Thanks for your insight and advice. I have read and re-read it and have bookmarked it. I get how channelling the initial excitement can help calm things down but i just dont know how to go about it. well I do a little. I am looking forward to seeing my mum in particular.
I am a little excited about my trip. It's to visit family and friends. I guess part if the worry is that I don't want them to worry about me if/ when I have a panic attack. And I worry about where support will come from. There is such a stigma surrounding mental disorders there.
I feel a little better this evening but I think I have some anticipatory anxiety. Wondering when the next one will hit.
I am excited about the trip to see family and friends. Sometimes I think my body confuses excitement with panic. How do I make it see the difference???
I can tell I am going to panic because my stomach gets that knotted feeling, my arm and chest muscles start to stiffen and tighten and then the palpitations and breathlessness follows. With a really bad episode my hands start shaking as well.
Excitement typically starts in my chest and then breathlessness but no palpitations. I was shopping recently and hit really excited about a deal. All of a sudden I started to panic... That was really confusing.
I leave on Wednesday. I will have Internet access but it might be sporadic at best.
So I'm on vacation in Africa and have been doing well but I missed the site. Glad to see it back up.
It has been easier than I expected. The panic/anxiety is hovering. But I am coping with large amounts of camomile tea and the occasional 1/2 Xanax. Hope everyone is doing well.
I am trying to do the box breathing but it still makes me panic a little. Any tips??
It's cooler - high 70's - so not do much and the breeze is quite refreshing. I am enjoying seeing family and friends though I get the occasional sense of dread but I am learning to not react to it. Just keep it in the background. I have so much more work to do.
Katie
Hope you are feeling better. Africa - Ghana - is amazing! It's a much slower pace and the food is wonderful. You'll have a great time if you decide to visit.
I know how you feel. I get that sometimes but then I remember that irrational thoughts are part of the panic system and so I know that those thoughts are not me but the panic. You are not and will not go crazy. It's not easy to remember in the middle of an attack but if you continue to write things down it helps...
It's been a little difficult today. Loads of negative thoughts and sensations. I feel quite overwhelmed right now. It's about 10:40pm. Trying to relax enough to sleep but my mind is racing all over the place. Any advice???
Do take the time to do the sessions - they do help. I am feeling a little better afetr completing a couple of the sessions. I know I still have a long way to go though.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Someone pointed out that if you wake up from sleep with panic and wake up early most mornings with panic that you have depression panic disorder - that you dont necessarily have to have feelings of sadness but the that the underlying cause of the panic attacks are due to depression? Anyone heard it explained this way before?
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