Anxiety keeping you from Exercising? THIS WILL HELP!
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A pounding heart, high blood pressure and an accelerated heart beat are all symptoms that we who have an anxiety disorder dread the most. We all know that working out and exercise has so many benefits to our well-being and is such a powerful tool when recovering from anxiety.
For some the worry about these heart symptoms is so dominant that the slightest sensation that could remotely be related to the heart sends them right into panic mode. No wonder that it keeps so many of us from exercising!
In this video I try to explain where this fear comes from and explain my method on how i overcame it.
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I am so thankful to find this comment section. I’ve felt so alone and like im the only one going through this. We WILL get through this. I feel like my anxiety is my greatest test in life and that there’s something beautiful waiting for me around the corner. I hope whoever reads this finds comfort. If you feel like no one understands come back here because it’s not true. There are others out there and I’m rooting for every single one of you.
Hello friend. Thank you 😊 you too. We got this!
Tomothy do you still have anxiety?
Before 4 yrs i m using medicine against anxiety
i can't believe how many ppl i see in the comments having my problem.
Yea, I’m not even that scared of it, it’s just that when I work out it doesn’t feel like I’m breathing and I feel exhausted even though I’m not it’s so weird, hopefully little by little I can get there
I'm still am having dat problem🙄
I've had a severe panic attack disorder since I was 17, now 26, it's disabled me. Doctors say it's the worst case they've personally seen because my panic attacks happen apparently at random and around 30 times a day, my anxiety is all focused on my heart, I'm convinced there's something wrong with it even after multiple doctors telling me it's perfectly healthy after countless ECGs, Ultrasounds and other tests. I know that my heart is ok, I know that it's just anxiety, I know it's the fight or flight response but it's just so difficult to convince my own brain that the symptoms I'm feeling and the alarms being sent all around my body aren't anything to worry about.
I've gone running twice in the past couple of months and honestly, I felt great knowing I could do it, I'm not overweight or that unhealthy, I was always very toned and athletic growing up, my throat burned like acid after running from the huge amount of air passing through, my lungs felt like they were on fire, I could taste blood but my heart? Felt amazing! My head? Was so clear, it may have taken me half an hour to fully recover from a 5 minute run (basically inactive for around 5 yesrs) but afterwards I really felt so clear headed and just generally great, I'm going to continue to try and do light runs, bit of jogging, even if it's for 5 minutes or less, slowly building up to longer and more intense running, I knew the things said in this video, I have for years but hearing it and seeing it helps solidify and keep it implanted into my head.
Thank you very much for this video and I hope anyone who has found this and reads this comment goes and exercises because if the benefits of exercise were in pill form, it would be the most expensive and best selling pharmaceutical product ever made, go exercise and thank your body later!
Hey man, first of all thank you so much for sharing this!!! I will have to pin this comment and hope others will see this and are motivated to go out there and run.
I myself had severe anxiety and panic attacks multiple times a day for around 5 years. During that time i wasn't able to get anything done.... So i know how disabling it can be.
You say that you cant convince your brain that your heart is fine... i dont know much about you but maybe your heart worries are to be seen in the big picture? I have learned that the mind is extremely powerful in doing its best to avoid confrontation. My heart anxiety was a manifestation of my unhappiness with my current state in life. It rather worried about my health than to face the real problems i had. Once I worked on creating a life just the way i wanted it and not something that others expected me to have my anxiety slowly subsided.
My English is not the best but i hope you understand what i was trying to say :)
Stay on this path and continue exercising! It is for sure the best way to cope with the stress from anxiety!
If there is anything that i can help you with on this journey just go ahead and ask :)
How you deal with the panic that comes after exercise or in the middle of the exercise. Iam scanning my body all the time. Anxiety is really a huge burden to have in life. Quality of life sucks. Can I write with you?
I hope you feel better. I can totally relate. My biggest issue is breathing. Feeling so short of breathe especially if I’m going up steps or to workout. It hasn’t been this bad in years. I guess with all of the virus going around it’s made it a million times worse. I never thought anxiety can give you such awful physical symptoms
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Your comment made me feel like if it was me that typed it. Bro I’m living in hell, my anxiety doesn’t let me live a normal life anymore. I can’t seem to keep a job, can’t go out with friends , I don’t drink or smoke , as I type this I’m here sitting recovering from a panic attack. My heart starts to skip beats as it pounds . It’s torture. But I’m a way it’s a relief to know that I’m not the only one and maybe there’s actually hope after all
What has helped me has come out frustration and anger. I developed cardio-phobia the first time I tried to get back into shape after a hiatus after I was done with college sports. I spent years of having panic attacks and was fearful of working out. There became a point where my fear of dying was no longer stronger than my anger and annoyance of my self. Every time I had anxiety bubbling into panic I said "bring it on, if you are gonna take me get it over with" and went for a run immediately. It honestly didn't take long, and like a switch it was gone. I still have anxiety, but from things I should be anxious from. I reset my baseline and life has been good. I hope this helps someone. I wish I had known this 20 years ago.
Were you ever on any meds?
I’ve done that. Bring it on. Ended up in a hospital. Glad it worked for you. ❤ I get panic attacks even sleeping. Relaxed days or enjoying an activity. It’s there all the time. Sucks all my energy. Heart rate is an issue but the can’t breathe is the worst. No wonder is a very effective torture technique. 😢
But how do you keep that going for a ~30 minute run. I get angry at myself, feel good and go on a run but after about 10-15 mins of running I start panicking again becuase it gets harder to breathe etc
I think I’m
Going to try this more. I started doing my cardio at the gym to do this same thing. The anxiety hit me a couple of times and i
So did the chest pain and racing heart sometimes too 🫠 - glad it worked for you though!
For the ones struggling with this I recommend starting very slowly. One little thing a day even just a few seconds and build up from there gradually overtime. I recommend doing calf raises with only your body weight. Do 10 everyday for a while then 20 and so on. Do short stretching routines. Stretching is great. Do one little thing a day until you can prove to yourself that it’s just anxiety. If you get a attack. Don’t quit. Give yourself a day or two and try again. You can do this. And most importantly pray to God. God bless you all forever in the name of Jesus Christ.
