The Anxiety thread

#101
#101
BallinVol said:
Agreed. It's pretty crazy. I do think they can perform a surgery to help, but no thanks. I believe mine is very much structural, because during my surgery on my foot in March, they told me I had a narrow airway, so this added with the relaxation of the throat, etc. during sleep leads to apnea. I use the nose mask. Not the pillows but the mask that goes over the nose. I usually feel great but sometimes I still drag.

Last night I actually slept without it and definitely didn't feel as energized. I'm finding I can sleep without it now without freaking out in the middle of the night though. I'm sure my stress levels aren't as high anymore and I'm sure stress worsens apnea.
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This may sound weird but I have a sleep apnea randomly. I'll stop breathing then wake up gasping for air. It happens extremely rarely but when it does happen it happens for a week or so straight. No clue what triggers it
 
#102
#102
BallinVol said:
I do think they can perform a surgery to help, but no thanks. I believe mine is very much structural, because during my surgery on my foot in March, they told me I had a narrow airway
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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Basically, they take out the uvula, tonsils, and excess tissue at the back of the soft palate. I had one in 1997 with complete cure of my SA. The recovery is brutal, though... Very painful.
 
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#103
#103
Berry4Heisman14 said:
This may sound weird but I have a sleep apnea randomly. I'll stop breathing then wake up gasping for air. It happens extremely rarely but when it does happen it happens for a week or so straight. No clue what triggers it
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If you are waking up completely, it's probably not SA. Could be a manifestation of anxiety, though.
 
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#104
kiddiedoc said:
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Basically, they take out the uvula, tonsils, and excess tissue at the back of the soft palate. I had one in 1997 with complete cure of my SA. The recovery is brutal, though... Very painful.
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Yeah that's it. Still, no thanks! It's not guaranteed to work, but that's awesome it worked for you. I just came off a 4 and a half month foot surgery recovery where I ended up getting MRSA so I'm weary of hospitals now.
 
#105
#105
I had horrible anxiety and panic attacks during my early to mid 20s.
I attribute a lot of mine to spiritual rebellion. Debilitating.

I don't have them anymore during the day. Occasionally I will still have sleep panic. I'll wake up out of a dead sleep with heart racing and sense of dread. They pass relatively quick, once I come out of that waking sleep.
 
#108
#108
I've been on several medications over the years I've had it but Celexa has worked best for me. It evens me out, one thing it does for me is keeps me from even thinking about having anxiety. I know a lot of tI'm especially you have anxiety about having anxiety as crazy as it sounds lol. I'd look into it.
 
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White Bread said:
I've been on several medications over the years I've had it but Celexa has worked best for me. It evens me out, one thing it does for me is keeps me from even thinking about having anxiety. I know a lot of tI'm especially you have anxiety about having anxiety as crazy as it sounds lol. I'd look into it.
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This makes sense I think of mine all the time
 
#111
#111
Oh yeah I forgot to add with the sleep apnea, I also occasionally have sleep paralysis. Before I found out what it was, it was one of the scariest experiences I have had.
 
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#115
VolsSportsFan said:
Oh yeah I forgot to add with the sleep apnea, I also occasionally have sleep paralysis. Before I found out what it was, it was one of the scariest experiences I have had.
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I've had sleep paralysis, it freaks me out badly.
 
#116
#116
The first few times it freaked me out because I didn't know it was a thing, and I also had the really bad version where I was still half in dream mode. I could not move, had trouble breathing, was aware of everything around me but also having hallucinations. They were mostly audio, and I can see why people would think they heard demons and ghosts because it sounded like some kind of "thing" was taunting me, but what in reality it was my brain not processing what I was hearing from the radio correctly. And one time I thought I saw someone standing at the foot of the bed.

After I read up on it and all the legends that came about it, I learned not to freak out when it happens. Now I just start to slowly wiggle my toes and fingers until I can move myself to wake up fully.
 
#117
#117
Suffered for a long time. I actually just purchased my first home which I thought to be an excellent investment due to it being what I wanted in the neighborhood I wanted. It's turned to be the polar opposite. It's literally been a month so selling really isn't an option. I'm embarrassed to admit the primary reason why I want out....but here it goes. Snakes. I am deathly terrified of snakes to the point I don't sleep for days and have nightmares. I've been here a month and I have had to have almost 10 removed from my garage. I've hung a new garage door which I had planned to do anyways. Didn't fix the problem. The crawl space entry is in the garage so I think that may be it. I won't even go I my garage anymore. I just can't put into words my fear. Secondly, the updates I've wanted to do have overwhelmed me. The damn paint doesn't even go on correctly. Oh and to top it off, I just took on a new stressful role at work!
 
#118
#118
TennVOLS93 said:
Suffered for a long time. I actually just purchased my first home which I thought to be an excellent investment due to it being what I wanted in the neighborhood I wanted. It's turned to be the polar opposite. It's literally been a month so selling really isn't an option. I'm embarrassed to admit the primary reason why I want out....but here it goes. Snakes. I am deathly terrified of snakes to the point I don't sleep for days and have nightmares. I've been here a month and I have had to have almost 10 removed from my garage. I've hung a new garage door which I had planned to do anyways. Didn't fix the problem. The crawl space entry is in the garage so I think that may be it. I won't even go I my garage anymore. I just can't put into words my fear. Secondly, the updates I've wanted to do have overwhelmed me. The damn paint doesn't even go on correctly. Oh and to top it off, I just took on a new stressful role at work!
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Why did it have to be snakes!?!
 
