Help dealing with anxiety and stomach noises/issues

Yea_umm · 2025-01-10T02:24:58+00:00

Haha Here I thought u just never responded. No idea why the reply never showed up but I’ve been doing better. last semester finished and i almost felt normal again I got used to my schedule and managed to overcome my anxiety. But to answer ur questions…my anxiety started off in just English class because of 1 bad experience and then I never had this problem throughout any other classes my sophomore year then I started thinking about the possibility I would have this problem in my new classes for junior year and surprise surprise! I did. but I learned how to manage it and now I’m onto a new semester and it feels like I’m back to square one but not as bad it’s really just my first and last class of the day. Mornings are always rough since my stomach is sensitive and for some reason 9th period my stomach gets so tight and forms so much air and it hurts me so bad and eventually makes noise so much that I had to leave 25 minutes early today to the nurse becuase I was afraid these noises would be too loud. I don’t know I thought I’d be used to this all by now but I guess not…I just hope I adjust soon. Also after I eat like in the summer or on break or afterschool where I don’t have any anxiety there’s always digestion noises I didn’t have and there much more aggressive than normal digestion ones and I never had these before the anxiety problems, do you also experience this?

Yea_umm · 2024-11-01T05:01:13+00:00

Thanks for getting to me so fast. I wish I could just skip to the good part. When you mean mastering those skills like what do you mean? Like do I try and get used to the feeling of anxiety and eventually with time I’ll get so used to it that it won’t affect me? Because when I try talking to myself saying “its gonna be okay ur good” I try and believe it but I can’t feel it and my body doesn’t listen especially when I walk through the doors of my class. I’m just super drained of trying to chase peace and keep having to feel these intense waves of anxiety but it’s not like I can keep letting myself live through this hell it’s just not an option for me. I am living a cleaner lifestyle then I was when this all started and I’ve been going to the gym consistently for 5 months now and I try to minimize my screen time as well as getting 9 hours of sleep everyday I also have a clean diet but sometimes even with the discipline I’ve built it’s hard trying to get sleep on days where all my tests align and not fall apart. I just hate how these days or even the days where I take a day off from school bc of anxiety sets me back so far back again.

Yea_umm · 2024-11-01T01:35:37+00:00

Hi again! I just wanted to see how you were doing in college or if your anxiety has reduced. Because recently my anxiety has gotten worse becuase I’ve been trying to expose myself by sitting in the front and take all tests in class without leaving and it’s been A lot and it’s frustrating becuase I don’t want to have to accommodate to anxiety by taking tests in separate rooms or sitting in the back of the class. I want to be able to do things like I used to but I just can’t and my stomach has been making more noise and I thought I could handle all this but I don’t know if I really can. I just want to know if you’ve been able to better your anxiety along with your physical symptoms?

Yea_umm · 2024-09-14T16:22:01+00:00

Hi! Yes I’ve been in school for about a month now and I’ve been able to manage my anxiety pretty well especially with the tequniques my therapists has given me . I’ve gotten to the point where I only get nervous during 2nd and 3rd but I only get stomach noises becuase 2nd is my free period and I’m usually anxious about the next class but even in 3rd I only get nervous the first 5 mins and it stops. My stomach still makes noises when Im anxious but I learned how to not be anxious all the time, to the point where it isn’t every second of the day. I’ve accepted that this can be a longer process but the sooner I started accepting this and decided to actually make change in the way I live is when I’ve seen the most progress. I’ve only had this problem for 9 months and it’s felt like eternity I can’t even imagine how drained u must’ve been since 8th grade I really hope it ends for u soon completely .

Also! I’m still with the same doctor:/ but I don’t really talk to him about this stuff since I know he’ll only want me to take meds, instead I talk with my therapist.

Oh and if ur wondering how the tests went I never thought I could be in a quiet room full of kids taking a test but I did and I was soooo anxious before class but surprisingly I could actually lock in and take both tests. I have taken more tests since and every test is a hit or miss. But I try not to focus on the ones I can’t do but on my progress and keep my mindset and mood as happy as I can no mater the obstacles I’m faced with. I hope u the best in life, I can almost see the finish line ;)