God is everything
This^^^ This week will be one month of small working out. But yesterday was the beginning of getting an attack and the anxiety lingering afterwards was horrible but I kept pushing through even though it's scaryyy
Amen❤️
He's about the only thing I have left and hasn't answered me in 35 years...
@@CF-Warrior patience is key, life’s hard.. it’ll always be, but one day your life will change for the better.. and when you start to get better, you’re gonna enjoy life way more. 🙏🏼❤️ Gods got you, and I’ll have you in my prayers tonight.
I struggle with this. I used to run so much, I used to do athletics and used to run round the block all the time. Until I had a panic attack on a run and it set me right back, I have not been the same since and have not got much confidence in running again round the block incase it happens again. I tend to find it easier running in the winter as the summer heat makes me feel like I'm already having a panic attack. Trying to build it up little by little and get my love of running back. Hang on in there everyone, we will be able to get through this. Sending a hug to everyone who goes through this too
I had a panic attack just before I finished at the gym last Tuesday. I felt a bit edgy as I did my last weights and I noticed a rapid heart rate. I told a gym member that I was having a panic attack. So a gym attendant talked me though it. I felt bad walking home as it drained me. But I’m here in the gym again today to tell my mind it’s okay and the gym is good! The PA was only 5 minutes. Two years ago I would have went to ER! One thing I must add, I ate eggs and avocado for breakfast and had a coffee only 45 minutes before workout. A pure protein breakfast will not sustain you thought a 30 minute cycle and weights! Eat two hours before, as I hit the wall and it made me panic!
Happy new year to all of you. God bless.
this exact thing happened to me today. Thank you for sharing
I can help and stop your panic attacks permanently.
@@fabipasha Can you?
@@KRAZEEIZATION Yes but I will charge my fees.
@@fabipasha I’m okay thank you!
4 years dealing with heart anxiety here, and i say thats its hard.I used to train heavy and nowadays i cant anymore cause i feel like my heart fail or something.Even feeling this i still workout everyday and go to a jog at least 3x week.Also cleaning the diet will help too.Start with whatever you can tolerate and up as you feel confident, thats whats working for me.
Had a panic attack 6 months ago, i was able to do 2 hours cardio session and lift some moderate heavy weights (225 bench and 250 deadlifts for reps), i got my first ever panic attack during barbell rows, i thought i had a heart attack since i had a conginetal heart disease when i was a child, i got rushed to emergency only to find that i was perfectly fine and i clearly had that panic attacks symtoms, since then i cant even lift more than 5kgs, and cant even do cardio for like 15 mins because the fear is literally terrorizing me everyday. I miss those times man.. i was an obese person and lost around 72lbs.. im just trying to be fit and this panic attack and anxiety really turns me into almost-disable person, i cant even lift a gallon of water without having a fear of panic attack. Hope i can make it brah im trying to get back into lifting weights, i miss my normal workout sessions.. 😢
@@yukitenryoku2875 😥😭😥
@@yukitenryoku2875 bro mines worst
@@yukitenryoku2875 Jes, I feel your pain man, I was always fit, cycling 200k a week, kickboxing for 14 years, treadmill everyday . . my heart anxiety was caused by the new fitbit watch I had bought a few days earlier glitching out, this happened about 6 months ago, I was on the mill, looked at my bpm, 120 . . 30 seconds later I look again, 182! Things went from 0 - 60 real fast! Worst panic attack I had since I was in my teens. I later looked into it and it turns out the fitbit are prone to glitching like that! But I wasn't ready for it, and even knowing that now, I still carry the fear of elevating my bpm over 100, and it's driving me crazy, to the point that I am officially obese now! I am trying to ease myself back into training, but with every raised heart beat, comes a shot of adrenaline, and that triggers the attack. But I am working on it, hopefully I can overcome this and get back to my old self . . not getting any younger!
While working out I got a Panic Attack 1st time in my life. It was rapid heart rate and it drained me completely. This experience went in my subconscious mind and whenever I used to do a physical activity it used to build up again in my chest. I even couldn't climb up stairs.
I did a activity while sleeping which may help everyone. At night our subconscious mind is highly active, I used to feed positive affirmations to remove the fear from my subconscious mind. Eg. I am a Healthy Man, The fear and anxiety has stopped. And eventually within 1 weeks progress I've started to exercise again and with more enthusiasm. Giving Gratitude and love to yourself is the biggest factor in mental health. I hope this helps, have a great time it's nothing but just a trick of mind which I've conquered and it has changed me completely more than before. I'm glad i discovered my new self in this disguise anxiety. I'm glad I fought.
I have started walking just 10 minutes a day to get better. I changed my eating and will be going plant based. I am trying to cut out sugar as I have noticed the most my insulin spikes the worse my panic is. Praying for all of us. Literally, this fear sucks so bad that I have trouble flying and driving in remote areas due to fear of not getting to a hospital. I am just getting back my mental strength day by day little by little. ❤️
Hows it going?
@@Mijail23 Well, it's better. When I eat healthy I feel great and the anxiety is better managed. Walking is still tricky but it is better if I walk in malls or places with distractions. Malls have a great about of noise so you don't listen to your heart as much.
@@Mijail23 How are you?
Same
This video somehow answers my anxiety related to excercise/ jogging/ brisk walking. I so deeply wnt to feel physically fresh but whenever i go for walk or do some heavy work i feel dizzy and then my mind is fully focused on that dizziness symptom and I start to sense losing balance, light headedness, dread, fear etc. I really want to loose these sensations and exercise freely. thanks for the video.
Yes bro same happens with me I have done almost 60 plus ecg from past 3 years and every one came normal even cardiologist said me you have no problem you can run you can gym but I am still afraid and when ever I brisk walk I feel anxious about my heart rate and feel lump in my throat and I feel light headed after that when I go home and I feel I am safe dizziness goes away..
