[Alishia88]

I have felt pretty good the past few weeks/months.
However, I notice that when I have too much on my plate/mind, and too much now, is a lot less than i used to be able to handle,
my anxiety heightens.

It makes me wonder about what started it all.

For me there were a lot of other traumatic events/losses and transitions
beforehand but also
just a very full timetable very high perfectionisitc standards and goals
and I also forgot how to relax and have fun, I think.
I wasn´t able to relax and enjoy myself for a long time after.
It took me long to learn it again.

I feel like you have naturally anxiety when you feel you have to do too much and have no time to handle it. So you cannot let yourself relax.

On the other hand, I think you don´t have anxiety when you feel that you can handle things and have enough time for yourself to feel good and accomplish what you want.

What do you think?

[CharactorAssassin]

Yes it was too much to handle and self medicating.

[Alishia88]

What was going on in your life, if you´d like to share, that is

[CharactorAssassin]

Death of family members who relied on me for support while trying to hold a job, among other things that were devastating to me and past traumas.

[Little Lulu]

I've always had anxious tendencies but my anxiety peaked right after I finished graduate school. So yes, I think the stress of school and boards after graduation , and a new job made it much worse. That was in 2000. Since then, I have steadily worked toward recovery and have made great progress. For the most part, my life is good now and my anxiety is manageable.

[Kate King]

I have had a lot of trauma in the life which has turned into severe anxiety issues. So I understand how you feel. ((hugs))

[Odee]

The onset of my anxiety issues began in my freshman year in college, and I am still attending university. However, I'm not sure if it would not have happened if I did not go to college.

However, specific stress will spike my anxiety. For example, last week I panicked and experienced chest pain when faced with a daunting research paper.

[dontstopbelieving]

I had my first panic attack right before I went to college. I was worried about moving away from home to a new place where I didn't know anyone.

I didn't have much anxiety in college, surprisingly, or for about a year after. I was extremely busy and I honestly think I didn't even have a second to think about how I was feeling at the time. During college my family went through some very rough times (three family members died within a few months of each other).

Now I notice my anxiety heightening when I'm too stressed at work. I have a very stressful job and for the past week, I have felt anxious almost constantly. This happened a month ago when I had a very big deadline coming up, too. I think my work has been a big factor in how badly I've been feeling lately. I hate my job and it's stressful. I haven't felt "good" in about a month now because I'm very anxious.

Sending hugs to everyone feeling this way. It's tough. I wish there was an easy way to shake the anxiety.

[healingme4me]

Heart Palpitations, definitely lead to my Dx.

[Cocosurviving]

I began having anxiety/panic attacks when
stress at work reached a peek. I had
a meltdown at work, I could not breath
and I was shaking.

[suzgleason]

Yea and the whole time I was going through the stress I was wondering what kind of profound effect was this going to have on my body? I don't think I could be an organ donor! Unless they were doing research on 'affects of stress'
Nothing too noticeable really but I have a huge tendency to have a panic attack. I'm 64

Originally Posted by Kate King

I have had a lot of trauma in the life which has turned into severe anxiety issues. So I understand how you feel. ((hugs))