Recent anxiety attack

[Ree85]

4 weeks ago I had my first massive anxiety attack. I have always worried and over thought about things but this particular time really hit me hard.

i was wondering what are some way that everyone copes with anxiety. I'm also looking for ppl who are going through a similar thing to talk to more often

I'm seeing a therapist which I'm due for my second apt this week. Some days are great where others days are just horrible. My husband doesn't understand at all

[Inner_strength]

GAD and some panic attacks .

It seems like never ending roller coaster and like a bully at school !

But I just have to keep remembering that I've gotten through it before and I'll get through it again

[Cornstarch]

I'm sorry about your GAD. I was never GLAD about having my GAD, I bet your were GLAD when it went!

And now the bully has grabbed a sausage roll with tomato sauce from the canteen and they are heading straight over to you. What fun.

As for panic attacks they are the strangest things. I often wonder what happened the precise millisecond that some sort of sensory information hits my nervous system just before it starts. But you'll drive yourself crazy trying to figure it out, there's no point. I hate serving up 'clinical psychologist' speak to people but its really hard not to when it can help a little. The power of the mind is amazing, and as ridiculous as this sounds, changing your relationship to the panic attacks, how you frame them to yourself and confidence can do a lot to help shift them. It felt like it took hundreds for me. But in some ways the key feature of panic attacks of "feeling like you are going mad" was made even worse because of the mental health conditions in my family. I also had to change and examine the internal narrative I had around so called craziness to help alleviate them.

That said not everyone has a narrative, or a story, these things can be nothing more than simply some sort of biological malfunction that is yet to be proved by our brilliant scientists. A health condition that has to be managed and can be overcome. Good luck.

[Moonstruck]

Thank you Jay

Just letting you know it went well - my former partner and I talked quite easily and there were no dramas. All seems well which is a big relief to me - at least that part of the weekend went well.

To my dismay my son and wife are having serious marital problems (they have kids) my heart is breaking for them. The wife suffers from depression/anxiety. She seems buried in a mountain of gloom and yet has everything to live for...Neither my son nor I know how to deal with it properly. I am hoping hoping hoping she gets professional help asap - I have done all I can letting her know what is available including BB.

Watching my son's pain and empty life he now is leading also, devoid of any love or laughter is tearing me apart and the effect of their mother's sadness makes me fearful for my grand children who are the innocents in this. I had to stay strong and together all weekend and not allow my own anxiety and panic to take over....there is so much tension within me, I don't know how it is going to come out now that I am at home. thanks for listening.

[CMF]

Hi,

I'm going thru a period of anxiety/panic attacks too. I do find its worse at certain time of the month. B6 vitamin is meant to be good, I bought some today as well as magnesium. I feel the need to be out walking, breathing in the air. today my little one was at kinder and I walked in the cold, wet weather and loved it. I could have just kept going. the air was crisp and fresh. I find this helps me as I take deep breaths. I also started doing brain training games, these can be a good distraction. I try to watch something I really enjoy on tv too. next wek I am going to see about having hormnones tested as too much estrogen not enough progesterone causes anxiety/panic.

cmf

[CMF]

Also avoid sugar and drink herbal teas, green tea, chamomile are good. Eat healthy fruits and veg and look into vitamin b8

[BballJ]

Hi Moonstruck,

Great to hear it went well with the ex partner, that's one positive to take and keep in your mind. Very disappointing to hear about you sons marriage, always a difficult time in anyone's life and all you can do is be there for both of them which you are and I am sure they realize that. You seem to hold a lot of tension and pain from other people which is hard to do but it's what happens when you care about everyone, I feeling I know all too well. Just need to remain positive and keep posting back. My best for you 🙂

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Hi Ree85, Cornstarch, Inner Strength and CMF.

Everyone posts resonate with me, regarding the panic attacks and anxiety. Can't move forward has put some great tips there which I personally will try a few of them, I personally find music as an escape to distract me. I connect with a few songs and I just put them on and listen.

Inner Strength - I hear what you are saying loud and clear, I can do weeks, months being fine but then anxiety pops up out of the blue and as you said rears its ugly head. I am learning to deal with them when they come on, a friend of mine is giving me a book about panic attacks, its a cartoon story about them and how to deal with them, apparently it helped her, once I get it, I will post the title may be an option for you and everyone else going through them.

My best for everyone on this post.

Jay