@@aestheticvibes7524 Yes my physician also tells I am normal but still if i go jogging or walk my mind is in full alert mode that keeps on reminding me that I might faint, fall or my heart would stop and i no more feel safe as instructed by my mind. But it is all just symptoms. I hope we get over this soon.
@@anealmaharjan2458 yeah it's just anxiety and by thinning about dizziness we actually feel dizzy
@@aestheticvibes7524 yes we must expose to all the challenges presented by our mind.
Let me just tell you something brother......what ever you say is enlightenment for people like me....ive had tough days but youve always had answers.....im a doctor myself..... sometimes we heal with the experience of others and im healing through you👍🏻
Why u suffer from it if u have anxiety?
You are not alone. The fear is so overwhelming. I had to take a holistic and spiritual approach to working out. I got exercise equipment to use at home because the gym was too overwhelming psychologically. My brain immediately believes that I am dying. I feel insecure, weak, useless and childish. Deep inside I know it is not true, but that feeling isn’t enough to convince my body and mind. I believe the key is persistence. Continue to work out as much as you can. Make sure you’re eating enough so your body isn’t running on empty. Label your sensations. I’m assuming most of us know already for a fact that there isn’t some secret heart problem (you probably wouldn’t have clicked on this video if that were the case). Keep reassuring yourself that this is what working out is like and that you are not in danger. Eventually it will become second nature to you and it won’t cause you to spiral.
Most of all, know that, as uncomfortable as your inner situation is, however weird and disgusting it feels to you, you are not alone. You are not the only one who’s had to experience it. This is the path to self-redemption.
Don’t give up.
I had a panic attack before and during exercising, and now that I've finished I'm feeling so drained and worry over my physical symptoms
Same
i think our parasympathetic reaction is not appropriate. i for example cant calm down after exercise....but we will do this!! believe in yourself
me too, its kinda silly in my situation, i actually workout alot before, and never had anxiety or panic attack while exercising, but during and after this Covid 19 lockdowns i developed an anxiety, probably general anxiety which made me have a re occuring panic attacks over small things like my fast heartbeat while/after exercising , i feel like once my heart is beating fast its always a heart attack even though i know its pretty normal, its bothering me lately but i really think its really just in the mind, the one enemy here is our mind, our brain...
@@Ava_vee I have panic attacks when I get lower back pain from exercising thinking I might herniate a disc lol
yes all you have said is same with me who can help us
I am very much related with this. My panic attack triggers when i was riding a bike. I think just few kilometers maybe 2 or 3 , i started to feel cold, heavy breathing, dizziness and think that i am gonna faint. I even called my brother to fetch me and I rode vehicle to get home. Since then every time i get tired , that same feeling attack me and tell me to stop .. once i stop, i can hear the pounding of my heart. That feeling that i almost need to call someone to get me to ER or give me an oxygen or water. I already have my APE and everything were normal, chest x ray , ECG. I am a fit guy before pandemic, i trained boxing, play basketball , fan of weigthlifting and running .. but i cannot do all of that things up until now because i am still scared. It looks like even just thinking of execising , makes me feel dizzy or give me a heart attack. Sometimes I ask myself why are those guys smoking, drinking alcohol and had vices doesn't get easily tired.. but why me that is concious on what I ate ( I do lowcarbs diet) , didnt smoke or drink have this kind of situation?
I love doing tennis and yoga, but every Saturday morning I have longer tennis classes that imply a workout beforehand. I’m particularly fearful of the jogging for 15 minutes and I suffer from horrible anxiety every Saturday morning. I put music on while I jog to distract me from the breathing so that might help anyone who needs it! Still working on my fear of running though, it’s discouraging to feel that every single week and I’m so glad to find other people like me here. We’ll get through this!
Thank you so much!! I deal with really bad anxiety and am scared to do too much exercise because of it. I pray that everyone who deals with this can one day overcome it. It’s the worst feeling in the world. Not being able to control your mind from spiraling down with worry.
This is my first year dealing with severe anxiety. It started 6 months ago. I thought maybe I had heart problems. Got checked and even blood work done. They said I was fine. Even tho I didn’t feel fine. I can’t even lift one weight. The moment I start to rep something out my body heats up so fast and my flight or fight mode kicks in. I used to normally lift weights not feeling any worry whatsoever. No when I lift a weight my mind tells me I’m going to have a heart attack or pass out. I hate it. It’s taken a huge toll on my life. And what sucks is that because it just started for me I feel like I have a long anxiety filled road ahead of me. I can’t even exercise. Makes me hate life and I lost motivation to do the things I wanted to do. For anyone reading this experiencing the same… you’re not alone.
I used to worry about my heart, now I worry about my breathing...feeling like I can't expand my lungs or ribs enough...
Yes, that is something we all with health anxiety deal with i think. WE obsessive about one thing, somehow gather enough reassurance about it and then move on to the next worry. Thats why it is so important to be proactive on lowering stress in order to free up your mind and turn on that rational brain again
Try lying down before you go to sleep load your lungs with air (as much as you can), hold it until it starts to feel uncomfortable then let it all out. Take a couple normal breaths to regulate the heart rate than repeat the 2 to 3 more times. This helps relax all the muscles in your neck and chest and over a few weeks if you do this every day it will help with this a bunch
I went through this same cycle for years. I've had an anxiety disorder for ten years now, since I was 14. It took a lot of break downs to finally learn that my body does the work, and I need to keep my conscious brain out of the way. What's worked best for me is to distract my mind from obssesing on that one body part I'm worried about and watch something calming or sing or whatever is entertaining, then after a few minutes of that when you come back to that body part you'll notice it might not feel as tense or weak asd you thought it was before. That's because you released some tension and let your body do its thing. You may not feel super confident about it at first because you're convinced that the only reason your body is still functioning is because you're paying attention. But that is not true. Your body will work, or not work, whether you're studying it intensely or not. I also do breathing exercises. One great one is to hold my breath whenever I feel anxious and I start to worry about not being able to breath right or breath enough, and after a few seconds my body will force me to exhale and start breathing again, because it's working, like it should. This will remind you that your unconscious body is still working just fine. This tool has also been reinforced by a therapist I saw last year, so I highly recommend it. It's definitely worked better for me than doing the opposite and trying to calm down by taking controlled breaths.
