wiffleball 4,645 Posted January 22, 2019 Normally, I subscribe to South Park's views on anxiety. Everybody has it. However, you know that feeling you get when a cop lights you up even if you're not doing anything wrong? Your stomach sinks, your heart sinks / races, etc. I just can't shake that. It's a miserable feeling. Pretty sure it's not heartburn. But whatever it is, I could sure do without it. Anybody else get this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,179 Posted January 22, 2019 Yes. It’s the suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,657 Posted January 22, 2019 Normally, I subscribe to South Park's views on anxiety. Everybody has it. However, you know that feeling you get when a cop lights you up even if you're not doing anything wrong? Your stomach sinks, your heart sinks / races, etc. I just can't shake that. It's a miserable feeling. Pretty sure it's not heartburn. But whatever it is, I could sure do without it. Anybody else get this? You're a dindu? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted January 22, 2019 A few instances, yes. There are times when something doesn't feel right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted January 22, 2019 Rarely if ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,893 Posted January 22, 2019 I know exactly the feeling youre talking about. I compare it to a persistent feeling Im forgetting something or didnt do something I was supposed to do. Happens to me less now that Im older, married and a dad. Regular exercise and quality sleep is the best way I have to manage it. Drinking etc. always made it worse in the long run. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted January 22, 2019 Do. In my profession, I deal with clients and public agencies everyday, all day, and failure isn't an option. My anxiety level isn't as high as it once was, but it's still there. I have to keep a real close eye on my off hours drinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,146 Posted January 22, 2019 When the light begins to changeI sometimes feel a little strangeA little anxious when it's dark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bandrus1 413 Posted January 22, 2019 mostly after excessive amounts of coffee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,485 Posted January 22, 2019 Normally, I subscribe to South Park's views on anxiety. Everybody has it. However, you know that feeling you get when a cop lights you up even if you're not doing anything wrong? Your stomach sinks, your heart sinks / races, etc. I just can't shake that. It's a miserable feeling. Pretty sure it's not heartburn. But whatever it is, I could sure do without it. Anybody else get this? This is not normal, there are Meds for that and it is covered by ACA. This anxiety is the source of your back pain. Read Healing Back Pain by John E Sarno and see your Dr. about your anxiety. Your anxiety is also a source of your anger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,179 Posted January 22, 2019 This is not normal, there are Meds for that and it is covered by ACA. This anxiety is the source of your back pain. Read Healing Back Pain by John E Sarno and see your Dr. about your anxiety. Your anxiety is also a source of your anger. Thanks Jerry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,383 Posted January 22, 2019 No never. I don't worry about things I can't control. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,657 Posted January 22, 2019 Nope. I just get it done for the most part, or don't. I don't take time to ponder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12th Man 884 Posted January 22, 2019 I sleep like a baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozenbeernuts 1,652 Posted January 22, 2019 My biggest factors are diet and exercise. If I am eating well and working out, I never notice anxiety. If I am eating poorly, and no exercising, it can get pretty rough. If I am not treating myself well and then drink on top of it, the next morning I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted January 22, 2019 Me ex did Probably just mannopause Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,287 Posted January 22, 2019 Debilitating. That is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted January 22, 2019 Having activities/hobbies and a job help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,551 Posted January 22, 2019 Lifes kinda getting out of control, I think. I dont know if you agree with me..would you hand me that ashtray? What it is I know youve heard the word a thousand times, Its a rat race. I went through the contortions of hell, I have alcoholic seizures. Wind up in the hospital and everthing else. Now Im sick and Im shaking like a leaf. It was like silly puddy and they threw him in the car, the paddy wagon and beat him to death. I hit one of those and I knocked the front wheel off into outer space and I kinda got angry myself and I said, Have a lot of guns. I like salad, I just had a nice salad. Baked potato, some cream cheese and chives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 2,521 Posted January 23, 2019 Regular exercise and quality sleep is the best way I have to manage it. Drinking etc. always made it worse in the long run. This. Also, get out more and stop spending so much time on a low rent forums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted January 23, 2019 Any anxiety I have these days is caused by business worries My fear is mostly irrational, but sometimes it feels like my whole life could unravel with one little misstep. Whenever I start feeling that way, I go back and listen to the audiobook Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie. Its old fashioned and sometimes trite, but the message is clear and and sensible. Helps me regain perspective. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozenbeernuts 1,652 Posted January 23, 2019 My anxiety isn't tied to any thought life occurrence consciously. It just builds up below the surface and I don't even know it until it just hits me. It's weird because any time it has gotten really bad, I couldn't point to anything that I knew was really causing it to go that far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SenatorRock 708 Posted January 23, 2019 I have had it 3-4 times in my life. The worst was 2 summers ago where it lasted about 10 days. Constant worry about nothing specific, heart palpitations. I would try to go for a run and after 2 minutes my heart would feel like it was going to explode. I started carrying my ID with me in case I dropped dead on the side of the road they could identify my body. It was even worse trying to fall asleep, tossing and turning, heart racing, afraid to take a sleeping pill because I thought I might not wake up. I have no idea what I did to get rid of it. Googling panic attacks when you are in the middle of one is not productive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 2,521 Posted January 23, 2019 I have had it 3-4 times in my life. The worst was 2 summers ago where it lasted about 10 days. Constant worry about nothing specific, heart palpitations. I would try to go for a run and after 2 minutes my heart would feel like it was going to explode. I started carrying my ID with me in case I dropped dead on the side of the road they could identify my body. It was even worse trying to fall asleep, tossing and turning, heart racing, afraid to take a sleeping pill because I thought I might not wake up. I have no idea what I did to get rid of it. Googling panic attacks when you are in the middle of one is not productive google-ing ANYTHING health related only makes things 100x worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted January 23, 2019 Yeah. I used to Have full blown panic attacks for no reason. Short breath. Dizzy. Chest pain. Thought it was a heart thing. Went to a cardiologist. Turned out to be anxiety. Took pills for a while. They just numbed me out. Turns out, fixing my shitty life was the answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites