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re: Does anyone struggle with severe anxiety?
Posted on 10/17/15 at 11:23 am to tigerstripedjacket
Posted on 10/17/15 at 11:23 am to tigerstripedjacket
It sucks.. Talk to friends and family about it, don't try to fight it alone. Prayer and not letting all the small trivial things control my thoughts helped me tremendously.
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Posted on 10/17/15 at 11:40 am to Tigerbait357
my neighbor does. He has called me over a few times thinking he is having a heart attack.
Each time it's anxiety. The only time I have ever had anxiety was a bad trip in 2002.
Looks like scary stuff though, but isn't it all in your head?
Each time it's anxiety. The only time I have ever had anxiety was a bad trip in 2002.
Looks like scary stuff though, but isn't it all in your head?
Posted on 10/17/15 at 11:42 am to Tigerbait357
There is something wrong with you
Posted on 10/17/15 at 11:43 am to Tigerbait357
Get a ton of exercise and ask your physician about clonazepam.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 11:51 am to Tigerbait357
yes....I can sympathize with you.
This post was edited on 4/29/16 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 10/17/15 at 12:44 pm to supadave3
Right now, the 20Mg Lexipro has been a miracle worker. People react differently to different meds and for me this works best for me. I am just trying to move forward and to learn how to control and manage stress. There is no such thing as a stress free life, but you can control it. Life is not meant to be worrying and stressing all the time. You should be enjoying it, and the anxiety at times has not allowed me to do that but I think I am on the right track
Posted on 10/17/15 at 12:55 pm to Tigerbait357
I am a high anxiety person- my wife insists I stay on my Prozac so I don't attack or threaten people... 
Posted on 10/17/15 at 1:16 pm to Tigerbait357
I had my first panic/anxeity attack when I was 47, never any problems before. I was also driving across the Basin on I-10 a the time, convinced I was going to die. Started Lexapro. In the last 11 years just one episode.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 1:20 pm to Langland
That's pretty solid advice right there
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:02 pm to Thurber
"How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie and daily meditation (I recommend the Calm app).
Living in the present can change your life.
Living in the present can change your life.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:24 pm to Tigerbait357
I was never afraid of flying until I was around 27 years old. I have to have meds before we get on one now. It's weird. It's the noises I hear that triggers me. So xanny-land I go. Or that hydroxyzine...it does the trick without doing damage to my insides.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:42 pm to PepaSpray
Every damn day.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:57 pm to Tigerbait357
I never had a panic attack until March. I'm 31, but once I met with therapist it kind of made sense, I was hyper, super active when I was younger and was very very busy with work and music until I moved here to Chicago. Last winter, I wasn't as active and it gave my mind time to wonder. Mine occur when I'm driving in crazy busy traffic or when I keep my thoughts on something negative such as an argument at work. Other times I will feel the slightest twitch or pain or numbness anywhere and automatically my mind starts creating doom and gloom. Xanax does help, but I've made a point to only use it when it gets bad. I take Celexia each night and it tends to help as well.
I've learned meditation and breathing techniques through a group class and it has been beneficial. I thought I as a loser then I went to that class and it opened my eyes that people have it worse than even I do and there are a lot of us out there.
Hang in there.
I've learned meditation and breathing techniques through a group class and it has been beneficial. I thought I as a loser then I went to that class and it opened my eyes that people have it worse than even I do and there are a lot of us out there.
Hang in there.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:57 pm to Tigerbait357
Yes, I'm also on medication for anxiety/panic but have been successful dealing with it since I started the medicine. The medicine has side effects but it keeps me from waking up at night thinking I'm having a heart attack.
As for your Mom, I'm very sorry to hear about that. That is unusual that she wouldn't exhibit any symptoms. Stay strong.
As for your Mom, I'm very sorry to hear about that. That is unusual that she wouldn't exhibit any symptoms. Stay strong.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 5:03 pm to geauxbrown
I take lexapro it helped tremendously. I used to not be able to go to the mall or other things like that.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 5:05 pm to Knocksville
quote:
I've learned meditation and breathing techniques through a group class and it has been beneficial. I thought I as a loser then I went to that class and it opened my eyes that people have it worse than even I do and there are a lot of us out there.
Meditation helps a lot in this regard. Read up on Buddhist meditation/mindfulness techniques, they got a long way to help with anxiety and other mental ailments.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 5:34 pm to Tigerbait357
Have you ever had issues with low testosterone? A lack of testosterone can cause anxiety. One of my friends had really bad anxiety (wouldn't talk to women, stayed at the same crap job he had all through college and couple of years after) and it disappeared after he quit masturbating and started doing testosterone treatments. Guy's life is much better now and seems totally different last time I saw him.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 5:36 pm to Tigerbait357
quote:
Does anyone struggle with severe anxiety?
My wife. She seems pretty weak also
Posted on 10/17/15 at 6:08 pm to efrad
Exercise is the best medicine in the world for me, I enjoy working out too which is great. At first I didnt buy into the whole breathing thing, then I tried working on taking deep breaths, eventually that actually helped too. Nothing is going to happen over night. I know I am on the right track, I talk to a couple of other people like me and it helps so much seeing that I am not the only one. I can relate to those guys. But lately overall, I have been much happier
Posted on 10/17/15 at 6:36 pm to Tigerbait357
You are definitely not alone. I've had one panic attack so bad I was homebound for a couple of months. I used to ask my doctor if I could just have a full body MRI to make sure nothing was wrong from head to toe. He asked how long I thought the peace of mind from that would last. He had a good point. I would probably return every 6 months for another one.
Anyway, my best tips: try to relax yourself as much as possible: breathing exercises, meditation, baths, whatever makes you zen. The more you do that, the easier it is for your body to relax itself in a panic situation. Don't let your mind wander - consistently bring it back to the present moment. Exercise and eat better. Lastly, and most importantly, keep doing the things that make you uncomfortable. It's very easy to stop going out in public so much so that you never/very rarely venture out. It's hard to get back from that stage (not impossible though). Like another poster said, don't EVER give up. It does get better.
Bonus tip: when you're feeling really bad, distract yourself with some Netflix. I recommend something funny like FRIENDS. It helps to have something to easily distract you when nothing else works. (In the moment if you think you're dying, watch an episode. If you were dying, 22 minutes of watching Netflix wouldn't have stopped it. AKA - you just convinced your brain you aren't dying and can realize it was indeed just panic).
Anyway, my best tips: try to relax yourself as much as possible: breathing exercises, meditation, baths, whatever makes you zen. The more you do that, the easier it is for your body to relax itself in a panic situation. Don't let your mind wander - consistently bring it back to the present moment. Exercise and eat better. Lastly, and most importantly, keep doing the things that make you uncomfortable. It's very easy to stop going out in public so much so that you never/very rarely venture out. It's hard to get back from that stage (not impossible though). Like another poster said, don't EVER give up. It does get better.
Bonus tip: when you're feeling really bad, distract yourself with some Netflix. I recommend something funny like FRIENDS. It helps to have something to easily distract you when nothing else works. (In the moment if you think you're dying, watch an episode. If you were dying, 22 minutes of watching Netflix wouldn't have stopped it. AKA - you just convinced your brain you aren't dying and can realize it was indeed just panic).
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