Idk if this is normal, but everytime I get out of the anxiety cycle I get sent right back into it because I worry I will never be completely free from it. The thought itself makes me anxious I feel like I’m currently stuck in a cycle of despair that there’s no escaping from.
Completely normal! Thats something i had to deal with but hey zouve got to see it this way. If you can string along couple of days without panic attacks and overwhelming anxiety then you are definitely on the right track.
I would do my best to be content with your situation as is at the moment and see your recovery as one big project. Everyday you do your best to improve one aspect of your life. This is a lobg term game with many set backs. But do your best to not let these drag you down for too long.
Practice positive thinking and mindfulness it truly has worked wonders for me in this regard 🙏
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@@ImprovementPath what's was your pulse rate then exercising and got panic
Fear of Fear. Check out the Ytube channel called (OCD recovery)
@@ImprovementPath pls would you kindly refer mindfulness book or youtube channel.
I've had anemia and now am working out during war news in a neighbouring country and it's making it real hard to stay sustainable. Thanks for this video!
This ties in with Dr Sarno's theory on chronic pain coming from your Autonomic NS. I am going thru a very stressful time right now. My first instinct is to cut down on exercise....WRONG! It creates an inappropriate fear of exercise. In stead I am going to continue my 400lb deadlifts and all heavy exercises, as well as my cardio (long walks, some jogging, and (what really helps) dancing 3 nights a week with my wife :-)) It really HELPS!! By the way, I am a 62yr old male :-)), Hope this doesn't sound like boasting, I just want those going htru the same thing, that WE DO have control! GOD BLESS everyone!
Yes it's same just TMS covers all emotions mine constant shoulder pain walk hour a day
That last point makes so much sense 🤯 I decided to go for a quick run once when I was having a panic attack, and to my surprise, I calmed down in seconds! I don’t know if it’d be like that for everyone, but I definitely feel like our minds are signaling us to move in those situations. The more you sit or stand around trying to talk yourself through it, the longer it tends to last. So yeah, doing what comes naturally is very helpful advice, thank you 😊
Yep, I can somehow confirm that. The heart rate will stay a bit higher because of the fact we are moving/excercising but the general feeling of being scared and nervous fades away slowly.
My worse symptoms are head rushes and lightheadedness/numbness over body which is very scary
That seems to bother me a lot too. This crap we deal with is horrible
i experienced numbing too, rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing. All my medical exams came out good and no issues so the nurse did say that i am possibly having panick attack and anxiety.
I've been looking into healing the vagus nerve. It is helping. Yoga helps me too. Anxiety does cause all of these symptoms. Stress does too. It's hard to learn to slow down. @@nelsaserrano2167
Same
SAME HERE. I just stopped doing my dumbell workout because of it. I was 8 minutes in and couldn't keep going because I felt I was going to pass out.
Tks for this rare info on youtube.. is good to read some testimony like mine! I always be a person with anxiety but the panic comes when I workout... Im feeling worst these days because I always had this but I continue to go to the gym and for runs but lately I ve had 2 big panic atacka after workout at home... my heart beat was super high and I couldn't drop it down .. more than 1 hour like that is insane... I did all the exams for my heart and now I know that is anxiety. The thing is when I workout my hb goes up and my brain doesnt know the diference. Now im trying to go for walks but even tho I got it... I dont know what to do more... sports was a major help in my life! Sorry my english suk
Very pleased to find this post, i suffer from hyperventilation just before working out, either its a brisk walk or 15mins on bike, try convincing myself that its only anxiety, but its impossible to control. Im overweight and very unfit and hate the way i look and feel! This anxiety thing has ruined my life, but i will keep trying on and off, hopefully reading some comments on here may make me feel better..
Same here
Thank you so much this video realized that I'm not the only one with this problem I don't feel alone and left out now 😁
*not the only one...
@@daviddechavez689 ty
I’m getting so many headaches but I just have to know it’s just stress
Headaches are very very common for stress and anxiety. You can check out the tension headache video perhaps there is somehting in there that can help you :)
Are used to get headaches like three or four times a week and then I started working out daily about 30 minutes and they go away. But then recently I started getting panic attacks so I haven’t been able to work out.
So glad to find videos like this. It helps us makes sense when our brains are in over drive. I actually sometimes get several skipped heart beats back to back to back when I exert a little extra energy when I exercise. Freaks me out! So I quit altogether. I have an amazing Peloton sitting in my guest bedroom going to waste. My anxiety is extreme and all centered are heart health. I’ve been to my doc, the ER and a cardiologist and ALL tests always come out the same. My heart is healthy! But yet...here I’ve set curled away in my bed for the past 3 days due to panic and heart palpitations (skipped beats-including beats that skip for 3 seconds without another beat and make me feel instantly dizzy a little) . I’ve tried for 4 years to stay off meds but it looks like I may just have to start taking something to keep my serotonin levels even all the time so that anxiety never hits this hard again. I feel like a prisoner of my own brain.
Have you worn a holter monitor? I wore one for a few days and finally caught some of my PVC’s. PVC’s are normal. But having a lot of them isn’t. I get them while I exercise sometimes but even more so when I end my exercise. Makes me panic. I get them when my anxiety levels rise. They’ll stick around for a week or two, and then go away again. Sometimes I feel dizzy with them too. But if you’ve been cleared by your doctor and a cardiologist, try not to worry about it. Stress can cause what feels like skipped beats but they’re actually your heart getting the signal to pump from a different part of the heart. Hence, PVC’s = pre VENTRICULAR beats, meaning the signal comes from the ventricle.
@@moturn8614 Yes! I’ve worn a holter on a couple different occasions. Most recently was back in July and we did catch a skipped heart beat but just like you said, it was just a normal PVC. My anxiety has been very much under control over the last few months and I’ve also learned that the heart palpitations could very well be coming from my thyroid. I just found out my thyroid numbers are very low (.2 points away from being below normal). Since learning that, it also has caused my anxiety about my heart to ease up because now I have an understanding as to WHY my heart is doing what is was doing. It’s not my heart. My heart is normal. But my hormones can also greatly affect the rhythm too. But I’ve also learned after so many years, that 99% of my palpitations are a direct result of my anxiety even in times when I thought I had my anxiety under control.
