Anxiety

I hate having anxiety attacks, that shit is no fun. Do any of you have problems with that? How do you cope?

I'm so overwhelmed, I'm wigging out... I want to cry.

 

i do sooo bad, and living with my parents right now makes it even worse because my mom's a nut.

whenever i feel my chest start to tense up i go in a different room and just try to breath, ever since i've started meditating and doing yoga on a regular basis they've cut down a largeee amount.

 

Try going for a run by yourself when you feel tense.

 

i don`t know if i ever had a real anxiety attack, but sometimes i can trip real bad over stupid things. most of the times of my physical flaws. stupid i know, but i do have the tendecny to freak out about things like that.

 

I stopped getting them a couple years ago. the only advice I can offer is exercise... because I believe in it's healing powers.

 

Yes! It used to be much worse in my teens, then I've periods of agoraphobia.

After not having had a full-blown panic attack in years, I recently had one when on my third or second day of not smoking cigarettes!

The way I cope with it, is by welcoming it. Welcoming my most troubling thoughts! Welcoming death!! Welcoming pain!

But, of course, there is a part of me that doesn't want to die or suffer. So, it's a tough balance.

I try to actively welcome both sides of my internal dialogue, without picking sides. And I focus on my body, my posture, and my movements (e.g., the rhythm of my breathing, etc.).

It also helps to stay healthy, exercise, and have well-laid-out goals. Good luck!

 

There seem to be a lot of people here with anxiety attacks.

1st I think too much weed and drugs can give people em.
2ndly, I agree with Priss, exercise ( the working your heart and lungs type) is great to burn off nervous energy.
I've never had anxiety attacks, but exercise makes u feel much more relaxed and focused.Plus good nutrition.
Maybe hypnosis/hypnotherapy and stuff would help too?
Good luck!

 

A lot of panick attacks are really silly things. It happens to the best of us.

Yes, I belive so too... I'm so overwhelmed, packing up everything to move by myself with three kids is almost insane... on top of it there is so much other stuff I have to take care of. I woke up having the feeling, went out to smoke a ciggerrette and thought I'd come here to try and relive stress.

I found out last night my phone is going to be turned off tonight at midnight and I barely have food and gas money, fifty dollars to last me for 5 days.

 

Yes. Also, having a friend with whom you can share your problems.

 

I believe so too... I rarely have them anymore. I used to from the age of 17 until I was about 21, 22...

I'm sure it's from running around taking on a lot of things, and not eating right. Yesturday I was at my Mom's doing laundry, I gave the kids dinner, and my Mom asked if I have eaten today, or if I have been because I don't look healthy... then I realized I hadn't, and within the past 48 hours I had only eaten two pop tarts... I swear I've lost ten pounds in the pat three days. lol

 

I have anxiety attacks. They suck.
I don't use meds, I am aware that they are happening for no reason, so I try to find something to do to distract myself.

You have to get your mind on something else.

 

I don't have anxiety attacks because I'm in control of my mind.

 

Aww Angel :grouphug:

I'm only 18 but I have gone through a fair bit in my life, and the only thing I can tell you is that nothing I thought was a big deal has turned out to be a really big deal, at least not something I think about everyday. I'm happier than ever now, and you sometimes have to get through shit to get there.

Don't sweat the small stuff, don't sweat the big stuff. I don't believe that everything happens for a reason, but I do believe you can take something from every bad experience, learn from it, grow from it, and try not to do it again. It's just lifes little hurdles and it's how you jump over those hurdles that makes the difference.

Focus on your health. Don't spend money that you don't have to spend. Focus on your kids.

And try to smile 517654 times a day.

 

i take paxil >.> they got really bad for a while and nothing else was helping
before that though, yoga, reading, loud energetic music, deep breathing, etc all helped out

 

deep breathing. this is the number 1 thing you can do to control your body's reaction to your thoughts and feelings. by getting more oxygen and focusing on your breathing you will slow down the fight/flight and come out of it a lot faster than if you rode out the anxiety attack.
i struggle with anxiety occasionally and hope you heal from it eace:

 

i have them very very rarely. more common when i was really young, but then i taught myself to not care about anything.

it helped greatly with anxiety, but it's been a bitch on my motivation.

 

I would say weed, but that is my answer to everything

 

I haven't had an anxiety attack for a while but I used to do this... or go into a dark room and take deep breaths. I used to have them in high school and it sucked.

 

yeah but after 7 months of begging first i got 4mg of klonopin a day then a couple months ago i switched to 4 mg of xanax a day----need to see a psych doc they give ativan pretty easily then move u up-----thats what they do DR your psych----but u want a benzo not some of that anti psychotic---or shit that has suicidal tendencies as a side effect----btw at first my doc told me to eat more fruits and veggies--quack--lol

 

Hahaha. :grouphug: