Surfergirl89
New Here
Hi there,
I am new to all this and trying to work out if I have PTSD.
I am worried about fainting and fitting every day and this is made worse by certain triggers.
Background: Ever since the age of 4 years old I have fainted and fitted (stopped breathing for a number of seconds). It used to be random occuring and then as I got older when I felt very anxious in relation to being squimish. With each faint and fit before I was about to I would have a huge panic and everyone around me would get really panicked, then after I fainting upon waking up and there was almost hysteria again, ambulances were called, everyone around me would be very panicked. Now as an adult when I worry I'm going to faint I flashback to these awful events and panic myself, thinking how awful it is to faint. As an adult I have fainted 4 times in the space of one year and now have a heart monitor under my skin, this doesn't help my anxiety about fainting.
I feel anxious a lot of the time and the consequences of fainting feel so awful, I avoid a lot of things, I have safety behaviours of making escape easier and generally struggling day to day. I'm worried I have PTSD and I don't know what to do to help myself next. I will try and see a therapist but in the meantime I am very anxious.
Any help would be so so helpful. I would be extremely grateful.
Many thanks
I am new to all this and trying to work out if I have PTSD.
I am worried about fainting and fitting every day and this is made worse by certain triggers.
Background: Ever since the age of 4 years old I have fainted and fitted (stopped breathing for a number of seconds). It used to be random occuring and then as I got older when I felt very anxious in relation to being squimish. With each faint and fit before I was about to I would have a huge panic and everyone around me would get really panicked, then after I fainting upon waking up and there was almost hysteria again, ambulances were called, everyone around me would be very panicked. Now as an adult when I worry I'm going to faint I flashback to these awful events and panic myself, thinking how awful it is to faint. As an adult I have fainted 4 times in the space of one year and now have a heart monitor under my skin, this doesn't help my anxiety about fainting.
I feel anxious a lot of the time and the consequences of fainting feel so awful, I avoid a lot of things, I have safety behaviours of making escape easier and generally struggling day to day. I'm worried I have PTSD and I don't know what to do to help myself next. I will try and see a therapist but in the meantime I am very anxious.
Any help would be so so helpful. I would be extremely grateful.
Many thanks