progress with anxiety/panic attacks (in a way)

Good morning from the lone star state. I hope everyone is doing well. It has been a while since i posted last. Over the past few weeks i have been doing a little better with my anxiety in the aspect i have been able to calm myself before it goes into a full blown panic attack. I mean it has gotten me a couple of times but for the most part i have just delt with anxiety. I have also done this without my RX but i always have it with me just in case. The other day i downloaded an app on my phone called CBT to help retrain my thoughts and i am glad i have found it.

On a related note, as i have said in other posts i have been having gut issues and today i was finally brave enough (instead of putting it off some more) to go in and have the CT done. I got anxious during the test and shed a few tears but i got threw it. I am terrified of what the results will be, like absolutely terrified but for now i am trying to focus on the positive that i was brave enough to actually get it done. Though the results are what is keeping me on edge.

Anyways, i hope everyone is doing well, inner peace, love and tranquility to you all x

Apple Cakes

So glad you have found your way back to us! Congrats on having the courage to finally get this test done. This is a huge step for you!

Just hang in there until you get the results! Start now incorporating healthy distractions to keep your mind off of this. Have your medication on "standby" for when the anxiety creeps in. And start deploying the coping skills/ techniques you learned thus far on your journey.

Andwes is so right!! You are going to be just fine! The "not knowing" must have really made your anxiety skyrocket! I can say this from experience... Once you get the results back it will feel like a thousand pound brick has been lifted off of your shoulders and you can begin the appropriate treatment promptly.

Once you get confirmation that you do in fact have anxiety (and nothing else) I look forward to hanging with you on HW!

God bless

Cornell

Post Edited (Cornell) : 10/13/2014 3:11:47 PM (GMT-6)

Hi AC.,

Welcome back, and congratulations on all of the great progress that you have made!

I am glad to hear that you are applying the CBT to your recovery, and getting through the tough spots that are challenging to you.

You are brave, and we are cheering you on in your journey!

I hope that you get the answers that you need very soon...and that any needed treatment will work to help you to feel better really quickly!

Let us know when you get your test results, okay?

S.C.

Lol i am not pregnant but i do appreciate the advice.

SC, i feel like if i can do this right, cbt is what can help me because i know my thoughts are what get me. Everything becomes a catastrophic thought for me, i always think the worst case senario. I mean even when i am not anxious and i am just doing something normal and random, i always have to say or think something negative about it. I know i need to retrain the way i think and i know it will be a journey in doing so. This is all just second nature to me, it is who i am ya know? So changing it i know will take a while.