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Tips from Health Anxiety Sufferer
Anxiety Support / by ccb12345
Last post
 March 17th, 2021
...See more I have been battling health anxiety ever since I can remember. When I was younger, it started as being afraid of throwing up in front of people. It has slowly evolved over time as I have gotten older and become aware of more serious health issues. Most recently, I am absolutely terrified of brain aneurysms, strokes, heart attacks, and blood clots. At any given time of the day, I think that I could suffer from one of these things. It got so bad recently that I cried each day fearing one of these things to happen. It resulted in several debilitating panic attacks per day that would last at least 10 minutes to an hour each. I have been on the search for anything and everything to help me. Most recently, I discovered the Calm app, which I do once per day for 15 minutes. I also discovered Mel Robbins on the Audible app. Her half hour talks have helped me so much. Especially the one on anxiety. There is a nerve in your body called the Vagus nerve, which controls all of your responses to feelings that you feel. I discovered that breathing in cold air on a walk outside, or taking a cold bath or shower can also really help. I wish I knew about these things sooner, as they have really helped me. I just wanted to share in the case that they could help somebody else.
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Severe Panic Attacks Due to Health Anxiety
Anxiety Support / by ccb12345
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 January 11th
...See more I have severe panic attacks nearly every day because I am always afraid that something is wrong with me. My biggest fears are health conditions that are fatal. Particularly, brain aneurysms, blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. I am only 36 years old and the reasonable part of me understands that these things are extremely unlikely for someone my age in good health. However, I can’t stop my brain from telling me that these things are happening to me. It’s so severe, that it feels as though I am feeling physical symptoms of things when I’m actually not. The only thing that has helped me feel better is coming here to talk about it. It’s really impacting my life in a lot of ways. The most Trumatic thing is that me and my husband have a secluded lake house that I used to enjoy going to so much. Now, I am afraid to go there because I don’t feel like there is medical assistance close enough to us if one of these things were to happen to me.
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Severe Health Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Anxiety Support / by ccb12345
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 February 25th, 2021
...See more I constantly live in fear that I am in a health crisis, which results in near daily very severe panic attacks. It prevents me from living a happy life, and I feel sad and frustrated. I secretly battle with this every single day.
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