ACUTE ANXIETY

MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I AM SUFFERING WIH ACUTE ANXIETY H E WOULDNT REFER ME TO A COUNCILOR OR GIVE ME PILLS HE JUST TOLD ME TO GET MYSELF A HOBBIE WHICH I HV TRIED BUT IT HASNT STOPPED ME FROM GETING PANIC ATTACKS IS THERE ANYONE THATHAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME HERE TO GIVE M SOME ADVICE ON HOW I CAN COPE WITH THIS PROBLEM THANKYOU

:D hi my name is lianne i understand what you are going threw if its the same as me im 24 now and started with attacks at 16 i have learned that if you tell your self when you fell panicky / to just get on with it it may sound silly but if u fight it it it gets worse so stand up to the fear and tell yourself just get on with it if u try to fetch an attack on it wont ive tryed that, i no longer have panick attacks but still feel panicky sometimes i ignore it ,i still have anxiety like i wont put myself in situations to make me panik im still trying to work that one out,i would love to wake up and never think of it again but its always there and prob always will ,sometimes i can do what ever i want But other times i cant so i make the most of the times i feel confident any one like me reply would love talk it does u good xxxxxxxxxx :lol:

Hi this sounds very relevent and for me, wise.

What you have done seems the best solution. You decided that the anxious feelings are NOT what you wish for, and you firmly decided to not give it any attention if it's up to you.

I think anxiety is a behavioural pattern that we have learnt ourselves, with which we respond to certain thoughts or situations. The choice is ours, to decide to enjoy something and see the sunny side, or that we decide to see buts and oh my, and what ifs, also triggering bodily responses to go with the thoughts.

Giving this behaviour not any attention or credibility, does not feed the cycle, and I think it is the way to heal yourself. It does not matter HOW you got into it, what matters is that you do not WANT it, and that you want to get out.

Would you mind telling me what you feel is the difference between FIGHTING it or "getting on with it"?

Not putting yourself though things, is accomodating your anxiety, which is not very beneficial. As it makes you believe you have anxiety and that therefor you would best not go there or do this, because it 'would probably' trigger the anxiety, and you're in fact already scared BEFOREHAND. This is fear of fear. But as you do not intend to agree with that either for much longer, I'm sure you'll break it.

Greetings, Peter.

Oh yes, Norteya, your doctor is probably in the top 5% of best doctors!! I mean this, because digging into causes, or your situation, will only keep on reminding you of your situation, by constantly raking it up. You won't like that, and moreover, it won't help you! It reinforces your anxious thoughts and behaviours, by focusing and concentrating on it. So no matter WHERE you got it from, get rid of it, and this is best done by seeking diversion, by not accomodating your anxiety and by not digging into causes or effects. The sensations you might get, are just that, sensations, and though very unpleasant, just don't focus on them, as it again reminds you that you feel and are anxious, never breaking the circle that way.

I know it's very tempting to start analysing and focus inward, but that's actually what you really should not do.

Greetings, Peter.

i've tried the whole 'get over it' thing and they've come back.

i feel like i take 3 steps forward and ten steps back i've had really bad anxiety and panic disorder forever and attacks for about 2 and a half years.

they stopped for months all though i still felt anxious, but recently they've come back which is really getting me down again.

sometimes i feel it could be a chemical imbalance i was on tablets ages ago but came off them as i was scared of getting addicted, if it is a chemical imbalance then medication should be an option...besides diabetics take medication....

most of the time i feel depressed and i know its only in my mind and i allow it to ruin my stupid little life. at 21, still a virgin i cant live a 'normal' life or have fun because my anxieties are always there :(

:? :? I have been having panick attacks or palpatations since the early stages of pregnancy 4 years ago the behavioral pattern then developed fear of morning sickness and being starved of oxygen because i was pregnant with twins who needed the oxygen supply from my blood I have started a law degree and they have got worse i find that if i am waiting to read a speach and have even a second on my hand it comes heart racing sweatting , shaking cant breath but my mind is fine i feel that it's my body betraying me. I may try a hypnotherapist to change the behavioral pattern i still fear being sick in a room full of people but the fact is i am rarley sick. has anyone got any advice on hypno or adrenalin problems.

