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Posted 8/2/2015 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
I am Having horrible anxiety to day and I'm kind of feeling hopeless. Last night when I was trying to sleep I kept having semi conscious panic attacks and I was awake until 4am, then I woke up at about 9am having another panic attack. Yesterday I was having a pretty good day, I went to party with my family and I had I had little to no anxiety. Today I've been having bad anxiety/panic attacks off and on, I feel really disoriented, my head hurts, my eyes feel weird, I don't feel like doing anything, and I'm afraid that I'm going to go crazy or lose my mind or something. I just really don't know why I feel this way, why my anxiety is so high today for no reason. Last year around this time I had really bad anxiety, but it started to get better around fall. I just hate this time of the year for some reason and I wish I could just fast forward to October or November. Does anyone else ever feel this way, days when you have super high anxiety for no reason? How do you make yourself feel better when you have days like this? Oh, and I probably should mention that I do take anxiety medication, 5mg of Buspar twice a day, and I've been on it for almost six months now.
Posted 8/3/2015 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
Hi TUW,

I am sorry to hear of the miserable night you had! That is no way to get rested...and a rough way to start the day.;(

Yes, I have mostly good days...and then, seemingly out of nowhere can have a challenging time suddenly. Sometimes I can identify a trigger, sometimes not.

Even though you had a good time at the party you attended, sometimes even postive stimulation can just put us into overdrive, and anxiety can happen.

Then, your broken sleep is surely compounding things today...and on goes the cycle.

Break it by using some coping skills. The relaxation and stress relieving exercises in our Resources are a great place to start. We have lots of links and videos for self-help.:)

I hope you feel better soon...and keep us posted. We care and are here for support anytime.:)

S.C.
Posted 8/3/2015 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear that man.. I'm new to this anxiety stuff and it sucks. Try breathing exercises and hearing relaxing music... I'm not an expert and I'm searching for advice myself. I been given Xanax but I'm not trying to take it.

I hope you get better and please feel free to share with me any helpful tips on how to cope with your bad days
Posted 8/3/2015 3:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Taylor, you mention your anxiety is high this time of year...do you think you may have allergies? The reason I ask is that certain times of the year my anxiety level goes up and I find that using Flonase or an anti-histimine helps so much. In my case, much of my allergies are skin reactions, which I think triggers my mind to jump into the anxiety ocean. I also have more anxiety when there is more idle time and in the heat of our Texas summers, I get a tad lazy, which doesn't help at all.
Posted 8/3/2015 8:56 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Taylor

Sorry to hear you are having a tough time at the moment.

Living with anxiety is like being on a roller coaster with constant up's and down's and this can be very frustrating.

I find that if I use mindfulness it helps me deal with the anxiety have a look at our resources thread for some useful links.

Hibee
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