I have something to share that I thought other anxiety sufferers might find amusing and can relate to. While I'm going through it it's the worst thing in the world, but this morning, after this happened, I had to laugh at myself and then, oddly, just the fact that it happened this way *eased* my anxiety.

I was driving to work this morning (hate my job, so this is when I suffer the most anxiety) and felt horrible. Felt like I had a fever, I was hot, nauseous, dizzy, trembly, etc. About halfway there, I decided immediately that I wasn't going. I was going home. I turned into a parking lot to turn around and in the half a minute it took me to spin out of the parking lot headed back in the direction of home, I felt 100% normal. Every symptom was gone. I drove most of the way back home and then pulled into the Walmart parking lot, sat there in the car, and played a couple of games of Solitaire on my cell phone to distract my mind.

Ten minutes later, I headed back toward work, totally calm, because I knew that it was all totally anxiety-related. It had to be, because every symptom completely disappeared as soon as I turned around and started back toward home.

Yep...that'd be anxiety! :) I hate that it makes me feel that way and I hate that I'm so irrational when I'm in the middle of it. It's so hard at that time to convince yourself that it's not something seriously wrong with you, but then when you look back at how quickly it subsides when you take out the stress factor, there's nothing else it can be.

God, I hate anxiety. I hate that it's so controlling! I just wanted to share this with you guys because I know you all can relate. :)

Thats an interesting story. I have tried to imagine what it would be like to get rid of all stressors and see just how I would feel, but it is impossible to imagine without actually doing it.

Like you say, its just really really hard to believe that all the symptoms cannot be a product of anything but anxiety.

Yep I have experianced this too but the symptoms do not go away everytime because sometimes I do not even have a trigger.Sometimes though just like you I can come back home (out of whatevr situation) and driving home or soon as I get home and sit down I start to feel better.

That happens to me all the time. Just recently my husband and I were driving on the interstate someplace, and my anxiety got so bad I pulled off an exit to turn around and he thought I got mad at him about something. I told him I just couldn't go any further....and the second I turned toward home....My anxiety went away. I've got anxiety today, just thinking about going to my therapy appt. this afternoon. I am worn out from this anxiety! It's going on 9yrs now...and yes I now have some good days...but not nearly enough of them. I wish there was some miracle cure for all of us here....just so we could feel normal again.

Take care all

Diane
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Wow, I feel so much better that I'm not alone. That has happened to me SO many times...I think I must be physically ill, then it turns out 99% of the time that it's anxiety.
Recently I moved in with my boyfriend, and my commute to work went from 15-20 minutes to an hour or more, and all highway driving. For some reason, highway driving gives me panic attacks (it was fine for awhile, I was ok with it even off meds..I'm not on anything now even though I've been prescribed Wellbutrin...long story on the meds I won't get into now!) so I've been having to take Xanax, mainly to get home. Today, I think I'm so tired with lack of sleep (getting up way earlier to try and beat traffic), the stress of moving, the stress of thinking about the drive, that even though I've been at work for 3 hours, I'm still feeling very panicky and had to just pop some Xanax. I was hoping not to have to take it til before I leave for the day, but I have to make it through the day. I don't live just around the corner anymore. I've had to get off exits before, and immediately I feel better..the nausea/choking feeling stops, my heart stops feeling like it's going to beat out of my chest...
it's so ***arre!
Thank you for sharing.

Yup, I know exactly how this goes. Im feeling pretty awful right now, as I have a job interview this afternoon. I was excited (slightly nervous but not bad) until I woke up this morning. After laying in bed a few minutes the panic and anxiety hit me. What if I get the job and can't perform? What if I don't get along with the workers (it's a small company with only a few people on staff)?

Funny thing is, I wanted to cancel the interview because I know I would instantly feel better. This is the same thing that has happened to me in the past. The first time I quit a decent job because of anxiety. The second time I turned down an awsome position. And now today I fear it happening again. I know it's anxiety, and I'm sure if I stuck it out it would eventually get better, but it is just so hard to convince myself of that.

So yes, anxiety bites big time and all I can say is I am looking forward to this afternoon when the interview is over!