Constant state of panic

I'm new here so hi everyone. For the past week I have been in a constant panic attack. I always feel like there is something tight around my neck. Getting tattooed usually helps calm me but I would like to hear other peoples tricks. I might find something to get me by until my apointments come up. Thanks

Dr. apointment. I have tried the deep breathing and it helps sometimes. I have dealt with my panic disorder for 7 years but it has never been this severe.

Scratch what i said. Let me think about it some more. Now that you have said that you have oanic disorder, i would maybe take a different approach than excersise. Not sure though, since getting tattooed seems to bring you relief, and since i know panic is paradoxical it sometimes helps to actually take the opposite action, like excersising. But if you've been in a panic state for a week, i think the dr. is the best place to get to.

Dan

Thanks Dan. I'll try the exercise. I need it anyway. I do some of my own tattoos and am teaching my wife how. Don't trust her on outlining yet. Yeah, it really relaxes me. She was doing some color work on my sleeve a few days ago and It put me to sleep. It might be anxiety, I really don't know. I've been doing good up until recently. Maybe one attack a month. The last leek I have had little spurts and atleast 5-7 full blown attacks each day. I want to get this under control for my sons. They're 4 and 5 and they notice the difference and it scares them sometimes.

yeah, thats also what my mom does when she has an attack -- walks and walks. She said it balance your PH or something and just getting the fresh air and moving helps a lot. I ride my bike through the park to the beach -- achieving the same thing i guess. I try and keep a decent pace, but slow it down just a little so i'm not pushing myself too much. And its weird for me. When i'm having panic and i ride i feel a little buzzed, so i take it really slow at first till i feel my mind and body are more connected. When i get to the beach i take photos of birds and stuff, and write in my journal. Then i usually get back on the bike and head for home. I usually feel a lot better when i do this, but its the doing part that is sooooo hard. Getting out of my apt some times is really a struggle, but once I'm going its good. I also find it good to try and concentrate on something when i'm at the beach. Thats why i like taking photos of birds (crows are awesome). I find that following and focusing on one bird takes my attention away from me and my panic. Its a pretty good feeling.

So those are some ideas, or at least some general themes that seem to help. Light exercise, and focusing on something else. A friend of my will walk and count windows on apt buildings. Sounds old but she says it helps. Its like a mundane task to divert her mind from panic thoughts which leads to all the physical symptoms.

And definitely see your doc. 5-7 full blown attacks a day is a lot on you. Its exhausting, overwhelming, and plain annoying after a while. Also, if you want a good book to check out ( man i say this in every post on here, like i get a profit from the sales of this book) Embracing The Fear. It changed my life for sure, especially when i was in the thick of it. And it sounds like you're going through a tough time.

There's some stuff that might help ya for the time being. You'll get this under control man. Just go easy on yourself. I wish i had some advice on how to work with your sons, so they dont get scared. Maybe someone with some young ones on here can give some good advice on that.

hang tight man. you'll start to feel better. Posting here is a good start.
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Dan

Thanks everyone. It's good to finally be able to talk about this stuff with someone who knows what I'm dealing with. I'll check that book out.