I have been experiencing anxiety for the first time in my life and its in a big way, i get attacks in class and just cant seem to focus and it always just seems to be ligering there just waiting to attack and pounce at any given moment. Any one else been experiencing this lately or have in the past and if so how do u manage/ get rid of it? Thanks all -Dis
that's a really good point.. i used to do that at work. eventually, you should be completely fine. do some deep breathing, try to relax. the places that trigger the attacks should eventually not trigger them anymore.
yep, same with me mate. try yoga and meditation, a bit of it everyday. its helping me a wee bit. and remember that your mind controls your body and if you tell yourself to have a panic attack now you cant and wont, cos youre not scared. so tell yourself youre fine and keep saying it and believe it, thas what helps me really i know how hard and horrible it is, but keep ya chin up :cheers2:
Yoga and meditation are good for the long run ideal of reducing stress and anxiety. In those moments of anxiety, just embrace it. Just embrace the situation and the anxiety, it will subside. In fact if you say to yourself, "Yes! More anxiety, more stress, I'd like more!" It will subside pretty quickly. Anxiety can't/doesn't last forever. Classic OCD therapy brings the patient to experience that which brings them anxiety unflinchingly so that they can experience that it subsides. Anxiety, like all fear, is a temporary bluff, the more you embrace it, the quicker the bluff dissipates. Try it for yourself.
If you do this excercise, the anxiety will usually increase momentarily and then subside quickly after. As I said, the body can't sustain anxiety for very long. Embrace it and it will fade away. I excercise this in my life Peace
Finding and exploring the root cause of the anxiety could be key. Do you have other symptoms, do you know where this is coming from? Have you talked it through? Can you eliminate any stressors in your life to bring this down? In the meantime there are many coping methods, including breathing techniques as already mentioned, complimentary care like yoga, attachment objects (a smooth pebble is often recommend. You rub it to ground help ground yourself when panic sets in. I have a cuddly mouse toy myself. Not ashamed to admit!) affirmation, music, the list is endless. Try some out and see what helps take the edge off.
I have horrible social anxiety. It was created 7 years ago when I was a sophomore in high school. Around that time when I was growing and changing physically I developed a physical condition called neurocardiogenic instability. It basically means my brain wasn't getting enough blood flow. This resulted in me fainting a few times in more than one class. High school is (especially the beginning) the time in everyones life where they are the most concerned about social acceptance and putting on a "cool image." I remember waking up on the floor with my whole class just starring at me and the sound of ambulance sirens in the distance coming for me. I remember having this sinking feeling that was beyond any sort of coherent thought. I knew for the rest of my high school years I'd be known as the freak who passed out in class. This happened three times in the course of a month. I've never been the same since then. I panic when I'm around people who are focused on me. Almost every job interview I've had I thought I was going to pass out at least once. I start blacking out at which point the interviewer can tell something is not right. That makes me freak even more. I can always manage to get myself in a meditative state but that of course hinders my ability to successfully communicate. I cannot urinate in public restrooms unless I am alone. It's deeply subconscious at this point, like closing your eyes when you sneeze. I have no control over it. When I'm in a public place I usually have to check the bathroom about 3 times before it's empty and if someone comes in while I'm peeing I sometimes automatically stop. I'm required to take a urine test for my job and cannot go under the social pressure. If the company decides to do a hair follicle test I'm fucked because I've smoked within the last month. I feel your pain and know exactly what it's like. My advice if it continues is to get cognitive behavior therapy. I'm going to start sometime soon. I've dealt with this shit for 7 years and I've had enough.
ya, for the person who said "BRING ON MORE ANXIETY!" that method DOES work! i tried that at work once when i felt it coming on. i took an entirely different approach. instead of anxiety, i treated it as a dissociative episode. i was fading, falling away. the person in front of me suddenly seemed distant. and instead of getting all scared about it, all i did was say "WOW! this feels good! i can actually be AWAY from this situation!" in about 5-10 seconds i was back to normal =] haven't had it since. so ya, i think that rather than trying to direct your thoughts to other things, embrace it. if you have a fear of disconnecting from reality as i do, DISCONNECT! by all means.
I really wouldn't recommend Xanax as anything but a last resort when it comes to just anxiety alone. The side effects can be horrendous and can make things a LOT worse. First try techniques on your own, talk to a counsellor, get support from friends or family, there's so much you can do before something as heavy as Xanax. The complications can be so messy and the cause of the anxiety wont even be addressed
