Dear Kitt and SC :) Thank you so much for your kind words and both of you are an inspiration to me, and everyone is so lucky to have you guys to help with peer support and just being a friend. Kitt,...
I just had to stop by and say Hello :) Three years ago I was gripped with anxiety and panic so bad, that it took my life down a rocky road into not only agoraphobia, but also suffering from so many...
I'm coping with a breakup of over 7 years and just trying to take everything one day at a time. I realize life is hard now, and I think I'm starting to learn to handle some things better. . . All I...
Great advice from all, so I'll just welcome you to the forum. . . You will find a lot of wonderful peer support here. Sam :)...
Prayers to you. . . Hope all turns out great! Sam...
I know how that goes, and can you work on some relaxation and breathing exercises? It always helps me out so much. Sending positive energy your way! Sam...
Congrats to you SC!!! You will make a wonderful moderator, and I hope you find it a rewarding experience :) Take care, Sam...
Mine usually goes between 80 to 110 bpm and that freaks me out sometimes as well. . . I think for any of us with anxiety, we are super in tune with our bodies, so just about anything that seems...
Good advice from some wonderful people :) I also have felt like this and have learned to live with it over the years. . . Do be your own best advocate and see your doc though so you can give yourself...
I have also went through this and still do from time to time. . . It used to cause me panic, but I have learned over the years that it is not dangerous, so I can cope with it now. Hope things start...
Sorry to hear you are going through this right now. . . I am currently going through a relationship breakup of over 7 years due to similar issues. It is hard to go through all of the anxiety, then...
Wishing you the best TG. . . I also feel that once your medication gets adjusted, that you will feel so much better :) Take care and good luck to you my friend! Keeping you in my thoughts, Sam...
Happy to hear that you are doing better today, and hope things keep improving with your anxiety! Peace, Sam :)...
The advice is already so great that I don't have anything to add. I just wanted to welcome you to the forum. . . Tons of great people on here for the best peer support :) Take care, Sam...
Fugs, Thank you for the kind words and from what I've got to see of your wonderful and helpful posts, I know that you are going to be missed. I wish you the best of luck with the continuing healing...
Hey Percy and Kitt, Glad you both liked the Positive Thoughts website. . . They put out 2-3 helpful articles a day, and it has been such a good resource for me the past year. Here is another article...
I am glad that I was helpful for you SZM :) You take care and I wish you a wonderful Holiday Season! Sam :)...
I can definitely see where that would be upsetting and would cause such a dream. . . I am a guy and understand the importance of a ring. My jewelry that my dh has bought me over the years, I wear to...
I could not imagine losing my partner after 8 years of love and sharing in each other's lives. . . My heart goes out to you and I don't have much to add after all of the wonderful advice. Will be...
Sure hope that you get things figured out and are able to get some sleep without the dreams. I know when I have dreams similar to that, fighting with my dh and watching them walk away, or being...
Hey, I hope that your therapist will be able to help you out Monday. . . A person can keep hydrated and take many vitamins, but you still need to consume food as well. Like Percy suggested, try...
I also have very vivid dreams Sherry, and don't know how I don't instantly wake up on some of them when they can be quite bizarre. . . I hope that you find the answers to being able to control your...
Thank you for your support Gail, and I remember when you lost your dear mother. . . Such a hard time, but I could not agree with you more about how much better they are all now in Heaven. Someday,...
Thanks Percy for this thread and thank all of you for sharing :) I love to watch a lot of comedies, whether they are movies, sitcoms, stand-up, I don't care. . . I will also go onto YouTube and find...
Subzeromambo, Thank you for sharing the list of things to do to help with all of the stress. I am going to use a few of those to help me out this year :) Take care, Sam :)...
Fugs, I like doing the guided meditation myself. . . It is so very relaxing. Along with some light yoga, it seems to really keep me grounded :) Take care! Sam :)...
Wishing you the best right now, as you are going through so much and it is no wonder you are having stress/anxiety issues. I also go through neck pain when super anxious from stress, and I am also...
Thank you Ben :) Your support is always so very much appreciated, and I hope things start looking up for you too. Take care now! Sam...
Hey Ben, Wishing you the best and hope they docs get you straightened out and healed up for the holidays. . . You received so much great advice on here already, that I don't know what else to add,...
Nelle, Melodee, SC, Kitt, Fugs & Percy, Thank you all so much for the wonderfully kind words. . . I am very touched and blessed to have so many people around me that are supportive when a fellow...
It has been exactly one year to the day that my lovely G'ma passed away, and I can not express in words how much I miss her and love her. . . She was my best friend and there has not been a day that...
Nice to see you again Melodee! I hope things start to get better for you, because the hyperventilating is really hard to deal with. Have you been working any of the techniques or CBT lately? I am...
Hello Chilledout, Welcome to HW and our Anxiety-Panic Forum. . . The anxiety did the same thing to me a few years back, just out of the blue (at night) I would start having horrible panic attacks,...
Hi Camylou, Wanted to jump on and let you know that I wish you the best of luck on being able to get your position back or getting some good news soon from the SSA. . . It is always so hard during...
Hey Margaret, I have also been through this and know how terrifying it can be. . . You have received so much good advice already, that I don't know what to add except when it happens, if you do some...
Sorry you are going through all of this Percy and I wish you the best in getting all of this straightened out. Good luck with the allergist my friend! Take care, Sam...
I love all of the tips and thank you all for sharing. . . Very much appreciated! Sam :)...
Good one Fugs :) I also do the breathing/relaxation technique that you pointed out in your post to calm down. Another thing that helps me out is to take a slow walk outside, just enjoying nature and...
That sounds really painful and I'm sure it is frustrating for you. . . Hopefully your doctor might be able to give you an alternative med that will be helpful without the side effects. Take care, Sam...
Hey Percy, I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. . . I wish you the best of luck on either getting your current doctor to help you out or finding one that will take a more active role in...
I will do Kitt. . . I think it will have to be changed up a little bit, but don't want to lose all of the great research that was put into it either, so it is going to take a little bit of time :)...
Hello AMcP, Welcome to HW and the Anxiety-Panic Forum. You received really great advice from Scaredy Cat, and I wanted to add on how much the therapy has helped me the past couple of years to go from...
I don't have this issue on Lexapro, but have it sometimes due to the anxiety. . . Have you tried using a mouth guard to help with the clenching? They have cheap ones at Walmart, but the ones from the...
Hey Sherry, Just wanted to let you know how sorry I am that you are having a hard time right now in missing your lovely grandma. Tomorrow is one year since my g'ma passed on and I know how much that...
Decorating the house and turning on the lights when feeling down helps me out so much. . . There is nothing like Christmas to bring back some positive childhood memories :) Here is a good article I...
Great advice from everyone. . . I just wanted to jump on here to extend my support and let you know that I'm glad you are okay. Sounds like you've had a super harrowing week, and I hope things start...
Hey Kitt, This website has been such a great help in grounding me as well. I am thinking of taking GGB into a direction like this, as the constant focusing on positive thinking might help keep the...
I also suffer through this whenever I am going through a period of increased anxiety, ROYGBIV. . . I hope you are able to speak with your doc and get straightened out, so you can start feeling better...
Congrats to you and wishing you the best of luck! Sam...
Here is a good article today entitled "Positive Attitude Is A Simple Choice You Make."...