IzzyB
27-02-07, 09:49
Hiya
I found this site on a search engine when looking for some help in dealing with my recent panic attacks. It looks great and I was especially interested in the natural therapies.
Even though I'm a qualified veterinary nurse, I have (for as long as I can remember) had a fear of doctors, and I guess that when I'm sorting myself out - I could also address this too.
I have had isolated panic attacks; i.e. 1 every couple of years and was not particularly worried about them because I could put them down to a stress trigger. Recently though, (for the last 3 weeks) I have had them several times a week. The first one wasn't too bad, in fact not a full-blown attack, just feelings of unease and dizziness, and then I was fine for a whole week after that. Then at work I had a bad one, and ever since then, the fear of having more seems to have heightened my anxiety leaving me more susceptible.
The last 6 months have been stressful... but I thought I could just keep going and going like the Duracell bunny. Now I have run out of batteries! Since the 2nd episode, I have been eating properly and cut back on caffeine and alcohol, but not really seen an improvement. I guess it's early days yet, and after months of not taking care of myself properly, it's gonna take more than a few days to put right!
I look forward to chatting to some of you here, Izzy
I found this site on a search engine when looking for some help in dealing with my recent panic attacks. It looks great and I was especially interested in the natural therapies.
Even though I'm a qualified veterinary nurse, I have (for as long as I can remember) had a fear of doctors, and I guess that when I'm sorting myself out - I could also address this too.
I have had isolated panic attacks; i.e. 1 every couple of years and was not particularly worried about them because I could put them down to a stress trigger. Recently though, (for the last 3 weeks) I have had them several times a week. The first one wasn't too bad, in fact not a full-blown attack, just feelings of unease and dizziness, and then I was fine for a whole week after that. Then at work I had a bad one, and ever since then, the fear of having more seems to have heightened my anxiety leaving me more susceptible.
The last 6 months have been stressful... but I thought I could just keep going and going like the Duracell bunny. Now I have run out of batteries! Since the 2nd episode, I have been eating properly and cut back on caffeine and alcohol, but not really seen an improvement. I guess it's early days yet, and after months of not taking care of myself properly, it's gonna take more than a few days to put right!
I look forward to chatting to some of you here, Izzy