I’ve recently been having lots of heart palpitations where I can see my chest beating with or without shirt . They happen whenever i’m anxious (5-6 times a day) and go from 3-15 minutes. Does anybody else get these and are they bad?

Hi all,

My (33M) wife (32F) has a work trip this week overseas. I’ll be home looking after our 2 year old whilst she’s away. I have GAD.

I’m feeling pretty anxious despite the fact I know I can confidently look after our son (I do all the things when she is here; bath, cook meals, play etc) but the week ahead just feels so overwhelming and the fact she’s going to be so far away from us. She hasn’t even left yet and I have knots in my stomach.

I feel like my anxiety is a combination of her being away and so far away and being the sole parent for the week. I don’t want to let my family down.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation or has any tips or advice to get me through the week? Thanks all!

Help! I started Lexapro 5 days ago. I used to have anxiety that got better, and thought I would treat anxiety that I'm better.

I started Lexapro 5 days ago. I'm now having a PANIC attack. I woke up from sleep with big panic attack. I haven't had worse anxiety than this except the one times which started my anxiety.

How long will this last? What should I do? Anything that can help right now?

I will be stopping using Lexapro

Hello, 40F here. I have had anxiety since my late 20s and medicated for it. But recently fluctuation in my hormones that I have learned may be perimenopause, has heightened my anxiety to levels I've never experienced. My health anxiety has always been the worst branch of my anxiety, but since these hormonal changes, it literally makes me freeze up with panic at the thought of sickness (we are in a bad flu/covid outbreak in my area). Anyone have experience with anxiety and perimenopause? Any help or solutions would be amazing, as it is truly crippling.

Ever since my anxiety heightened and experienced panick attacks, I started becoming very sensitive to the volume of noises or speaking voices... When it exceeds a threshold I get tinnitus effect and it's annoying... I also became sensitive to light.

Jusr feeling anxiety, and my boyfriend is snowboarding so I can't talk to him right now.

last night i had the worst panic attack of my life, i was playing minecraft alone and listening to this song, 22 by marskii and for some reason i just froze, i felt guilty, and for no reason, i just started crying and breaking down, i apologized furiously through tears to my friend on one of their posts who i split ways with a few weeks ago, i didn't do anything, nothing really happened, we both just left, but i felt so scared and alone, and today i tried listening to the song again (22 by marskii) but it just keeps making me wanna go back and panic again, is this a weird thing to be triggered by? the song doesnt relate to me at all, but something about it just...triggers me.

last night i had the worst panic attack of my life, i was playing minecraft alone and listening to this song, 22 by marskii and for some reason i just froze, i felt guilty, and for no reason, i just started crying and breaking down, i apologized furiously through tears to my friend on one of their posts who i split ways with a few weeks ago, i didn't do anything, nothing really happened, we both just left, but i felt so scared and alone, and today i tried listening to the song again (22 by marskii) but it just keeps making me wanna go back and panic again, is this a weird thing to be triggered by? the song doesnt relate to me at all, but something about it just...triggers me.

i was googling and thought i found a good deal so i "ordered" it from this obscure website. luckily i used paypal but after reviewing the site it is most definitely a scam...

i cancelled my credit card and everything but am afraid now since i entered a bunch of my info when "ordering"...

i know it's unlikely anything bad will happen with the info i gave especially since i used paypal and cancelled the associated credit card, but idk i cant relax now it's 5am lol

I’m going trough a difficult situation already for a few weeks, due to that my anxiety has gotten worse and worse, everyday when I wake up I feel extremely anxious, worried and scared and I don’t know what to do or how to fix it, I’m really tired and my therapist doesn’t believes me. Has someone experienced something like this and what did you do to fix it?

For the past couple of months, I just feel so heavy inside, because I don't like sharing much with people on what's happening with me. And how just one small thing which happens wrong with me just breaks me and makes me feel emotional.

Don't you hate it when you think today will be a good day you feel it from within, but nothing goes well from the starting itself, you keep making mistakes, or you keep messing up. People scold you for making mistakes, makes fun of you crying, and says to just get over with it.

