Constant anxiety - does it ever stop?

[kurani]

Hi, I'm new, although not that new to anxiety/panic attacks. I do have a strange question though, over the last month ive been under enormous stress from work etc and so am having time off. I have been feeling hazy all day every day, it feels like it never leaves me, is that normal for acute/strong anxiety? All I can think about is that there is something wrong with me

 

[deadboy]

hey, i can relate. ive had the same feelings before, and still do sometimes. also stress causes alot of symptoms. it seems to be a pretty normal thing relating to anxiety/depression/stress. nothing to worry about though. i highly doubt anything is wrong with you and if you are extremely concerned, go to your doctor and get some bloodwork done and youll know for sure if something is wrong. thats what i did and everything came back normal. you can beat this shit, we all can, and we all will, it just takes a little bit of time

 

[kurani]

thanks its funny that after all this time i still think somethings wrong with me from time to time, seems to come in cycles where i can deal with it fine, then one day bang its like im back at step one again

 

[deadboy]

i still think something is wrong with me also sometimes but then i think back to all the tests i got done and i laugh at myself for thinking such dumb things. your mind plays tricks on you if you let it. if you feel bad one day and another day you feel perfect, that should tell you nothing is physically wrong, cause if you were sick or whatnot, you would feel bad all the time. it all has to do with a chemical imbalance in your brain which is what each and everyone of us has but some people dont let it bother them. when something starts bothering you, just laugh at it and think of the small things it could be, not the big things. chances are its nothing.

 

[mermaid]

Hi, I'm new as well, I am going through the exact same thing right now, because of having enoumous amounts of stress on my shoulders. I have been missing work on and off and going for bloodtests and ultrasounds, because I am convinced that something is very wrong. Although I might actually be sick from something, because my last bloodstest showed a high white count which means an infection somewhere, or it could have been just from stress. who knows? but anyways, this has happened to me about 4 years ago and i eventually got over it and I had the help from this book I read which I recommend to everyone! It helped me out sooooo much, that i'm reading it again now. It's called, "how to stop worrying and start living" by Dale Carnegie. You can pick it up at Chapters. You have to allow yourself to worry for only short periods in the day, then the rest of it use for something good, like exercise or a hobby, anything but allowing yourself to worry. It's hard, but it can be done and well worth it, that's for sure. It's good to hear others problems on here, because right now I feel like I'm the only one going through all this stuff.