[Alyssa1986]

I don't ever real remember being anxious or having anxiety when i was little..i had one panic attack that was serve and i thought i was literally going to die had to be taking to the hospital and all..after that i only have mild panic attacks or get anxious about different things that i see or anticipate seeing i have no clue where this comes from but i hate it..i just want to be able to deal with it and not have this overwhelming fear hovering over my head

[DragonflyK]

I don't remember being anxious as a child either, but as an adult one day at work I actually thought I was having a heart attack my chest hurt so bad from the anxiety.

[Alyssa1986]

Yeah that's what happened to me I was doing a normal tasks and all of a sudden I couldn't breathe nd thought I was dying

Originally Posted by DragonflyK

I don't remember being anxious as a child either, but as an adult one day at work I actually thought I was having a heart attack my chest hurt so bad from the anxiety.

[with or without you]

I don't usually suffer from panic, my anxiety is social, but my therapist thinks a lot of my anxiety comes from 1) my mom's alcoholism, she's been sober for 18 years...so I was 11 when she quit drinking and 2) my mom's own anxiety about EVERYTHING in life. The rest she just thinks is "the way I'm wired".

[sundog]

Hi Alyssa. Personally, I have had anxiety problems my whole life. I remember very clearly as a child having all kinds of anxiety-related issues. That was a long time ago!!!! And anxiety, panic attacks and phobias have been a pattern throughout my life.

But an Anxiety Disorder can develop at any time. You don't have to be born with it. It can be triggered by a stressful event, or it can just creep up on you gradually. Or suddenly.

Are you getting any professional help?