Do i have some kind of anxiety disorder?

Before I full explain, I just want to say that I'm still quite young, almost twenty years old, so I suppose that this could possibly come down to confidence. I'm still finding my feet, figuring my life out and I am quite sensitive in some ways, although I can be feisty.

Basically, I've started to realise that I may have a bit of an issue with anxiety. My 'strange' behaviour and feelings always occur whenever I fear that I might get into trouble with an authority figure. whenever I make a mistake or slip up around my parents, my managers at work and when I was at school, I could feel anxious about upsetting my teachers.
Whenever I disappoint someone in some sort of authority position, I immediately feel my heart rate increase. I feel nauseous, a little bit faint, lightheaded and I get shaky. My mouth becomes very dry, like I've been walking around outside whilst dehydrated. I always fear facing the problem and even if it's daft, I can feel very desperate, like I want to just walk out of the room, building, etc and just keep on walking away forever and ever. I feel childish for admitting this but I do also want to be alone so I can cry. Thankfully, I can control this most of the time because I want to mature and grow a thicker skin. If I feel particularly worried or panicked, I can also feel quite numb and my hands become very cold/stiff.

I can get nervous whenever I don't know where I'm going, when I need to do something new on my own, etc but I put that down to a lack of confidence. I can keep myself very calm, I force myself to just deal with a lack of directions, doing a task alone, etc. I'm fine with all of that really and I already feel like my confidence is growing when it comes to these two issues.

It really is just the fear I have of letting down authority figures.
I do have an issue where I'm not comfortable telling my parents about any problems I have. I personally don't feel like I connect with my mother particularly well and I can be easily angered by her. We both know that we have our ups and downs but I don't have abusive parents. Even during the times when I feel a little afraid or hurt by my mothers actions, past comments that she's made, the way she had handled past situations, I know that she's NOT abusive. I've got damn good parents, I just think that it's down to me being a little sensitive and these issues not being addressed when I was around 12. Sometimes parents can accidentally/unintentionally make errors and they impact their children. No child has perfect parents.
I do wish I could be closer to mine. I do envy the kids who can comfortably cuddle their parents.
I was a good kid, I always was. Every child will make mistakes, every kid goes through a rough patch - for me it was during my A Levels. I never went off the rails, I never did anything scandalous or upset my parents to the point where they wanted me out of the house, nothing like that. I think it's just a small issue that's grown over time and there's a broken bridge between me and my parents, especially my mother. I do love my mam, I just can't always connect with her or like her all of the time.

I'm saying this because I think this could explain my fear/worry over disappointing authority figures.
I hate letting people down but I am still learning my way so it's inevitable.

The reason why I'm mostly concerned is because once the issue is resolved, I still often need a good few hours or so to fully calm down.
I only feel calmer and more in control of myself when I remove myself from the situation, i.e when I leave my house to go for a walk, when I take refuge in my room, when I leave work.
Until this happens, I will feel unsettled and I still feel shaky. I need to focus harder to make sure that my concentration is focused on my tasks when I'm at work.

I would love to hear back from anyone about this issue.
I don't want to run to the doctors for medication, that's an absolute last resort. I have friends who suffer so terribly from anxiety that it is hell for them. In comparison, I just sound like a whiny adult who still needs to learn to mature.
I would just like to hear other people's opinions and see if this is something 'normal', something that everyone can feel or if I need to take steps to control this. Perhaps I could look into self help or just try different things until I find something that works for me.
I'm very confused over this and I would just like to reach out to someone, anyone who would understand.

Thank you.

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Comments ( 12 )
  • Terence_the_viking

    Seek professional help. No one is qualified to help you here.

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  • sillygirl77

    It's too long to read, but from my scan it sounds like maybe OCD. You should see a psychiatrist no matter what since you're struggling with anxiety!

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    • llamalover

      It's not that long, only takes like a minute to read

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      • sillygirl77

        I guess I'm a slow reader!

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  • Scarleteen♡

    Maybe you're bipolar?

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    • Ellenna

      And maybe you shouldn't imply OP or anyone else has a serious mental illness.

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  • Carlton03

    @matthew brilliantly said mate!!!! I'm also a sensitive dude

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  • riffraffy

    This is a dissertation of what must be the most common problem we see on IIN.

    Such a low sense of self-worth, and maybe your esteem ought to be low. What do you consume vs what do you create? If you create nothing and get your value off of your superior's opinions, then you're destined for a bad end.

    I scoured your essay for a pronoun but I didn't find any. If you're a guy get your blood work done and T levels checked. If a girl then being this submissive is natural. And if you're something else, well, lol.

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    • matthewkoehler

      hey don't be such a freaking jerk there are lots of sweet and sensitive guys out there I'm one of them and I'm damn proud of being the way I am and I'm not gay but many people have made that mistake so screw you and your passing judgments on other people get off your high horse for once you douchebag I can act however the heck I want and gender stereotypes are a bunch of garbage and people are individuals full of unique qualities and I'm a special little snowflake

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      • riffraffy

        If you're a troll, you're clever and I like you. But on the off-chance you aren't, read "No More Mr. Nice Guy".

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    • Ellenna

      Natural for a girl to be submissive? What century do you live in?

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      • riffraffy

        Here's a tell if you've been tricked by modern day feminism: do you think 'submissive' is a bad word? Is 'dominant' a good one?

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