sleepover anxiety ?

June 24th, 2010

make a wave asked:


ok so since i was about 8 i’ve been simply terrified to sleepover [I'm 13]

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I’m an only child who slept with my mom or dad until I was about 7-9
& my mom wouldn’t let me go to sleepovers until I was like 7
so I’m a bit attached to them
the first ones weren’t so bad
I’ve always taken a long while to fall asleep & have always gone to bed later than most kids my age shoud
that means I’d always be the last one awake
everyone including their parents would be asleep by 11-12 pm
yet it’d be 3 or 4am & I am the only one awake just being scared for those hours
the house would be completely motionless & silent except for me
& that feeling of complete loneliness gives me such chills I very much dread
plus I get homesick, and I have trouble finding a situation I’m comfortable with & like sleeping in a bed
when I was like 10 or 11 I went to sleepaway camp 3hrs away from my home for a week (it took maybe 2 days to not be so scared)
-i haven’t been on a sleepover since then-
but my anxiety & stress before going was so great that I developed hyper acidity

I know I shud just go to a sleepover to conquer this
but everything time someone even talks about a sleepover I get very anxious & can feel my heart racing (just thinking about it does that)

so is there anybody who can relate/help cure this?
anybody who has this & understands?

thanks :)

also usually I’ll have fun (depends though)
but when it’s time to start getting ready for bed the anxiety really kicks in
i usually do bring like a pic or something but sometimes they just make me sad & homesick

i feel kinda silly being a teenager who can’t sleepover -something most love & i dread

& i’m worried this will carry on when I’m older & i won’t know what to do when it’s time for college

Joan

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Doctor thinks im having anxiety attacks but isnt sure.please someone help?

June 20th, 2010

Mommytobe asked:


I would really like to talk with someone who is going through the same thing. The first symptom I ever had was numbing of my hands, then a few days later my left foot, leg, arm and hand went numb. My throat closed up and my heartrate was extremley high. I thought I was going to die from a heartattack. All I could think about was my little girl living her life without her mom. So anyways, I went to the hospital and he told me I was having a panic attack. Few days later, it was not only my left side but also my right foot, leg, arm and hand.. ocassionally my head, face and lower back. I went to a different doctor and he said they werent panic attacks because they only affect the left side, is this true?? He said the numbness of my right side had to be from something different other than panic attacks but I personally think they are panic attacks but not 100% sure. No one has given me any medication to help it and its starting to become very bothersome and nerve wracking. Anyone else experience panic attacks that result in right side numbness?? Oh and sometimes I dont feel like Im having a panic attack but my limbs will still go numb and ive noticed that the attacks only come at night ???

Marta

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would this be considered an anxiety problem?

June 18th, 2010

ariella asked:


i’m trying to help my mom. over the holiday, her computer broke. i was fixing it (and i knew i’d be able to fix it, it would just take time) but she got SO STRESSED out it was extremely unrealistic. she was extremely agitated and kept saying that it was stressing her out so badly she felt sick and couldn’t relax. she was agitated for the 3 hours that it took me and said she couldn’t handle the stress of it happening again.
sometimes she gets like this. she just doesn’t know how to deal with stress at all. is this considered an anxiety disorder? she isn’t generally anxious and doesn’t have difficulty sleeping or have the major symptoms of full blown attacks. if not, what would it be called, just not handling stress well? what is a good way to help her? any good books about this? thank you!
hi, i will clarify: my mom really had no reason to be stressed out. she barely uses the internet and has dial up. they basically check email and she has access to that every day at her office anyway. that’s what was so strange about it!

Karen

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i think i have social anxiety disorder. please read?

April 25th, 2010

La Fille de Salade asked:


what should i do? i believe i have it… i check with all the symptoms. how do i cure it? do i talk to someone? how do i tell my mom that i might have it? although, she’s probably already guessed it after all those times i’ve made her answer the phone and cover for me when i don’t want to hang out with my ‘friends’.

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what to do when my mom wont get me therapy/medications for anxiety & agoraphobia?

April 4th, 2010

Sara asked:


okay, so i definitely have had anxiety & agoraphobia for at least 3 years. i have all of the symptoms. but what makes it worse is that im a performer (musician.) whenever i play solos or perform in a band, i shake uncontrollably. my heart palpitates, and i get dizzy. its been getting worse lately though, today in band in the peice right as my solo came up…i just got up and went to the bathroom. im so embarrassed about this but i wasnt even thinking. i just had a panic attack. so since ive realized this is getting worse and worse, i asked my mom if i could get therapy and try prescription mediactions because the homeopathic ones arent doing a thing. she thinks im just being dramatic and that i have to take deep breaths, but she DOESNT understand! she was being really rude and unhelpful and made me feel like i want to be seen as this way, when thats the opposite. i just want help, and its not something deep breathing and yoga will cure! ive tried. i really need help and im scared about how much worse this will get. i already dont go in public to anywhere but school because of the fear of seeing people i know and not being able to escape when i do, and i want to homeschool SO badly to get away from everyone. i have thoughts of ending my life and what would happen, and i only sleep about an hour a night because im up all night crying about everything that is going wrong. does anyone have some advice for me, or personal experiences? thank you very much.

Deirdre

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Do i have depression, anxiety disorder or something like that?

March 22nd, 2010

Eric asked:


Ever since i can remember i have been a nervous person, constantly finding little things to worry about. Over the past few years its been getting worse, to the point now where im constantly nervous. Its beginning to interfere with my life and my grades have dropped. Now suddenly tonight i just began to cry for no reason. I’m 16 years old and both my mom and uncle have depression. Should i go see a doctor?

Pamela

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what can lower back pain be a sign of?

October 29th, 2009

This user has been deleted. asked:


My mom has had lower back pain for a whole month now. We heard lower back pain could be a sign of problems in the kidneys. Is this true? What could this lower back pain be signaling?

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