heya people i must be suffering from wot is known as 'actue anxiety' as it isnt anythin major to wot i have read on here, but its very hard to deal with, im only 16 and i honestly cant deal with this, and i cant se myself getting out of this situation as im not strong minded at all, coming from a person who knows wot ur tlking about, i know how u feel and its a very hard thing to deal with, to deal with it i have TRIED to get hobbie such as registring to a gym, but im even getting paniky about that, but i have a kind of a gym in my room (weights, punch bag etc) so it kind of helps me, at this moment i cant even go out with all my mates from skool as teh last time i did i kinda freaked out and was vomiting quite a lot, but exercise is a good idea i would say, but i cant even step foot into skool, BUT i have been gettin bk to skool over tha past week, but i have now got a thraot infection sooooooo this mornin a truency officer nokked at my door and sed adam i need to speak with u and ur mother, so tomorra i have a meeting with them to tlk about my problems but the deal is i realllly dont want to, but the key to getting over this problem is to TALK about it with someone who can give you advice.
adam

thankyou to everyone who is replyed to me it is good to know that there is others out there who have the same problem as me and i can talk about it. it is very difficult to talk to people who dont have them because they dont understand what we are going though all they say is that its in our minds ive had panic attacks and anxiety since i was 8 years old i am now 24 and i find as im geting older the feelings i experience are different and are getting worse my doctor told me to go and get a hobbie and take my mind of it but because i have had it so long ive find it very hard to do that ive tried to not let it stop me from going out even tough i panic like mad when i go out i manage to do what ive gotta do then when i get home im so relieved that i did it and that nothing happened to me and that makes me feel better i have just come off diazapam and in determined not to go back on them im really feeling it though. im really hoping that soon there will be more help for people like us so we can all beat this horrible thing please write back to me.

There is a lot of things you can do to prevent anxiety attacks nortea.

First of all if you smoke - give it up, it may release the stress for a few hours but in a long run smoking is a major link to anxiety attacks. Marijuna is the worst for that.

Never go for for any prescreption drugs like Prozac, Valium, Xanax etc. They will help, but you gonna get hooked on them. It is the last resort and should only be considered when nothing else works.

Eat vitamins and exercise, that causes your brain to release endorphins or the happy hormones into your blood, running a mile each day would really help.

The L-Theanine was very beneficial to me, its a herb found in a green tea, you can buy capsules at mostly any drug store and there is no prescription needed

You may also try passionflower and Valerian root, before you go to bed.


And yes last but not really a great way to deal with anxiety, drink a beer :D, dont get drunk tho

hi adam
i know exactly how you feel i was just like you when i was at school i wouldnt go school because i was to scared to leave the house i made every excuse not to go what you need to do is force yourself if you let it stop you from going school,gym or anywhere it will get worse dont let it beat you ive had anxiety now for 16 years since i was 8 and even now sometimes i dont wnna go out because i feel abit panicky bu i force myself and i go out, panick like mad for a bit but eventually it passes but by the time i get home i feel so happy with myself that i did it all.what .i think to myself is that ive had these attacks now for sooo long i always feel the same way i panick for a while then when it gets to a cirtain point it wears off i dont faint nothing bad happens to me and if there was anything serious wrong with me or if anything bad was gonna happen to me then im sure it would have happened by now i know its hard but just try ur best it mite not cure it but you it may help you to over come it

thanks for your reply i dont no your name i have never smoked anything in my life so that helps me a bit as i said b4 im off my pills now its very hard but im determined to say off them and im having a few glasses of wine tonight so that should ease the nerves for a bit i wanna try some hurble remidies to see if they help ive tried kalms but i havent seen any affect on them yet hopefully i mite find something to help me

Herbs do actually help, I have just registered by the way.

Herbs don't help you right away, you have to give it a week or two.

Keeping your mind occupied is also important, thats why a lot people with anxiety are workoholics.
I have the same problem, sometimes I need to get to work just to feel normal, to communicate, and something to do.

And honestly I believe that any human being has anxiety attacks, its just a taboo issue in our society yet, not too many people want to talk about it or to admit they have it.

does anyone ever get like a feeling of butterflys all over your body followed by an achy chilly feeling i know it sounds really weird but its the only way i can describe it i get that feeling every day as soon as i wake up and that is what starts my panicking off i told the doctor and he said its all to do with my anxiety i just wanna know if anyone else feels like that

You're not alone. ALso did I recommend the Linden Method yet?

Greetings, Peter.

IVE HEARD ABOUT THE LINDON METHOD BUT I DONT KNOW IF IT WILL DO ANY GOOD I DONT WANT TO SPEND OLL THAT MONEY FOR NOTHING

Noreya, try The Linden Method, if it doesn't work, send it back to me... money not wasted. I don't want anyone to waste there money, that's why I offer a year guarantee. If it doesn't work, I don't want your money, it's that simple.

How many products can you send back any time within a year? NOT MANY!

Take care

Charles