Feel nauseated and feel like crying when experiencing extreme anxiety

Does anyone have a extremely, overly exaggerated sense of impending doom, while feeling like you will get sick and possibly even cry or are going to all at the same time? I tend to have this anxiety problem and it makes me wonder if I have an anxiety disorder or if I just simply don't deal with anxiety well. If it is a case where I feel like I will get in trouble whether I did something or not or if something else negative is happening that provokes anxiety, it gets bad enough to where I will feel like I am about to get sick and feel like crying at the same time, while not being able to concentrate on anything else and feel like a sense of doom, like everyone will hate me or something else will happen.

It is especially common when it is an experience I've had in the past and I am worried it will happen again. For example, a while back when I got my job, I was called into the conference room upon arriving to work. I was unaware that they were planning on meeting with me and this was a few months after I had been let go from a previous school district due to one teacher from one school making a complaint. I felt sort of concerned, and when I walked in the conference room, the principal and the HR manager was sitting there with some papers. Now I know that in a lot of cases, this is the kind of scenario that means someone is about to be fired. And that's what I thought.

I kept it together, I didn't break down or anything but all of the memories from what happened at my previous school district came back, especially since I was let go without notice and not even in person. I had to call them. So when I saw the principal and HR manager, I thought I was being let go again. One of them said sorry but they needed to talk to me and to shut the door and sit down. They didn't sound very happy which really worried me. I did that, but inside, I felt like I was about to throw up. I felt very shaky, sort of cold, and was just full of dread, thinking it was happening all over again. All of that went away when the principal told me it was actually good stuff and that they just needed to ask me some last minute interview questions even though I had already started working there.

I felt a tremendous sense of relief. I tried to make it like I was happy but I'm sure they noticed something since the principal was quick to tell me, as soon as I sat down, that it was nothing bad. Not sure if it just seemed like they were mad or if something else had happened just before I got there and I just happened to notice. There are many other instances where I feel like something bad is about to happen, and I get so anxious that I feel nauseated, emotional, and just overall miserable. That was just one of the many scenarios there are. Sometimes it will turn out that nothing is actually wrong and I will feel relieved and other times I'll find out there is something wrong and it makes matters even worse. That's why Same if I find out someone is angry or seems angry. I will get extremely anxious and experience those symptoms. I am not sure if I have some sort of anxiety disorder or just simply don't cope well. What situations trigger these kinds of experiences for you? Just wondered.

I think your reaction was understandable under the circumstances. I might have the same reaction.

I actually did cry when I was laid off in round two at my last (failing) firm. My boss called me into the conference room with the founder of the firm. I thought I was going to be escorted out of the building like the first round employees, but they decided to handle it differently. As usual, my boss was a doofus and told me the wrong layoff package number, which made me cry because I thought they were screwing me, compared to what they gave other employees.

There are hardly any jobs in this town in my industry. I thought I might have to move to New York, and my first thought was I would rather die. That was a serious thought. I can’t move. I just can’t. I’m in the house I lived in when my husband was alive.

I had to compete with my own boss for the job I have now. The stress was so bad, I can’t tell you how bad it was. All the people interviewing had more experience, and one was an attorney. The recruiter told me. Talk about anxiety attacks waiting for that outcome.

I didn’t have the meds back then I have now. I took aspirin and a Tylenol and an AP. So sad.

I have gabapentin now, which helps so much. Some people say it does nothing, but it really works on me.

Wow that sounds very stressful. I’m sorry you had to go through that. I would be very anxious too. Glad things are getting a bit better.

Thanks. It’s a tough world out there. It’s anxiety-provoking anyway, and so much harder to cope with when you have anxiety struggles to boot.

You're welcome and I agree, it is very anxiety provoking out there since a lot of people just don't care or may see some of these disorders as excuses. I agree no one should use a disorder as an excuse for any and all bad behavior. I never use my hearing impairment as an excuse to hurt others. But at the same time, when it comes to needing extra help, I wish more people understood that some people struggle with various problems which make life more difficult and may need some help from time to time.

Does anyone physically feel their anxiety? I do.

Yes I do too. I usually feel sick and have some discomfort.

I do too—various symptoms all over.

Yep. It sucks.