Impending Doom

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I get such feel when I go to medical clinics.

I'm guessing this feeling is because





WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE !

I wanted to ask but does anybody ever get a feeling of "Impending Doom" or this feeling that you are going to die. I had a weird feeling come over me last night with it and I don't know if it's anxiety or not. It kind of scares me and I've had it off and on now sometimes over the past month maybe or so. I don't know what to think of it. I get scared because a couple of months before my Pastor passed away I think he had a sense that he wouldn't have much time left. I don't know if I'm experiencing some form of PTSD or anxiety. I do have a fear of death. I don't know what to think about it. I think in my mind I kind of wondered if maybe God was trying to tell me something.

I think so. Sometimes, I feel my heart take a few beats, then I pause to see if my heart is going to stop beating and I'm going to die. I even imagine what it's like to die from my heart stopping. My guess is that I pass out from lack of oxygen to the brain. It's happened so much that I just ride it out. That hasn't happened in a while though. Sometimes, it feels like some disaster is about to happen, like I'm about to get rear-ended, the tire is going to fall off of the car, the car will explode, or the building I'm in is going to crumble, a sink hole will suddenly open up, etc. Or, what if someone comes in with a gun? That's another frequent one. I'll even play out the whole scenario and look for ways to limit the damage or post-disaster remedies. I haven't been able to notice any patterns with it. They seem pretty random.

Some times, I'll notice things are too good, and that makes me wonder what I'm missing. Then, it's like a switch: things feel farther away, yet sensations are more intense, and the intense analyzing begins. I've been trying hard not to engage in that lately though, and it seems like things are improving a little.

Is that similar to yours? Maybe mine are more mental and yours are most body?



Yessss!! Up to two weeks before, I start stressing out. I make sure that everything I would like to discuss with the doctor is real. I start creating a mental list of evidence in case I need it. I ask people that know me if they agree with what I want to report to the doctor and if it's a valid concern to report. Then, the day of the visit, I turn off as soon as I get there. I become a complacent robot to avoid upsetting them, and I under report so they don't accuse me of exaggerating. During the visit, I'm hyper aware of what I think they are going for because I don't want to get misdiagnosed yet again. Honestly, I don't want to go to medical appointments alone. It seems like my experience and what the doctors report differ enough for me to be legitimately worried. They also seem to make statements and implications in the moment that they completely forget the next session. I want someone there to validate the experience to make sure that I'm not crazy.

^ Yep! Thank you for the validation and encouragement. I'm planning on taking someone with me every time now.

Kind of. In my case it may be because I get suicidal. But I also suffer from anxiety and panic attacks so I get it then as well.

Thank you for sharing Participant and am hope taking someone with you helps with the anxiety. I had some bad symptoms again last night but just met with my new Psychiatrist online and she is going to try me on a small dose of Risperidone with my Paxil. She thinks it might help with some of the symptoms. I am hoping it works ok