Buddhagirl
26-04-11, 20:53
Hi all,
I'm new here and as an anxiety sufferer already feel at home. :) I take venlafaxine 75mg and it actually does the trick. My lifes great despite the odd meltdown here and there.
So, I used to be able to swim and, after a slight panic in the water when covered by a huge wave years ago, I've lost all confidence. I've booked a holiday with a newish boyfriend for 2 weeks and am suddenly panicking about swimming. I can't possibly tell him about my panic (though he knows that I suffer with anxiety and take pills etc) but it's my personal choice to not mention the swimming thing. Call it embarrassment or whatever, I'd just prefer not to right now. I've been swimming a few times and can actually swim okay but seem to have lost all confidence, especially with treading water. The problem is that the more i panic, the harder it is (you may know that you float when you're relaxed and sink when you're tense)! I have a swimming coach who has said once I relax I'll be absolutely fine. Its crazy! I'm not even scared of water so whats going on.
The point I'm making here is that I'm building this all up in my head so much that I'm becoming almost terrified of the holiday. I'm catastrophising (?) without a doubt and blowing it all out of proportion. Can anyone suggest how I should just relax?
Thanks in advance guys xx
I'm new here and as an anxiety sufferer already feel at home. :) I take venlafaxine 75mg and it actually does the trick. My lifes great despite the odd meltdown here and there.
So, I used to be able to swim and, after a slight panic in the water when covered by a huge wave years ago, I've lost all confidence. I've booked a holiday with a newish boyfriend for 2 weeks and am suddenly panicking about swimming. I can't possibly tell him about my panic (though he knows that I suffer with anxiety and take pills etc) but it's my personal choice to not mention the swimming thing. Call it embarrassment or whatever, I'd just prefer not to right now. I've been swimming a few times and can actually swim okay but seem to have lost all confidence, especially with treading water. The problem is that the more i panic, the harder it is (you may know that you float when you're relaxed and sink when you're tense)! I have a swimming coach who has said once I relax I'll be absolutely fine. Its crazy! I'm not even scared of water so whats going on.
The point I'm making here is that I'm building this all up in my head so much that I'm becoming almost terrified of the holiday. I'm catastrophising (?) without a doubt and blowing it all out of proportion. Can anyone suggest how I should just relax?
Thanks in advance guys xx