may

I Woke up yesterday and i was feeling great, which is unusual. so i decided it was going to be a good dayy! went into town and did a bit of shopping. but when i got back i started to have an anxiety attack of some sort. it was a nice warm day yesterday so the veins in my arm were showing more than usual and i have a vein in my hand which has started to pop out to say hi every so often but when i start panicking thinking theres something wrong because of it it gets worse, and i don't know how to get out of it. since that I've felt tightness up around my chest and in my left shoulder, numb right hand andd feels like my head is going to explode. if anyone has any idea how to calm myself down i would appreciate it. I've tried relaxing and breathing deeply but i have no concentration and find it so hard to just sit in one spot for too long and do so. I take valerian capsules but i don't think its enough. I'm also in the middle of a big move. so that might be a factor to why i was having a bad day yesterday. Im dying to have a good day, hav'nt had one in so long. thanks for reading :') much love <3

hiya monsune welcome, I just came on here a few days ago, also suffering with gad, depression and social anxiety. i felt just as happy as you to find this site, it made me feel so much better almost instantly, i hope it worked for you as quick as me :") I've also felt this way since childhood, and only in the past few years actually realised what it is that is going on, i always thought there was something going on with me, that i was going crazy but thank god, i had some people around me to help me out with understanding. in real life away from the computer its very hard to find people who can relate to whats going on in your head so its great to be on here and be able to connect with people in the same position. i also haven't been diagnosed by a doctor or gone to a councillor and don't really want to, are you considering it at all? i would love to chat with you sometime as our situation is similar.. good luck with everything

thank you, its nice to hear from some people that understand, its definitely something different, usually i get the opposite! i constantly think I'm lying to myself and that I'm over reacting and i guess thats why i came on here to get some help from some people, the people on here are so nice and supportive its great

thanks for replying. I've tried going to a counsellor but i always ended up cancelling. and i don't know why :/ I know why, I just feel like talking about it doesn't really help if you get me. but maybe i do need to talk to someone as doing what i have been doing isn't working. i never realised anxiety existed until i got like this, then i realised how many peoples lives it affects.

hiyaa, im may im 23 , i live in dublin and for the past year or so I've been dealing with anxiety. ​i haven't gone to the doctor or spoken to many people about it as i don't feel like a doctor can do much but give me meds and thats something i want to steer clear of, i dunno if i need to go to a doctor so i just keep putting it off. i have a feeling i know why it started but i don't know how to control it and I'm afraid its going to get worse if i don't start doing something now. its quite scary as all i ever think about is negative things and dying and all this dreadful stuff. i cam eon here to get in touch with some people who are going through the same thing as me and maybe make some friends that i can talk to about it. I would love to know if there are people going through the same thing as me on a daily basis. anyway, i don't really know what else to write, if you want to get to know me just give me a little message back or whatever you do, I'm new so i need to get the jist of this :') thanks for reading <3