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anxiety in school
In school, I can be sitting in class, listening to the lesson, trying not to fall asleep, minding my own busines, and all of a sudden I feel panicky and dizzy like I might faint. I want to know, is this normal for a 14 year old? I dont know what I'd possibly have to worry about. I really need some help with this, because school starts in a month, and I dont want to feel like this on my first day of high school!
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Sounds like anxiety to me.
I have GAD (general anxiety disorder) and I get the same feelings, especially in school.
The symptoms I feel are dizziness, heart starts to beat faster, get sweaty hands, throat feels like it's closing up, my mouth gets dry, nausea, etc. These are all symptoms of anxiety.
What I'm wondering is, does this happen JUST in school or do you feel anxious outside of school too?
I noticed you said, "I don't know what I'd possibly have to worry about" and I just have to tell you...when you have anxiety you aren't necessarily worrying about something in particular. It can come on at the most RANDOM times, even when you have nothing to worry about.
I know it's very hard to deal with, but you should learn coping methods. Make sure to breath steadily when you start to feel panicky, and counteract the panicky thoughts with good thoughts. When you start to panic, just say to yourself, "I'll be okay. This is just anxiety. It will pass." and just tell yourself this over and over again.
It sounds really easy, but it does take a lot of work.
Maybe you should talk to your parents about this, and go see your doctor. See what they think would be best to do.
My doctor put me on an antidepressant, which is helping somewhat, but from what you're telling me I don't think you need to do this. I think it would help to see a therapist, though. Talking to someone can do wonders, I know it helps me a lot. And they can help you with coping methods, and try and find out what the underlying problem is that's causing your anxiety.
So you're in going to be in high school? Good luck! You should join a club or something. I joined drama and choir in my high school, and that helped me SO much with my anxiety. It helped me get out there and meet new people, and I had so much fun. So maybe something like that would be good. You're going to have fun with high school, trust me. You meet a lot of cool people and it's a fun time.
Also...if you ever want to talk to anyone, you should check out the site dailystrength.org
It's an online support group. They have EVERY support group known to man, including an anxiety one. It's such a help, there's so many people there and it's so nice talking to them. Makes you feel a lot better.
Good luck with everything. If you have anymore questions, just ask! :)
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Your symptoms sound like you are getting dehydrated. Are you drinking enough liquids in the morning? Are you putting something in your stomach before school? A person who is dehydrated will suddenly feel faint and dizzy.
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