but I can't shake the mental hold this has on me.

I know this is super long but man, any tips? Thoughts?

 

[Top Boy]

Always had anxiety being the only black dude around a bunch of white people, I guess that's natural. Always makes me mad uncomfortable and makes me socially shut down.

Still makes me incredibly uncomfortable, but after two and a half years of it pretty much back to back to back to back I eventually just got over it.

Still don't purposely go out of my way to go places where I know the ratio will be completely out of wack.

I don't join clubs, go to campus events, etc. for this reason.

 

[anomolie]

I got test anxiety. I do well on my practice exams but during my state boards I freeze up. It's preventing me from doing my dream job. The last 2.5 years have been a nightmare for me. The envy I have seeing my peers surpass me..

 

[john hancock]

I know people may say that  "I have anxiety", but being diagnosed with it is something different all together. If don't have a prescription for atarax or some other drug you don't have real anxiety. Anxiety is no laughing matter.

 

[calibeebee]

After a bad breakup yes. Having a girl cheat on you will make a man second guess a lot of things in life. I start thinking about all the people that have walked out on me in life and get anxiety about being alone the rest of my life and nobody wanting to be with me. Having people walk out on me in life got me feelin like will
View media item 1311104 It usually passes after 2 weeks.

Talking to family helps a lot

Hanging with Bros helps some too.