Anxiety and chest tightness. Any fear.

Hi practo user, Since you were on medication for quite a long time and you did not feel relief in the symptoms this is because medications help you in settling down the anxiety but they do not eliminate anxiety completely. Your negative thoughts are the psychological basis of your anxiety. To better understand your case and help you deal with anxiety a detailed history is required. I suggest you to consult a clinical psychologist so that a professional can help you in locating those negative thoughts and help you through with your symptoms. You can start doing some relaxation audios (available in youtube) twice a day and start maintaining a journal where in you on a daily basis write down 3 positive and 3 negative thoughts. Thought journaling would help you in being aware about your thought patterns. You can also do breathing exercises.

Consult a clinical Psychologist.

Relaxation audio, Thought journal and breathing exercises.

Sorry to know that you are suffering due to anxiety. You can be helped by a therapist to overcome the anxiety issues. Please keep it in mind that,these kind of problems can be , sometime, temporary and it can be sorted out well with the help of a therapist.

It will be good if you can get in touch with a therapist.

Keep it in mind that there is solution for your difficulty/problem.

Having medicine for Anxiety or depression is helps upto an extent. The main thing is to work on the cause of anxiety. It usually get triggered at a particular time or for particular type of situations. Once you can disassociate the reason to symptoms, you can be out of it. Hypnotherapy helps you to go to root cause and release that from your subconscious. You come out of it real quick. Usually it takes just 5-7 sessions and the results are permanent. Then after consulting your doctor, you can actually stop the medication.

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Hi, Anxiety is a very common part of our life. We should know how to deal with it and learn coping skills, as life keeps throwing challenges at us. If we don't know how to overcome anxiety, then it can cause lot of worries and lead to unnecessary overthinking, restlessness, irritability. If this negative symptoms and negative thoughts continue for longer duration of time then it starts disturbing a routine Which can lead to sleep disturbances, low confidence, low self esteem continuous negative thoughts, constant worrying. Maybe you have a sensitive personality, you  may have less tolerance or capabilities to face emotional stressful condition. Hence they might suffer lot of discomfort during these emotional stressful conditions. Feeling tightness, breathing difficulty, increased heart rate, low BP, shivering, feeling something gonna happen are symptoms of panic episode, very common in anxiety. Medication will not cure your disorder, it will only support you during the anxiety and panic episodes. Once you stop the medication, you can still experience same old symptoms. Skills to handle and overcome anxiety will help you long term. Tips and tricks to get natural sleep 1. Limiting daytime naps to 30 minutes 2. Avoiding stimulants such as coffee tea and cigarettes close to bedtime 3. Exercising to promote good quality sleep As little as 10 minutes of aerobic exercises can be helpful 4. Staying away from food that can be disruptive before sleep. Heavy or rich foods, fatty or fried meals, spicy dishes, citrus fruits and carbonated drinks 5. Ensuring adequate exposure to natural light. 6. Establishing a regular relaxing bedtime routine. 7. Making sure that the sleep environment is pleasant and cool, with adequate temperature.

Feel free consult me on practo chat or online consultation, will help you to overcome your problems with psychotherapy (counselling, relaxation therapy, talk therapy etc) and if necessary medications.

Tips to overcome Anxiety and Low Mood 1 Learn relaxation techniques like slow deep diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation technique 2. Practice yoga and meditation 3. Practice mindfulness 4. Regular physical exercise 5. Avoid alcohol and smoking 6. Good balanced diet 7. Good night sleep 8. Quality family time 9. Good social network 10. Keep yourself occupied with work that you love All the best be happy 💐💐

I understand your predicament and would like to make a few suggestions that might help you. I want you to know that with awareness of how the mind works and how thoughts are generated, you will get better at dealing with them. It is not the lack of sleep but the concern and worry about the lack of sleep that affects us and unsettles us. Today, the mind is fixated on something. Tomorrow it could be obsessed about another person/event/topic. Understanding the nature of the mind and how thoughts are generated will help you deal with them. The nature of the Mind, which in simple terms we experience as thoughts, is such that, it will keep shifting its focus from one object/topic/event to another. Ii always needs something to hold on to. Another important characteristic of the Mind is this - You will either have thoughts about the past or the future. This will keep alternating. Try thinking about the present moment - you will see that the Mind and 'Now' can never coexist. The Mind has 3 states in general. Sometimes, you may find yourself having very positive, inspiring thoughts. During other times, you may find yourself very emotional, or all charged for action. Whereas during other times, you may feel very lethargic, dull or lazy. These states will keep alternating. Having understood the nature of the mind, the first step towards mental health is to become aware of your thoughts. Learning to be an observer of your thoughts, learning to observe them from a distance like clouds passing in the sky. The next step is knowing that you have the power to choose which thought you wish to focus on and act on and exercising that power. With practice, you will have better mastery over this process. Having negative thoughts about anything and everything is something that plagues everybody from time to time. Trust me, even if everything was perfect, you will still find some shortcomings somewhere and brood about it. Tension or anxiety is a physiological response which is again part of being human. It is normal to have such thoughts about any situation. As mentioned above, with practice, you will learn to focus and entertain only those thoughts are healthy enough to be acted upon. Whenever you feel overwhelmed by thoughts, just bring your focus back to your breath and take a few relaxing breaths. You will automatically be able to focus on the task at hand and do what is required. Whatever you feed your mind through your sense organs will be replayed to you as thoughts. Be conscious of this. Take care of the content you feed your mind - the kind of books you read, the websites you visit, the kind of music you listen to, the kind of food you eat, the kind of company you keep ( "You are an average of five people you spend most of your time with" ) Ask yourself : Where would I like to see myself ten years from now? What should I do today to reach there ten years from now? What would I do if I knew I wouldn't fail? What would I do if I weren't afraid? No matter how impossible the answers might seem, I want you to know that you can and will make them possible. Take the first step. The rest will follow. A beautiful future awaits you. Take ownership of every time, take responsibility for it and confidently work towards your dreams and aspirations. One day you will thank these dark moments for being the fuel for your success. Exercise daily and make sure you eat healthy. Have faith in yourself. You are capable of dealing with this. You are going to do just fine. Take care.

Thankyou for Sharing, I appreciate that you are aware about your issue and approaching guidance from professionals, You Meditation is already going on.. you need be positive and Understand that things get better by time but you need be strong, remember a healthy and Strong Mindset can conquer any diseases, there could psychosomatic things also you can  read You can a Book " You Can Heal Your Life" by Lucy lay. if you want to. If you feel yourself stuck with something than I suggest you to consult with Psychologist to help you best.

Consult with Psychologist

if possible read book "You Can Heal Your Life" by Lucy lay.

As you have mentioned even after under medication for the last 2 years, if you are unable to overcome the Anxiety issues, you have not dealt it resolved it... I suggest you to consult a psychological Counselor for a therapy, which might help you to get some clarity and some solutions to overcome this issue.. For more details, you can reach me.. https://prac.to/hema-sampath-psychologist-dir