I am a beginner here too. I actually have had no panic attacks for 4 years. Up until 5 days ago. I was at the beach of all places. It hit me like a fright train. But actually, I was feeling a little on edge that whole weekend. Now I can't shake the attacks. I have them as soon as my eyes open in the morning. It's vary hard to get up and go to work. I'm self employed. So I deal with clients all day. It's horrible.
I wish you the best. I hope this will help us both.
Hi everyone. My name is Joe. I have been dealing with panic attack my whole life, off and on. Mostly off. Thank God.
4 years ago, I stopped having them. Last week at the beach, on vacation, they came back. Now ALL day I am fighting to stay in control. I am afraid of the mornings. Because that is the worst time for me. As soon as my eyes open. And its always around 3 or 4 in the morning. The attacks start. And they last a long time. Repeatedly through out my day. Needless to say life sucks right now. But I know from experience it will lighten up in time. Its hard to get through, but we are ALL capable.
Am I the only one who is constantly fighting off attacks all day? Everyday. Or is it the norm to have an attack, then get back to your normal self? Its always been this way for me. Once they start, I can't shake them all day.
Well more than likely I'll be back on here around 3 or 4 est.
My avatar is my pet duck. She passed a few years ago. I loved that duck, I miss her. She always put a smile on my face when I got home from work. I am an animal lover.
I have started the program. I am starting my homework. Because I have a touch of OCD, it is very difficult for me to not obsess on the thoughts. My adrenalin is going all day at this point. That is causing a lot of uncomfortable thoughts.
But the program, and you guys, are making me realize its all just the heighten sense of anxiety. Because of the OCD, when I'm feeling good, I notice it, and start with the uncomfortable thoughts of loosing control, or going crazy. What a pain in the ass this is! I'm trying to start up my contracting business and this comes back to make things that more challenging for me. I'm trying to get through this without meds. I was on Paxil for 5 years and it worked really well... But I hate the side affects.
Thank you for your support, and if there is anything I can do for you, I'll be here for you.
You are not alone with your problem. I share almost the same situation! I too felt my anxiety was out of control and I could no longer keep it together. It is a 24 - 7 battle for me to keep it together. Heart pounds hard almost all day. Very hard to concentrate on anything but this damn disorder! That being said, sense I started this program it has helped me in just a few days. DO THE HOME WORK. Learning about panic attacks and anxiety is very important.
Listen, everyone deals with stress in there life differently. Its like filling up a water balloon with water. If your not careful it will over fill and burst. That is what happen to us.Once it burst, we now are dealing with the fears of panic attacks, which causes a lot of anxiety. You need to realize your NOT crazy, Your not going to loose control of yourself. There just thoughts. Everyone has them. But when your anxiety levels are in the normal range, you can shrug them off as just a stupid thought or not even pay any attention to them. But our anxiety level is above normal, because we are afraid of those horrible panic attacks. So those same thoughts freak us out and send us into the flight or fight response. Then the panic attack happens. We have to retrain our thought process, realize the symptoms of anxiety is all we are feeling. we are not going crazy. We will lead a normal life. Your living with a heighten level of anxiety right now. That"s all.
People that live with a higher level of anxiety feel that way. I too feel that way when I'm anxious. I'm getting a little better about that now that I realize that.
I feel better when I'm away from my house.... It reminds me of all my debt. And slow with work. My anxiety level is a lot higher at home. What to do.... I think I'll clean something maybe.
I come from a really close Italian family. And we are going to have our traditional big Italian dinner in celebration of my mothers 83 birthday. Sounds like a good time huh.... Well mama has Alzheimer's, and has recently been showing signs of getting worst. It hurts me sooo bad seeing her going through this. She is the sweetest soul. I am afraid sense my re laps back into the panic attack world, my big Italian dinner get together is going to result in a break down on my part. I don't want to do that to her. So I'm stressing.
Dinner is tomorrow at 5:30. See her getting worst really raises my anxiety level. Man, what to do? I have to go. If I don't that will hurt her. And That's not going to happen.
How do you deal with loved ones illness? While having this panic attack thing??
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