charsey
29-10-08, 02:21
I remember when i first gathered that i suffered from panic attacks and anxiety, a doctors advise to me was to have a drink (alcoholic) to calm me when i was having an attack or feeling anxious (this was every night) and so i've alsways wondered what do other people do to calm themselves down?
My anxiety mainly hits me at bedtime, when i'm winding down in the dark, suddenly i get a twitch in my neck and its oh my god what was, that somethings wrong, (sheer panic) i'm not going to wake up in the morning!!!
I do things at ridiculous hours (like cleaning/ironing/ reorgansing cupboards/going through clothes that we may not need or want/ suddenly it becomes very important to do things that i've been putting off(hence the ironing), which stops me from letting the thoughts in so by the time i go to bed i'm so tired i just fall to sleep and the thought process that usually starts my anxiety doesn't happen.
When's the worst time for you? and how do you calm yourself down?
My anxiety mainly hits me at bedtime, when i'm winding down in the dark, suddenly i get a twitch in my neck and its oh my god what was, that somethings wrong, (sheer panic) i'm not going to wake up in the morning!!!
I do things at ridiculous hours (like cleaning/ironing/ reorgansing cupboards/going through clothes that we may not need or want/ suddenly it becomes very important to do things that i've been putting off(hence the ironing), which stops me from letting the thoughts in so by the time i go to bed i'm so tired i just fall to sleep and the thought process that usually starts my anxiety doesn't happen.
When's the worst time for you? and how do you calm yourself down?