I am a Chartered Accountancy student and my exams are just about a week away. I'm having extreme anxiety since a few days as my exams are approaching, so I'm not able to sleep well. I do feel sleepy but whenever I go to bed, I feel throbbing in head, rush in the arms, stinging sensation in my body, shortness of breath and palpitations and I'm just not able to sleep.
I have faced panic attacks 2-3 times earlier during my examinations. In that, I used to have severe headache, cervical pain, trembling in hands, sleeplessness, palpitations, nausea for a few hours and then vomiting whole night. I felt like I was about to die or something serious was going to happen to me.
I'm worried if this happens again, I might wreck my exams. I really want to have sound sleep especially during these days to function well and study hard.
Apart from the exams, I tend to have anxiety regarding things like a job interview, an important meeting, an important appointment or such things.
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Excessive anxiety related to exams will leads to poor performance. You need counseling and psychotherapy for the same along with short-term medicine. Consult a psychiatrist.
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Hello,
As per the information provided by you, you clearly experience panic attacks which are mainly situational i.e. when you have to perform in front of an audience or if you are to be judged by someone.
The reasons for these panic attacks may be
- Social anxiety disorder
- Social phobia
- Panic disorder
Next Steps
you should consult a psychiatrist as soon as possible so that the symptoms are taken care of immediately.
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You will be able to choose among medicines or relaxation and cognitive therapies for your symptoms.
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