I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder last March, since then I had conquered all my fears through desensetization as.I attended a psychotherapist for CBT . I was also diagnosed with GAD & Depression in Dec/07.
I had surgery done last Wednesday and am now experiencing frequent panic attacks especially at night. I am on edge all the time & continually worry about one thing & another.
I am so anxious & think that something is going to happen to me.
Thank-you very much for your response. I haven'r started using the exercises yet as challenging the negative thoughts is something I can't seem to do.
I'm really good at having all the thoughts, but as for challenging them, I just don't believe the alternative or balanced thought. I have had this negative thinking pattern for so long & boy am i good at it.
My social worker has been trying to get me to challenge the thoughts, but with the surgery & not being able to get out very much and all the weird feeling since the surgery the negative thoughts are just rolling in.
Thank-you so much for your response. I do try telling myself that I can get through this, I can handle this & this will pass. Since the surgery I really haven't been feeling well & have had to go to the doctors a couple of times as the stitches are leaking. Today wasn't a good day, very weak and tired and just wondering what next.
I also have a lot of guilt because I can't do things around the house like i used to or go for groceries so my 80 year old mum had to do a lot for me & 81 year old father has to do the shopping.
I have never been able to accept things, I always fight against it (which I know doesn't help, but I honestly don't know how to )
I"m an emotional wreck & can't handle not being able to go out when I want.
I also have tinnitus and hyperacusis which makes me very sensitive to noises and vibrations. Since the surgery it's become intolerable, this adds to the situation and creates more panic.
I'm going to see my GP tomorrow in hopes she will have some answers for me & will receive a call from my social worker.
Not a good one for me I am on edge all the time and panic at the least thing. You see I feel overwhelmed because of my recovery I can't get out when I want to and can't come to terms with that. When I was first diagnosed with Panic Disorder last year my coping was being able to get out. At times I think I'm going to lose my mind and don't want to wake up in the morning.
Before the surgery I was suffering from depression. I feel this is a nightmare that just won't end. I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Thank-you so much for your words of comfort. Patience has never been one of my virtues, but today I am trying to be patient knowing that getting myself into a panic will only make matters worse. So far so good.
Thank-you for your response, just knowing that there are people like you is a comfort.
I guess the biggest thing for me right now is trying to stay positive (a quality I don't have). I do try to tell myself that I will get over this, I can handle this, it will pass, but when those panic attacks start it all goes out the window.
I have heard people say to float with the attacks don't fight them & it won't last as long. How does one float with it? Does practicing deep breathing really have a positive effect on reducing the severity?
Does one ever get rid of this nightmare or does it just lie dormant until some stressful situation and then it rears its ugly head?
My stress busters include gentle restorative Hatha Yoga. When I was first diagnosed with Panic Disorder last year I forced myself to go to class twice a week. After a while I really enjoyed going & used to walk to/from class, about 1 hour walk in total.
I love to garden & even in my worst attacks I found it really helped me. Another relief method is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, I took the 10 week course. I have the MBSR guided CD's and before my surgery used to do the body scan.
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