I (24, F) have had bad anxiety for as long as I can remember and was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder when I was probably 14 or so. I’ve been to therapy for years, and been on different medications. I’ve gotten to the point where I felt like, although a hassle and frustrating, it was something I could deal with. 

However, I have recently been getting severe anxiety about things that I know are wildly improbable and it’s concerning me because I can’t tell if it’s paranoia and a more serious mental health issue or just extreme anxiety. It’s making me feel crazy and I really don’t have the resources to figure it out which makes my anxiety worse.

My anxiety manifests itself in very physical ways. Lots of trouble breathing (shortness of breath), stomach aches, head aches, tingling hands and face, and trouble sleeping or focusing on anything other than what’s causing me anxiety. This part is new. I am hyper fixating on stuff that’s causing me anxiety and it just gets worse and I freak myself out more. 

I don’t really know if I’m asking for advice or just venting or what. But I can’t sleep so here I am.