[lcar1964]

I am so overwhelmed and don't know how to handle it. I feel angry at the world and God, alone, hopeless, scared, depressed, and at times I wish it would burst. I feel like life as I knew it is over. My sister acts like I am overreacting and it will just go away. I have never felt so alone and sad in my life. I feel like I have a death sentence and ticking time bomb in my head.

[healingme4me]

I've known a couple people that have survived aneurysms through medical treatment/medication . It is scary.



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I'm very sorry to hear that you are dealing with this. Will this be something that you have surgery to repair or do they only do something if it starts to bleed?

I've known people who had brain aneurysms. Two of them had small bleeds and immediately got medical help and surgery and needed only a short time for recovery. A month later they were pretty much back to normal.

Two other people were the "I'm not going to the ER unless I'm unconscious and bleeding" types. They didn't recognize the awful headache for what it was when it happened. You *know* you have an aneurysm, so I know you won't do that if it comes to it.

If it's something available to you, I would probably go to talk to a therapist about this. There are therapists who specialize in dealing with clients with medical issues. If you can't find a suitable therapist near you, some therapists will do phone or Skype sessions.

I don't think you're overreacting at all. The situation is serious, plus you're in the awful position of "wait and see". Not many people react well to that.

[CANDC]

Welcome to Psych Central (PC) Icar. Sorry to hear you have been suffering from depression. Many people try a psych doc and with meds. Staying on the meds keeps them on a balanced, grounded place. Some people at PC will find a therapist will also help them sort out the roots of their life.

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[Ruftin]

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[kaliope]

hi icar
i dont feel like you are overreacting. it is going to take some time to adjust to having this. maybe looking into mindfulness and living in the moment would be helpful for you. welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome

[eskielover]

Originally Posted by lcar1964

I am so overwhelmed and don't know how to handle it. I feel angry at the world and God, alone, hopeless, scared, depressed, and at times I wish it would burst. I feel like life as I knew it is over. My sister acts like I am overreacting and it will just go away. I have never felt so alone and sad in my life. I feel like I have a death sentence and ticking time bomb in my head.

I have also known several people who have had aneurysm's. Both had surgery & came through that surgery well.....one is a young lady who ended up getting her Masters & is holding a wonderful research job at the university. She said that her aneurysm was something she was born with.

The other friend I had (he actually died from cancer many years after the successful aneurysm surgery), they think the aneurysm came from a horse accident when he was thrown off even with wearing a helmet.....but that didn't show up for years after the accident. He had just gotten married & had a new little son at the time the aneurysm burst....but he survived totally well with no bad effects from it. The healing process was difficult as the surgical site had problems healing...but once they got that taken care of, he did amazingly well with absolutely NO bad effects to live with.....back to normal.

They have improved the ability to do those surgeries so much compared to the past.....I agree, it is a scary thing, Anything that is wrong with our body is scary. Shoot, even having to go through major oral surgery that took over 1 1/2 hours last week was so scary for me that they couldn't get my blood pressure down before the surgery....it took them over 1 1/2 hours to get my blood pressure down so they could do the surgery then they couldn't get the IV in which made my blood pressure go sky high again.....it was 2 1/2 hours after the scheduled surgery that they were able to begin the 1 1/2 hour oral surgery & I felt like I had been hit by a truck when I came out of the anesthetic......no surgery is something easy to think about having to have....but surgeries are so much more perfected than even a few years ago & so much safer to go through.....but I definitely understand what you are feeling & experiencing with this.

[berthegel]

Hello , could you please describe what your anyurism feels like ?

I know your not supposed to diagnose or give advice , I just want to see if there any similar symptoms?

About 10/12 years ago I think I had a small burst blood vessel above my right temple?
Told doctor he blanked me _ but evr since I have had a slight numbness and tightening , which gets worse when stressed /anxious , now getting more numbness, pins and needles , nueralgic like twinges ? Balance problems , and now if I constrict only slightly any small blood vessel when in bed I got head throbs and electric shocks and get jolted awake

Bye

[jaynedough]

Hi Icar... Welcome to PC. Aneurysms are scary things. Luckily it's been caught before it burst. Though it was in a different place than yours, I hope this helps some. My mom and her father both had abdominal aortic aneurysms. My mother's was caught early when they were doing an ultrasound to check something else. They monitored my mother for several years and when the aneurysm reached a certain size, they successfully repaired it. My mother was a smoker with emphysema and still did fine with the surgery. In the time between initial diagnosis and the repair, less invasive techniques were developed. Because my mother and grandfather both had these AAAs, I'm at an increased risk. I'm sorry that your sister is being so dismissive.

Your feelings are totally understandable. Therapy would definitely be helpful in helping you sort through your emotions. And there are alot of caring, supportive people here.