What does anxiety feel like....? (depression, sleep, effect, paranoia)

[InNeedOfAdvice]

How do I know if I have it?

I don't have panic attacks, but sometimes I think my depression is accompanied by anxiety. I say this because I get "worrisome" and "obsess" over things over and over and over...and at the same time I'm having these thoughts/feelings, it always feels like my heart is racing.

As an example, let's say someone I'm dating I'm starting to like and we talk every day for a month. Then one day, I don't hear from them. I'll obsess about why they didn't call, have trouble concentrating, not be able to sleep, and my heart will be racing. But these kinds of feelings happen A LOT and over any thing big or small....I might experience the same reaction based on a look a coworker gives me that I interpret as being bad....or something someone says to me that hurts my feelings...

[RissaLeigh]

I am no expert but it does sound like you may have paranoia and anxiety. An anxiety attack feels to me like extreme fear, I get cold and sweat a lot, my heart races, my mouth goes dry, my hearing sometimes gets messed up and my ears start to ring, I start shaking and my breathing becomes difficult and I get a really tight feeling in my chest.

If this feeling of anxiety is getting in the way of your everyday living and effecting the decisions that you make or the things that you do, or if you feel that it is worsening, I would seek professional help. If you mention the problems you are having to your primary care physician they should be able to help you or at the very least they can put you in touch with somebody who can. Good luck!