In need of some help/advice. 😕

I cannot be a passenger in a car or walk around at an event or stand in a spot for more that 2 minutes without feeling lightheaded and scared that I’m going to pass out. I just can’t shake it. It won’t go away. I’ve been dealing with this for a couple months but it feels like it’s getting more severe. I also have this reoccurring thought/image in my head of passing out randomly and being in the hospital. Like i can legit picture it happening and myself laying in the hospital bed. And every-time i step foot in a car that I’m not driving i literally feel like I’m going to pass out. Yesterday i went to a friends house with my sister and mom in the car as well. I was sitting in the back and i ended up having a heart rate of 140. And it’s somewhere that I’ve been a hundred times. It’s not like i was going into the unknown. It was a 10 minute car ride that I’ve been part of multiple times. But yesterday i had a dry mouth, heart rate of 140, felt like i was burning up and felt extremely lightheaded and was convinced i was going to pass out. And i don’t know why. Like me and my sister work together and when she’s driving I’m the passenger and i feel the same way. And it’s only a 5 minute car ride. 😭and when I’m standing in line or something i instantly panic and feel like i need to sit but I’m scared to sit down because i don’t want to draw attention to myself. And by the way i pretty much suffer in silence. So unless someone notices that i get fidgety or frantic nobody knows how i feel. And I’m scared to say anything because i don’t want to go to the doctors or hospital.

NotThatHardcore

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

Oh man, it really sounds like talking to a doctor would be a good idea. One way they might be able to help is prescribing a beta-blocker, which my psychiatrist did for me because my heart rate was high. They'd also be able to rule out any physical causes. Can I ask, why don't you want to talk to a doctor? What's the fear? Would a telehealth option solve some of the issues? If not a doctor, please at least talk to a therapist about this. What you're describing sounds a bit like panic disorder, which they'd be able to diagnose.

Anon17

Date posted: 1y

@NotThatHardcore Honestly the sole reason i don’t want to go the doctor is because I’m afraid that there will actually be something wrong. Such as cancer, brain tumor, autoimmune disorder, Pcos, etc. And i won’t be able to live with the fact that i have a condition if I’m told that i do. And yes i understand that going to the doctor will either comfort me in knowing nothing is wrong or it will help me get better faster if something is wrong. But for me it’s just not that simple unfortunately. And it’s not like I’ve never gone to the doctors. I usually go every 2 years or so and my heart rate/blood pressure is always fine. And I’m scared to go on medication because I’ve had an allergic reaction to medicine before so now I’m terrified

NotThatHardcore

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Anon17 - Okay, so no doctor. Talking to a therapist would still be a good idea. Do you have one? Can you get one? For what it's worth, I bet you're underestimating your ability to live with a condition. You wouldn't be the first to underestimate your ability to live with a fear coming true.

A-5H73Y

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

I resonate with this on sooo many levels. I'm also an internal panic person and often feel overwhelmed, scared, anxious, worried, and panicked when I'm out around people or in the car and no one knows because I just pretend to be normal. I also have intrusive thoughts about myself being in the hospital and its so scary! What I do know though is that anxiety can mess a lot with our nervous system regulation, and I think because we believe our anxious thoughts of "what if I faint or what if I feel lightheaded" it actually leads us to feel that way because we are so anxious about it. What helps me in those moments is to acknowledge, yes it's scary if I fainted or felt lightheaded and went to the hospital. And then allow all those feelings and images to be there as I focus back on the present. Sending lots of virtual hugs!!! You're not alone!

Anon17

Date posted: 1y

@A-5H73Y You are so right about believing what we think so it leads us to feel that way. Literally one day at work i have a job that I’ve done a countless amount of times (which involves standing for like 30 minutes in one spot which is what freaks me out). But anyway I’ve done this job for 5 years and then one day i did this job with my sister and in my head i randomly had the thought of “what if you just pass out right now” and then i felt lightheaded the second after and then the rest is history. ( i don’t even know what bright it about either) Ever since that day i have had this reoccurring image and thoughts that won’t go away. And everytime i do this specific job i feel light headed and have a silent internal panic attack. And now I’m especially scared to go up with my sister because i can’t just randomly sit down in a chair because it would make it quite obvious that something is wrong and then she would severely question me and probably make me want to go to the doctor and i don’t want that 😕 but i can’t avoid doing this job with her all the time

kayla.

Date posted: 24w

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.

its_izzy

Date posted: 23w

Need advice. Please answer

I’m freaking out right now really bad right now. Long story short: nutritionist and therapist want me to start higher levels of care for my disordered eating. My eating habits have been shit and i checked my iron levels like a couple of days ago and it was super low, but i haven’t been having any symptoms up until a few days ago. I have been having a light period in between my regular periods. Just a few minutes ago i started experiencing weird light headedness that comes and goes and now im freaking out so bad. I feel off and the anxiety does not help. Im scared of telling my parents i need help. Im scared that i really screwed myself over. Im scared that i really let myself go and im fucking scared of asking for help…….i just want to be ok.

The Nervous ...

Date posted: 15w

Years of constant Anxiety leading to Panic attacks

I am trying to see if there are others like me. For the past 12 years, I’ve had crippling Anxiety that leads to intense panic attacks. I’ve been in and out of Ambulances and ER rooms and have called 911 several times. The panic is that intense. I can be just driving down the road and out of no where, BOOM! Hit by the anxiety bus. Most of the time it leads to me panicking, thinking I’m going to die or something is fatally wrong with me. The fear is so intense that I can only find a fraction of calmness by consistently checking my blood pressure, putting on a pulsometer and even checking my blood sugar until it passes. I’m not even a diabetic. I’m always having intrusive thoughts that doctors can’t even fix me. I’ve never met anyone else like me. I feel so scared sometimes that I’m going to loose my mind and that I’m going crazy and will end up in a straight jacket. Then I get another attack just thinking about that as well. Starting new medications freak me out too. If I experience ANY minor side effect, I immediately panic and freak out. I’m being so held back by this . This is a constant obsession that I can’t shake. It’s like I walk hand in hand with Anxiety and panic. Anyone else ever had these issues?

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