Today, I found out that what I thought could be a life-threatening issue causing me chest pains was only because I over-obsessed about it. Now not only do I have social anxiety, but I get so anxious I can create fake illnesses. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I finally went to the doctor's about my severe anxiety. I'm so used to putting on a happy performance around people that she didn't believe anything was wrong with me. FML
Today, I went to get Covid test because I had chest pain and shortness of breath. Turns out, I just have depression and anxiety. FML
Today, because I thought I was about to have an asthma attack, I had a panic attack. Then, the panic attack caused me to have a real asthma attack. FML
Today, I found out that I'm failing this semester because I've missed too many classes. I've missed the classes because I've been having panic attacks, a symptom of my anxiety disorder. I got the anxiety disorder because I was so afraid of failing school. FML
Today, after months of my doctor telling me that my heart palpitations are simply due to anxiety, and that I'm perfectly healthy, I decided to weight train to face my fears. Two hours later, I was in the emergency room. FML
Today, I found out at a routine check-up that I may have asthma. How it went unnoticed until now, I do not know. I guess the world just needed to come up with a new way to make me miserable. FML
Today, I suddenly gained a massive burst of anxiety out of nowhere when thinking about my upcoming assessment appointments for my back and hip surgeries. I need these so I don't end up permanently crippled due to spinal stenosis and a labral tear. The worst part is that I know I'm fretting over nothing. FML
Today, after decades of 24/7 cognitive impairment and being made to feel like a hypochondriac by many doctors over the years, I learned I have a severe physical illness. I kept researching and discovered my own illness, found out which test to ask for, and finally showed doctors proof. FML
Today, my social anxiety is so bad that the mere thought of talking to anyone, even someone who isn't even real, makes me feel ill and uneasy. FML
Today, I realised exactly how bad my social anxiety has gotten when I had a panic attack watching someone ask someone else out on a fictional show. FML
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kaprookie 3
Anxiety is dangerous, overthinking and obsessing can cause serious problems. Sit back and relax OP.
ProhibitionRose 14
There's a pill for everything these days
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Comments (145)
mojo87 14
Not fun, but it sure beats having a serious condition and the doctors dismissing it as anxiety.
godfathermock 19
The mind can be VERY powerful
kmeredith 8
Hmmm I think I know you.... And yes the power of the mind is both an amazing and a dangerous thing!
sandinthewaves 5
You suck at life
THE_A_TEEN 28
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed, mate??
ScarletBloom 14
Anybody accused you for malingering before?
ExToRtiOn 0
I remember my first panick attack ahhhh feelt like I was dying ;)
RedPillSucks 33
keep out of the dark and twisty passages of your mind.
seenomore 0
I have anxiety too and I know what that is like. Trust me it's not so great when your having an allergic reaction and can't tell between anxiety and real because the symptoms are the same
Daederoth 10
Take a few mg's of Xanax and your mind will be at ease OP.
hateevryone 15
umm paranoid, much?