Give me some hope

[Jen8773]

Today was a rough day for me. I recently posted that i have increased the Zoloft i take to 75mg from the 50mg that i have been on for about 7yrs or so. I've been on the 75mg dosage since this Christmas, so maybe it hasn't kicked in all the way. I take this for panic disorder. Well today i felt sick like the flu type symptoms, i had a head ache, nausea, Sort of light headed, this is never the symptoms  i have when i have a panic attack so it must be that i really was sick. But i am a worry wart, so what happened was i worried something was wrong w/ me and i gave myself a panic attack. This is what i think keeps happening w/ me. Does this sound right? Anyone know? I worry all the time about having one when im out doing things such as working, etc. I also have been under more stress lately because i am w/ my boyfriend of 3 yrs we live together etc,and i met someone i work w/ and have fallen in love. Well im having a hard time leaving my b/f i think because of my anxiety afraid of the change afraid that if my anxiety gets worst and i cant work what i will do, my b/f that im w/ now gives me that sense of security. This other guy i met he has strong feelings for me as well. He knows about my anxiety as a matter of fact when we first met he stayed w/ me until my panic attack passed. He has no knowledge of them at all so it scared the hell outta him. So i have been under more stress from that whole situation.I dont no anymore im so scared. I dont no what to do. Someone give me some hope please.

[yankee411]

My personal opinion would to be to just slow down. Take a pad of paper and write down in order the top 10 things from most important to least important. Go one step at a time and figure out what needs to be done in a logical manner. The most important thing to do should be done THE NEXT DAY not RIGHT NOW. This will add more anxiety to your life. Just get a grip on what needs to be done ok.

[cj29]

In my experience with anxiety it can definitely come and go and tend to come on fairly strong when added stress is thrust into our lives.  Sickness and relationship issues can increase our anxiety in my opinion, so naturally anxiety can 'spike.'  We also have our good and bad days with this, so don't get down on yourself if you have a bad day.  Have you ever recieved any form of counseling for your anxiety?