Thank you for you post. Heart anxiety is no joke. I’m actually in a therapy group class for health anxiety and it’s helping a ton too.
Hey Jennifer how are you now ?
Try taking magnesium
being in this comunity, that makes know i am not the only one going trough this rught times, makes me feel overwhelmed, i hope everyone recovers from their problems, and after all we are not alone, we fight this together as one, life is a great opportunity, so instead of getting sad or frustated by your anxiety, depression or any other problem, look at it as a lesson, and ask your self, what is this trying to teach me ? love you all «3
There's no way I could run or exercise in the middle of a panic attack. My hearts racing, I cant breathe, I'm dizzy, I feel like I'm gonna die. Making myself run on top of that? Noooooooooooope.
Try to do it little by little, one step at a time. If you feel like you can’t run or excercise in a middle of a panick attack (just as I can’t too), try going out for a walk. Just by moving your body in some way you should start to feel better.
I hope this helps and I hope you feel better!!!
Try it slowly. You can begin by just walking,then try brisk walking.
My thought exactly.
Right?! I’m gasping for air and barely able to function enough to open my anxiety medication but I should go for a run?? Sounds terrifying
Try lifting instead. Just a little at time
I’ve recently been working out and I tend to have panic attacks due to the intensity of the workout that I’m doing! Like squats while lifting weights! Yesterday, I felt like I was dissociating and I was done sqautting(did increase weights to early). And right when I was taking off the weights! I felt a shock of fear in my chest immediately, and I felt like I couldn’t breathe! I do get panic attacks but not as recent, so I immediately knew that I was having a panic attack so I just sat down, started to massage my self while still at the gym, and it went away in ten minutes! I kept telling my self tht I was going to be okay! So now I realize the reason why I got a panic attack is being I’m pushing myself to hard at the gym to make my heart beat faster and for my body to react like that! It kinda felt like it made me switch to flight or fight mode! So I did have a conversation with my friends and they told me to lower down the intensity, to just start out small and when ur body gets comfortable you can start adding more weights on
I get this feeling of fainting or I just get freaked out cause my fight or flight response turns on when I’m doing basic or intense workouts … has anyone figured out how to cope with this by any chance ? 🙇🏽♂️
Same
honestly i face this every day, I'm going to the psychologist tomorrow because it got out of my hand , I had great days at gym but suddenly this happened and it kept going for 2 weeks feeling dizzy every day .
I climb dangerous mountains here in Hawaii just to put myself in an actual fight or flight situation and that's the only thing that truly seems to help me, when I run i feel so lightheaded and dizzy and i begin freaking out like im having a stroke or something but logically i know I am probably not because I tell myself "you were just able to climb that mountain yesterday if you were constantly stroking out you'd have felt like this up there but you didn't". I don't really know what's wrong with me I had my first ever panic attack back in April and I have just become a sloppy mess since then, an absolute hypochondriac and I was never this way in my LIFE. I hadn't been to the hospital since I can remember, but since the panic attack in April which sent me there bc i had no idea what was happening, ive been twice because my panic med (hydroxyzine) did not calm me one time and so i was convinced it wasn't panic. Throat feels tight even discussing it, im trying to get therapy but they never get back to me I've even had referrals put in twice. Its pretty life ruining, even though I live in Hawaii and i go on the hikes and challenge myself I can never just BE, it's always "dont freak out dont panic, you're doing this hike to train yourself not to panic" everything in my life now is done with the goal of managing panic/not panicking and it's absolutely exhausting.
What's your pulse rate while exercising
5 years dealing with anxiety, felt like hell when i tried working out even if it’s just 5 mins walking or climbing the stairs, i can be really positive & motivated before exercise but after only 5 mins i feel like im having a heart attack, that’s it the only thought i had was only “im gonna die since i’ve not been exercising for a long time & maybe i can’t do it anymore” i really hope i will have the courage to start again soon🙏🏻
How are you feeling ?
I think the mind can make many weird connections that will scare you. For some people I guess they get panicked about there heart, whereas others with low self-esteem who are very self-conscious (for no good reason) will go into fight or flight about that, and get anxious... and that just makes it all worse.
Well said and totally agree! Still i believe that for most of us anxiety is just a distraction from some of the greater worries that we have... Finding your underlying reason for anxiety should always be the way to go. Never put all your focus on treating the symptoms as the mind will always find a way to freak you out if the main issue in not solved yet.
I have recently returned to cycle racing after 20 years off the bike, im finding that intence activity (namely at aerobic threshold) is causing me to have panic attacks, i developed asthma later in life and this is something i didn't have when i raced my bike as a teenager, now at 46 riding at intensity (ie up hill) is causing my body to go into panic attack mode as my mind thinks i am having a asthma attack when in reality it is just the exercise effort that is making me short of breath, i have spoken to my doctor and my asthma is under control, i am having panic attack rather than asthma attacks, it is really holding me back, i feel like i have to train my mind aswell as my body, i hope i can overcome this, intence aerobic induced panic attack seems to be a thing
You are not alone guys I got this 2021 and i can't sleep and workout I was obsesse now fit and I got all check up and ultrasonic test ECG and digestion endoscopy and at last I went to psychiatrist and there was no problem with my hear stomach and I was not believing them I was afraid to walk when I stand up from bed my head was like dizzy and imbalance and i don't like to be alone and afraid of news of death and after half year igot boxing kit and i started exercis like running skipping and diet like 4 month now and when I workout then after running or skipping I get dizzy calm and i asked a doctor why this happening to me .and he said it's normal even i also get dizzy after workout and one time i got panic attack when I was working out not only one time many time and I'm still alive. don't worry about it and just workout 5days in week and diet home food is good food .when anxiety comes just tell to ur brain it's nothing and don't think about it and it's on you challenge the brain
I think you should keep talking to someone ( during the panic attack).. Which make ur mind focusing on your words and not heart beats. I think this is the best way to get over it
I’m afraid of going outside and people seeing me if I walk or take a bike ride :(
Same... Im glad I'm not the only one..
