maddie
22-10-09, 00:13
I know when I am actually anxious and panicking that my adrenaline levels are high. However, today I had an adrenaline boost that surprised me with its effects.
It came about through excitement because my Dad gave me a car. I was really delighted. I could feel my heart beating fast and a swooning feeling, but thought it was temporary from the surprise.
Nine hours later I'm still having palpitations, I have a splitting headache and feel like I could go into a full pa any minute. I know I won't - it's just that my body couldn't physically cope with the adrenalin rush.
I think that this experience will give me another coping mechanism for my pa's. They thrive on fear. I already know that they come if I am ill, but I can calm them and ride through them by accepting that they're only happening because I'm unwell. Now I think that I will be able to consider the situation I am in as a pa starts and see if it is a pa or if my adrenalin has risen for another reason.
Has anyone else noticed this link?
It came about through excitement because my Dad gave me a car. I was really delighted. I could feel my heart beating fast and a swooning feeling, but thought it was temporary from the surprise.
Nine hours later I'm still having palpitations, I have a splitting headache and feel like I could go into a full pa any minute. I know I won't - it's just that my body couldn't physically cope with the adrenalin rush.
I think that this experience will give me another coping mechanism for my pa's. They thrive on fear. I already know that they come if I am ill, but I can calm them and ride through them by accepting that they're only happening because I'm unwell. Now I think that I will be able to consider the situation I am in as a pa starts and see if it is a pa or if my adrenalin has risen for another reason.
Has anyone else noticed this link?