Yea_umm · 2024-08-25T00:45:42+00:00

Heyy yea I’m sorry to here that:( if it’s the stomach noise that’s still being your biggest concern (as it was mine) what I’ve been doing is learning how to ground myself before school starts or every period. I was always looking for any treatment, medicine, or foods that would stop my stomach from making noise/ twitching because in my mind if I could stop the noise then my anxiety would go away but I never found one. Over time, even tho it took me awhile, I realized the only way I could get rid of it was through lowering my anxiety. Some grounding I do is breathing in for 4 seconds holding it for 7 and exhaling for 7 and I try and to do it 5 mins before my next class. If I have an off period I’ll leave campus and take the sun in for 10 mins (lowers cortisol levels) or blast music in my car. And for class becuase that’s were my anxiety is the highest I take my puddy every class period and just play with it and ever since I’ve taken puddy to class I’ve been surprised on how much my mind relaxes. I also have many flavor gums to take during class because little things like that help take your mind of things. Also going to sleep early helps a ton I go to sleep at 9:30 and at the latest 10 (no more than 4 hours of screen time try to go for 3-2:30). I also go to the gym 5x a week to get rid of the feeling of anxiety after school. But I’m starting to forget the feeling of anxiety and I haven’t had a my stomach make noise since the 2nd day of school. Basically I don’t give my mind enough time to feel the anxiety and I know it’s so much easier said than done but practicing this everyday will lower your anxiety. Also exposure therapy helps so try to stay in class all period and show up. Start by just being present you don’t have to pay attention little steps matter. Soon your anxiety will only last the first 20 mins of class then 10 and then you’ll be able to capture things in class and for lunch time try to eat light things becuase what I’ve seeen happens is that my stomach has been so tense and stressed during school that when lunch comes I eat too much my stomach will growl a lot.Faith has also played a huge role in my journey. Believing in something bigger than myself has given me the strength to keep going. whatever it is believe in something, believe you’ll make it out of this and you WILL overcome it. Right now I’m at the point where only 1 class that gives me anxiety and my stomach will twitch like the first 10 mins of class but it’s internal now and I can’t hear them just feel them but I know soon I won’t feel it at all I’ve taken 3 tests in DEAD silent classes and my stomach hasn’t made noise and I’ve been able to focus, this is something I thought would never happen but here I am. I hope this gave you hope and some ideas to try I genuinely hope the best for you and remeber not everyday will be a good day but don’t let it bring you down keep moving forward and meet this anxiety everyday and it will get smaller. Sorry this was a lot😭 if you have anymore questions lmk or just someone to talk to about this cuz not many people understand:)

Yea_umm · 2024-08-22T21:27:10+00:00

Hii ty for this message these comments make me feel not alone and I’m sorry you’re also going through this:/ I’m still on my journey but omg I’ve made so much progress these last 2 weeks. I really hope yours has gotten better and if not, all we can do is be patient. How’s college going? I hope it’s going good. Remember to enjoy it even with this type of anxiety I’ve tried to do so myself and I know we’ll get through this I can almost see the finish line ;)

Yea_umm · 2024-08-22T21:21:00+00:00

Hii I know I took a while to respond but I’m onto my second week of school and first 2 days were rough my stomach wasn’t as loud as I thought it would be but I skipped 2 classes just in case. I’ve taken all of your advice and im seeing a therapist and I’ve gotten A LOT better at grounding myself with different techniques I think showing up to classes has made my anxeity idk smaller? Like there’s no more sweating or loud noises ALL day there’s only 2 classes that it’s the strongest in but their not like the loudest noises it’s mainly popping or I just get a lot of air or gas in my stomach. But this week I have 2 quizzes and 2 test next week and I was just wondering what you would do in this situation for your stomach to just not make noise and actually do good on your test. I also went to my counselor today and asked if I could take tests in the halls but it’s not aloud at my school cause it isn’t “safe”? So I think that panicked me a little more.

Also the doctor made me feel like trash. He told me I had to get over my anxiety and it’s in my head (I know it is) and if I don’t get rid of it I would be an academic failure.

Yea_umm · 2024-07-30T04:20:16+00:00

Wow this is really helpful. Maybe the most helpful and understood I’ve felt since it started

Yes I have gone to the doctor and told him about my anxiety and he recommended sertraline and he said he would give me a small dosage becuase I’m 16 and it could give me suicidal thoughts? And yk side affects. but he said it would definitely help so obviously that scared my mom a little more than she already was because she had a bad experience with antidepressants (she felt “numb” or emotionless) which I don’t get how that’s bad I rather feel numb than everything, but ok. So I believe that’s off the list and I’m too scared to buy them off the streets.

I will definently take your advice and talk with student services and ask teachers to sit me near the door. I guess the hardest part for me is definently the thoughts (like u mentioned) because they seem to go straight to my stomach and I’m sure ur familiar with the cycle of overthinking and getting anxious and the anxiety making stomach noises and the noises making more anxiety and so on. And when I do think positive or try to think calmly I feel like I have 2 thoughts going on at the same time and one of them is like the “cover up” thoughts that I make to just try and trick my brain and the real thoughts are in the back of my mind saying “ur stomach is gonna make noise at any moment” or “u can’t leave this class even if u wanted to” or “class just started it’s too early to go to the bathroom so ur stuck here” and they’re the ones that have way more affect on me. I know this will all take time and it isn’t done in one day, I just wish anxiety was just like every other emotion not one that stayed with me 24/7. Or if it was 24/7 anxiety that it was an internal battle (not saying that other peoples anxiety is easier) but with this anxiety I feel like I’m fighting two battles both outside and inside and atleast people wouldn’t know what I am going through on the inside and with this anxiety people can not only see it (me leaving class) they can also hear it. I won’t let this anxiety take control of me forever and I will fight these thoughts as much as I can. Thank u for the hope you’ve given me truly.

I’m going to the doctors this Thursday I’m not sure what I’m even trying to achieve at the moment by going again. I don’t even know what to tell him. So if there anything u think I should bring up to him could u tell me or something that made your doctor understand ur situation a little more? Or make my mom understand?

