Why am I having Anxiety: Shallow Breathing?
Question:
I have been off work for 5 weeks now because of anxiety. Although my job probably caused my anxiety due to staff shortages and working extra hard, I am in no way afraid or anxious about going to work. I have been jogging about 2-3 miles a day and this helped a bit. However, I am still getting anxious for no major reason. What I mean by anxious is I feel like I am getting a bit flushed and perhaps have some dizzy spells and I start to sweat in my shoes in a short period of time. I am not stressed out or anything so this is bizarre. It’s like I have developed a chemical imbalance and I can’t get back on track. In addition, I find that if I am now deep in thought or trying to focus, I am forgetting to breathe or I am breathing shallow. My GP gave me some Zyprexa at a low dose to take when I feel anxious. I don’t know….I am at a loss here. Any comments?
Response:
"…imbalance and I can’t get back on track." Your life, as you knew it, has become less balanced because you’re not working. You admit that the thought of going there is not aversive, so the fastest way to "get out of your head" (i.e. stop focusing on how you’re breathing, seemingly ‘forgetting’ to breathe, etc..) is to go back to work, and that is what you should do. "I am at a loss here." Yes, and it will only increase the longer you stay home. Go to work. Also get a copy of "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway", for reasons that have NOTHING to do with the title of that book, you will benefit from it quite a bit. Get the "abridged" audio version, I think it’s like 11 bucks. Amazon.com. Done. G
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I have been off work for 5 weeks now because of anxiety. Although my job probably caused my anxiety due to staff shortages and working extra hard, I am in no way afraid or anxious about going to work. I have been jogging about 2-3 miles a day and this helped a bit. However, I am still getting anxious for no major reason. What I mean by anxious is I feel like I am getting a bit flushed and perhaps have some dizzy spells and I start to sweat in my shoes in a short period of time. I am not stressed out or anything so this is bizarre. It’s like I have developed a chemical imbalance and I can’t get back on track. In addition, I find that if I am now deep in thought or trying to focus, I am forgetting to breathe or I am breathing shallow. My GP gave me some Zyprexa at a low dose to take when I feel anxious. I don’t know….I am at a loss here. Any comments?
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OH !…. i didn’t click on that link… i miss so much by not clickin’. i hate clickin tho…. it stresses me out. ~t
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communication, so pecked out: I have been off work for 5 weeks now because of anxiety. Although my job probably caused my anxiety due to staff shortages and working extra hard, I am in no way afraid or anxious about going to work. I have been jogging about 2-3 miles a day and this helped a bit. However, I am still getting anxious for no major reason. You said very candidly about 2 weeks ago that you were afraid of being laid off in favor of a different labor pool being hired.
he said he was anxious, not afraid about the situation, but in now way afraid or anxious about goin to work. but wait… the situation is at work.. but wait.. if he ain’t afraid or anxious about goin ta work, why ain’t he at work? shit, i dunno, i don’t see stuff y’all do in posts. You said that your work situation is what got you packed and off to see the doc in the first place. I am not stressed out or anything so this is bizarre. Not stressed out? Again, read again: http://tinyurl.com/s977h It’s like I have developed a chemical imbalance and I can’t get back on track.
he didn’t say "stressed out" tho, maybe he just likes ta run. he just has’ah chemical imbalance which would be necessary ta get my up in tha LD runnin’ arena agin, i’d need sumthin’ REAL big chasin’ me, but he didn’t say he was stressed out. IT’S THAT DAMN PILL, I TELL YA ! i’m an expert on these thangs now. If this ’situation’ has triggered a latent anxiety genetic code, of sorts (which is possible if you were to investigate it) – you’d be best off seeing a psychiatrist to at least rule out any anxiety disorder, so that you can just treat what’s ailing you. As I stated a few weeks ago, there are a lot of things you can, and should likely be doing. Read the book Gary just mentioned, as an example. . My GP gave me some Zyprexa at a low dose to take when I feel anxious. I don’t know….I am at a loss here. I thought he gave you Zyprexa for one week only –
where’d he say one week? and that would be the end of it. You were also going to stop taking it – and wanted to know what to tell your doctor.
ok.. i’m missin’ out on posts here’re sumthin’. If you haven’t been to work for 5 weeks, then it would seem your life is being greatly affected by this – anxiety? If so, then get thee to a psychiatrist who is a ’specialist’ in dealing with anxiety. Your GP just ain’t gonna cut it. Not going to work but running a few miles a day won’t either.
<——-genius ( ::flexin::) ~t
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I have been off work for 5 weeks now because of anxiety. Although my job probably caused my anxiety due to staff shortages and working extra hard, I am in no way afraid or anxious about going to work. I have been jogging about 2-3 miles a day and this helped a bit. However, I am still getting anxious for no major reason. What I mean by anxious is I feel like I am getting a bit flushed and perhaps have some dizzy spells and I start to sweat in my shoes in a short period of time. I am not stressed out or anything so this is bizarre. It’s like I have developed a chemical imbalance and I can’t get back on track.
oooooooooh, i’m on’ah friggin’ roll after that last paxil episode…. i’m guessin paxil or some other shit that sends pdocs on cruises. and In addition, I find that if I am now deep in thought or trying to focus, I am forgetting to breathe or I am breathing shallow. My GP gave me some Zyprexa
at a low dose to take when I feel anxious. I don’t know….I am at a loss here. Any comments?
no, they’ll send me ta prizun if i comment. (or yer house) either way, one of us is gonna luze. ~t
