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Do I have anxiety?
Is it normal to see something (a post etc.) about a tv show or something that doesn’t have any affect on your life what so ever and feel you chest and throat tighten for a second? I get this a lot when and I was just wondering if it’s normal or not? Is not always something online. Sometimes it just happens randomly. Sometimes it’s sudden but sometimes I can feel it coming and recently I was at a party and the music was loud and everyone was talking and I got really overwhelmed and I could feel it starting to happen so I sat down and tried to focus on breathing but then people kept talking to me and popping balloons and it was like zoned out but more extreme. I was faintly aware of what has happening around me but I couldn’t get myself to snap back to reality and then suddenly I couldn’t breathe at all. The only way I can get out of it when it’s that bad is by counting patters and stuff. I’m a teenager and I know a lot of people say they have anxiety and depression and stuff so I was wondering if it’s normal or if I actually have anxiety or something.
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I think you should ask a doctor or open up about it to your family first before you trust the internet. Based on your experience about sudden chest tightening and difficulty in breathing it sounds like you were going through a panic attack. Anxiety is a cause of panic attacks, do you have any other symptoms of anxiety like worrying unnecessarily? Overthinking etc.? It's always better to ask a professional, i hope this answer helped. Good luck.
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I think you should ask a doctor.
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Lets say I am watching a movie and to me it is a tear jerker, I will feel my throat tighten, but I also feel my eyes well up and tears start running and maybe even my nose gets runny if I cry too long. Why do most people react in any emotional way that applies to the movie, or what they read or saw in person? Because of our subconscious mind. The Sb Mind, witnesses and experiences everything your conscience awake mind is experiencing.Your conscious mind knows the story isn't true and those are just actors. But your sb mind acts as if it is you experiencing that movie or affected emotionally by watching it. This would be normal if the throat tightening isn't the only thing you felt but feeling like burning of holding back tears, even if you didn't cry, same thing.
If you only felt the the chest and throat tighten, but nothing else, then I can say I have never heard of a person reacting only in this way to anything, even movies that are scary, movies that make you angry, movies that make you sad and ones that make you happy or laugh. IF you felt only the tightening, instead of one of those four emotions, I can only say, that is not normal.
When you later said that at a party you felt overwhelmed by loud music and the talking, I immediately thought of Autism because that is one things that are descriptions of Autism, not being able to take more than one input at a time, more would fry your brain and make you zone out, or act out in any way that ways. Some who have severe Autism have been seen to band their head rythmicly on a wall, I am sure for a toddler, this would be their version of counting patterns, something measured they can focus on. Here is an article that describes people who get this later in teens instead of before age 3. It isn't Autism but another disorder if I understand correctly. So I would go see a mental health Dr to figure out for sure what it is and how you can be cured.
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TV is actually a high stress thing to do, so you might actually have anxiety. You should probably consult a medical professional, but I think you might have it. Muscle tightening and feeling overwhelmed are symptoms of anxiety and stress as well. As for dealing with Anxiety, you should try avoiding caffeine and alcohol and maybe try buying some essential oils or maybe writing. Meditating is also helpful because anxiety and panic attacks are caused by overthinking. Good luck. Hope this helped. Maybe consult a consular or talk to someone about it.
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