Got sick about 13 days ago, still feeling bad- worried it's COVID-19 and I'm losing grip.

Sarahmday88 said:

I'm exactly like a lot of you. I have had the virus and am what I believe is day 13- however now not sure and could be more like day 10. I had a cough, head aches, aches and groggy ness and then on Wednesday last week my sense of smell jsut went. I felt fine after that though and was just left with a cough. Now my mind has gone mad, as for the past 5 days I've had this weird pressure in my chest, aches and pains in it, that isn't there when I sleep just when I'm awake and stressing. I am constantly on edge and thinking my lungs are filling up and even now as I'm writing this my heart is racing and my chest feels tense and I'm so uneasy and just want to cry.
I'm breathing fine but if I think about it, then I feel like I can't and start panicking. My back aches and I am genuinely scared. I'm guessing my anxiety is completely taking over and I can't get any help

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Guitarist41 said:

You’re going to get through it. You said you could breathe, and obviously, anxiety can cause breathing issues, or make you think you can’t breathe. You’re almost through it now though! Use either a steam vaporizer, or boil water and breathe that steam in. Take as much vitamin c as possible, use Vick’s, if you have it. Take hot showers, etc.

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Sarahmday88 said:

thank you. I say breathing normally however I'm not sure. I can't lay On my back as I feel so tight chested. My skin on my chest even sometimes feels sore. Hoping it's just anxiety taking over. Anyone else had this?

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Sarahmday88 said:

No as can't get tested here

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Sarahmday88 said:

It's not really the issue distancing - I'm stuck home anyways. It's more I was asking if these chest pains, weird tense sensation in my chest is normal for anxiety. Like woken up today and I'm panicking about my chest and breathing.

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Sarahmday88 said:

I'm exactly like a lot of you. I have had the virus and am what I believe is day 13- however now not sure and could be more like day 10. I had a cough, head aches, aches and groggy ness and then on Wednesday last week my sense of smell jsut went. I felt fine after that though and was just left with a cough. Now my mind has gone mad, as for the past 5 days I've had this weird pressure in my chest, aches and pains in it, that isn't there when I sleep just when I'm awake and stressing. I am constantly on edge and thinking my lungs are filling up and even now as I'm writing this my heart is racing and my chest feels tense and I'm so uneasy and just want to cry.
I'm breathing fine but if I think about it, then I feel like I can't and start panicking. My back aches and I am genuinely scared. I'm guessing my anxiety is completely taking over and I can't get any help

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JoshhLadd said:

I can 100% relate to the breathing thing

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Guitarist41 said:

so, it literally could be the flu, a cold, or allergies? It’s ok to distance yourself, but I wouldn’t just assume that you have it.

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JoshhLadd said:

I can 100% relate to the breathing thing

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Guitarist41 said:

My breathing has been off the last week or so, but all the trees, plants, grass, etc have all popped up lately, thus, my allergies have been TERRIBLE! Take a few steps outside and back in and then it REALLY hits me! My head feels like it’s swaying back and forth, all you can do is wait.

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