Hi all, I'm fresh to this site and in need of some advice/help. I've been dealing with anxiety since I was 11-12 years old: It all stems from my phobia of throwing up. That's the root of my problem. Whenever I get sick, it's borderline violent (I won't get into details). Anyways, I've noticed that my triggers have been food. It's not an appearence thing, but I always have to watch what I eat in terms of avoiding anything too rich in flavor, otherwise I might feel sick. Whenever I experience my panic attacks, fear of death isn't something I typically think of (for further perspective). Mentally, I've always had somewhat of a handle on whenever a panic attack comes about; by this I mean that I'm calm and find out my escape plan and get to my safe space to try and get myself down at a good level. I'm aware that my body is clearly going through something so I never try to fight it. Although lately, my anxiety has been absolutely horrible in that it comes out of nowhere and it's extreme. I've been having panic attacks every day for over a week. Today I started to hyperventilate and my hands started to get numb/tingly (which has never happened before). The first sign I know when it's going to be bad is when my heart rate is doubled and I can almost hear it. My symptoms in order: heart rate, going pale, nausea, hot flashes, issues breathing,…

Hello all, new to the site. For the last couple of months I've been experiencing some health issues that seem completely foreign to me. I say foreign because these issues have hit me out of the blue leaving me to think I've got other health issues going on rather than anxiety attacks or what not. I've been having these symptoms so to say, so bad that I'm left thinking something serious with my health might be going on. I've recently went to my doctor to discuss these symptoms which have had me doing lab tests, seeing specialists as well as trying to self-diagnosis myself due to curiosity. I know that they say to stay off of Google as it can put thousands of thoughts inside of your head, but like I mentioned, these symptoms have hit me out of the blue. My doctor did an EKG and breathing tests which to him seemed abnormal and thought possibly a virus might be attacking MY heart. I've seen a pulmonoligist, cardiologist and have done dozens of panels/lab tests as the results have all came back negative. I've been to the ER as episodes have hit hard during night time. Heart palpations, shortness of breath, fatigue, confusion, stuffynose, poor eyesight, night sweats, tons of weird vivid dreams and even shakes/tremors are what I have encountered. I'm winded when doing small excerises and I'm a healthy individual. Keep in mind, I'm 30 years old, 5'6", clean diet, and exercise quite often. I'm either at…

Maybe it is just me but i have ben having panic attacks alot more lately. I dont know why. I am generally fine. There are not stressors. Atleast none that i have noticed. I can be watching tv, playing a game, reading, talking to people and BOOM!! OUT OF NOWHERE!! Extreme anxiety hits for no reason. It's like a fear of dread. Like watching a scary movie and waiting for the killer to pop out of somewhere. I dont understand? My mom also has Anxiety and she said hers has been terrible lately as well. Even my Bestfriend. i don't know whats going on. But i am so scared. I feel like i wont make it. Like my depression and anxiety are going to combine and i will do something.. I haven't self-harmd in Years. But during the panic i just feel like i am going to die. Sometimes it feels like My anxiety is going to kill me. Sometimes it feels like my deoression will win and i will try again. I know my parents and friends will miss me. but sometimes i just don't care. Sometimes i think. They would be fine... I don't know maybe it's just me?

I had my first panic attack episodes after experiencing anaphylaxis for the first time  from eating a mango on the fourth of July (wherein I also accidentally took too much benedryl  and the entire day was like a really bad paranoid trip). The week after I would get these fake anaphylaxis symptoms before I would eat fruit - my throat would tighten and go dry (I could not swallow unless I was drinking or eating), I had the "sense of doom", and I could just feel myself turn white and I would get a cold sweat. When this happened, I would just take a sip of water, breathe deeply a couple of times, and get back to work. On the weekend, I sat down and choked down all the food that had given me an episode - I could eat strawberries again! It took about an hour and a half to eat all the fruit and nuts I normally eat. So that stopped for a while. However, everytime I would think about a mango, I would get the fake allergic reaction symptoms. I practice martial arts, and on this past monday we were working on grappling, specifically arm bars which involves pressing down all of your weight on your partners chest, using that to lift your leg over. My partner was having a hard time making it fluid, so we worked on it for a while. The day after, I started having chest pain, and had my first episode not…

I recently just started having panic attacks, and these are multiple per day. All through college I had high stress and anxiety, but had never had a full blown panic attack. Now I'm working in an actual job where I'm trying to move up to a different role & there's a lot of things going on at once. Used to the job has stress but I could find ways of coping, but recently I haven't been able to find coping things that prevent the attacked. I know find myself panicking about everything and it's even waking me up at night and impacting my work. I don't know what to do or if I should see someone. Any suggestions or foods for thought?

I recently just started having panic attacks, and these are multiple per day. All through college I had high stress and anxiety, but had never had a full blown panic attacked. Now I'm working in an actual job where I'm trying to move up to a different role & there's a lot of things going on at once. Used to the job has stress but I could find ways of coping, but recently I haven't been able to find coping things that prevent the attacked. I know find myself panicking about everything and it's even waking me up at night and impacting my work. I don't know what to do or if I should see someone. Any suggestions or foods for thought?