panic and all that junk this morning

Oh man!! :( Seriously bumming. I felt just like this the other day!! :(

Any chance you can just brave a short walk for exercise? Baby steps back towards comfortableness??!

Thanks TMA and Liz. Walking would be a good choice. I'll try to get that in during the day. Then i start getting anxious thinking about when I'm going to fit it in. I would like to get my treadmill out, but i can't find anywhere to put it in my house. My old exercise area is now a playroom. Then I start getting anxious about where should i put it? When will i find time to rearrange things? Then when will I exercise? Seriously, then I'm hyperventilating! about a treadmill! Ugh!

In other news, I pulled over and have been reading the forum and sending emails and I feel a little better.

MG,

I totally know what you are feeling.

Since you mentioned exercise, I'll tell yu that I'm typing this on my phone while on the treadmill! I'm petrified everytime I get on this thing, but the more I do it the better I'm feeling about it and I actually realize that my palps seem better. Maybe take baby steps and once you get that treadmill out, only walk on it when your husband is home so you feel safe if something went wrong. Today is my first day doing it alone, but I'm actually feeling ok!

I'm glad you pulled over and just chilled out for a little bit. That's exactly what my therapist told me to do. The more we rush to get to a safe place, the more anxious we get. Pulling over and chatting on here or checking emails was a great idea.

I hope you're feeling better!

Thanks for the support Richard! And welcome to the HW fam! :)

Hi Miss G. I know exactly how you feel about the exercise thing and anxious about how you'll feel, but I echo the other commenters: it can actually make the anxiety and palps better to just do it. Start slow and read, watch TV, or take your phone to pass the time. The exercise is not only healthy for you, but may just help you feel better. Rather than worrying so much about that treadmill right away, maybe just walk around the block or even around the yard a few laps just to start until you're able to get the treadmill set up. Just a suggestion. Hang in there!