Your videos are saving me.
Im currently trying to get myself out of it. My health anxiety is at an all time high. My whole life has been crippled by this issue. I am currently worrying that I have heart issues and this makes exercising even harder. Plus I have felt faint after exercise before and have fainted once after an extensive workout. Since then I’ve been paralysed with fear. Anyone else have this or am I in serious trouble??
Do not worry.. Just walk for 30 mins on regular basis daily.. You will feel better..
I used to be so fit my anxiety and panic attacks started for no reason that I can see at first I lost a bunch of weight thanks to not eating and now since I've learned to deal with my anxiety better I've gained weight and im out of shape Everytime I work out I have a panic attack after and can't get threw the rest of my day and getting out of shape makes me feel terrible I haven't tried in a month gonna try tonight so hopefully all goes well
I used to workout all the time quite literally so working out was never even a question and I never had anxiety around it then about 6 years ago one day I was extremely out of breathe and it shook me to my core, this continued every time I worked out and to this day I can’t understand. I loved working out but I haven’t been able to do it properly since, once I exceed about 20 minutes my body panics. I’ve gained a lot of weight over those 6 years and I’m very concerned, health issues are showing up and I know it circles around this inability to workout. It’s depressing to say the least I just want my old self back.
The same thing happened to me. I was on the treadmill and i started to feel very weak. I was already in the gtm for about 2hrs. My heart was racing. I decided to sit down and stop until my heart slowed down a bit then 5min later decided to get up and go to my car i couldnt walk more than 100ft without my heart starting to race like crazy again. I got to the front and decided to call an ambulance. They checked me out and everything was 100% good. I sat in the front for about one 1hr after they left. But when i stood up to walk to my car i would get winded so easily. I ended up going to a cardiologist and basically everything was fine. Ive become afraid of getting out of breath from working out or anything that makes my heart race. I thi k they are panic attacks since i suffer from them. But when i try and workout and i have an episode again the winded easily feelings stays with me for about 3 days after the incident.
@@maxinvasionleet We need to accept this condition and start slowly, man.
I suffer from a broken sternum, that is healed, but still hurts more than it should. Anxiety is uncontrollable. Meditation, breathing, walking and bike riding , you name it, this pain is driving me around the bend
Healthy diet helps a lot. I learned I had food sensitivities to a lot of foods which triggered heart palpatations which triggered panic attacks. I was scared to workout. Everything was heart palpatations galore. And not only from the food. I slowly eased back into working out, managed my diet better and it got better.
I’m always stressing about heart and breathing when exercising. Lately it’s breathing. I can barely do a light jog before my throat feels small and I can hear every breath I’m taking. I feel like my breaths aren’t deep enough until I’ll finally get one every so often that satisfies me. Then once my heart rate slows down I’m back to “normal”. (I say normal bc having dizzy episodes on the side.)
I’m also a fit 40 year old who still lifts heavy, does sprints and mma type workouts. But anxiety issues like this hinder me greatly and set me back on my goals. It’s been my personal cycle since childhood.
I've noticing that I can't run anymore, because when I do extrenous cardio, I feel like having a massive flu a couple of days after and a lot of symptoms kick in. I have to rest for a couple of weeks until I feel functional again
I have anemia, asthma, panic attacks and anxiety...that even walking for 5 steps is making my heart rate more than 150....I feel like I ll collapse...I dont know till when I ll live like this...its making my normal day to day life miserable....
I know energy drinks are bad but Everytime I drink one I almost always have a panic attack. This will be the third hospital visit because I thought I was having a heart attack. I'm 24 on Wellbutrin, high blood pressure medicine I don't remember the name of and a new anxiety medicine I take when having a attack hopefully all goes well.
I’m sorry to hear that - you should really lay off the energy drinks as they will amplify your anxiety - I stopped drinking them 11 years ago and still deal with the remnants of drinking them.
Why would you continue to drink Energy drinks? Are you dumb? That is the main source of your rapid heart beat. You can't be bloody serious mate...
I can 100% relate. Even though anxiety is waiting around the corner we choose to attempt to get rid of the intense brain fog. I can’t function in this life without stimulants but also can’t function on them. It’s a terrible place to be. If you can carve a week out of your schedule to stay in bed and go cold turkey it’s the only way. The sad part is we also become addicted to the fight or flight response. It’s feels like baseline.
I had got 3 times in few years now..and it had been worst at night when iam sleeping it always feels like i would die. And it has effected my workout routine i feel weak and after some exercise i fell shortness of breath and it triggers my anxiety iam stuck in this situation.. felling good after reading all the comments bcs iam not only the one who is stuck in this situation..god bless me😢
I was gifted a Fitbit for Christmas, but I don't usually wear it when exercising because it sends me into a panic whenever my heart rate raises. I know that your heart is supposed to beat faster when exercising, but I'm always scared I'm going to drop dead. :/ I hate anxiety. It's made me carry around aspirin when exercising.
I used to love exercising and would do random exercises, strength training and dancing all the time until i got depressed. I haven't exercised for a year now and it's excruciating. I feel weaker physically of course, but the thought of exercise scares me because i know my heart will start to beat faster and I'll feel really scared, my head will spin, it'll be hard to breathe. But thing is, even if i don't *feel* anxious, my body is going into a fight or flight for the past few days and the only way i can think of getting through it is woth some exercise.
I feel for you, more than you know
I had myocarditis unknowingly with the jab. Before I knew I collapsed on the football pitch when exercising/playing, anyways a long story to what happened and recovery etc.. I've been okay for a good 10months now but I cannot seem to get over the anxiety of it happening again even though I think I am okay. I feel I get: a tight stomach, feels like a tight chest/breathing, headache, overheat and racing thoughts which debilitates me to my potential which was way above average. It's so frustrating and worrying at the same time
Thank you for this video and the solidarity of the comment section 💪
Thinking about all of you guys, hope you find a way through this. Best wishes
I just made up my mind that I was going to workout. That it’s actually good for my heart and that I’d be ok.
