#i'll probably delete this in 5 mins anyway bc anxiety
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this will probably be long, boring and gross, don't feel obliged to read and esp don't if u think this may trigger u
posting this here bc i'm wondering if anyone else is in/has been in a similar situation to me and how they cope/if anything helps.
to be blunt, i've always been a pretty anxious person (notsocial anxiety tho), however it started to get way more intense around the start of 2021 when i turned 18 and has ramped up ever since. it's not a constant general anxiety, i would describe it more as when i get anxious about something, i get it to a degree that's way more overblown than the situation calls for, leaving me with no appetite, nausea that often leaves me afraid/unable to move, and sometimes chest pain and trouble sleeping.
the problem i've been noticing for a while now is that i'm developing real issues around being sick. anxiety itself has never made me throw up (yet... fingers crossed it won't anyway) but when i feel sick i get anxious which worsens it, and it's a little bit of a vicious cycle. this doesn't happen super often, but anytime i feel sick i feel incredibly anxious, and anytime i feel anxious i feel incredibly sick.
anyway recently on holiday i had sunstroke (at least i assume that's what it was) and was vomiting with a bad stomach. the actual vomiting didn't go on for too long and didn't happen again after the initial bout but i continued to feel sick for days afterwards, feeling unable to eat properly. i'm a lot better now and at home but as it was still recent i'm not 100% and still recovering.
my concern from this is that i'm noticing a reluctance in myself to eat properly now, out of fear of feeling sick or not being fully better yet. after i got sick i stuck to plain dry biscuits as much as possible, stayed away from anything carbonated or greasy again out of fear (and partially due to being on a campsite which meant my access to bathrooms wasn't close by, either a 5 min walk or a drive).
the issue has nothing to do with body image but just an ongoing concern over what i eat and how it'll make me feel. once i'm fully better (or if the psychological lingering of getting sick w sunstroke eventually fades) this fear may go away, in which case i'll just delete this post. trying to think realistically while not catastrophizing, it feels a little bit like if i went further down the road than where i am rn i could end up in a situation where i'm struggling with ARFID and i obviously really, really don't want that.
when it rains it pours, everything is one thing after another. i guess what i'm saying is- anyone else experience anxiety with nausea symptoms and how do u get rid of them/deal with them? i can talk myself off any ledge mentally, the brain isn't the problem but the physiological response definitely is. i really don't want this to spiral any further, i already don't drink alcohol but i think that's as far as i can go with healthily avoiding things before it starts to become dysfunctional.
i was right this was long and gross. no worries if not, but a reply, dm or ask with any similar experiences or tips if u have them would be much much appreciated. thanks all, love u
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pls read trigger warnings in the tags before clicking read more
this will probably be long, boring and gross, don't feel obliged to read and esp don't if u think this may trigger u
posting this here bc i have the biggest scope of followers so it might help. i'm wondering if anyone else is in/has been in a similar situation to me and how they cope/if anything helps.
to be blunt, i've always been a pretty anxious person (notsocial anxiety tho), however it started to get way more intense around the start of 2021 when i turned 18 and has ramped up ever since. it's not a constant general anxiety, i would describe it more as when i get anxious about something, i get it to a degree that's way more overblown than the situation calls for, leaving me with no appetite, nausea that often leaves me afraid/unable to move, and sometimes chest pain and trouble sleeping.
the problem i've been noticing for a while now is that i'm developing real issues around being sick. anxiety itself has never made me throw up (yet... fingers crossed it won't anyway) but when i feel sick i get anxious which worsens it, and it's a little bit of a vicious cycle. this doesn't happen super often, but anytime i feel sick i feel incredibly anxious, and anytime i feel anxious i feel incredibly sick.
anyway recently on holiday i had sunstroke (at least i assume that's what it was) and was vomiting with a bad stomach. the actual vomiting didn't go on for too long and didn't happen again after the initial bout but i continued to feel sick for days afterwards, feeling unable to eat properly. i'm a lot better now and at home but as it was still recent i'm not 100% and still recovering.
my concern from this is that i'm noticing a reluctance in myself to eat properly now, out of fear of feeling sick or not being fully better yet. after i got sick i stuck to plain dry biscuits as much as possible, stayed away from anything carbonated or greasy again out of fear (and partially due to being on a campsite which meant my access to bathrooms wasn't close by, either a 5 min walk or a drive).
the issue has nothing to do with body image but just an ongoing concern over what i eat and how it'll make me feel. once i'm fully better (or if the psychological lingering of getting sick w sunstroke eventually fades) this fear may go away, in which case i'll just delete this post. trying to think realistically while not catastrophizing, it feels a little bit like if i went further down the road than where i am rn i could end up in a situation where i'm struggling with ARFID and i obviously really, really don't want that.
when it rains it pours, everything is one thing after another. i guess what i'm saying is- anyone else experience anxiety with nausea symptoms and how do u get rid of them/deal with them? i can talk myself off any ledge mentally, the brain isn't the problem but the physiological response definitely is. i really don't want this to spiral any further, i already don't drink alcohol but i think that's as far as i can go with healthily avoiding things before it starts to become dysfunctional.
i was right this was long and gross. no worries if not, but a reply, dm or ask with any similar experiences or tips if u have them would be much much appreciated. thanks all, love u
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