JoeA
19-08-08, 17:10
So i 've been very good for the past couple months. Its been great. Two days ago, sunday night, i had a panic attack. Then last night i started worrying around the same time whether i'd have another one which brought on one of course. My problem is that i keep associating bed time with panic attack. during the day i'm able to keep active, so if i feel one coming on i'll go for a walk or something and it'll make me feel better. At night i feel helpless, because that's when i'm trying to relax. I don't know what to do, does anyone else have this?
Also, i tried deep breathing techniques to calm myself and prevent hyperventilation (i also work on breathing while i exercise). Problem with this, is that i then start to think too much about my breathing. It gets to the point where i have to make myself breath each time instead of it being natural like it should be. I know i won't stop breathing, but at the same times its almost like subconsciously i make myself stop breathing if i'm not forcing myself to breath.......if that makes any sense. BASICALLY, focusing on breathing to relax myself makes me listen to every breath the rest of the night and make myself breathe each time. Then i can't fall asleep, and now ever since i keep focusing on my breath and its spiraling downward. Can anyone tell me that i'm not crazy and this has happened. And what can i do?! It is at bedtime i suffer from this so i dont know how to get my mind off of it while im sitting in the dark in silence.
Also, i tried deep breathing techniques to calm myself and prevent hyperventilation (i also work on breathing while i exercise). Problem with this, is that i then start to think too much about my breathing. It gets to the point where i have to make myself breath each time instead of it being natural like it should be. I know i won't stop breathing, but at the same times its almost like subconsciously i make myself stop breathing if i'm not forcing myself to breath.......if that makes any sense. BASICALLY, focusing on breathing to relax myself makes me listen to every breath the rest of the night and make myself breathe each time. Then i can't fall asleep, and now ever since i keep focusing on my breath and its spiraling downward. Can anyone tell me that i'm not crazy and this has happened. And what can i do?! It is at bedtime i suffer from this so i dont know how to get my mind off of it while im sitting in the dark in silence.