Every time I want to change something and get healthier I hop on my bike. After 20 minutes of riding my heart rate rises, I start to sweat and get dizzy .. anxiety kicks in. What If I faint, what if I get too dizzy and fall off. Afterward, I feel dizzy and anxious all day, googling if I have a serious illness because of dizziness during working out. I stop working out then. This repeats every 3 months...
Hahaha
Same thing happens with me
When I do 10 pushups and 100 jumping jacks, my heart rate gets to 160s and then i calculate my recovery heart rate and it goes to 100 by the 4th minute and does get down too soon which triggers my Anxiety
Same here
Wonderful video, will checkout the books as well.
This is exactly me but with the added background of having open heart surgery as a baby, some what an arythmia which just gives my subconscious more fuel to point the finger at my heart. Uhg
Idk why whenever i go for a walk my chest pains and arms start aching 😢😢😢i feel im going to get a heart attack
Hey man I need help I scared to work out becAuse I’m scared I might pass out and by being scared I feel dizzy what do I do
Ive been lifting weights for four years and anxiety snuck up on me until i had full anxiety attacks. Start small, do what you can and if you start feeling too dizzy go sit down and rest for a while. Anxiety isnt dangerous its just annoying. Were going to be okay
literally you have to go in despite of how you’re feeling i went to the gym for the first time in months since my first panic attack and it really isn’t easy you will feel dizzy but press on ad push through the workout and you WILL get through it uncomfortably but you will get through it
Little update dizzy isn’t there anymore lifting super heavy feeling of passing out isn’t abnormal anymore but that normal feeling after you get a good workout in. heart doesn’t seem abnormal either go without noticing it. It gets better you really just have to press on despite of how you feel.
@@osirislopez7802 thank you for this 🙏🏾
@@deon_pet no problem!!!
I used to be physically active before like kickboxing,yoga and aerobics then i first had my first panic attack after few years i defeated my nervous breakdown .I had this panic attack again after an intense workout at home since then i can’t do anything cause i am afraid of the next attack it is so scary ang exhausting fighting your own self and agony 😭😭 i can only do walking i can’t do even the simple headstand anymore cause i am afraid i might break my ribs and neck 😔😔 i went back and forth to the doctor check everything on me and i was fine everything is normal but i just can’t trust yhe doctor is anyone can say something to me how to fight it i want to get myself back like what i used to 😢
Just know that anxiety itself isnt dangerous its only uncomfortable. Dont fight it. Accept that youre about to have an attack, let the feelings come and know that it will pass. Talking with a psychiatrist wouldn't hurt also.
i was like that before any can help me medicine can not help me or psych
Do weight exercises,start slowly do only 15 min for a few weeks than gradually raise the limit,you will improve within 3 months,dont quit exercising cause u going back to square onre lol
@@aldoselimi8994 man can you please stop saying “do exercise and it will help”? You know we’re already getting nauseous from training while ur telling us to do something that makes us nauseous already
I get bad axiety when I workout and it doesn't make axiety and depression better for me makes it worse
I decided to try only exercises that were non aerobic but I still have anxiety symptoms for hours afterwards. Way to scared to try again.
Every time I start to work out I feel good then something always happens my stools start to hurt and other times a lump in my armpit which was told wasn’t nothing serious starts to hurt and get hard I need to get it removed
Thank you ❤ I will save this for later 😊
I’ve been having heightened anxiety and dizziness after a workout. This has kept me from doing more than low impact at home workout. During the last few minutes of my workout I am heightening my anxiety and dizziness and once I’m done workout out within minutes I am having severe anxiety. My Hr doesn’t go down and I start to feel more dizzy than my average persistent dizziness. Do you have any tips for that specifically?
Yes, i had the same thing. During very intense workouts i could jump right into panic attacks and feel completely drained. It could also happen a couple of minutes after the workout.
I guess being exremely worn out will raise anxiety and the way we can control it.
I would slowly increase intensity. I started with jogging for a few days, then went on to bodyweight workouts and later to the gym. It didnt completely stop the panic during workouts but i believe it did help reduce them.
Not sure if its the correct thing to do but often i ignored my high anxiety and still powered through. I always told myself that i tried everything before and nothing worked so exercise is my only way out.
I don't know if you will see this but I was having the same thing happened to me I would exercise and have a really bad anxiety attack and I would say hell with this I just kept going this time and did not stop everyday I kept using magnesium and CBD everyday and CBD after I worked out to curb my anxiety attack a week of punching bag running everyday I could than exercize and not have an anxiety attack it was so amazing I wish you the best of luck on your journey
How are you doing now? Hope you feel better after more than 3 years
I am struggling with anxiety, so exhausting... I feel anxiety all thr time everyday I honestly have no clue how to fix it
I wanted to go to the gym to workout but I always have this feeling that some people will silently judge me.
has any of you experiencia inhability to excercise like get palpitations or dizzy even singing causes me that
for me it’s not really a panic it’s more of a fear of threat or maybe yes a panic but of fear not necessary panic i don’t feel scared, but uncomfortable and feel like i have to fight or get ready to fight is this anxiety or not or is it just different for everyone
i have anxiety and emetephobia and whenever i do exercise it makes me feel nauseous which makes me feel anxious about being sick :p i always have a hard time responding to the "just do exircise it'll help" tip
Hey i have the same problem, any update about the nausea problem?
@@samotr7713not much has changed tbh. I do find yoga and Pilates to be easier to do because they don’t make me nauseous
Me too I get panic attacks when doing physical activities specifically when I'm out for a walk .
Can’t breathe. Can’t breathe. 😢😢😢😢😢
When I exercise, I get an adrenaline rush and when I get an adrenaline rush, I get an anxiety attack
Thanks for the info. More power
Hello everyone !
Since a broke my ankle is been so hard for me to run and I gain almost 25 kg due to depression.
Since that happened I can’t find the strength to workout and all ways feel dizzy even before entering to gym!
