Well, that question has a long story behind it. I was always a 'still waters run deep' kind of child, shy, sensitive, always thinking, but very quiet. I knew from a very early age I just wanted to be a good person, not get in anyone's way, never be involved in confrontation, never pick on anyone, etc etc.
As a child I was chronically shy. Growing up I developed a habit of fainting in summer. It was a given. Summer would equal fainting for me. There was no adequate explanation from any doctors I saw so I just plodded along.
I first remember my anxiety when I was about 8 or 9 years old. Whenever a storm would pass by, I would get my teddy bear, blankie, find my cat ("Kitty"), and my dog and not let them leave my side so that they wouldn't be lost if a tornado passed through. As I got older, I was still a worried kid; I worried a lot about my body. Every lump I felt, even totally normal ones, I asked my mom.
Posted by: bobbi_bridgers on Monday, April 02, 2007
I am a 34 year old mother of two (10 yr old boy, 6 yr old girl) and wife of 10-1/2 yrs. I have had limited attacks since my early 20's, though I didn't know what they were back then. Had my first major attack about 5 years ago while at work. I was sitting at my desk, working on the computer and the screen started going blurry. I got tunnel vision, racing-pounding heart, cold sweat, shaking, nausea, the whole nine yards. I came very close to passing out. I remember asking a coworker what was wrong with our computers? Was hers freaking out too? Of course, hers was fine. It wasn't the computer, it was ME! Once I realized that, I just knew I was having a stroke! My husband (who worked with me) brought me to the ER.
I've always been a very nervous, shy and emotional person. I remember as a child being afraid of everything bad that could happen. Killers on the loose, tornadoes, all that kind of stuff. About Thanksgiving time in 2003 I started getting more anxious.
I have always been a bit of a worrier. I remember being a child and afraid of eating certain foods that looked weird to me (such as 2 M&Ms that were fused together) because I thought they were poison. Thinking about that now, I can't believe how silly it sounds. But then, it was completely real to me, and I was frightened all the time about dying. Throughout my teenage years, I don't recall having much fear or hypochondria. Maybe I was just too busy with life (boys, friends, etc) that nothing really stands out to me. I'm sure I had issues, but nothing like what I deal with today.
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