#shodi

Hi there,

I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been dealing with this. It sounds really distressing, so I can only imagine how hard this must be for you to go through.

Unfortunately, we aren’t professionals, so I can’t say whether or not you have anxiety. What you’re experiencing could be symptoms of a few different illnesses, but it’s possible that this is anxiety. It also sounds like it could be paranoia, which can be associated with several mental illnesses. Although I obviously can’t diagnose you, I will give you the symptoms of anxiety attacks and give you some information on paranoia so you can see if either of them sound like what you’re experiencing.

The symptoms of anxiety are:

Sudden overwhelming fear

Palpitations

Sweating

Trembling

Shortness of breath

Sense of choking

Chest pain

Nausea

Dizziness

A feeling of being detached from the world (de-realization)

Fear of dying

Numbness or tingling in the limbs or entire body

Chills or hot flushes

(source)

Paranoia generally involves having irrational thoughts (though they seem rational at the time). Some people with paranoia believe that they’re being watched, that everyone is out to get them, etc. To the person, the thoughts seem real, but the people around them know that the thoughts or irrational thoughts are false. Paranoia can be extremely distressing for those who are affected by it.

Regardless of whether either of these things sound like what you’re experiencing, I definitely think you should at least consider reaching out for help. Someone like a therapist or psychiatrist would be able to diagnose you and then treat you accordingly. It’s important to know that you don’t have to go through this alone and that there are people who can help you with this. If you’re not sure how to reach out for help, feel free to check out our getting help  page.

When you feel yourself panicking like this, there are a few things you can do to try to calm yourself down. For some ideas on how to relax, you can look at our calming anxiety and panic page, which might help you. Deep breathing can also help, so feel free to try some breathing exercises, too.

Take care!

Hi shodi :)

Yes we did receive an ask from you! It hasn’t been answered yet unfortunately, as we are incredibly backed up at the moment and as a blog we’ve come to the decision that we need to clear our inbox, as it has become way out of our hands and the wait time has reached 3 months, which is far too long! You can read a bit more about this on this post here!

But I’ve made a note of your ask so we’ll make sure that we resend it meaning that it should be answered much sooner for you!

I hope this makes sense and that you’re doing okay!

Keep fighting!

Take care and lots of love,