#119
#119
VolsSportsFan said:
The first few times it freaked me out because I didn't know it was a thing, and I also had the really bad version where I was still half in dream mode. I could not move, had trouble breathing, was aware of everything around me but also having hallucinations. They were mostly audio, and I can see why people would think they heard demons and ghosts because it sounded like some kind of "thing" was taunting me, but what in reality it was my brain not processing what I was hearing from the radio correctly. And one time I thought I saw someone standing at the foot of the bed.

After I read up on it and all the legends that came about it, I learned not to freak out when it happens. Now I just start to slowly wiggle my toes and fingers until I can move myself to wake up fully.
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Same for me man, I had never heard of it and thought I was going crazy.
 
#120
#120
Social anxiety and depression. Anyone else dealing with social anxiety? I didn't know for years what was happening but a psychiatrist I saw said I'm a textbook case of social anxiety. Gave me a book to read on social anxiety that fit me perfect. My 20s I was a hermit. I'd go to a friends (from high school) house but when they all went out to parties or clubs/bars I just went home. I couldn't meet new people. The couple times I did go out with them id feel intense nausea with each step I took towards the door. I'd start sweating, sometimes throw up in the bathroom which of course made the anxiety even worse. Inside if someone came up to me I felt a panic like someone stuck a gun to my head. Like a fight or flight response. It got to the point that I didnt want to do anything except go to bed and sleep all day till I went to work.

Celexa helped tremendously. I weaned myself off after three years because I didn't want to be the person that has to take pills to feel normal. Although sometimes I think id be a happier person if I stayed on it. I improved a lot from 2009-2012 but I still have trouble with new people. I haven't made any real new friends In years.

I never told anyone about what's gone on in my life. Now people just see me as somewhat anti-social. I've already accepted that I'll die a lonely old man.
 
#121
#121
TheDeeble said:
Social anxiety and depression. Anyone else dealing with social anxiety? I didn't know for years what was happening but a psychiatrist I saw said I'm a textbook case of social anxiety. Gave me a book to read on social anxiety that fit me perfect. My 20s I was a hermit. I'd go to a friends (from high school) house but when they all went out to parties or clubs/bars I just went home. I couldn't meet new people. The couple times I did go out with them id feel intense nausea with each step I took towards the door. I'd start sweating, sometimes throw up in the bathroom which of course made the anxiety even worse. Inside if someone came up to me I felt a panic like someone stuck a gun to my head. Like a fight or flight response. It got to the point that I didnt want to do anything except go to bed and sleep all day till I went to work.

Celexa helped tremendously. I weaned myself off after three years because I didn't want to be the person that has to take pills to feel normal. Although sometimes I think id be a happier person if I stayed on it. I improved a lot from 2009-2012 but I still have trouble with new people. I haven't made any real new friends In years.

I never told anyone about what's gone on in my life. Now people just see me as somewhat anti-social. I've already accepted that I'll die a lonely old man.
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I've got social anxiety to a point. I absolutely despise groups of people. Won't even go out anywhere in public on a Saturday unless it's a UT game. Your medicine doesn't make you more outgoing?
 
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#122
#122
TennVOLS93 said:
Suffered for a long time. I actually just purchased my first home which I thought to be an excellent investment due to it being what I wanted in the neighborhood I wanted. It's turned to be the polar opposite. It's literally been a month so selling really isn't an option. I'm embarrassed to admit the primary reason why I want out....but here it goes. Snakes. I am deathly terrified of snakes to the point I don't sleep for days and have nightmares. I've been here a month and I have had to have almost 10 removed from my garage. I've hung a new garage door which I had planned to do anyways. Didn't fix the problem. The crawl space entry is in the garage so I think that may be it. I won't even go I my garage anymore. I just can't put into words my fear. Secondly, the updates I've wanted to do have overwhelmed me. The damn paint doesn't even go on correctly. Oh and to top it off, I just took on a new stressful role at work!
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I'm absolutely horrified of snakes as well. Not this badly, but I had a somewhat traumatic experience with a snake that scarred me for life
 
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#124
#124
Berry4Heisman14 said:
I'm absolutely horrified of snakes as well. Not this badly, but I had a somewhat traumatic experience with a snake that scarred me for life
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things that scare me into high anxiety are tornado warnings, any kind of snow and ice, driving in heavy traffic, that seems to never end, plus driving over a bridge makes me sweat really hard so i try to avoid them, and (like Firestorm) going bald
 
#125
#125
508mikey said:
things that scare me into high anxiety are tornado warnings, any kind of snow and ice, driving in heavy traffic, that seems to never end, plus driving over a bridge makes me sweat really hard so i try to avoid them, and (like Firestorm) going bald
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Annnnnndddd.....my air decides to go out
 
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