... an not hurt you and it never has before. WELL, I can tell myself this a million times and I still have the attacks. Nothing makes you feel safe when your heart is pounding and you feel like you will pass out. I try my hardest to accept but I think that I am still fighting it. ... (4 replies)
... book and tried it for the period of time suggested by the author but it didn't help. What he suggests is that you welcome the anxiety and panic wth open arms like you would an old friend rather than fighting it you act like you want it. ... (4 replies)
... but when all you know is your own experience, sometimes it's difficult to realize that others don't share a similar 'state' of mind and body. ... (3 replies)
... jumping the gun on a few small symptoms, then our brains over react and make us go haywire. Once you get the FACT that you are NOT going to die from this, and it is controllable, WOW what a difference it makes in your life. ... (21 replies)
... My anxiety was less towards the end of the 2nd week. No more upset stomach. I read on the panic attacks boards and learned a breathing technique that made my panic attacks go away in 10 to 30 seconds! amazing, because mine used to last for 1 to 2 hours! ... (6 replies)
... I can suggest two techniques for nearly instant calming you can try. One is an eye trick. You move your eyes back and forth and up and down and in all directions. ... (5 replies)
... Sorry to hear you are going through such a struggle right now. Your anger is completely and totally understandable given all that is happening! ... (3 replies)
... s it has taken on many different forms. Fears have come and gone only to be replaced with new ones. But I will say this I do understand your fear of people. Mine is strictly fear as if they will hurt me, for shyness has no part of my fear as it is with plain social anxiety. ... (14 replies)
... at one point was too scared to walk my dog around my house for fear of passing out in the yard and not being found for days! ... (6 replies)
... I think most of us were the same way. I used to be unafraid of things that now get me all tense and nervous. I am always fighting with myself. One side is logical, and the other is totally illogical. ... (5 replies)
