anxiety

[Tash]

i have this problem when i get anxious or nervous, particularly if i'm running late for something important (i hate being late) or some other stupid thing, i tend to feel really sick in the stomach. now i guess alot of people can relate to that, but i sometimes get so wound up that i'll vomit (and in some really inconvenient places too!) and this is really not fun and annoys the hell out of me.
so question is does anyone know of something you can take just to settle the stomach so i don't feel so sick? thanks

[galonia]

Ginger

[ted]

Tash, I assume you have eliminated physical causes. My son had this precise problem a couple of years ago. He would become nauseous in lectures, at the pictures, anywhere and everywhere. It turned out to be a combination of psychological factors and a very real parasitic infection he had caught in the tropics some months earlier - some of these things can stay in the system for ages. The whole thing had become complicated by his staying up too late, partying and drinking, in addition to too much intake of caffeine. He was about twenty at the time.

We attacked it by first getting rid of the infection, plus having tests for ulcers and numerous other possible physical causes, then letting him have some counselling to help him to feel less up-tight about everything. After doing these things and making sure he had a better routine with plenty of rest and good food, the whole problem disappeared.

The point I'm making is that everything, mental and physical, has to be investigated properly for this particular symptom.

[Tash]

the only thing i can think of that might affect it is my eating habits, in which i don't think i eat enough which is bad to begin with (but don't let that let you assume i have some kind of eating disorder, it's more a matter of uni lectures being inconveniently timed and me being too lazy to whip up something substantial). i don't think i have any kind of weird disease, i see a natropath so i assume that he would have picked up on it if i did. he did give me some tablets for my stomach, which did help the whole feeling sick every day thing which was good, but notthe anxiety. i think i just need to stay calm! i dont drink much at all, i sleep like 8hrs a night, and only drink caffeine if i feel i really need a boost
but ginger eh. i like ginger in stir fries and sushi yummo. i'll give that a try.
thanks all!

[Muzakian]

You could just practice deep breathing? It is a very effective form of self-hypnosis/meditation, so it should help slow down out-of-control negative thought trains. Just count to three very slowly as you breathe in through your nose, and then think to yourself the word "RELAX" as you breathe out through your mouth. Just repeating this pattern for 10 minutes on the bus or whereever you have the chance should help. To keep things interesting, try tensing a muscle as your breathe in and then feel that muscle relax as your breathe out. It might sound ridiculous, but its worked for me at least.

[Siberian Husky]

i know what you mean man...when i was going through extremely rough times in high school...i'd dread going to school...and i couldnt eat breakfast in the morning..and when i tried..my gag reflexs refused the intake...and when i forced myself to eat at school..i'd sometimes throw up...but this was EXTREME anxiety due to turmoil in my social life, particularly a significant other...not like what you mentioned "running late for work/appointment"...

[galonia]

I don't know how to help anyone with anxiety problems, coz I have them myself, but I know for a fact that ginger is beautiful for settling the stomach, coz I'm a great vomiter.

I can throw up for any and no reason whatsoever - motion sickness, anxiety, nervousness, being rushed, stress, just by eating, or lying down.  But once I started learning to eat ginger (it can be an acquired taste) my stomach has been a lot more settled.

I have bouts of feeling sick in the stomach, and during those times, I'll just take a bit of ginger and it stops me from getting that sick feeling.  But it doesn't help the anxiety or anything.

[Tash]

yeah siberian husky that's what i used to be like at school, like exactly the same thing- it's not as bad now cos uni i don't have to wake up so early and be in a rush.
so ginger, what just eat it on its own? i will try that, and then take it with me everywhere and start taking breaths and people'll be like wth
oh i'm glad this isn't just a me being a silly wow all us sick-feeling people we could start a club LOL!
haha look at the ads 'cure stomach acid now' and 'free ulcer information' woohoo