Extreme anxiety - short term

[SeattleGraceMercyDeath]

Wondered if anyone can give me any coping strategies, I'm not great with certain types of stress, nothing in particular but occasionally I get myself worked up into a complete state of something and react very physically - I can literally feel my pulse increasing, nauseous, headaches etc.

At the minute we're going through the process of buying a house, it's a huge deal for us as we've been in rented accommodation for a few years and have had to endure a number of forced moves due to landlords selling etc.

We applied for the mortgage on Friday and ever since I've been in a state of complete anxiety. Every time I think of the mortgage application process I can feel my chest tightening and my pulse rising and that horrible lurching feeling in my stomach, Yet I'm drawn to the whole situation. For example in constantly googling the lender, looking at reviews, reading threads on MSE, refreshing my emails waiting to hear from mortgage broker. I've tried to delegate to DH and let him deal with the whole thing (which he is happy to do) but I can't stand that he might not call me the second he gets any news and will drive myself insane thinking about it all.

Does anyone have any coping strategies for short term extreme anxiety like this? Feel like I'm going crackers.

[rachelgreene24]

Stress is inevitable. It walks in and out of our lives on a regular basis. And it can easily walk all over us unless we take action. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to minimize and cope with stress. Here are 10 ideas for handling stress without causing more strain and hassle.

1. Figure out where the stress is coming from.
   
2. Consider what you can control—and work on that.
   
3. Do what you love.
   
4. Manage your time well.
   
5. Preserve good boundaries.
   
6. Realize there’s a difference between worrying and caring.

[SeattleGraceMercyDeath]

That's only 6

[YouMeddlingKids]

All the constant checking will b feeding your anxiety - can you write a list of the things that you actually have to do (for example, check emails once/ twice a day?) and only do those things... you don't need to google the lender or check reviews. When you get the urge to do something that isn't on your list, get up and do something else instead. Doing something physical is good too as it burns off some of the adrenaline.
Buying a house can take a while and is undeniably stressful, so practicing putting it out of your mind and doing something else to pass the time is worth the effort!