It just kills me when there's so much wrong going on with me, then too I can't speak up. Every time someone a so called bestfriend of mine is not my true friend, and when I get to know their true colors of how much of importance I have in their life as compared to how much I have for them just shocks me. I feel weak because I trusted a person so much that even after so much happening I try to not break infront of everyone.

It's hard for me to control my emotions, when I have this urge to cry the tears just rolls down my eyes out of nowhere when I feel defeated.

I feel sad, because I'm an introvert, and when I try to talk genuinely I get ignored or maybe they just didn't hear me? Because I just talk in such a low voice? I don't know. Maybe they didn't listen or chose not to hear me out even if I whisper or just shout loudly. So I just prefer to stay quiet because there is no use of it, even if I speak will someone listen to me or just pretend that they didn't listen to me. This has happen to me many times & people ask me why I don't talk much and that I should open up, and then I think to myself, how could I?

It also hurts me when I'm there for everyone whatever their situation is, listen to them calmly. But when there's something I'm going through there's noone around to even whom I could share. It hurts when you do so much for a person and think they are your bestfriend they could never betray you or reject you or leave you alone when you are need and always be their for you through the thick and thin.

But every time you are proven wrong.

There's no such thing as a bestfriend and you can never trust anyone.

I have learned my lesson to not expect much from anyone.

Does anyone else have really and death anxiety? Or just the sense that something bad is going to happen? I just feel so scared all the time

I’m kinda freaking out right now so this might be a ramble. I’ve been anxious today and yesterday and tonight it’s pretty bad. I can’t sleep no matter what I try. Ive tried taking hot showers in the dark which usually helps me settle down but that didn’t work. I actually got more anxious in there because it wasn’t working and I had trouble breathing for a minute. I can’t stay still. I was worried I’d be tired at work but now I’m worried I’ll be high strung and have a breakdown. I had a breakdown at my last job and it was embarrassing and I don’t want to do that again but, I also don’t want to call in at this new job because I only started working here 2 months ago. Should I call in or am I over reacting? I don’t want people to think I’m lazy or a whiner but I don’t want them to think I’m crazy either.

Fair warning, this post will be political, is if you are sensitive to that, avoid this post and take care of yourself.

So, I’ve always had a compulsive obsession with others opinions. For example, if some music critic on the internet disliked a band that I’d like, it would literally take me weeks, sometimes months, to muster up the courage to just listen to them on my own again. It’s not some simple social need for acceptance. It is a deep, compulsive obsession. I haven’t been happy since I was a small child. Because I’m always doing something wrong. I always feel like I’m stupid or wrong over little things. I am TERRIFIED of rejection. If I am rejected, then I don’t matter. All my emotions and memories, mean nothing because a few people don’t like me. I am constantly saying sorry over tiny things, I over analyze how people talk to me. I really hope I am describing it well enough.

Now, that’s just with little things. Maybe some people think I have bad taste because I like a certain band or because I like superheroes. It hurts. But that does not compare to my political anxiety. This is the real problem. This is the type of stuff that makes me consider ending it all (I do mean that).

When those election results came around, I doomscrolled Reddit for literal hours, because of the “4B movement” that went viral that following week. I just read and read and read about how angry women were at men. I didn’t ask for any of this. I don’t want to see women hurt. But I was pages and pages of women blaming me and most other men for whatever horrors are about to transpire

Then recently, with all this Canada bullshit. I have a number of doomscrolling hours this time: six. For six hours, I was glued to Reddit, reading how angry Canadians were at me. I never wished harm and Canada. They’ve done nothing to me! But because of my leaders and the people around me, I feel hated. I feel hated by the world. Both of these groups I’ve talked about are talking about boycotting. I understand why. I know why. But it still feels awful. I try so hard to be nice to people, but because I am part of certain groups, I feel hated by everyone. Maybe they’re right. This president is crushing everyone with an iron fist, and American men are the last group of people they deserve sympathy. What am I doing complaining here and seeking validation from strangers. Maybe I’m right, I should end it all. If you don’t like me after reading this post I understand. I’m looking for mental health help so that I can finally be slightly happy. But maybe I don’t deserve it. Maybe I should take a break from Reddit, or maybe they’re all right about me.

I really only meditate through simple practices (body scanning, stillness) and it’s changed my life very positively/been apart of my daily life for years but I saw this HealthyGamerGG video about the “dark side” of meditation and my anxiety is running away with the idea of doing it the wrong way because of this video 🥲can somebody reassure me

https://youtu.be/SEQnFXc_QQs?si=ltjqlF_QSFTEyWk9

People who got anxious a lot about work, how do you manage it? I don’t like being anxious and overthinking, and Sunday makes me gloomy because I know I’ll be working tomorrow. Please share your experiences and methods that work! Thank you in advance

I'm sad and embarrassed right now. So basically at work the engagement survey is coming up. All the people who don't usually talk to me are talking to me, giving compliments, making jokes and I'm confused. Like I thought one actually wanted to be my friend because I don't have any and I kinda got happy but I knew something was fishy . They just didnt want me to put how I really feel! I was going to lie anyway. Also l've been really silent they are all asking what is wrong and I say I'm fine. I understand that is passive aggressive but I can't help it and I just don't want to talk about anything with them. It's other stuff too like having favorites in the department. I try to prepare myself knowing that they'll favorite a certain person that shift but I can't hold it anymore because I don't like it and it pisses me off.

I had a rough night tonight. My sister got tickets to a hockey game and I was pretty excited for it and only really nervous about the metro ride into the city. I don’t go into the city often so it’s always rare for me to take public transit. We got on one stop but it was under maintenance and wouldn’t go where we needed to so we had to come back and drive to another stop. Absolutely no issue on the metro it was actually weirdly calming i think from the rocking and vibration but i am also worried about getting sick because I didn’t want to wear a mask so i don’t know i might get sick. We got all the way into the city after that and again it was no problem. Another issue came from when we got to the stadium and she wasn’t allowed to bring her bag in and her only option was to throw it away that she decided. The main issue came up when we got to our seats. Super super high up and right at the edge. I immediately started getting uncomfortable and wasn’t able to watch and my hands were sweating and I was super stiff i know that because im super sore and it only happened a couple hours ago. We tried to get new seats but they were sold out so instead we went to a bar and it was fine but we both havent eaten this whole time and although she was fine i was super nauseous from one drink and the stressful height. We ended up just going home and she is super upset that the one time she tried to do something with me my anxiety had to go and ruin it and it was going so so well and I was so excited. I know I have a problem with heights I get “the call of the void” super easily but it was something that I absolutely did not consider being any kind of issue tonight. I also just feel super bad that I ruined the night and would like to pay her back for the tickets and get her a new purse but I don’t think she will ever want to do anything with me ever again. What can I do to start working on my fear of heights?

My sister stole my cat from me and went off the map. I filed a police report and have been documenting and collecting evidence.

But I can honestly say with all my heart that I have never felt this trauma in my life. This fear, this grief. I see my cat's little face floating up in my mind all the time. I dream about him, I keep his belongings around me, a can of salt-free tuna on my nightstand, so that I remember the work I need to do to have a chance at getting him back.

But the weight of the loss at stake is so heavy. I'm constantly dissociating, paralyzed by grief, trying to escape. Replaying over and over again when I tried to reason with my sister not to steal my elderly diabetic cat from his home of 14 years, my sister then beat me, and abused my cat in front of me, and he screamed in fear at being stuffed into his vet carrier by my raging sister at 2am, I can still hear him crying in confusion and fear, and I was on the phone with 911 in the corner and even too scared to go to him while she terrorized him. I can't stop feeling guilty over not being able to protect him, and now he's gone and I have no idea if he's alright.

Yesterday I burst into tears at the grocery store because I walked past a display of Teddy Grahams which reminded me of the time he cutely knocked a pack of them off the kitchen counter and tried to get into them because he thought they were cat treats.

I feel so stuck in this cycle of terror and inaction, like this can't be it.

I’m 19M and have in the last year developed gad and panic disorder. Most of the time, when I have a panic attack it feels like a heart attack (chest pain, short of breath, numbness/tingling) but recently I’ve been experiencing weird episodes that happen when I’m stressed but also kind of randomly where my mind just completely disassociates and I start fearing I’m going to pass out. Sometimes get a bit of vertigo, almost like this floating feeling like my body is light. It also feels really hard to walk, and I feel like I’m going to fall over. but my heart rate is always normal, sometimes I get a bit short of breath after it. Has anyone experienced this?

Might I mention, I just recently had a head ct (no contrast) for headaches I’ve been having & the tingling. I’ve also in the last 6 months had every heart test (EKGs, cxr, monitor, echo, stress test, ct angio) and those were all normal. Also my blood work is all normal besides a very positive ANA (but my ENA & CRP we’re normal, crp slifhtly elevated at .6 but I just had rsv)

Do I need to worry at all?

Hello all! I am finally seeing The Weeknd in august of this year and I've wanted to see him since 2012, I'm a huge fan. However, I've been dealing with random nausea spells and they tend to spiral into anxiety nausea. The place will surely be crowded so I will have trouble accessing bathrooms easily. Any tips on how to alleviate my anxiety/ potential nausea so I can enjoy this concert? Thank you in advance 😁

I don't even know what response has caused me to twirl my hair but i have noticed it increases under stress but overall i do it without even noticing.

Ever since i was 10 years old i've had this issue but it was worse; i'd literally sit in class and rip my hair out and after a few weeks, i'd have a bald patch. I don't pull my hair out anymore but the hair curling is constant to the point where i fear i'm slowly damaging it again and i don't know how to stop because half the time i'm not aware i'm doing it.

Anyone else manage to overcome a similar impulse like this?

Hi, So as the title suggests I have to get 2 wisdom teeth removed soon and I am experiencing alot of anxiety just thinking about it. I hate the thought of being strapped to a chair for 1 hour and not being able to move while someone pokes at my teeth. To make it worse my family can only afford to get local anesthesia so i cannot be asleep during the procedure. I am also afraid that it will hurt because Im not fully knocked out. Im planning on taking Lorazempam (Ativan) before the procedure to ease myself. Ive always been afraid of needles to even the injection for anesthesia is scaring me so much. Can anyone tell me about their experience of wisdom teeth removal? Especially if you were awake during the procedure?

Hi all I'm a 22 m and have been having a wide range of symptoms bc of anxiety. Was diagnosed with Generalized anxiety disorder and any little symptoms i feel i fear for the worst. Been dealing with chronic fatigue which has made things alot worse. Last year had all healthy bloodwork tests, heart tests, CT scan. Last November felt a node on my neck that I could move around, it's rubbery/soft and very movable. I always stress about touching it to see if it's changed in size or if I can move it. Doc didn't seem too worried, but I can't get it out of my mind that it could be something bad. Can touching lymph nodes 20-25 times a day cause them to swell even more? And Any tips I can use to get this out of my mind? Anything will help!

Hi all. I haven’t see much from others regarding what I go through on a daily basis and just wanted to see if others had shared experiences/how you cope?

When I lay in bed at night I have to hold my self in a tight, secure position or I can’t sleep. It’s problematic because it’s not exactly comfortable but I’m convinced it’ll keep me from dying in my sleep? I suffer badly with general anxiety but also dealing with intense medical anxiety. More than recently I can’t sleep at night because I can’t stop thinking about certain medical procedures

It’s impacted my everyday life to the point that I have to step back at work and just take a minute to breathe and calm down.

The ocd is so bad at the point where I can't think about anything else right now...

How long does rabies survive outside of the body in saliva before it becomes uninfectious to a cut?
Everything I'm seeing say that it can live to hours or days outside the body.

I saw a little bit of red on my toe, can't tell if it was blood or not.
I've been trying to around the house with bare foot again, and had a crack in my toe pad. It looked red, but couldn't tell if it's bleeding or not. Problem is that I had extremely calloused feet and I just found out about that callous fillier so I've been filing the callous down. But it created a couple cracks in my foot.

It didn't look like it wasn't bleeding just red. I filed the area a bit more and it started bleeding. Still nervous though. My dad was out feeding the birds again, and was worried some sorta animal spit was brought into the house. Apparently he didn't see any animals in the area, but what if they were there just before he was outside.

Was it even a open cut for something that could get into?

How long does rabies survive on the ground at 34oF weather 58% humidity, with snow on the ground in the open air and be able to infect from spit from bats, or mice or squirrels. In non laboratory conditions.

The thing is that while this one is blowing up, I'm actually doing better in other areas of the fear. I'm going outside doing snowblowing stuff without doing a lot of extra checking. Had to put air in the tires of the cars and was able to do that without major problems. I went to the pizza store and got pizza without doing extra checks on the door handle for bats like I normally do. Espcially with the hook like door handles that coudl easily be hiding something.

But with this one that I'm worried about, there's was 3 to 4 of the same fears right in a row. Bascially as soon as I finished one of them another one started bascially right after. So it's all morphed into a single fear.

The fact that I'm not getting any real answers and people to talk about it is just driving me to do even more researc.

I’ve been doing ketamine infusions for about a month for my ptsd and depression/anxiety. Over the last week I feel like the sessions have made vast improvements. Now I don’t know how to feel. I’m so used to being on edge all the time for the last 20 years that I don’t know what to do. Has anyone have any advice?

They are sporadic, they last anywhere from a few minutes to a chunk of minutes 30 minutes being the most.

I actually before the headaches started tested positive for rhinovirus a fancy way of saying a cold , and had no headaches prior to that.

I’m wondering if it’s lingering from the cold, or if I have a brain tumor. When I got tested , my bloodwork came back all clear so that’s good news. But other than that uh help?

This is a bit embarrassing but I can't stop worrying about this girl I met in a game even though we really aren't friends.

I've been playing it for about a year but I need to cut it out of my life (temporarily) as it is a major time sink and I need to do other things. I've been 'friends' with this girl in game for pretty much the entire year but wouldn't really say we are truly friends. We message every so often when we need stuff and gifted each other stuff for our respective birthdays and in the forums we comment on one another's art or ideas.

But now that I've been trying to cut this game out I find myself worrying about her constantly. I just feel like if I look away she's going to die or something. This is really embarrassing because again, we aren't even that close and I feel kind of creepy for caring about someone I barely know this much. I also feel this with other people in my life, the main difference is that those people are actually in my life, not just in a game I play and if something bad did happen I would know.

Any tips on how to stop worrying about her? Its just not healthy and I can't talk to other people about this because its online and again, we aren't all that close which makes it harder to explain

I just have a question guys! Does controlling the panic and OCD body symptoms with taking supplements and things like that makes the thoughts less powerful and make me able to manage them ! by body symptoms I mean spasms and stressed body, twitching,heart palpitations and racing, dizziness, vision problems.Those symptoms that feel really scary.

Because im deciding to start taking magnesium glycinate and vitamin D.

I've been housebound for the last month,I go out sometimes with high anxiety obviously but mostly housebound like I said. This housebound thing started when I had a severe panic attack my heart was pounding very hard thought I was dying or I had a heart problem but my doctor said everything was okay. the thing that kept me staying at home is the fear of facing that feeling of severe panic again.

I'm having the symptoms 24/7 now because of the main thought that caused all of this which started 5 years ago " sudden death" and the feeling of death itself and the uncertainty that comes with it .

I feel completely disassociated and I'm not able to tell if it's depression or dpdr but I'm not feeling myself at all plus these severe symptoms are keeping me from focusing on what should I do, I just be standing there all day overthinking the fact that we're all going to die one day and being afraid of it not being able to make peace with it. My life stopped I can't do anything or think properly about anything.

anyone here went through this?