kozza 6 Posted March 26, 2022 Hi All i do have anxiety and have had bouts of healthy anxiety in the past. I’ve managed to control it but the last few weeks it’s creeped back up A close relative passed away , all the family spent the final weekend with him and it was so sad and scary. Add on full on work pressures , a week of extreme worry about my daughter and my anxiety has hit the roof. Funeral was this week . Started off with a couple of stabbing pains in my left breast , heard about 3 people who’d had heart attacks and my health anxiety spiralled. Had a heavy chest at times, sore left arm , burning both hands , and a couple of episodes where I felt like I couldn’t cope and was going to panic, feeling a bit out of it at times , not dizzy just abit woozy and not there. I’ve been for a few good walks , no symptoms on them, sure I wouldn’t be able to do that if it was my heart. I did go to the doctor about a heavy chest years ago and he said you wouldn’t be able to go walking / running with a bad heart . I know what I need to do , started meditation and breathing exercises again, trying not to google , I’m not wearing my Fitbit as I started checking my heart rate all the time. But it’s just so hard 😢 One day I was having symptoms, had a couple of glasses of wine and pizza and they went away , can’t be a co incidence re relaxing . I will have to try the doctor to get checked over and maybe discuss how to get over this if it dosent resolve soon. I did phone the doctor a couple of times yesterday but wow, it’s difficult to even get through never mind het an appointment. Any help or tips would be great 😊 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 192 Posted March 26, 2022 8 hours ago, kozza said: Hi All i do have anxiety and have had bouts of healthy anxiety in the past. I’ve managed to control it but the last few weeks it’s creeped back up A close relative passed away , all the family spent the final weekend with him and it was so sad and scary. Add on full on work pressures , a week of extreme worry about my daughter and my anxiety has hit the roof. Funeral was this week . Started off with a couple of stabbing pains in my left breast , heard about 3 people who’d had heart attacks and my health anxiety spiralled. Had a heavy chest at times, sore left arm , burning both hands , and a couple of episodes where I felt like I couldn’t cope and was going to panic, feeling a bit out of it at times , not dizzy just abit woozy and not there. I’ve been for a few good walks , no symptoms on them, sure I wouldn’t be able to do that if it was my heart. I did go to the doctor about a heavy chest years ago and he said you wouldn’t be able to go walking / running with a bad heart . I know what I need to do , started meditation and breathing exercises again, trying not to google , I’m not wearing my Fitbit as I started checking my heart rate all the time. But it’s just so hard 😢 One day I was having symptoms, had a couple of glasses of wine and pizza and they went away , can’t be a co incidence re relaxing . I will have to try the doctor to get checked over and maybe discuss how to get over this if it dosent resolve soon. I did phone the doctor a couple of times yesterday but wow, it’s difficult to even get through never mind het an appointment. Any help or tips would be great 😊 The first thing is that you are realizing that it is stress, from which anxiety feeds. The "stabbing pains" are heart palpitations that, as you guessed, were part of anxiety. It's the body's reaction to the supercomputing going on in the mind. How we think determines how we feel. You also listed all of the situations going on. Losing a relative would definitely add stress, no matter how close you were. I offer condolences for your loss! It is completely understandable that that would add a new level of anxiety. You are doing the right thing by going for walks; it burns off energy and nerves in a healthy way. I run three times a week, and since I plan on working from home (I am fortunate in that), I will need to add some walking times in between. I got a Fitbit for Christmas - and initially didn't use it, but then I did - and I have been happy. I just burned off 1,200 calories this morning with a 4.75mi run..... The only thing is I was bundled up from head to toe (it was 39F and windy so I was weighted down with clothes to stay warm) and exhausted from not sleeping enough the night before (job stress), but I slept well this morning to make up for it lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozza 6 Posted March 26, 2022 Thanks Ironman Its lovely to have a reply, gives me a boost. I’ve been for another walk today and it definitely helps, just have to keep going and try and work my way through it 😊 Trying to switch off the constant voice in the head is definitely a challenge. xxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 192 Posted March 26, 2022 2 hours ago, kozza said: Thanks Ironman Its lovely to have a reply, gives me a boost. I’ve been for another walk today and it definitely helps, just have to keep going and try and work my way through it 😊 Trying to switch off the constant voice in the head is definitely a challenge. xxx It gets easier the more you work on it. It is a huge breakthrough to know what is coming at you. Everybody deals with this in one way or another. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites