Anxiety

[CyBer]

The first part I bolded describes what happens to me. If I'm put in one of those situations, it can get somewhat embarrassing because it makes me sweat a lot and my pulse rises. This probably started about 8th grade or so in school and it also happened frequently when I would go to church with my family. I would just start to feel uncomfortable for no apparent reason and start to sweat. And then sweating so much made my anxiety increase tenfold. In class or in church, etc. I would sweat through my shirt sometimes, so I started to wear undershirts all of the time so they would absorb some of the sweat before it soaked through and made me even more uncomfortable. This helped a decent amount but never solved the issue. I still get anxious when put in unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or some social situations. I've learned to live with it and never have seen a doctor about it.

Yep social thing do it to me, but I put myself in them and it helps. After a while you decide "hey I guess this isn't so bad" and aren't so anxious.

If you ever get the feeling like everyone is looking at you (and you look stupid) in social situations just think of it this way:

Why are you so damn important that everyone cares about you? That helped me a lot.

 

[Clones21]

Yeah we figured.

Haha.

 

[CyBer]

My daughter has an anxiety disorder. Most parents would love the side effects it has had on her (she got almost straight A's because she was so worried about not living up to teacher's expectations, she's always home plenty early for fear that she will miss curfew, she drives incredibly carefully because she's afraid of an accident, she does a tremendous job of brushing her teeth because she's afraid of cavities, etc.). She in her second semester of college, and to be honest, I'd take a few B's and C's, a few missed curfews, a traffic ticket if it meant that she wasn't constantly afraid of messing up. It is a horribly hard thing to cope with.

She still has a curfew in college?

 

[tejasclone]

Tell Royce he inspired you in person at the game tonight. He will love it and put up a triple double just for you.

Maybe wait until Saturday, then tell him.

 

[cstrunk]

Yep social thing do it to me, but I put myself in them and it helps. After a while you decide "hey I guess this isn't so bad" and aren't so anxious.

If you ever get the feeling like everyone is looking at you (and you look stupid) in social situations just think of it this way:

Why are you so damn important that everyone cares about you? That helped me a lot.

Yeah I have to tell myself to not be so worried about what other people think about you and just to relax and it helps as well.

 

[Doc]

Maybe wait until Saturday, then tell him.

Also tell him that Frank Martin views anxiety as a sign of weakness.

 

[rebecacy]

No problems here. I may be going crazy though, because I swear I just posted in this thread just to see the post vanish in under a minute.

Wow, I must be crazy.

Oh no -- I saw it too.

 

[Tre4ISU]

you might think your not having attacks but you really might be. attack brings an ugly stigma.

you should check with your doctor. does it run in your family at all. it can be very hereditary

I don't think I have it. It doesn't do anything to me in terms of performing functions. I don't freak out at a lot of things either. In my job, there are very high stress times of the year and people have commented on how I can handle those times pretty gracefully. I think it's just a matter of me sweating little things to much. Much of what I worry about is smaller stuff.

 

[wolverine68]

She still has a curfew in college?

She isn't living on campus, she lives with her mother. Not really curfews now, but she doesn't stay out late. Heck, she was going out on a date for the first time in a long time and asked if she could have a few bucks... I gave her $100! She was still back before 11:00. :shocked:

 

[State43]

When I have it bad, I would feel like I had about 10 cups of coffee and an extreme tightness in the center of my chest. Can't sleep, too cold yet too hot.
I remember when I had a big fish tank in the next room and I would panic for no reason thinking it will bust in the middle of the night. So I would hear something and hop out of bed to check the tank only for my 12 inch fish to stare back at me.
I have a pretty minor case of it, no where near Royce's level but it still sucks.

 

[cstrunk]

When I have it bad, I would feel like I had about 10 cups of coffee and an extreme tightness in the center of my chest. Can't sleep, too cold yet too hot.
I remember when I had a big fish tank in the next room and I would panic for no reason thinking it will bust in the middle of the night. So I would hear something and hop out of bed to check the tank only for my 12 inch fish to stare back at me.
I have a pretty minor case of it, no where near Royce's level but it still sucks.

Is this a metaphor?

 

[jbhtexas]

A couple of folks mentioned the adrenaline angle. I found this book to be very helpful for me:

Amazon.com: Adrenaline and Stress: The Exciting New Breakthrough That Helps You Overcome Stress Damage (9780849936906): Archibald D. Hart, Hart: Books

The body gets into a situation where it is constantly producing adrenaline, and that really messes up things. It's also very harmful to the body.

 

[cymate]

I have never found so much humor in geese swimming in the water. i have been literally watching them for 15 minutes. these drugs are wild, kinda starting to wonder if it is like this all the time

 

[cstrunk]

I have never found so much humor in geese swimming in the water. i have been literally watching them for 15 minutes. these drugs are wild, kinda starting to wonder if it is like this all the time

Just wait until they start waddling across a road!

 

[CarlHungus]

Just wait until they start waddling across a road!

Or when one of those damn swans try to bite you

 

[cymate]

Just wait until they start waddling across a road!

Lol I might have a laughing attack. lol

 

[CycloneYoda]

Oh no -- I saw it too.

Good to hear. I was getting nervous.

 

[leroycyclone]

Hey 43, props to you for your avatar...that is bad ***.

Hey 43, please send that helmet design to the Athletic Dept. That would be so cool out on the field.

As for anxiety, I recall a chart on the wall in a doctor's office. Imagine two circes that overlap in the middle. Depression symptoms on one side, Anxiety symptoms on the other, and symptoms common to both in the overlap area.

There are more symptoms of depression than anxiety and about 4 or 5 that are common to both.

Both are very common. It seems that they are more common now, than 20-30 years ago. We can all correctly guess why.

 

[CyBer]

Hey 43, please send that helmet design to the Athletic Dept. That would be so cool out on the field.

As for anxiety, I recall a chart on the wall in a doctor's office. Imagine two circes that overlap in the middle. Depression symptoms on one side, Anxiety symptoms on the other, and symptoms common to both in the overlap area.

There are more symptoms of depression than anxiety and about 4 or 5 that are common to both.

Both are very common. It seems that they are more common now, than 20-30 years ago. We can all correctly guess why.

Why?

 

[scyclonekid]

I have dealt with these symptoms for years now and I am thinking about getting help. I used to be full of life and not stressed to now I stress all the time I have stomach problems, tremors, and just tired all the time and have problems sleeping at night my mind just will not stop.

It has started to ruin my life and everyday functions, I think I need to seek some professional help and not feel wierd for doing so.