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A way I deal with panic attacks
I know that a lot of you on here have panic attacks as do I. I started getting panic attacks and anxiety since my first child was born so for about 5 years I have had them. They are hard to explain to anyone who has not had one before,so I got on here hoping to read some of your stories about your panic attacks(sometimes knowing I'm not the only one helps). Everyone on here sounds soooooooo much like me. I have some questions for ya'all. I would greatly appriciate any comments or advice.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to specificly deal with a panick attack while it is actually
happening?
Does anyone else get a flushed red hot feeling in there face and/or neck? Is that somthing that comes with anxiety disorder?
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to specificly deal with a panick attack while it is actually
happening?
Does anyone else get a flushed red hot feeling in there face and/or neck? Is that somthing that comes with anxiety disorder?
You have to get dr claire weekes books she explains everything on how to deal with panic attacks, and I swear it will help you, I was getting panic attacks all the time, found her books online bought it starting reading it and it changed my life, get hope and help for your nerves, and peace from nervous suffering, good luck
i get alot of that in my life also been suffering now for 3 yrs even more but got better on its own or i think ..bad feelings cant breeze cant do anything i like doing cant go out get mad get frusted i for one thing i pray am a child of GOD it helps me when ipray it through just a matter of time i guess l ii be healed did before can happen again i really have to put my trust in himm
i get alot of that in my life also been suffering now for 3 yrs even more but got better on its own or i think ..bad feelings cant breeze cant do anything i like doing cant go out get mad get frusted i for one thing i pray am a child of GOD it helps me when ipray it through just a matter of time i guess l ii be healed did before can happen again i really have to put my trust in himm
Btw thanks for everyones advice and it really does help to know I am not the only one who suffers from this type of thing.
Sorry its been a while since I have been on I live in southern ohio near Portsmouth.
Totally nothing to do with the question but what area of ohio do you live in? Im by Cleveland
While it's happening. Get control of your breathing. Try to relax especially your jaw and neck. I repeat, "Not this, not this." to remind myself that whatever brought it on, is probably not going to kill me and is not as important as I'm making it.
Yoga classes will help to prepare you for getting control of the breathing better than anything else I've found.
If at all possible, NEVER get talked into taking medicine for it.
Also, I have tried not to give up anything. I've had umpteen panic attacks in Target but I make myself go there. A therapist told me to go there not to buy anything and stay there first five minutes, then 10 minutes, then 15 minutes. It worked for me.
As tostressed says, the first thing to conquer is the anxiety. The less anxiety the less likely you'll have the panic attacks.
And one of the biggest lessons I've learned since my panic attacks started is how to say NO. I don't overbook myself anymore and it reduces a lot of stress. I try not to get angry about the present, resentful about the past, or worried about the future. I try to remember that nobody can make me feel guilty unless I let them. I also try to remember that a panic attack is not something to be embarrassed about, it will only make the fear of having an attack in an inconvenient place bring on an attack anyway.
Every morning I make a short list of things that make me happy and that I'm grateful for and if I start to tense up, I read the list and do ten situps or dance for five minutes. Exercise seems to reduce stress better than anything else.
A book that helped me is Ekhart Tolle's "Stillness Speaks."
Good luck to you and tostressed, too. Hopefully, all of us will find a way to reduce our anxiety without having to take anymore of those dreaded antidepressants or ssri's.
Yoga classes will help to prepare you for getting control of the breathing better than anything else I've found.
If at all possible, NEVER get talked into taking medicine for it.
Also, I have tried not to give up anything. I've had umpteen panic attacks in Target but I make myself go there. A therapist told me to go there not to buy anything and stay there first five minutes, then 10 minutes, then 15 minutes. It worked for me.
As tostressed says, the first thing to conquer is the anxiety. The less anxiety the less likely you'll have the panic attacks.
And one of the biggest lessons I've learned since my panic attacks started is how to say NO. I don't overbook myself anymore and it reduces a lot of stress. I try not to get angry about the present, resentful about the past, or worried about the future. I try to remember that nobody can make me feel guilty unless I let them. I also try to remember that a panic attack is not something to be embarrassed about, it will only make the fear of having an attack in an inconvenient place bring on an attack anyway.
Every morning I make a short list of things that make me happy and that I'm grateful for and if I start to tense up, I read the list and do ten situps or dance for five minutes. Exercise seems to reduce stress better than anything else.
