Sorry for the lack of updates the past few days, I've been swamped. Sunday I went to a charity even in NY and had an amazing time despite the rain and getting lost. Came home later than I expected and spent the rest of the night watching TV until i fell asleep.
Monday I went to work but only spent half day there because I had a doctors appointment at 1, which was great! Monday's at the office is extremely slow and boring. Got to my doctors appointment to hook up a heart monitor which i have to wear for a month because of my extra heart beats. The doctor thinks its fine but we just want to make sure that its not a problem. Luckily this is a smaller unit with only two contact points as compared to the first unit i got for 24 hours which was larger and had 8 or so contact points on my body. I have another appointment this Saturday with another doctor who's an endocrinologist. I've been going to the doctors for regular checkups just to rule out everything else to make sure that it is GAD that I have and not something else triggering the symptoms.
The rest of Monday I spent some time with the family. Tuesday was an interesting day, I woke up late and headed off to work only having some tea before I left the house. Around lunch time i decided to swing into Pizza Hut and grab some food (had a slight headache). Chomped down a personal pan with some bread sticks and was on my way. When I got to the office I felt a little funny, I don't know if it was me just thinking I felt funny or i actually did. However I shrugged it off and went inside. When inside I was working on something with someone when all of a sudden I felt that rush of anxiety come over me. I could feel it through my whole body and everything around me seems to get quiet. I guess I tune everything out at that point because I'm focused on myself. I knew this feeling all too well and I felt as if I just wanted to run through the door to get some fresh air. Instead I said to myself in my head, No! I will not be a slave and everything is alright. I continued with my business and wrapped up what I had to do and then i went outside.
It was weird for me but brought me back to that feeling I hate. Afterward I was fine, I think that if you give into it when it first hits you its much worse. When I feel that rush I continue doing what I'm doing no matter how bad it is, sometimes I do have to just calmly walk outside and take a few sips of water and walk for a few minutes before heading back inside. When it hits, I never get excited anymore and start going crazy because then its much much worse. Calmly handling the situation gets you over it much faster, as hard as that may sometimes be. After all of my anxiety attacks I feel sleepy, not sure why but it always happens and last night I went to sleep really early. I'm guessing because of all the excitement and what not.
So I couldn't help but wonder what brought on that light anxiety attack. I think it was a combination of things: No breakfast, hunger, and the junk/greasy pizza. So this morning I had my tea and I'm about to eat a bowl of cereal. No junk food either, if i can't stop home for lunch then I'll head to subway. A quick Google search did say that certain foods could bring on anxiety such as sodas and very sugar enriched food. I also read an article months ago that said eating good/healthy food helps with your anxiety. Once in a while I don't see how eating some junk food would be harmful but that's just me, since I enjoy eating out occasionally.
Till next time! Be happy, live healthy
Monday I went to work but only spent half day there because I had a doctors appointment at 1, which was great! Monday's at the office is extremely slow and boring. Got to my doctors appointment to hook up a heart monitor which i have to wear for a month because of my extra heart beats. The doctor thinks its fine but we just want to make sure that its not a problem. Luckily this is a smaller unit with only two contact points as compared to the first unit i got for 24 hours which was larger and had 8 or so contact points on my body. I have another appointment this Saturday with another doctor who's an endocrinologist. I've been going to the doctors for regular checkups just to rule out everything else to make sure that it is GAD that I have and not something else triggering the symptoms.
The rest of Monday I spent some time with the family. Tuesday was an interesting day, I woke up late and headed off to work only having some tea before I left the house. Around lunch time i decided to swing into Pizza Hut and grab some food (had a slight headache). Chomped down a personal pan with some bread sticks and was on my way. When I got to the office I felt a little funny, I don't know if it was me just thinking I felt funny or i actually did. However I shrugged it off and went inside. When inside I was working on something with someone when all of a sudden I felt that rush of anxiety come over me. I could feel it through my whole body and everything around me seems to get quiet. I guess I tune everything out at that point because I'm focused on myself. I knew this feeling all too well and I felt as if I just wanted to run through the door to get some fresh air. Instead I said to myself in my head, No! I will not be a slave and everything is alright. I continued with my business and wrapped up what I had to do and then i went outside.
It was weird for me but brought me back to that feeling I hate. Afterward I was fine, I think that if you give into it when it first hits you its much worse. When I feel that rush I continue doing what I'm doing no matter how bad it is, sometimes I do have to just calmly walk outside and take a few sips of water and walk for a few minutes before heading back inside. When it hits, I never get excited anymore and start going crazy because then its much much worse. Calmly handling the situation gets you over it much faster, as hard as that may sometimes be. After all of my anxiety attacks I feel sleepy, not sure why but it always happens and last night I went to sleep really early. I'm guessing because of all the excitement and what not.
So I couldn't help but wonder what brought on that light anxiety attack. I think it was a combination of things: No breakfast, hunger, and the junk/greasy pizza. So this morning I had my tea and I'm about to eat a bowl of cereal. No junk food either, if i can't stop home for lunch then I'll head to subway. A quick Google search did say that certain foods could bring on anxiety such as sodas and very sugar enriched food. I also read an article months ago that said eating good/healthy food helps with your anxiety. Once in a while I don't see how eating some junk food would be harmful but that's just me, since I enjoy eating out occasionally.
Till next time! Be happy, live healthy
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