I cant stop feeling anxious wot can I do?

[sob140]

I cant stop the feelings of anxiety overwhelming me so much I
cant breath or think about anything except my feelings...
how then do I start cognitaive therapy? I deep breath through
the attac an try an distract myself by doing somfing but I end
up so exhausted I jus flop an then another day passes, I am
goin no were jus round an round. I try to do tasks but end up
jus leavin them an I jus want to snap out of this an be myself
I dunno wot to do. I`m on meds an off sick an jus washed out
waiting for better times....................I want to cope but im not
coping and i am so sad i end up crying.

[in1peace]

Sob140..
How long have you been on the meds?? Give them some time to work. I think it took me 4 weeks before I started getting some relief for my constant attacks. It seemed I'd just finish an attack and another would start. I wasn't even sleeping at night because I'd wake up from panic. Hang in there okay?? I'm feeling good now. I haven't had a true panic in many months now.
I am so sorry that you have to go through this! It's hellish, I know! Just hang in there. Keep posting to us and let us know how you are doing. This site is an awesome place to help you get through this!
Wishing you the best!
Andrea

"Honey, if ya ain't feelin' the bumps in the road, ya ain't goin' nowhere!" (A wise Georgia Granny's take on living life to the fullest! LOL!)

[clickaway]

Hi Sob and welcome to the site.

When you have a panic attack, you should let it happen and not fight it. I know how hellish they are, believe me, and like Andrea I havent had a bad one for several months although I go through bad phases.

Have you any CBT lined up? It may well be that the definite prospect of this therapy will break the cycle.

Keep in touch,

Ray

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
~Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers

[nomorepanic]

Sob

I know that it can be totally overwhelming when you feel so bad and it is hard to see light at the end of the tunnel.

Maybe read this for starters and see if there is something there that can help ..

www.nomorepanic.co.uk/firststeps

Welcome aboard and hope we can help you get back on track.

Nicola

[sob140]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Hi Sob and welcome to the site.

When you have a panic attack, you should let it happen and not fight it. I know how hellish they are, believe me, and like Andrea I havent had a bad one for several months although I go through bad phases.

Have you any CBT lined up? It may well be that the definite prospect of this therapy will break the cycle.

Keep in touch,

Ray

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
~Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers


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Thanks ray i'm being refered to a therapist for therapy which
I am hoping will help. In the mean time Ive read lots of info on this site which is very helpful an I gonna get some books.

[sob140]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Sob

I know that it can be totally overwhelming when you feel so bad and it is hard to see light at the end of the tunnel.

Maybe read this for starters and see if there is something there that can help ..

www.nomorepanic.co.uk/firststeps

Welcome aboard and hope we can help you get back on track.

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 23 November 2005 : 13:11:27</div id="right">
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thanks nicola Ive found a lot on this site which explains and helps a great deal an I hope to get some books aswell.

I feel calmer today but still putting off basic stuff.

Its better talking to people like this and offering help to them an u realise your not on your own sara

[Meg]

Sob

Doing the basic stuff is the building blocks to recovery so start today to help yourself.

Take just one thing at a time if you are overwhelmed . One step is fine each day.

Don't wait till you get a therapist - start doing some self therapy.

Strategies for coping (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2680)
Some of my symptoms and explinations. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4495)
very strange panic attack symptoms (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5071)
Actute Anxiety,given ZISPIN ???? HELP (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6054)



Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

Your anxiety is the human representation of the pictures that you paint using your many vivid colours of revolving and reoccurring thoughts.
How big is your gallery ?

[wobily_lin]

hi,

im like this at the moment so i know how you feel. it is scary but try to stay positive. it is so hard when the anxiety is there all the time. i know. some great advice on here. chin up. we are all with you.

take care.x

ptsd sufferer.

lin x

[Trev]

Hi,

1) Get yourself "Self Help For Your Nerves" by Claire Weekes. It was my saviour at the start. (I hadn't known what was happening to me at the time and it was way before I found this place). She explains everything and it is very easy to read. I ended up book-marking nearly every page!! :D Pointless I know, but shows you how good it is.
2) Try and get out for a walk every day if possible.
3) Eat small, regular, good quality food and consider supplements as described on here.
4) Do something, as Meg says. I know how hellish it feels but try to do things.
5) Get rest when and where you can.
6) Start doing a regular relaxation session at least once every day. I started yoga, which I still do, as it gives exercise and relaxation combined.
7) Accept it isn't going to change overnight. You will have to give it time.

That would be my "starter pack".

All the best,
Trev

[pips]

Hi There,

Definately do all the above advice. Just one step at a time don't rush things you will get there with patience and acceptance.

Good luck,

Take care,

Love PIP'S X X X X

[brandation]

:yahoo:There are psychological gimmicks for undoing the worry habit. There are also obstacles.:yahoo:
You won't stop worrying if you think it serves you. So it's a good idea to distinguish the fight-or-flight response (a healthy bodily reaction to immediate danger) from worry (a psychological problem). By making this distinction, you're less likely to overrate the value of worrying.
The fight-or-flight response (FOF) is useful on rare occasions of real danger. In animals, the FOF responds to "external" stimuli; in humans it responds also to worries about imagined dangers, and to socially-conditioned psychological stimuli: "what will people think about me? etc.
Worrying is never useful. It handicaps and diminishes us. The more it triggers the FOF with imagined threats, the more it prevents clear thinking which is probably our greatest survival asset
Strange as it may seem, you want what you worry about. Or at least that's what you inadvertently tell your brain when you worry. On one level, your brain can't process "negatives". If you tell it: "don't think about crashing the car", it can't help being "attracted" to the thought/image of crashing.
Consciously, worrying is about preventing/resisting/avoiding X. Subconsciously, it's a reinforcement of wanting X (at least to the extent of wanting the experience of X in your mind). Consciously, you're pressing on the brake; subconsciously you're pressing on the accelerator.
The difficulty is that your "feet" (to continue with the analogy) are tied together. So, to stop accelerating, you must also lift your foot from the brake. But you refuse to do this which might be sensible in a car; but your brain isn't a car).
You somehow have to persuadeor con meaning trick your brain into thinking it's safe to lift both feet from the worry pedals. For serious anxiety disorders, phobias, etc, many people go into therapy. The end result, if successful, is equivalent to learning to lift both feet (ie to "let go" of the worry/fear).
For relatively "minor" worry problems, you can use psychological gimmicks to "con" your brain into letting go of the worry – eg the worry postponement and "focused punishment" techniques described above (both have the effect of getting you to "lift both feet" from the accelerator-brake :yahoo:

[joannap]

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