scw212
04-09-2005, 11:39 AM
Hi. I am posting because I feel like I have a lot of the symptoms of an anxiety disorder. If I'm completely wrong, I'm sorry for taking up any of your time. I just have been feeling really sick and worried for a while so i tried to find out why.
I have lots of the symptoms. I worry constantly about things in school (I'm in high school), like missed homework, or tests, or what teachers think of me. I also get horribly nervous about other things that I know I shouldn't be worried about. I recently had a formal dance that I was excited about going to, but I was also worried about it without knowing what it was exactly that I was worrying about. When I worry, I make my stomach hurt and get headaches. Even when I'm not worried, I have been getting a headache at least once a day for the past few months. My muscles get tense a lot. My hands shake sometimes and are usually very cold. Almost every night it takes me at least an hour to fall asleep, and I frequently wake up from the nightmares that I have.
I don't know, though. Maybe I'm just imagining it. But if I do have it, I don't know what to do. I can't just say, "Mom, I think I have a generalized anxiety disorder. Can we go to the doctor?" She'd probably think that I was just worried because I felt sick for a while. It would sound stupid. I just don't know what to do.
I have lots of the symptoms. I worry constantly about things in school (I'm in high school), like missed homework, or tests, or what teachers think of me. I also get horribly nervous about other things that I know I shouldn't be worried about. I recently had a formal dance that I was excited about going to, but I was also worried about it without knowing what it was exactly that I was worrying about. When I worry, I make my stomach hurt and get headaches. Even when I'm not worried, I have been getting a headache at least once a day for the past few months. My muscles get tense a lot. My hands shake sometimes and are usually very cold. Almost every night it takes me at least an hour to fall asleep, and I frequently wake up from the nightmares that I have.
I don't know, though. Maybe I'm just imagining it. But if I do have it, I don't know what to do. I can't just say, "Mom, I think I have a generalized anxiety disorder. Can we go to the doctor?" She'd probably think that I was just worried because I felt sick for a while. It would sound stupid. I just don't know what to do.