Hi I have been having a really hard time for the last year. Around this time last year I had a seizure from a allergic reaction to medication. Every since then I am terrified it will happen again. Every time I feel sick I panic and my panic only makes my symptoms worse. I can’t calm down. I googled and saw that stress can cause seizures which has only made me worse. I can’t stop flashing back to being alone and shaking on the floor and trying to yell for help but nothing would come out. If it wasn’t for hitting my head I don’t think anyone would have found me. I can’t stop my mind from racing. Can anyone help me or relate. Please I have become a constant nervous wreck who can’t do anything because I’m paralyzed by fear.
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I'm SO sorry you went through this. For the record, seizure is NOT normal for anxiety. Unless there is a neurological reason for it, you are not going to have a true seizure from your anxiety as much as it feels like it. You are safe.
Did you struggle with anxiety before you had the allergic reaction? What you are going through sounds like classic post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSD). You went through a pretty maior trauma! Are you seeing a therapist?
Thanks for sharing here. Hang in there - it will get better!
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You can't really prevent a seizure so I think you would have to reduce that fear to help yourself! That is so incredibly hard to do, so I would suggest you see a professional, like a therapist. It gets better, I know it doesn't seem like it since you're paralyzed by fear, but it does.
Hi I forgot my account info and had to make a new account but I wrote this post. Thank you for the comments. I did have a little ocd before this and aniexty but now I literally feel like I’m dying everyday. I feel sick all the time and I’ve been to the doctors and they did blood work and all and say I’m fine but I don’t feel fine. I have a pit in my stomach and worry about everything. I had a few drinks two days in a row and fear I’m going through alcohol withdrawal. I drink about once week with friends so I know I’m probably fine but I feel horrible. As far as a therapist goes my insurance is terrible and it would cost to much. I’m hoping having people who can relate can help me to finally move on from this because not only am I literally driving myself insane, my family and friends just don’t get it and are sick of me freaking out.
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Ugh - so sorry you're going through this. It WILL get better. I know how it feels to talk to doctors and do blood tests and be told you are fine, but you don't feel fine. What you went through was probably pretty traumatic and left you feeling unsafe the way you do - I was in a terrible accident a few years back, and afterwards the strangest things would set off anxiety attacks. Like, I was afraid to drive, even though my accident was not a car accident and had nothing to do with driving. My world just felt really unsafe for a long time. Maybe you are going through something similar - imagining dangers where they don't exist. It's a normal reaction to trauma, and it can get better!
I would suggest trying to find some sort of counseling help - there are places that do discounted prices, or sometimes universities that have master's programs will have student counselors doing their praticum hours. They are all supervised and I know the program here in my town is really excellent. If that's not an option, there are lots of good resources online to help navigate panic attacks. Maybe someone else here could suggest their favorites?
Hang in there - you're not alone!
Thanks for the response, to be honest ever time I come here I can feel my body relaxing. I am almost positive my symptoms are all my creation. Ever since that day I just never feel right. After your accident did you have dizziness or any unexplained psychical symptoms that your stress was creating. I will look into some sort of group, thank you for the tip, if this site has already helped I’m sure that would really help. I just feel crazy and no one I know can relate to stress making them feel like there dying. Even when I think I’m relaxed I still feel bad but tests say I’m fine.
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Yes, I absolutely felt dizzy, and still do at times. Stress, anxiety, and trauma can wreak total havoc on your body - it gets your hormones (male or female) and things all out of balance. I felt dizzy, 'out of body,' overwhelmed, etc. I still have bouts like that - I'm going through it right now. It got better then, and it will again. And it will for you, too.
It's really hard when the people close to you don't understand - it's not because they don't love you. It's because it's just impossible to really understand unless you have been there.
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You won't have to - your body can't sustain it that long. Have you talked to your doctor about your anxiety? Are you on any kind of medication?
It’s been constant for a year, I’ve looked it up and it doesn’t seem common but I just never feel right. I recently pulled my back and got a pain killer I took it and literally had a panic attack I needed to have my brother sit with me until I calmed down. I think because medicine created this mess I can’t relax when I take it.