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Thanks to all of you
by Juddan, May 30, 2007 12:00AM
Thanks to all of you who responded to my post. I had trouble with my hard drive and haven't been able to respond. You guys seem like a really nice group and I appreciate all your input. I definitely agree with all of you about getting to the Dr. My problem being that the majority of my adult life I have been without insurance and I've gotten into the habit of waiting to see if whatever is ailing me will go away on its own. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. And I know one of these days I will probably wait too long, but I just am scared to death to put any more financial burden on my husband. He works so hard and I haven't been able to work in quite a few years due to other physical problems - arthritus,fibromylgia and trigeminal neuralgia. So I tend to feel very guilty that I don't help out in that regard. I did have a hysterectomy about 6 years ago and am mostly over any of the 'fun' menopause stuff.....still wear a low dose hormone patch to control hot flashes tho. So I really don't think that has anything to do with these panic attacks. I have calmed down somewhat now and feel a little better thanks to your posts and reading some of the others. The chest discomfort has gone away and I think that's mainly what I was freaking out about,especially at night when everything seems so much worse. I have lost a few people lately and have had a preoccupation with death for some reason. There's also alot going on in my life that I sooooo don't want to miss out on. My youngest and his girlfriend are expecting a baby in Sept and my oldest son is getting married this summer. And I can't seem to stop thinking I'm going to miss out on all this. I just don't know why I'm suddenly doing this to myself when I have always been able to just go with the flow. I mean, honestly, I managed to get through a year of my oldest son being in Iraq without freaking out and now that everything seems to be going smooth I'm giving myself panic attacks. Of course if that's what they are. So anyways I'm hanging in here and if anyone has any suggestions on how to contol this I sure would be thankful........Juddan
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Self talk dose help a lot,,, my problems is that when those thoughts come into my mind, I entertain them instead of getting them out...
At times I tell my self.. if I die, I die,, there is nothing I can do,, so why worry,,,it helps sometimes..Its like we have to get a grip, or shake ourselves..
Well good luck,,,,
Anyway, sorry for going off the topic there. Try the self talk and list idea and see if that helps at all! Best of luck!!!!