Welcome! You sound just like me! I'm 24 though... and I first had a panic attack 2 years ago... I was on meds, and I went off it.. and here I am... and this site does really help me release everything! I hope you find it helpful as I find it. Welcome, welcome.
I am also glad that you are able to take those walks you've mentioned. I try to walk everyday on the weekdays but they are only about 15 min. and then another 5 with my old dog. Minnesota inspired me to ride on the bike and it is really refreshing... I suggest it if you have one! Just cruising it makes me happy.
And just like what Cornish Dee said, you are doing a great job at even having a job, especially in your condition. I really admire that! I think you've accomplished so much from just that. But don't forget it take it easy too!! You definitely deserve to treat yourself at all this that you are going through.
What is with husbands and their video games? I really don't understand their passion for it... my husband gets so emotionally involved with it, it really is frightening sometimes. I do hope things work the best for you two, I believe the best is spending time with each other.. and talking and knowing each other more and more.
When I am really not motivated and hopeless, I like to invision what makes me happy and how I'd want things to be to make me happy... and I write it down or draw it. Just by doing this it gives me a little excitement. Then I try to imagine ways that I can make it that way from the position I am in now... I think goals and imagery can help to motivate sometimes.
I was on Lexapro (SSRI) for 1 year and 9 months. It did me well so I went off of it in February of this year... and I am trying to live without meds right now. This site is like my meds now. I am married to a sailor who lives 2 hours aways from me (comes home on the weekends and I live with my family). I am jobless right now... and taking online classes for now. I am practicing driving by myself little by little but am afraid to leave the house by myself when there is no one home. Nice to meet you!
I used to take yoga classes before which was a different type of yoga, more for warming up your body. I enjoyed the class a lot. In fact, I feel the most alive and happy when I do activities with my body (except for extremes!). I do aerobics right now and sometimes yoga at home... but its hard to get myself started. But I feel refreshed afterwards.
I get relief from writing in the forums and I tend to put the sessions aside.. I know it would help me a lot.. but since it's not in my face all the time.. I end up forgetting.. or doing other things.
I can relate to the both of you. I've always feared speaking in front of people but since I had to do it a lot in college, I have been able to get it done... of course I was always afraid and nervous when I had to do it.. but after college, I felt like "oh just get over it". One time I was on the verge of having an anxiety attack but I went through it.. it was really weird because I felt like I was not there.
Now that I've been agoraphobic for sometime... I don't know how I'd handle presentations. Right now, I am afraid to go out without my comfort people. I don't want to hang out with anyone unless my comfort person is there with me.
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