Hi Deanna, I'm Crystal, I know exactly what you are going thru. Isn't it odd we don't take our emotional state seriously till our body gets involved, LOL? All your symptoms are classic anxiety, I think everyone here has experienced them at some time. I ignored my feelings of anxiety till I started to get horrible muscle tension which led to severe TMJ. NOW I am dealing with anxiety! The counselor will help you, I am sure. Don't worry you will be happy again!

Thanks for your reply Crystal!
I might have TMJ myself, I am seeing a specialist soon about it.
I did injure my jaw a few months ago, not that it hurt but an xray showed something.
now my jaw has been cracking alot.

I feel really odd again today, my hands feel strange, its almost like thier not appart of my body, typing feels weird, and I have nausia and cramps in the stomach... and just that horrid depression clowd hanging over my head, I am trying not to stress, I am constantly worrying about my health thinking every little symtom is a sign of some major disease rah rah. i am trying not to give into it... so bad.
I cannot wait to start seeing the specialist.

I staye dout all day and I went to my cousins and I felt anxious, and I would confuse myself with talking and my words would come out weird, mmm its just so unlike me, its frustrating.

Depression and anxiety (anxiety sooo often comes out in hypochondria) are the "ugly twins". I didnt even know I was depressed, I just thought I was an anxious hypochondriac. I thought I was so dark and goth, hehe, big time Scorpio! Did your doc say anything about medication? I have started taking an anti-d. Sometimes the illness is too much to handle on your own. Stress makes it worse, its like a catch-22. I guess a lot of anxious people get TMJ. We tighten up so much. It was thru treating the TMJ that I got a handle on the root cause, the anxiety.

a few month ago one Dr put me on anti d's, but I took them a couple times and stopped as I felt my issues wasn't depression and the pills made me sicker then what I was already ( It was actually my jaw causing problems, found out later)

so then, I get back to my usual self.. I'm not the most happy person.. never have been really but, I was fine.
now its like I've been hit by a truck.
few days ago one dr said it sounded like anxiety and i asked if there was something i could take and he gave me something temp wich was Ducene or Diazapam or what ever it is, I've noticed its addicive and I haven't even taken many.

then I saw another dr, for a 2nd opinion.. and he also said its anxiety, he gave me 3 boxes of another drug, told me NOT to take Ducene as it is addicitve, and I have a script for more of this other one he gave me. along with counceling to start soon.

I just hope these pills wont make me sick, I haven't started them yet.

and another thing i am really obsessive about is my weight,
now recently I haven't bothered so much about it because i've been stressing about my health and I've lost weight,
but my cousin said her anxiety pills have caused her to gain ALOT of weight and she hasn't even changed her diet, I dont wonna gain weight. i've come so far the past few years, I dont wonna go back to it.