How did you deal with panic attacks and anxiety on your wedding day?
Hey guys, I am getting married in just over 7 weeks and I know its natural for everyone to feel a bit of nerves about their wedding day but to those like ourselves who already have anxiety issues, it can be even more tough.
I am just looking for tips and advice on what everyone else did on their day to keep their nerves at bay. Did you actually feel calm on the day? Its not the wedding itself or the marriage that worries me, its little things about the wedding day such as talking in front of everyone. I can talk in front of lots of people if I can make up what I say but having to say 'official' things or things off a sheet of paper - I stumble up my words and my stutter comes back, I am worried that gatecrashing guests may show up, worried people wont have a good time, even worried I might even die before it - typical anxiety disorder thoughts
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C-PTSD (Complex Trauma), OCD, Panic Disorder, GAD
"Save your sympathy for someone else. I don't need it or want it. What you call a panic attack is merely a few normal chemicals that are temporarily out of place in my brain. It is of no significance whatsoever to me!"
"Recovery always lies ahead - however painful the moment"
"Recovery lies in the places and experiences you avoid"
Dr Claire Weekes.