Anxiety Attacks??!!

Hi CINDY30! I get anxiety attacks from time to time - I'm better now at seeing one coming and can take medication to help - but then sometimes they hit without my knowing why. I can't tell you what's going on with you specifically, 'cause I'm not a doctor and just can't diagnose, of course. Kind of concerns me that you always get short of breath when you bend over. Have you talked to your doctor about this? Might be a good idea to check it out with them. Sounds sort of like your breathing problems threw you into a panic attack, but that's just my opinion. Anyhooooooo - Please consider describing it to your physician and see what they can do to help.
Please post again soon and let us know how you are... We really do care about you... Honestly. (((hugs)))
Shash

There it is, thank-you so much. I don't know what I'd do w/o youse guys.

Cindy you do need to get the breathing checked out if it happens every time you bend over, IMO. Anxiety attacks can be so frightening. I was able to get control over them when I learned what was happening in my body and mind. For whatever reason your body releases too much adrenaline which causes physical feelings (like not being able to breath or your heart racing) that fear causes more adrenaline to be released etc til your in an all out panic attack. After I learned this I would tell myself "it's just physical feelings that's not going to hurt you" and that would nip it in the bud. Now generalized anxiety is a different story for me and I haven't gotten control over it but distraction helps. The thing that upsets me is when I'm going through a stressful time in my life I have less anxiety and when it is all over and I can relax is when the anxiety hits.

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

Thank you all so much! I will definitely mention the breathing thing to my dr. I live in Savannah, GA and it has just gotten so hot here that by the time I get myself and the kids ready to go anywhere, I have to start all over because my clothes are either all sweaty or uncomfortable. I think this is a big part of the attacks I'm getting because it happened again this morning but I was able to feel it coming on and calm myself down before everyone in church started to notice. I used to be a very cold natured person and now I feel like I can't breath if it is hot. Maybe I just need to uproot and move somewhere more fibro-friendly. Any suggestions?

Thanks tyno3! I don't know what all that dry air would do to my naturally curly hair but I guess I could just shave it off if it meant being able to breathe!