I have been worried all the time for months, now, and I have had two of what I think are anxiety attacks (short of breath, chest aches, worry, worry, worry) in the past two days. I mean, I assume they're anxiety attacks, since the cardiologist says the only thing wrong with me is I'm fat. But I'm not a doctor, so I don't know! And I can't tell if something if triggering it, and that just makes it worse.
I know I over-react to any little thing that is out of the ordinary with my health, and I know that just _not knowing_ what's up can really stress me out, but knowing that I'm prone to anxiety in those situations does nothing to help me not be anxious, you know? I get stuck in this cycle and worry myself sick until I can sit down with a book or video game and distract myself long enough to get out of the 'worry loop,' which can take like 30 mins. Not really possible when I'm at work.
I'm seriously thinking about going to see a therapist. And how embarrassing will it be if she tells me there's nothing wrong with me and I just need to deal with it? Still, I'm tired of this, and I don't know what else to do about it.
I know I over-react to any little thing that is out of the ordinary with my health, and I know that just _not knowing_ what's up can really stress me out, but knowing that I'm prone to anxiety in those situations does nothing to help me not be anxious, you know? I get stuck in this cycle and worry myself sick until I can sit down with a book or video game and distract myself long enough to get out of the 'worry loop,' which can take like 30 mins. Not really possible when I'm at work.
I'm seriously thinking about going to see a therapist. And how embarrassing will it be if she tells me there's nothing wrong with me and I just need to deal with it? Still, I'm tired of this, and I don't know what else to do about it.
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