How to get rid of my anxiety?

Constant anxiety and how to get rid of it?

• ok since maybe october of 2011 I was at a friends house and all of a sudden I got this nervous feeling and I couldnt sit down I would constantly get up walk back and forth go outside and sit and then come back inside then do the same thing over and over. I kept thinking I didnt feel normal and such then I got so bad it felt like there was pressure all in my head like i could feel my whole brain or something (is that a side effect from anxiety) then I couldnt take it and had my friends fiance take me home then when I got home it didnt help I kept thinking I was going crazy and felt like I was going crazy or insane in my head, I would get extreme chest pain tingling in my face and head random pains in my head and i just fell plain wierd and now its february 11 2012 and its gotten alot better but I still sometimes cant feel just right I keep just thinking thinking thinking like is there something wrong with me why is my heart just racing out of nowhere why dont I just feel normal and calm. I would get into depressive episodes and think negative things and sometimes think about killing myself because the feeling is just terrible. Im thinking about taking some kind of anti anxiety medication cuz I wake up every morning and the first thing I think of is ANXIETY and I try to do things that keep my mind off it like exercising and eating better or doing something fun but I cant like during work all I think about is this feeling. Im scared of getting on antidepressants cuz im afraid I will think about killing myself or something cuz you always see on commercials it may increase the thoughts and im afaid it will make it worse. Im only 22 and dont have anything to stress out about. Ive always been kinda kind of a down person and negative I sometimes think its because I quit smoking marijuana and I did it through out my whole teenage life since maybe 13 or 14 do you think its because im not getting enough serotonin in my system from all the years of abuse. Im just afaid im not gonna feel like myself anymore and that im gonna have a stroke or heart attack or just my body is gonna shut down from all the stress of anxiety sorry for the long question im just so tired of not being myself anymore thank you all and god bless

• Answer:

  Go and make an appt with your doctor, mental health problems are becoming a lot more open and its becoming more of a reckognised problem. Don't feel ashamed, if your reluctant to take meds, the doctor may put your name down to speak to someone who can help you with cognative behavior courses. Though taking medication is not all that bad and you shouldn't feel ashamed or anything. It's worth seeking help and advice on managing it and possibly what causing it.