In hospital for 34 years

Re:In hospital for 34 years by bufferoverflow on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @04:24AM (#15795653)

Sorry if I wasn't clear. I feel like I'm dying only during those 10-minute attacks. Other than this sickness my life is as stress free as it gets: enough money, live in a house, no neighbors to irritate me, beautiful area with a lake, great climate, I work on my own programming projects, I play with my kids. I'm also a very zen guy in general, almost nothing sets me off. Think Sam Harris level calm.

I did stop drinking caffeine as soon as I got this sickness. I did have bad sleep patterns, but am fixing them now.

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Re:In hospital for 34 years by anjc on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:09AM (#15795872)

I suppose it's possible that you do have some illness that no doctor has been able to diagnose.

I'm also a pretty calm guy and don't often get "stressed" in the typical sense, but also had similar symptoms to you which also couldn't be diagnosed or observed by doctors.

Impression of me then: "I've stayed up late for months now, drinking coffee alone, working, and trying to figure out what could possibly be causing these anxiety-like problems. I've checked the symptoms for cancer, AIDS, Lyme disease, and general death repeatedly and nothing quite fits. What...could...be....causing 'attacks' of 'anxiety'....hmmm sips coffee" :)

If you're sleeping well, a normal weight, not intaking alcohol and caffeine, it'll at least rule a few things out.

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