Help with my Anxiety.?

Question

Hi, I think I suffer from Anxiety. I only realised this after reading the symptoms of Anxiety on a website. It really has effected my life greatly. For starters I play for a Football team and we train at a place called Saughton and I'm from Craigmount. They both have gangs that hate each other and even though I'm not involved with these idiots people from Saughton attacked me while I was playing football. My mum thought this is what triggered my Anxiety but I think I've had it since I have been very young because I have always hated going to football training and matches. I don't know why I'm scared of going to training etc cause half the time nothing actually happens. But I litterally dread going to football for example I have a match in a few hours and I havebutterflies in my stomach, tight chest, dry mouth, fast heartbeat. People say getting nervous is a common thing but I feel like im going to faint or pass out. I also get these feelings everytime I see a group of people walking in my direction because I'm afraid of getting attacked. Please can you give me advice on how to treat me problems because it is ruining my life and I just want to be normal.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

There are ways that you can deal with your anxiety. Learning about breathing and how to deal with a panic attack would probably help you (thats what your symptoms suggest). A counsellor can help you with this. If this is really impacting on your life to the extent where you think you need medication, you can talk to your doctor about that.  

Answer 3

Perhaps you should see a doctor about these symptoms and then asking to see a counsellor regarding the anxiety about being attacked.  You cant go your whole life trying to avoid groups of people so it would be best to get this checked out.

Answer 4

Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress

Many trauma survivors find themselves reexperiencing the trauma in their mind. Survivors usually can't control this or stop it from occurring. The consequences may include:

Flashbacks—feelings that the trauma is happening again

Bad dreams and nightmares

A tendency to be very startled by loud noises or by someone unexpectedly coming up to them from behind

A shaky feeling and sweatiness

A pounding heart or trouble breathing

A feeling of upset when reminded of the trauma by something seen, heard, felt, smelled, or tasted

Anxiety or fear—the feeling of being in danger again

Trouble controlling emotions because reminders lead to sudden anxiety, anger, or upset

Difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly

Difficulty falling or staying asleep

Agitation and a constant state of being on the lookout for danger

An emotional shutdown or emotional numbness

Trouble having loving feelings or feeling any strong emotions

The feeling that surroundings are strange or unreal

Loss of interest in things that were previously enjoyable

Trouble remembering important parts of what happened during the trauma

A feeling of being disconnected from the world around them and the things happening to them

Helped to Endure Trauma:

Nearly two thousand years ago, the apostle Paul underwent terrifying, life-threatening experiences. His descriptions of some of these are preserved in the Bible. "We do not wish you to be ignorant," Paul wrote, "about the tribulation that happened to us in the district of Asia, that we were under extreme pressure beyond our strength, so that we were very uncertain even of our lives. In fact, we felt within ourselves that we had received the sentence of death."—2 Corinthians 1:8, 9.

Attending Christian meetings can help you to cope  

While it is not known exactly what happened on that occasion, it was certainly traumatic. (2 Corinthians 11:23-27) How did Paul cope?

Reflecting on his ordeal in Asia, he wrote: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those in any sort of tribulation through the comfort with which we ourselves are being comforted by God."—2 Corinthians 1:3, 4.

Yes, help for trauma survivors is available from "the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort." How can you obtain such comfort?

How to Receive HelpFirst—ask for help. If you feel emotionally paralyzed, remember that others have felt that way too. Those who have overcome such feelings are usually glad to assist others. Like the apostle Paul, they often feel that the comfort they received from God during their trial needs to be shared with "those in any sort of tribulation." Do not hesitate to approach one of Jehovah's Witnesses—any one of them with whom you feel comfortable—and request assistance in obtaining help from Jehovah, "the God of all comfort."

Persevere in prayer. If prayer is difficult because you have feelings of anger, ask someone spiritually qualified to pray with you. (James 5:14-16) When you speak to Jehovah God, remember to "throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7) Over and over the Scriptures emphasize the personal concern that God has for each of his servants.

The writer of Psalm 94 may well have experienced something very traumatic, for he wrote: "Unless Jehovah had been of assistance to me, in a little while my soul would have resided in silence. When I said: 'My foot will certainly move unsteadily,' your own loving-kindness, O Jehovah, kept sustaining me. When my disquieting thoughts became many inside of me, your own consolations began to fondle my soul."—Psalm 94:17-19.

Answer 5

Poor thing. I've also always had a little problem with anxiety ever since I was young. I hated, and still do, buffets and extremely crowded places. I really don't like getting out much since my mom passed away last November. I think this is what triggered my anxiety. Now, everytime somethine a little stressful happens, I start feeling weird, like how you described, but I also get a tight almost like a dull chest pain in the upper left side of my chest. (near my under arm). I MADE myself go talk to a counselor, and she said that it's quite normal to feel this way especially after something traumatic happens to you.

She said it's called "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" and that I should consider taking some sort of anti-anxiety medication for a couple of months. This will help you deal with anxiety until your body can get it under control again.

Take deep breaths, close your eyes, and remind yourself that everything will be fine. It's only a game. Just because you were attacked once, doesn't mean it's going to happen again. Just be aware of your surroundings.

If it's too much for you, maybe you should take a little time off from football in order to heal, but don't stop playing out of fear. You don't want to let fear run your life.

Take care of yourself.   :)