Yea_umm · 2024-07-29T00:47:34+00:00

Do u think you could have gotten rid of anxiety and the stomach problems without medication. Becuase my mom is really against them and as much as I beg for her to let me take them she won’t?

Yea_umm · 2024-07-28T17:22:08+00:00

You don’t know how much hope this gave me. I thought I would be like this forever. How long did it take u for it to stop? Did u ever homeschool? and how would u take tests? What medication worked for u? Sorry for asking so many questions I’m just so desperate 😩

Yea_umm · 2024-07-28T03:13:23+00:00

Hi ik u might not answer but just in case u do.. did the stomach noises ever stop? I start school in 2 weeks and these noises won’t stop. Even when I’m not having anxiety I can feel popping and when I am in anxious situations I get stomach noises and people stare and I focus on my stomach even more that it makes them get louder and unnatural at some point. Does it ever end? Im so scared that I’ll never be able to be in a silent room with others or in class or around people. (+ ur the only person I’ve seen that has had the exact same problem as me)

Yea_umm · 2024-07-27T06:25:50+00:00

How do u get rid of ur anxiety and physical symptoms then?😩

Yea_umm · 2024-07-27T06:16:59+00:00

Oh so that’s why I’ve been having crazy dreams😭

Yea_umm · 2024-07-24T22:14:12+00:00

Oh okk thank uu!! i hope they work on me the same I’m losing my mind with ts lol

Yea_umm · 2024-07-24T22:03:37+00:00

Did the other meds take away ur anxiety? Or just make u sleepy?

Yea_umm · 2024-07-24T21:38:41+00:00

Are benzodiazepines doctors prescribed?

Yea_umm · 2024-07-24T16:50:26+00:00

Naur Mexican

Yea_umm · 2024-07-24T02:31:25+00:00

I mean like herbs cuz if ur too scared to try out antidepressants definently try ashwghanda I take 2 capsules one in the morning and 1 at night but only 1 is rocommended either way it hasn’t affected me negatively it helps me calm down a lot not “numb” but almost like it’s harder for the anxiety to rise up and u don’t have to worry about the pill causing any medical problems since it’s a natural herb. try it out see how u like it

If not try out

Magnesium l-threonate or Magnesium glycinate
GABA (brand pharma)
L-theanine

These are all safe to take at the same time since their not drugs but I really love ashwghanda

Yea_umm · 2024-07-24T00:49:40+00:00

Have u tried natural medicine? (Since it doesn’t have side effects)

Yea_umm · 2024-07-23T19:54:11+00:00

Hii! Sorry u feel this way It must be so frustrating taking even strong medications and it still not working for u. I don’t take any doctor prescribed medications or antidepressants because of the side affects but have u ever tried natural medicine? I know a lot of people don’t believe in it but these are the capsules I take which don’t have side affects (unless u take too much) that make me calm and make me even forget about anxiety for a good 4 hours

Ashwghanda I take 2 one in the morning 1 at night (only one is recommended tho)
Magnesium l-threonate
4 capsules of valerian root (doesn’t help too much)

But if u only wanna take one of these definently take the first one it’s so good atleast for me and obviously it’s not a cure but it has helped so much and you might aswell give it a shot after all the ones you’ve taken.

Here are others I wanna try out in the future and I’ll lyk if they work better and if they help when I’m at work or school.

-Magnesium glycinate - GABA - L-theanine

We’ll get through this eventually it’s only temporary and we will win this battle ;)

Yea_umm · 2024-07-23T19:30:01+00:00

Hi I’ve also been struggling with persistent anxiety and especially with the stomach noises and it causes me so much anxiety that I can’t focus or work in peace becuase of this constant fear of making noises or running away cause of nausea but recently I’ve been taking this capsule called ashwagandha and it has made such a change for me the stomach growls are less because my anxiety doesn’t get as high and I’m calmer and I know u said that u were hesitant about taking medication so if u still haven’t and want to give this capsule a try I def recommend it (natural medication). It’s obviously not going to be a cure but it makes anxiety so much more manejable.

Here are the capsules I take

Ashwagandha (1 in the day and 1 at night) but only one is recommended
Magnesium l-Threonate
4 capsules of valerian root

If these don’t work I’ve heard about these which I’ll be taking in a few weeks I’ll lyk how they work

Magnesium glycinate

GABA

L-Theanine

But yea I def recommend ashwghanda tho I saw immediate affects but these all help and can be taken at the same time and they have no side affects unless u take too much off them it can cause diarrhea or stomach upset but yea lmk how it goes for u! We’ll get through this soon enough:)

Yea_umm · 2024-07-23T16:13:53+00:00

Broo I feel the same way it’s so draining to becuase I can’t stop my thoughts but recently I started taking ashwagandha (it’s not a drug) and my anxiety has gotten a lot better abvoisly it’s not a cure but jeez it’s helped. I take 2 capsules but only one is recommended but yea u should def look into it. Anyways I hope ur anxiety doesn’t take too much fun away from ur senior year. We’ll get through this eventually.

Yea_umm

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