angieb
14-03-05, 13:21
Hello lovely ladies and gents
Just thought I would share a new technique that I tried out with great success at the weekend.
I realised that I am getting Safe places and safe people and that being away from safe people and or safe places sees my panic and axiety gallop upon me.
So I tried something new at the weekend. I decided that I need to stop wanting to retreat to safety and that the only way to do that is to make ME the safe place (hope this makes sense!). So I tried it first shopping on Saturday at a massive superstore. As usual the closer to the doors and the futher from my car, my pulse quickened, my shoulders started to ache and chest feel tight. So I concentarted on making sure I kept my breating in to a count of four and out to a count of four. When I got into the shop I just told myself that here was now my safe place, here because that is where I am and I can slow this breathing down. Within five minutes of shaky shopping I felt as if someone just switched the panic button off - we shopped for about two hours...a record since this started for me a month ago:D Rob and the girls even went off to do there own thing whilst I checked out teh clothes etc and I was not constantly looking for them to return.
I tried this again on Sunday to see if it had been a fluke - we went to a giant indoor car boot and market....ARGHHHHH. We had to park miles away and by the time I got to teh entrance I was very shaky. Rob asked if I wanted to go back to teh car and I really thought about it but then said - OK give me ten mins, if I freak I freak but if not - let's see. So again, I started regulating my breathing (hard but was do-able) then the most amazing thing, ten mins later the same effect, the panic was switched off[:O]
I know everyoe is different but I wonder if anyone has tried this before too? I was thrilled with the result.
Hope that your weekends were good too.
Take care...Angie
Just thought I would share a new technique that I tried out with great success at the weekend.
I realised that I am getting Safe places and safe people and that being away from safe people and or safe places sees my panic and axiety gallop upon me.
So I tried something new at the weekend. I decided that I need to stop wanting to retreat to safety and that the only way to do that is to make ME the safe place (hope this makes sense!). So I tried it first shopping on Saturday at a massive superstore. As usual the closer to the doors and the futher from my car, my pulse quickened, my shoulders started to ache and chest feel tight. So I concentarted on making sure I kept my breating in to a count of four and out to a count of four. When I got into the shop I just told myself that here was now my safe place, here because that is where I am and I can slow this breathing down. Within five minutes of shaky shopping I felt as if someone just switched the panic button off - we shopped for about two hours...a record since this started for me a month ago:D Rob and the girls even went off to do there own thing whilst I checked out teh clothes etc and I was not constantly looking for them to return.
I tried this again on Sunday to see if it had been a fluke - we went to a giant indoor car boot and market....ARGHHHHH. We had to park miles away and by the time I got to teh entrance I was very shaky. Rob asked if I wanted to go back to teh car and I really thought about it but then said - OK give me ten mins, if I freak I freak but if not - let's see. So again, I started regulating my breathing (hard but was do-able) then the most amazing thing, ten mins later the same effect, the panic was switched off[:O]
I know everyoe is different but I wonder if anyone has tried this before too? I was thrilled with the result.
Hope that your weekends were good too.
Take care...Angie