Anxiety Attack Without Knowing You're Stressed or Anxious ? Posted: 08-20-07 15:26pm
About 2 weeks ago I started having light
headed spells. Not dizzy, but a feeling
like I was going to pass out. When that
happened I would also feel very detached
from myself and my surroundings...sort of
like it wasn't actually happening.
That happened 2 days in a row. The next
day my boyfriend of many years stepfather
died unexpectedly in his sleep. I assume
that may have something to do with what's
happening to me now.
Since that day, I have major episodes of
being dizzy and sort of like I have motion
sickness, feeling very detached, feeling
like something horrible is going to happen
to me, I'm afraid to go to sleep because I
think I might not wake up, I'm constantly
checking my pulse (which is usually under
60 beats per minute - so of course I'm
also freaking out about that), chest pain,
extreme fatigue, and feeling like I have a
lump in my throat.
I'm guessing that it's anxiety, but why
was I having only the light headed spells
before and why the sudden switch in
symptoms?
When I have a "spell" I do get a bit
confused and it's difficult to make sense
of things or articulate exactly what I'm
feeling.
Is this just anxiety? Is it possible to
have an anxiety attack without knowing
you're stressed or anxious at all?
Thanks for any comments, advice, etc.
Nothing like this has ever happened to me
before.
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13936 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 08-20-07 15:39pm
sounds like stress is causing anxiety
which is pretty common
i would go see a
doctor soon and maybe they can help you
out more
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danielv
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 67 Location: South East, Macedonia
Posted: 08-25-07 08:53am
Jmo79,
I'm sorry to hear about your bf's father.
As scary as it may be, these things to
happen, and it's all a part of life. It's
totally normal to be affraid, however,
there are usually many other things that
scare us in our daily lives that we simple
stuff... in hopes that they will just go
away.
When something dramatic happens, the lid
starts to come off, and all these feelings
that you did not know you had start
pouring out out of nowhere.
You mentioned that you feel disconnected
from your self and your environment.
What you're going through is actually what
alot of people in the US are going
through. We are not really taught to deal
with our emotions. Our lifestyle is
totally un-natural, we are isolated from
people, from nature, from the earth. We
are bombarded with stimulation, and
constantly told that we need to do more,
be more, consume more, when none of that
is true.
As a result, most people just want to take
a pill and forget their problems. This is
neither realistic, nor helpfull.
Before seeking medical answers to your
questions, I would recommend to talk to
people that you trust about the things
that are going on in your life.
Try to talk to the people you love, and
you may be surprised how common it is to
feel overwhelmed these days.
You're not alone, and life does get
better.
All the best,
-Daniel
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wiles_child
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 2
Hello Posted: 09-09-07 19:33pm
I was wondering if you have felt better?
Have you seen a Dr? I have kind of the
same symptoms but they started over a
month ago and rarely enough, they started
after eating out one night at a
buffet.....That is why it is hard for me
to believe that it is because of stress
and anxiety like the Drs that i have been
to say......the symptoms were really bad
for two weeks, then they got better, i am
able to function fine but i wonder what is
causing the weird feeling....its a hard
feeling to explain....its around my lips
and on my cheeks....not tingling, numbness
or heaviness, just a sensation....the best
i could describe it as would be like if my
skin was dry, but its not, and it will go
away and come back just on one side. Hope
to hear you're doing better
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KelseyNi
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Saskatoon, SK
Posted: 11-08-07 00:08am
the_girlfriend
wrote:
sounds like stress is
causing anxiety which is pretty common
i would go see a
doctor soon and maybe they can help you
out more
Being on this topic, I have the same
problem and I've gone to the doctor to try
and to find out breathing techniques or
exercises I could do to avoid these
attacks because I don't seem over
stressed. I feel like I'm at a level at
which it's healthy, but is my body saying
otherwise?
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GoingNuts
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 4
Grrrr! Posted: 11-18-07 00:23am
Hi Everyone, I have no clue what's going
on with me... lol. About 6 months ago, I
had a massive chest pain that went to my
Arm and back my neck, never had this pain
in my life! I went to the ER and found out
that I had a panic attack... I was
relieved to hear, since I'm only 25, I am
married and expecting a son soon, I was in
Generally great health, but I do smoke.
Anyways, About a month ago, I started
having really weird pains in my Abdominal
area that got so bad that I went to the
ER, thinking it was something
"Life-Threatning" I found out that I had
"IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome" so I was
like, ok I can live with that, and changed
my diet... now, I am experiencing
extremely weird pain in my chest wall,
that travels to my left arm, dull pain and
tingling in my neck, I have a lump in my
throat that likes to move back and forth,
and dizzy, feeling detached episodes that
also causes me to lose feeling in my left
side of face and bulging vains in my left
and right hands and forearms... the
Doctors did alot of blood tests that last
time I went to the ER for my IBS episode,
and they didn't find anything wrong... It
freaks me out, but I am thinking I might
have a Panic Disorder, but this doesn't
feel right. I've been to the hospital one
too many times in one yr to find really
nothing wrong, So I don't know if I am
tripping, or something is very wrong.
Help!
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13936 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 11-18-07 00:29am
hey! it could be so many things
change in diet?
stress?
anxiety?
maybe you should go see a theripist.
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GoingNuts
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 4
Mad... Lol Posted: 11-18-07 18:11pm
Well, Thank you for your help, but just
found out what is wrong, and I feel
Retarded for it! I have what is known as
"Cat Scratch Fever" it generally happens
when a Cat scratches a person, and this
cat has a Bacteria (cannot pronounce it to
save my life) but it can cause the Lymph
nodes in your throat to sweel to about 2
inches, whcih can cause pressure on the
main blood vessels and such, leading from
the heart to the brain. It can also cause
Fever of course, but also mild "Dizziness
and Fatigue" Symptoms, and also can make
you have a Panic Episode (thinking about
having heart attacks and pressure in the
chest). I own a cat, and she's not even a
yr old yet, and I play with her all the
time, which we can get kinda rough at
times. I seriously didn't think there was
anything like this, but went to the
hospital today with my wife for a check-up
for her, and her doctor noticed the
scratch on my left hand, and showed me
her's on her left arm, LOL... I might have
been alittle "over the top" with my panic
attacks, but I was sure there was
something wrong! I just have to let this
take it's course. Again, Thank you
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i would go see a
doctor soon and maybe they can help you
out more
