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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

A couple of questions.

Juanita, yes, it is amazing. Thank you for being supportive. :D It feels great when you can actually learn something about the panic and not feel like you just need to "escape" from it. And me being relatively new to the program, I want new people to learn that this does start to work, you just gotta stick with it. I wish the best of luck for anyone trying to manage their panic/anxiety.

Stay positive,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

A couple of questions.

Hello, thank you everyone for the support and kind words. :D Just reading them makes me feel calmer. Flint, that makes since that it would be harder because of higher cortisol levels. It's cool that you boulder too, I've only been bouldering in a gym. My friends and I mainly do it for the fun, health, and strength benefits. We'll see if we decide to actually do real bouldering though. Today so far has been pretty good for me. I'm a Type 1 Diabetic, and my blood sugar was low this morning, I started feeling the symptoms of my low blood sugar after about an hour of waking up. Well hypoglycemia symptoms are some of the exact same symptoms of anxiety/panic symptoms. So that did get my anxiety level to rise this morning, but I was able to keep myself from panicking from it by journaling and positive self-talk. Not the best way to start the day, but I made it through. But even though I had a good day yesterday after riding through my attack, I have the feeling like I'm still "searching for the dragons". And I would like to know a good way to overcome this challenge. I'm doing good at keeping the negative thoughts at bay, but I can tell that my mind is still looking. I don't wanna try and "run away" from this either, I wan't to face it and actually change it. If anyone has any good techniques or tips they can tell me for changing this, I would love to hear them.

Stay positive,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

My setback

Dear Sunhot, I've been dealing with a setback too, but after about 2 months of no panic attacks. Talk about a rush. Just remember to keep learning all you can about this and challenge your negative thoughts. Stay positive, laugh, and get better. All the best. :D

Stay positive,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

How to Keep Motivated?

I just started reading "The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook" yesterday. I found a very good process for defining your goals and staying motivated. It says "Practicing visualizing your goals for recovery on a daily basis (preferably in a relaxed state) will increase your confidence about succeeding. This practice will actually make a full recovery more likely." So, you basically visualize and write down your goals about how you want your life to be once you've recovered. Imagine what your life would look like if you were entirely free of your problems. If that isn't motivating, I don't know what is! I think this will be great for anyone who needs that motivation to overcome the obstacles that can sometimes seem overwhelming.

This book is also available as a NOOKbook from Barnes & Noble, which is great if you can't go pick up a physical copy, plus I believe its cheaper too! Also, there are programs for the PC, and most smartphones if you don't actually have a NOOK reader. Stay motivated everyone! We can all get through this together! :D

Stay positive,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

Affirmations and Negative Influences

I love this post! Great idea. I started reading a book yesterday that gave me some "mantra's" to say to myself when I feel the symptoms of panic coming on and they have been very helpful to me today.

They are:

"I can handle these sensations."

"I can flow with this and wait for my anxiety to diminish."

"I can let my body do its thing and this will pass."

When I feel panic coming on, I just keep repeating these over and over until I'm calm again. :D

Stay positive,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

Feel good movies and shows. :D

Hello everyone. I usually like to relax and unwind with a feel good movie or tv show. I recently watched the movie "A Good Year" and watch the show "The Big Bang Theory" often to relax and unwind. I thought this would be a good topic to bring up because maybe people don't do it often or just need a refresher on some good shows or movies to watch. What are everyone's favorites to watch?

Stay Positive,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

what if...

Hi LT (I hope you don't mind me shortening the name). I'm not completely sure if I'm correct here, but I think I read in the program that if you are having a hard time challenging a particular thought or if it makes your anxiety level high, to work on other thoughts or come back to it at a time when it doesn't bother you so much. I know I have to work on pretty much this same thought too, one that was pretty much just like it came through my head when my anxiety was high and I was having a mild attack. I wrote the thought down and was trying to challenge it, but it just scared me more and wasn't helping my anxiety. So I decided to put off challenging the thought until I could look at it and challenge it in a positive way. Maybe something you could try doing. And something to help you out here, is think of all the people out there that do have great relationships. I mean, look at Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon, WOW! Just because your relationship isn't great right now, doesn't mean there aren't things you(or you both) can't try working on to make it great. And one more thing, I'm about to post a new topic(not sure in what section yet) about a book that I have been reading over the last 2 or 3 days, and an mp3 set that I downloaded yesterday, that have been great in helping me see and change the way I think about what I'm going through in a more positive way. And they don't take away anything from this program either, they all have been helping me together. So take a look at that as soon as you get the chance.

Stay positive :D,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

An interesting exposure.

Hello everyone. I believe I have an interesting exposure to deal with and it's taking a shower. I'm agoraphobic about taking a shower because a little over a year ago was when I had my first really bad attack, and it was in the shower. Also a month ago when I had an attack(also a setback because I had been doing fine taking showers) it was in the shower. Usually exposure work is gradually exposing yourself to a situation and then staying in that situation for longer periods of time. Also usually done with a support person. Well, right now I live with my mom and taking a shower is a bit personal, so having her as a support person makes me a bit uncomfortable. And also, staying in the shower for longer than 20 minutes(at the most) to let my fear subside and accepting that I'm OK isn't really possible because then the hot water runs out. So I'm just looking for some ideas about how to go about doing this. Thank you for taking the time to read and reply if you have any suggestions.

Stay positive :D,

-jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

An interesting exposure.

Davit, there really wasn't trauma the first time that I had an attack in the shower. There was quite a bit of stress going on in my life at the time though.

Stay positive :D,

jSquared

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 36

An interesting exposure.

Hi everyone, thank you for the ideas, really great ones here. But I'm looking for a way to do gradual exposure work. Lets take the grocery store for example, people usually have small steps that lead into actually entering the grocery store and so on until they can go in, do their shopping, and then leave. Well, my agoraphobia with the shower is about just as bad as this, I think I need to make gradual steps towards taking a shower. The last two times I tried taking a shower, I think I was in it for about 5 minutes and was trying to cope with the panic feelings, but I ended up having to get out and I was hyperventilating and my heart rate was really elevated. So I think gradual exposure work is what I need in this situation. Because I can still take baths to get clean.

And Davit, I know stress is a form of mental trauma, so I guess its pretty much saying the same thing. But I'll share what I was going through the first time I had the really bad panic attack in the shower. I'll try and sum it up. A friend and coworker of mine died about 7 or 8 months before. The painting company I worked for lost it's contracts so the whole crew and I got laid off due to no work. I couldn't pay my rent so I got evicted the same month. I moved in with a friend who couldn't make rent and he acted stupidly and decided to not pay, so we got evicted from there after I had only been there for a month.(around this time was when I had the attack in the shower) Then I had to go stay with a family "friend", who we now no longer associate with because he's an a-hole. But it was very stressful there, he yelled at his sister a lot and would keep asking me to do things around the house, and not just regular chores, cause I don't mind doing housework. I mean stupid ish, like clipping blackberry bushes from his backyard, which covered his WHOLE backyard, a lot of work, I filled up his yard waste bin every week for two months and still didn't finish, lol. Damn, now that I look back on it, that was a LOT to go through, no wonder I had a panic attack. But I believe the attack in the shower was the first time I had the depersonalization feelings and thoughts of going crazy. Cause I had some attacks when I was a teenager but they were a lot more mild and pretty much just included me focusing on my heart beating faster and me thinking I was having a heart attack. Ah, it feels good to get this stuff off my chest! Thank you everyone for being so supportive! I'm glad that we're all here for each other, it makes going through these rough patches so much easier.

Stay positive :D,

jSquared

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