Happy Thanksgiving Mystic,I like the post and so much of it makes sense to me. I have had PAD since 1997 and though it took years to work toward recovery, I'm not 100% there but I live a quality life...
Hello Ninlow,You will find that what you are feeling is what so many in this forum go through...same feelings...same symptoms...common for anxiety and panic. Here's the thing....fear drives the...
Prayers that everything goes well....and yea, we want you here for as many years as you want to be here...cause we love you~!...
Hello Display, I don't have panic attacks anymore and for the most part my anxiety is pretty manageable...but when I first wake up in the mornings if I'm going to feel edgy...it's in the mornings. If...
I think it kind of makes sense. So many of us almost like monitor ourselves on a constant basis and sometime when we don't feel quite right, it can trigger anxiety. If most are like me, many times I...
Sounds like the perfect prescription....just what the Doctor ordered....you better have too much fun~!...
Hoping everything went great~!...
Anytime you have worry, coupled with paying attention to your heart rate, is the perfect recipe for an elevated heart rate. Just knowing your heart rate is higher will cause many to stress a little...
This is key for me....I know when it's anxiety and I just roll with how it feels. If I'm doing nothing...I will get up and start doing something..if I'm in the middle of something I continue doing it...
One day at a time Kitt...prayers for another day of hope, strength and courage...prayer for moments of peace and calm....prayers for special people to take good care of you as you fight on...I'm sure...
It may be a trigger Jerry and then again...not necessarily? I have had anxiety attacks while relaxing in bed, fine one minute...symptoms the next. Many others have had panic attacks out of nowhere....
If the test was truly accurate, 40 is really pretty low. I used to monitor mine and about the time I would hit around 68 I would begin to feel shaky and without eating it would go downhill pretty...
When we have anxiety.....it is driven by fear and that is factual, no disputing that. Given that part, if we continue to fear and give into fear....it's a given our anxiety will not get better and...
Hello Sub,In the past I have had exactly what you are describing...actually several times and I knew when it happened that it was anxiety. I remember sipping water and my hand shaking so bad I was...
BeRock,that is GREAT news~! Recovering from Panic takes positives just like this and it gives you not only hope, but something that was real and you can build on. To make it a possible turn around...
Hello Hawkeye,I did the complete Lucinda Bassett program years ago. It was very helpful. I found for me that it takes a long time to change thoughts and behaviors. I mean I would really work at...
I find TV to very relaxing given the right shows. I don't watch a lot of TV but I have my favorites..American pickers, house hunters....pawn stars....to name a few....I said PAWN stars...
Hello SoulI remember years ago when I was a total wreck. I stumbled across one of Lucinda Bassett's books. I remember her saying " are you tired of being on that Meri-go-round of anxiety...then just...
Love to hear the updates Kitt, keep them coming. We're all tuned in now to " As the Kitt world turns" and we want to be a part of every episode~! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Great news on the...
Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline. If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2. If you have multiple personalities, please...
Hello ShadawnI had my first and worst anxiety/panic attack in 1997 out of nowhere. I had just settled down for bed and felt relaxed and fine and the next thing I knew, I thought my body was shutting...
The examples make good sense. I discovered in the past that if I was not breathing right or it didn't feel right...it wasn't because I wasn't breathing in well....it was because I wasn't pushing...
Sad but true...this is the one I have. You know you have anxiety disorder when you feel more comfortable when a hospital or any type of medical personnel is somewhat close by.....even though you...
Good evening BeRock,In my opinion, not only is it safe but actually completely opposite...I think it's healthy. It was methods like that, that helped me recover and manage anxiety. Anxiety feeds off...
Hello SITR,Anything that is a positive in one's life...is a great thing and it is important when managing anxiety to be positive and to have positive things going on....good for you~!...
I echo Joshua comments...Joshua, I have seen many of your post and I don't know if it's helping others but every time I see you comment, your comments are spot on for how I got to where I am in...
