hamster lady
04-05-11, 19:06
Hi everyone
I have been having a really bad time with my anxiety, panic attacks and agarophobia and I am absolutely dreading next Monday because I have got to go to a meeting with my son's Headteacher and Flexible Learning Coordinator to discuss his schooling and his illness. He is still too poorly for school so we have a lot to sort out and the meetings can sometimes be stressful! At the last meeting they wanted him to go in for one hour three days a week but it made him really poorly and I don't want the same thing to happen again, I've got to stand up for what is best for him. The last meeting we had I just about coped but the Headteacher's office is extremely hot and stuffy which doesn't help feelings of panic. I just don't know how I am going to get through it without panicking and making a fool of myself in front of everyone, especially the Headteacher, I've got to appear as a mother in control! I won't be able to use my paper bag or lavender oil in there, I'm going to have to try and control my racing heart somehow. My only hope is that I will be concentrating so much on sorting out things for my son that it will take my mind off my panic.
I am also suffering with feelings of agarophobia at the moment and I've also got to cope with getting a taxi there (I don't drive) and then pushing my son home in his wheelchair. I haven't walked that far on my own for a long time, but I hope that chatting with my son on the way home that I can cope with it. I also have the option of phoning for a taxi on my mobile after the meeting but there might be a bit of a wait for a taxi, I know I'll just be wanting to get home!
I am absolutely dreading it and my anxiety levels are going up just thinking about it. I went out today shopping with my dad and I coped with the coffee shop but my heart started pounding when we went to the supermarket but the only positive thing was that it didn't turn into a full-blown panic attack because I just told myself that it was adrenaline causing my symptoms so maybe that was a bit of a breakthrough?:unsure:
Have any of your guys got any tips for getting through meetings without getting a panic attack, was there anything that helped you? I really cannot have a panic attack there, I don't want them to know that I'm struggling with everything. My mum suggested that maybe I take a betablocker on that day but I'm too scared to take them at the moment. Maybe I could try one over the weekend and see how it makes me feel? I really want to cancel it but I can't, I've got to go through with it, it is too important. Any advice would be grately appreciated.:unsure:
I have been having a really bad time with my anxiety, panic attacks and agarophobia and I am absolutely dreading next Monday because I have got to go to a meeting with my son's Headteacher and Flexible Learning Coordinator to discuss his schooling and his illness. He is still too poorly for school so we have a lot to sort out and the meetings can sometimes be stressful! At the last meeting they wanted him to go in for one hour three days a week but it made him really poorly and I don't want the same thing to happen again, I've got to stand up for what is best for him. The last meeting we had I just about coped but the Headteacher's office is extremely hot and stuffy which doesn't help feelings of panic. I just don't know how I am going to get through it without panicking and making a fool of myself in front of everyone, especially the Headteacher, I've got to appear as a mother in control! I won't be able to use my paper bag or lavender oil in there, I'm going to have to try and control my racing heart somehow. My only hope is that I will be concentrating so much on sorting out things for my son that it will take my mind off my panic.
I am also suffering with feelings of agarophobia at the moment and I've also got to cope with getting a taxi there (I don't drive) and then pushing my son home in his wheelchair. I haven't walked that far on my own for a long time, but I hope that chatting with my son on the way home that I can cope with it. I also have the option of phoning for a taxi on my mobile after the meeting but there might be a bit of a wait for a taxi, I know I'll just be wanting to get home!
I am absolutely dreading it and my anxiety levels are going up just thinking about it. I went out today shopping with my dad and I coped with the coffee shop but my heart started pounding when we went to the supermarket but the only positive thing was that it didn't turn into a full-blown panic attack because I just told myself that it was adrenaline causing my symptoms so maybe that was a bit of a breakthrough?:unsure:
Have any of your guys got any tips for getting through meetings without getting a panic attack, was there anything that helped you? I really cannot have a panic attack there, I don't want them to know that I'm struggling with everything. My mum suggested that maybe I take a betablocker on that day but I'm too scared to take them at the moment. Maybe I could try one over the weekend and see how it makes me feel? I really want to cancel it but I can't, I've got to go through with it, it is too important. Any advice would be grately appreciated.:unsure: