stress symptoms including shortness of breath and chest pain Posted: 03-03-08 01:23am
Hi, I am a 24 yr old woman who is new to
the blog... I have had anxiety issues all
of my life, but they have recently become
much more magnified. It all started in
Dec. when I tried to quit smoking and was
told because of chest pain and shortness
of breath that I was allergic to the
patch, it turns out that I was just having
a huge amt, of anxiety about quitting. I
then in Jan. began to have trouble
swallowing my food, but, after 2 mos. of
living off of baby food, spending $3000 in
Dr bills, and worrying what could possibly
be wrong w me, it too ended up to be more
symptoms of stress. Now on the road to
recovery, I see how stress can affect your
whole body, and am trying to understand
it.
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Posted: 03-25-08 17:03pm
Stress is a remarkably strong feature in
our lives. I live with it every day, and
sometimes it gets way out of hand.
When I was to be my sister's bridesmaid, I
developed panicky symptoms at even the
thought of it as I was sociophobic in
those days. Then I learned I was to be
photographed by the official photographer
as I signed the register. I suddenly
visualised the camera zooming in on my
hand holding the pen (ridiculous I know!)
and I became a nervous wreck. So, of
course, on the morning of the wedding I
awoke to find that my pen-holding hand was
completely covered in a violent, weeping
rash! I had to rush out and buy lace
gloves. My GP gave me antihistamines to
try to combat the worst of the rash but he
told me it was entirely stress-related!
I am on a daily basis confronted by stress
as I have a highly stressful job. As you
get older, either you learn to deal with
it better or you just get tired of it all!
But I do feel calmer these days and it
helps to know that I am not about to die/
choke/ faint etc at any given minute.
