Scared - HealingWell.com Forum

Hi, this is my first post in this forum. I am 25 years old and I see a therapist for depression and anxiety disorder (no meds). These past couple of months I have been feeling better, managing my stress, getting active, meditating, eating well, etc.. Well today my anxiety came back, bad. It was triggered by a health concern. I have panic attacks about physical health and I am scared to death of doctors and hospitals. I even skipped my last two physicals and I feel so ashamed

I suspect something is wrong now, and I am noticing (maybe imagining) all these pains in my body. I am doing my breathing exercises but I can't shake off this feeling, and I am losing my mind. Can anyone relate? I can't admit this to my family and friends, so it helps to talk about it here. Thanks for reading. Olivia

I can definitely relate to the way you are feeling. I'm 18 and have very similar problems to yours. I constantly worry that there is something wrong with me. I always think I'm sick with something or going crazy.

The best thing is that you have been to the therapist. You're definitely not going crazy! I also know how hard it is to admit to friends and family. I've gotten to the point to where I ended up having to tell my mom and some friends. My boyfriend and his mom have known since the beggining though so I have had people supporting me the whole time. My mom thinks it will subside with time so I haven't gotten to see a doctor but I am in contact with a few psychologists and right now trying to set up appointments. I often feel like I'm losing my mind or going crazy, but the fact that you can identify that you are feeling odd probably proves that you're not going crazy lol. I honestly don't know much advice for the situation since I haven't yet been to a therapist or psychologist or psychiatrist but you seem like you are taking the right steps into healing!

I just figured I would reply to let you know that you definitely are not alone. I hope you get alot of positive responses and welcome to HW and to the anxiety/panic disorders forum!

I can tell you right now that I have gotten so much help through the moderators of this site and the members as well. They are all fantastic and offer up great advice! There's also alot of great helpful links listed in the resources that have helped me greatly!

Lots of love

Paige HealingWell Newbie

Allergic to penicillin.

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