Is any natural medication could possibly help me for the start up? Did anyone tried?
Thank you ! God bless you all! ❤
What happens if you suffer from lightheadedness, head rushes, head pressure, jelly legs, with panic disorder would you still try go for a run even though you can hardly walk
Cannot do intense workouts as when heart beats faster it scares me to death and have almost panic attack....
Same feeling, when i play basketball and i exert more effort my heart pounfing, and that make me uncomfortable , unlike before i never feel that way.
@@gerrymiereyes9091 bro try to play on open and get a holiday go to forest n hills typ
It really really healed me
Have anyone feel they can't breathe properly during workout and feel gasping for air. Also feel tight on chest ? Please respond
Yess. I just did a workout and in the middle I couldn’t breathe at all like I literally ran out it was so bad. And even after like an hour my heart rate is high😓
@@izzaawais5831 thanks God, I'm not alone
@@am24760 yup it’s so scary
Hellooo how r u .
@@izzaawais5831 I'm doing just fine. How bout you?
Thank you so much!
I got tachycardia a few times and I’m scared to do HIIT.
thanks buddy
Plse tell me is going to gym is good or bad for me i have anxiety too
I would say its good!
I have anxiety due to my overweight… I used to be fit so now going to the gym where people know me and now are going to see how overweight I am, is making me not go because I’m afraid of being seeing by people/ girls that I talked to and they are going to be disgusted by the way I look, anyone have an advice on how to overcome that I really need help I’m on the tipping point where I don’t even want to live
Update: (See my replies below
Me
I can not even walk
Because of anxiety
@@fangirl688 Woah, thnx for replying.
Update: I'm doing it! Yes! I started last 2 weeks ago! I can now also lift weights. Of course, my body is so weak after 3 yrs of no exercise or daily physical activities. I can feel my lungs is getting better each day. I'm still getting used to it. I didn't feel my heart pounded so fast because of anxiety.
I can say, I am 80% recovered from my anxiety!!! I found my cure. It's different for everyone. Find yours. Never give up. God speed!
@@daviddechavez689 I was unable to move for month of March gradually I started moving my arms and on first day I felt like I'm hit hard in my ribs but gradually I started feeling better. Now I can sit move my body easily I laugh and enjoy all activities of life have very little anxiety now but the only thing that I can not do untill now is walking. I can not stand and walk. My legs are completely fine I can move them my feet are alright but I can not stand or walk my heart races when I try to stand up I have fear of standing and walking and don't know how to cope with it
OHHHHH GOD DUDE YOU ARE RIGHT IT KILLS ME AT NIGHT AND IM LOOSING LIFE
Same broooo it literally ruined my life
dizziness ans vertigo are my main setbacks. They bring me back to sqaure one. The feeling of dizziness imbalance fear of fainting is really hard to accept. I keep searching for them and recently got to know that it could be due to low b12 levels. Now woth this new diagnosis I am further more anxious now.
How do you guys deal with dizziness amd imbalance feeling and rule out that all these are due to anxiety only.
please reply guys
I have that same feeling and it’s made me terrified to even go on walks, like just walking down to the mail box makes me feel anxious and I get light headed and dizzy and just try to keep it together until I get back home
I choke from anxiety when I try to exercise
Stay well hydrated
This has been the biggest problem that I have been trying to solve for 12 years now. I get terrible post exertional malaise which I’m not sure is my anxiety issue, I believe it’s chronic fatigue syndrome but I truly hope I’m wrong. I get severe eye aches, headaches, instant panic from the symptoms, feel like I got hit by a truck especially the next day and several days after, aching legs, sensitivity to sound and light, swollen lymph nodes. Anyone else? 🥴
i used to be in the greatest shape of my life then after some life events i got fat and now i feel afraid to get back into shape
For me its makes my thoughts swirl a hundred times worse
But what if you can't even exercise, like when I rub or try playing basketball I feel a scary rapid hesrt and my vision gets a little blurry? Do I just push myself?
Not really the pending heart but muscle spams and weakness. Then my bones creaks. Could I have something more going on?
Im 30 make. Im very althletic and worked out most of my life and played numerous of sports. But the past year was the worse. My anxiety is so high that im focusing on my heart rhythm and how fast it beats and im checking it literally 20 times a day thats how bad it got. I do have these episodes where my heart would beat super fast out of anywhere. I got tested thought it was svt but they said its a really mild sinus rhythm. Still dont know what that means. So if anyone knows plz help me out. I can only workout for 10 or 15 minutes tops without freaking out about my heart. And the idea of having a panic attack while working out. Which happened like 3 times before. And that made me stop working out even more. Idk what to do
Don't worry. You have no heart issues it's just the anxiety 😊
@@revtech5042 thanks:) is there any medication to help with high anxiety?
@@surgin-nk3rw U should consult a physcologist and he will recommend what's best for you. 😊
And always be hopeful and happy.
@@surgin-nk3rw Medication won't be necessary. Therapy will be enough i think. It will help u face your fears.
@@revtech5042 yes thankyou. Its hard to get in touch with one. Ive been trying and no luck so far
5years living with anxiety and panic..more stress depression..my body become weak..im can't go far away walking with my feet..im only using car or motorcycle...it attacks me everyday..
I have been dealing with this for almost two years and now I find it hard to walk anywhere, even when we park far away from the store I panic that I’m going to have to walk far to the entrance
I've already going to get healthy before covid I can go where i want but still not 100% still not free..but It come worst when 1st lockdown...too much spend time in house..then the 2nd lock down..my panic attack become active even at my home..now im still fighting..dealing using short distance...i want to walking free without fear..i get this panic attack and anxiety from digestion problem..u must fight guys...keep healthy...don't let ur self hurting ur life..find new hobby
I am scared of exercising too.
While i can do mild one but not like those days with intense exercise working out to get fit for playing football to compete others
I miss that day, the intense workout
How u now?
Exercising hour a day but still got constant shoulder tension? Any help advice
Did someone experience rash flare up after workout?
Best time for exercise plz tell me I am dealing with this so badly 😭😭😭