Hello TW,After many years of panic and anxiety, I have learned to manage it pretty well. I still feel edgy at times and every now and then a short bout of anxiety. Even though it's mostly managed, I...
Hello JPECertainly sounds like symptoms of anxiety. How we perceive things that happen in everyday life and how we behave has so much to do with anxiety. In most cases, struggles with anxiety didn't...
Lani,Joshua pretty much has it right. There have been countless of times I have been getting ready for work and felt super edgy. To the point of standing in my closet looking at my work clothes and...
I drink a lot of soda, mostly caffeine free...worst part is my choice of flavor is strawberry soda...probably doing a bad thing by consuming that much red dye #40....Haven't really dwelled on that,...
Hello KittI have been away from the forums for quite awhile and was not aware of most of this...my heart and prayers go out to you. You certainly have had many mountains to get over and it has made...
Hello Vicki,If you look at all the circumstances like...first the injury...excess amount of blood...knowing you are far from home...paramedics now involved and a hospital visit. This is an event that...
Great post Joshua,Such a positive to make a list of what was good about your day....when we struggle it is far too easy to focus on whats not so good about our day instead of what was good. Kudos for...
Hello just want to be happy,Anxiety can certainly cause a long list of symptoms. Seems common that many google their symptoms...It's probably a better bet that most if not all of what you are feeling...
Typically my anxious times are in the morning when I wake up...I suppose maybe because of Cortisol levels being high...not sure?...Anyway, I usually go outside to my screened in pool area with my...
I was reading through many of the post as I normally like to do and it was a reminder to me of a couple of things that helped make my anxiety completely manageable. For those that suffer with...
Hey Stranger,I heard something about your new endeavors as a stunt woman, so I had to come see for myself. I'm glad you pulled off that stunt without a hospital visit, but you lucked out nobody...
hello looseseal, There is a outside chance that the doctors could have missed something, I would think the odds would be extremely low? Given your age and lifestyle, much much higher odds that it...
Hello Razzbeary, In my opinion, I would agree with SC. I believe that it, to some extent is learned behavior, but with other factors as well. Speaking of learning, this is what I have learned over...
I see lots of things on others list that I like, but here is one that also works well for me. I like building Military models with lots of detail...a chance to use my creative side! I can mix dirt...
Hello Tactic, I would assume the Doctor had a good reason why he/she wouldn't perscribe you that Med? Did he/she perscribe anything? When it comes to Meds, what works for one may not work for another....
Hello Toughling and welcome. This may or may not help, but I went through something like this where I felt like I had to manually breath...here goes. When you are breathing and you exhale and begin...
Medved, I totally get that you will have difficulty ignoring it....if it wasn't difficult, you probably wouldn't have anxiety issues. Look at it this way....when the anxiety gets intense you have two...
Welcome to Healing Well Seth, I could probably write a small book about what you are experiencing, but I'll just comment on the key things. My opinion is the one's that recover from anxiety to some...
Oh Medved, I so hate to be the bearer of bad news /community/emoticons/shakehead.gif ...Axiety is relentless and no matter how hard we work at it, it will try us from time to time. Fighting it most...
One of the things that helps to recover from anxiety is replacing negative thinking with positive thinking, changing your perspective. Over the years I've gotten pretty good at finding something...
I wrestle with this topic all the time. I know not to say too much about it cause it rubs a lot of people the wrong way. The thing is, we all share many things in common yet the methods we use can be...
Hello SH30, Unfortunately, there is no quick fix. It is a matter of changing your thoughts and behaviors. Different methods work for different people. Your options would be a Therapist, self help...
Hello mc88 Many are surprised to find out that you don't have to feel stressed or be anxious to have a panic attack, so you don't have to feel stressed to feel anxiety as well. The key is not to...
Michiev, I hope your Sunday ended up well. Sometimes if you struggle with negative thoughts, try getting wrapped up in something that makes you feel good....Movie, book, craft, cleaning...whatever it...