anziety for many years

 this is dreamchaser1157 and ihave these attacks for over twenty years and i hope for some peace someday

im martha i stared having these attacks in my ealy 20s and my life has been really out of contrl since then i dont go out vert much and i am 48 years old and married but iam aways afraid if i go somewhere i will have a attack and i do take medcine and it helps but when your stress level is high you are afraid to take a chance to go anywhere i have 2girls and 5 grand kids

Hi Martha

Welcome, I'm sorry your stress level is so high, I can relate to that, I started with A/P when I was 14 and I am 52 now. I just started taking an anti-d for my anxiety, hopefully that works. You'll get great support here and everyone is so friendly. Not to be nosey, but what meds are you taking for your anxiety, maybe you need something different to bring your anxiety under control. Again Welcome and it's nice to meet you.

Hugs Judy

hi judy its good to hear from you but i wish under better reasons.. i cant emagine having anxiety attacks at 14 .may i ask you what started them ,and yes i take clonazepam1mg three times a day. does any one have these attacks at night while sleeping that you know of .  i do martha

martha thanks for posting more about yourself hun
So sorry you also have lived with this for so long
I am 52 and have had A/P since about I was 8 yrs old severly since first hubby's death in 79
I am really glad you found us and as you can see the pl here are the best and will support you an dhelp you with all they have
Never fear of beign Judged here it does not happen
We are very much a close knit "lil family " and welcome each new memeber to the "family " with open arms and open minds
You sound like you need all the support you can get right now so consider this your support adopted "family" and continue to post read other posts and jump in where you can I think you will be an asset to this forum
Take care and again
Welcome
God Bless
Lyn

hi fixie ill,try to keep that in mind. thanks martha

Welcome dream we are happy to have you. As for relief it is different for everyone. Try and hang in there. Death is not an answer or a solution. No one knows what tomorrow brings and besides there are enough "little miricals" to serve as reasons to wake up in the morning. Glad to have you.

michelle this is martha .anyone who do not have these problems don,t understand.believe me i have been to all kinds of counceling, and nothing worked for me about 20 or so years .only the ones who know uderstand and then you still only know how you feel

Hi Martha..welcome to HW its a great place to be! I haven't had anxiety as long as you but I have the same type of anxiety, I think the cause my anxiety is the fear of dying or having something that you will die from. I just wanted to throw it out there that I have an online CBT course and the person that sent it to me his son suffered for 20yrs and now has recovered and no longer lives in fear. It does take consistency but has helped me alot with my automatic thought patterns and such. If you would like I will forward you the course. Just e-mail me, my address is in my profile and I would be happy to send them to you! You may have already tried this but I wanted to offer anyway. The way I figure it is can't hurt the more positive things I learn about coping and fighting this a/p the better I feel.

Hi Martha

Sorry I didn't answer sooner. They don't know what started my anxiety attacks, they figured maybe from dealing with Colitis/Lupus may have tiggered them. Ya I figure 14 was kinda young, I thought I had heart problems or I was nuts. I don't get panic attacks during sleep, but have stayed awake many nights due to anxiety.

Judy

Hello Dreamchaser,

Sorry to hear about what you have been going through for so long. I have bipolar and A/P and know what you are feeling.

When was the last time you had a check up with your Psych/Therapist? Please don't hesitate to tell them how you are still feeling and that you need more help. Meds, deep breathing and talking with my therapist has helped me a lot.

My slogan is "Hang Tough" be proactive by keeping in contact with your Physicians and come here to share too! Remember every baby step forward counts. Congratulate yourself for every step you try.

Keep us posted.

~Sukay~*

hey maree im glad to hear from you it seems to help me and i,m glad you have had some good times in your life.keep in touch martha

hey dfly sorry about what you have been through and still are. if you need to talk this is the place to be i have had these atacks also for over 20 years and about 15 years of couciling hang in there and talk to these nice people martha