I have been stressing out lately and getting anxious about my future, career, social life, not having money etc and it’s starting to get to me. I was prescribed anxiety pills about 2 months ago, but have since stopped taking them because i felt a lot better, well now i’m starting to get anxious again and i have slight chest pains, and dull headaches everyday and i have had this for around nearly 2 weeks on/off. It’s starting to get me down because i keep thinking it’s something serious and then that makes me feel more anxious etc, so it’s a vicious circle. I don’t want to keep going back to the doctors because he will think i’m some kind of hypochondriac, but i do worry about my health. I don’t smoke, i drink only socially, i go gym, eat healthy, so i don’t understand. There are a couple of factors which may be giving me headaches, well 1st of all because i’m unemployed i spend a lot of time on the computer close to the screen, i listen to my headphones nearly everyday and also i don’t eat enough calories during the day either, but because i am unemployed it’s hard to get lots of calories inside me because of budget.

Do you still have the information leaflet you had with the tablets? Might be worth checking that to see if you are having withdrawal symptoms. Other than that, you could be suffering from eye strain. Try and have regular breaks away from the computer where you focus on something in the distance. Headaches can be caused by dehydration too…I know I forget to have regular drinks if I’m on the computer too long. You may be forgetting to get enough sleep too! If the headaches continue despite trying these measures, it would be worth going back to the Doctors.

It might be worth you going back on the tablets as you started to feel better because they were working. If you don’t like the thought of taking tablets again and you want to try and deal with the anxiety yourself, it would be a good idea to take positive steps to get yourself a decent job, i.e. lodge a cv with an internet job site, go to the careers office, go to an employment agency, scour the free newspapers in the library. When you have a job, your money and social worries will be sorted out. Even if you don’t get instant results, at least you will know you are trying and that can only help you feel more positive about your future. Remember that your first job will just be a step on the career ladder and doesn’t have to be what you want to do for the rest of your working life. Once you are in a job it is easier to get another job and references.

A relative suffers from anxiety and they listen to relaxation CDs or just music they find relaxing but they do take medication as well.

I think breathing exercises are supposed to help too?

http://www.berwickheartsupport.co.uk/html/breathing_exercises.html

Perhaps someone you are close to could give you a massage when you are not feeling too good:

http://www.videojug.com/tag/massage-head-face-and-shoulders

This might help with your diet: http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/budget/

Recommended portion sizes:
http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/eatwellplate/

Do you pay to use the gym? Perhaps you could looking into ways of exercising for free, i.e. walking, jogging, running, lifting weights at home…save yourself some money.

Best wishes for the future.

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