A book that helped me is Ekhart Tolle's "Stillness Speaks."
Good luck to you and tostressed, too. Hopefully, all of us will find a way to reduce our anxiety without having to take anymore of those dreaded antidepressants or ssri's.
Hola,
I get a THUMPING in my chest..like my heart is about to come out. I also get some kind of tightness in my chest as well. I cant sleep, have abdominable pain (probably gas), blurred vision, no appetite, no sex drive and boy am I grumpy.
I have been taking benzos I get from my cousin but those are about to run out and I want to be able to handle this on my own. I have a very stressful job and this time of year is the busiest and I do mean BUSY. We make 1/2 of our total years income in the months of Sept-Nov and right now is at it's peak. My boss is an azz..like most bosses..always pointing out the little things in an effort to make himself look better. I'm not a violent person or a very big guy, 5'11, 195 lbs, but am very fit for a 44 year old. Back in my younger days I was quite the trouble maker. The boss was in my office this past week and it was all I could do not to open up a can on him. I thought.."This would really make me feel better but I dont really like being unemployed." So I didnt kick his ***.
I learned this years ago when I was dealing with my first ever panic situation....If you dont like your situation, change it. Nothing changes if nothing changes. Dont like your job? Find a different job. Dont like where you live? Move. Dont like how your marrige is going? Be the bigger person and make a change for the better. This one really works. Take the focus off of you for a little bit and find another person you can help. You would be amazed at how this can help that person as well as your frame of mind.
Our anxiety is mostly brought on by us worring about things we have no control over. Will I get fired? Will my marriage work out? What happens if.....? Live for today for tomorrow will bring it's own set of problems. And when those arrise deal with them the best you can and move on. Laugh at yourself a little more and watch the clouds go away.
I get a THUMPING in my chest..like my heart is about to come out. I also get some kind of tightness in my chest as well. I cant sleep, have abdominable pain (probably gas), blurred vision, no appetite, no sex drive and boy am I grumpy.
I have been taking benzos I get from my cousin but those are about to run out and I want to be able to handle this on my own. I have a very stressful job and this time of year is the busiest and I do mean BUSY. We make 1/2 of our total years income in the months of Sept-Nov and right now is at it's peak. My boss is an azz..like most bosses..always pointing out the little things in an effort to make himself look better. I'm not a violent person or a very big guy, 5'11, 195 lbs, but am very fit for a 44 year old. Back in my younger days I was quite the trouble maker. The boss was in my office this past week and it was all I could do not to open up a can on him. I thought.."This would really make me feel better but I dont really like being unemployed." So I didnt kick his ***.
I learned this years ago when I was dealing with my first ever panic situation....If you dont like your situation, change it. Nothing changes if nothing changes. Dont like your job? Find a different job. Dont like where you live? Move. Dont like how your marrige is going? Be the bigger person and make a change for the better. This one really works. Take the focus off of you for a little bit and find another person you can help. You would be amazed at how this can help that person as well as your frame of mind.
Our anxiety is mostly brought on by us worring about things we have no control over. Will I get fired? Will my marriage work out? What happens if.....? Live for today for tomorrow will bring it's own set of problems. And when those arrise deal with them the best you can and move on. Laugh at yourself a little more and watch the clouds go away.
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Getting flushed and a red hot feeling is something I get when I have a panic attack. Along with raced heart and a feeling of doom. When It first started for me I got worse before I got better. When I have a attack I usually can catch it before It gets out of control. I talk myself through them. Tell myself that I will be o.k. That this will not hurt me. Since I started to do that I barely ever have panic attacks anymore. I always have anxiety, but I deal with it a lot better now. I am unable to take ssri's because of the bad side effects so I do everything naturally. Vitamins, exercise and patience with myself. Sometimes when I feel anxious just going for a walk helps me.
I hope this was of some help.
Getting flushed and a red hot feeling is something I get when I have a panic attack. Along with raced heart and a feeling of doom. When It first started for me I got worse before I got better. When I have a attack I usually can catch it before It gets out of control. I talk myself through them. Tell myself that I will be o.k. That this will not hurt me. Since I started to do that I barely ever have panic attacks anymore. I always have anxiety, but I deal with it a lot better now. I am unable to take ssri's because of the bad side effects so I do everything naturally. Vitamins, exercise and patience with myself. Sometimes when I feel anxious just going for a walk helps me.
I hope this was of some help.
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