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    Help and advice needed please

    Hi,

    I'm after a little advice please, to give you a short background I've suffered with anxiety for about 6 years now and I went to see a councillor at the beginning and made a lot of progress and dealt with the issue that was bothering me at the time. However, over the past few months I've been feeling very anxiety about a cricket game I'm going to with a friend. I've known this friend from the internet for about 3 years and we've met a few times to go to the football etc and around the end of last year we agreed to go to the cricket together at the end of May. He's coming up to see me and we've got Thursday - Saturday planned at the cricket and going out on the nights. When I planned this my anxiety wasn't an issue and I was feeling fine with things. However, I really seem to have gone backwards since then and I'm having to face a lot of things I stupidly thought would heal and get better over time on their own - and they've now come to a head.

    I've been trying not to think about the cricket for the last month or so telling myself it was still ages away but a few days ago it hit me that it's in a few weeks and I've started to panic and I can't get out of it and I don't know what to do. I'm planning on making an appointment with my doctor today and I know now that I'm going to have to see a councillor again but has anyone got any recommendations to get me through the weekend at the end of May. I've never taken medication before and I was wondering if Beta Blockers or something would help until it's over - does anyone think these will work for this or would something else be better? I've always been wary of taking medication but I'm at a loss of what else will help me. It's not the days that are worrying me as such but more that I'm somehow going to have to entertain my friend on an evening and I'm not big on going out until the early hours or making conversation and I'm thinking negative thought which I know I shouldn't.

    Any help/ advice would be appreciated. Sorry for rambling on.

    Thanks,
    Lucy

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    Re: Help and advice needed please

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    Re: Help and advice needed please

    HI there..

    Try not to give yourself a hard time about this. You are looking forward to it, only anxiety sufferers don't just get happy butterflies with excitement, we get a whole flock! But that doesnt mean we can't enjoy things. My doctor is lovely and she's really helpful. I tried to cope without medication for a couple of years, which was ok, but eventually I did need medication. Not everyone does, some people can cope well without it. Your doctor should be able to advise you on this. Mine has recently prescribed beta blockers to take "just when I need to" instead of diazepam, as they will stop the palpitations which is the thing I have most often and can cause a panic attack. I know that the palpitations are merely a reaction of my body to the adrenaline, sometimes I find them difficult to get under control and doc says I can take tablets once or twice a day, they are non-addictive and help me stay in control.

    Also I do use rescue remedy. Quite a few people here do use this too. I get the spray bottle and keep it in my pocket or handbag. Its discreet to use and takes the edge off so helping me stay in control. I know the breathing exercises and other things, but sometimes they are hard to use if you feel particularly stressed. In those times rescue remedy just give you a little support which is often all you need. Hope this helps.
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    Re: Help and advice needed please

    Thanks to you both, feeling much better today and have a doctors appointment arranged for tomorrow. When I am thinking about it I'm trying to think positively and not focus on the 'what ifs'.

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