Meltdown
19-02-12, 14:15
Haven't been here for a while. But lately I feel like I am slipping backwards into my old thought patterns when I used to have PAs regularly. Have had a couple of PAs in the past few weeks again.
I'm starting to dread the feeling of anxiety, and palpitiations that seem to come out of the blue! I'm begining to imagine situations where everything collapses because I have a panic attack at an inconvenient moment...
Of course, I know the answers:
Don't fear fear itself...
Bring-it-on mentality
remember palpitations/panic can't cause harm
Don't avoid situations
but it is always easier said than done, isn't it?
I think the trigger was changing job at work, to one with more prospects. Unfortunately this means some travel in Europe. My employers know about my situtation, and that I have a problem with flying, and say I can drive to most of the European places. But even that fill me with a certain amount of dread!
I'm starting to dread the feeling of anxiety, and palpitiations that seem to come out of the blue! I'm begining to imagine situations where everything collapses because I have a panic attack at an inconvenient moment...
Of course, I know the answers:
Don't fear fear itself...
Bring-it-on mentality
remember palpitations/panic can't cause harm
Don't avoid situations
but it is always easier said than done, isn't it?
I think the trigger was changing job at work, to one with more prospects. Unfortunately this means some travel in Europe. My employers know about my situtation, and that I have a problem with flying, and say I can drive to most of the European places. But even that fill me with a certain amount of dread!