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it started happening suddenly. i just get so scared when i take medication. i immediately look up the symptoms and i start to overthink that i am having the bad reactions. i have visited the er twice because of this. i dread getting prescribed something. it has made me stop taking all my antidepressants. i am terrified of having something wrong with me all the time too. any little chest pain i freak out and i try to tell myself its anxiety but another part of me thinks to the most extreme like a heart attack or pneumonia. i am not too sure where to start the journey to getting better about this.

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nicole1999

Date posted: 1y

I always feel this same way! You are not alone in this, I have also stopped taking my medications and even have anxiety when taking over the counter meds now, (intense fear it will react bad even though I’ve taken it countless times before, and if I do take them it’s constant anxiety that I took the medication) a thing I find helpful to keep my mind off things when I can Is find something I enjoy doing that is tedious and takes a lot of focus and I can’t put all of my attention to that instead of the other thoughts also if I feel myself going into a panic attack because I feel my heart beating fast I try to lay down drink little sips of water and try and calm myself down, sometimes I nap, or I cuddle my cat to calm myself down

slimsilva

Date posted: 1y

@nicole1999 oh for sure the fast heart rate. my chest gets so tight and i convince myself that something is wrong. i had to get an mri to get myself to believe i dont have a brain tumor. i do find that doing little chores and organizing helps. but sometimes its hard to focus on something else. have you looked into therapy? i have been considering going to a therapist but nervous about it

nicole1999

Date posted: 1y

@laylairenesilva I’ve few therapists over the years, the only one I was starting to really see a difference with was a cognitive behavioral therapist, and it really helped me by going in person instead of just talking over the phone, it was uncomfortable for the first few weeks to get there and get out of the house but it was helping me feel accountable overtime

Anonymous

Date posted: 23w

Ocd/going crazy

Hi about a week ago I found out I have ocd and chronic anxiety! I tried zoloft and it was terrible for me. I also started therapy and I take hydroxyzine but I will discuss further medication with my doctor. My question is I have a huge fear that I'm going crazy, I am crazy, or schizophrenic to the point I'm so hyper aware of my surrounding ill look out the corner of my eye to make sure I'm nit seeing anything ill make sure to double check what I'm hearing and it's so draining! I get really scared and go into a panic and cry 😅 I need some reassurance has anyone felt this way my doctor and therapist explained it to me but I'm still very scared. I feel like one day I'll have a break and I won't be the same! I tried the grounding exercise and breathing it helps temporarily. I also cut out smoking weed and none of my family has this but I feel like I have it or ill develope it even though it's rare!

kayla.

Date posted: 22w

any advice, thank you.

so since mid december i’ve been feeling like this , well first in mid december I’ve started feeling anxiety like normal, normal as in physical things like feeling like im going to pass out, shaking, chest pain, etc. but then it got worse , then it turned into more of mind stuff like feeling not real , feeling weird like idk. my mind is always runningg like on over drive, like looking back at myself that doesn’t seem like me. like idk. i can’t stand to look at myself anymore bc it doesn’t feel like me. i can’t be alone , when i think about to it makes it sm worse. but how do i stop thinking ab it? or make it better. i’m scared it’s gonna get worse. like i can’t even do my makeup anymore bc i think something bad will happen. i can’t go certain places , like stay the night bc i think something bad is gonna happen.

Cooki_brooki23

Date posted: 13w

Health ocd obsessed over heart/lung related issues

I have gotten maybe about 8 EKG’s within the lest 2 years? I’ve also gotten an echo done, and I got a heart monitor to track my heart over the course of maybe 2 weeks, back last year. Even though I have been to the emergency room so many times because of panic attacks that I thought were heart attacks, and went with a Cardiologist I still obsess and worry. I always think that I am going to develop some kind of heart problem after getting the tests done. Like if they’re just suddenly going to appear/my heart will suddenly have an issue. I especially get nervous when the pain is in the center of my chest + I get a tight feeling like I have pressure on my chest and can’t breathe completely. Please someone share their experience of how they controlled their health anxiety, especially if it’s related to this.

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