tinydancer
26-08-10, 20:50
hi
just wanted to share a bit of a personal break through!
i posted a while back about being really anxious about something i would normally really look forward to - a music/ arts festival!
anyway i went to the festival and i did have a panic attack in some form or other each day...usually in the morning!
BUT with the help of my fella i managed to come through each one..what i realised was that it was when i wasnt doing very much (ie no distractions) i started to question how i felt, Id notice the tiniest of ailments and start to focus on them..often leading to overbreathing...id then start to feel panicky that i was ill or worry that i couldnt just escape to somewhere 'safe'.....however, as soon as we were watching a good band, or sat in a group of friends chatting and laughing i started to feel better in a matter of minutes....the anxious feelings would come back in small waves..but the more i got into what everyone was doing the less they effected me!
the power of distraction is amazing...and as much as id rather not have had any anxiety attacks at all over the weekend, the fact that i did, and there was nowhere to escape to and i had no choice but to come through it has i think done me a lot of good!
its made me realise the great effect negative thinking can have on the way you physically feel...and so positive thinking can do the same...just in a good way!
now the weekend is over i realised as well how much id been worrying about it in the run up....and how much lower my anxiety levels are now (this could also be the fact that i spent a week with people i love and enjoy the company of; always good fot the positive vibes!)
im not saying im over all my worries at all...im sure in th enext few weeks ill be worked up about something else... but the power of distraction is definitely going to be one of my tools to pull myself out of future episodes!
this may or may not be helpful to anyone else....but im feeling a lot more positive about getting over this!
:yahoo:
just wanted to share a bit of a personal break through!
i posted a while back about being really anxious about something i would normally really look forward to - a music/ arts festival!
anyway i went to the festival and i did have a panic attack in some form or other each day...usually in the morning!
BUT with the help of my fella i managed to come through each one..what i realised was that it was when i wasnt doing very much (ie no distractions) i started to question how i felt, Id notice the tiniest of ailments and start to focus on them..often leading to overbreathing...id then start to feel panicky that i was ill or worry that i couldnt just escape to somewhere 'safe'.....however, as soon as we were watching a good band, or sat in a group of friends chatting and laughing i started to feel better in a matter of minutes....the anxious feelings would come back in small waves..but the more i got into what everyone was doing the less they effected me!
the power of distraction is amazing...and as much as id rather not have had any anxiety attacks at all over the weekend, the fact that i did, and there was nowhere to escape to and i had no choice but to come through it has i think done me a lot of good!
its made me realise the great effect negative thinking can have on the way you physically feel...and so positive thinking can do the same...just in a good way!
now the weekend is over i realised as well how much id been worrying about it in the run up....and how much lower my anxiety levels are now (this could also be the fact that i spent a week with people i love and enjoy the company of; always good fot the positive vibes!)
im not saying im over all my worries at all...im sure in th enext few weeks ill be worked up about something else... but the power of distraction is definitely going to be one of my tools to pull myself out of future episodes!
this may or may not be helpful to anyone else....but im feeling a lot more positive about getting over this!
:yahoo: