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Breakdown? Attack?...no idea what's happening

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I think I had a near breakdown yesterday (wrote about it in my journal here) And I am feeling rapidly more miserable right now.

I don't know what to do with what's happening right now in my brain, I don't think that I'm equip to do anything at all. I don't like feeling like I can't control myself by myself, but especially when I'm around other people.

I haven't been able to calm myself for four hours and now I'm feeling quite worn by it. I don't want this to be an issue that the people around me have to deal with - I want to deal with it on my own, but I don't know how.

I've tried doing things that are meditative...I've tried to sit and focus on my breathing...I don't know what else to do.

Does anyone have any suggestions. Or is anyone else experiencing the same things?
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Ive felt this way hundreds of times when my anxiety is bad.

The more you try and control it and 'deal' with it the worse it gets. I have improved alot since i've learned to accept the anxiety and stop being afraid of it and fighting it.

Meditation and deep breathing can help but take practice and patience. probably the best releif for me is some good strenuous exercise for an hour or so.

Ultimatelt though its about learning not to be scared or alarmed by the various unpleasant symptoms of anxiety. Without fear they cannot exist. Go to www.panicend.com for some really useful stuff.

Take care :)
vix82
vix82
hey, so you feel like your loosing control kind of? well your not going to, u need to get this out of your head, tell yourself, its just a shit period in time, you'll get through an it will fade away, like northstar sez, dont fight with it, just let it come, try an get a 'bring it on' attitude! i find this helps me, cos i imagine it running its course an fizziling out, then i'll be back to normal again, fighting it will just make it last longer - ride the storm xx
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Oh yeah, some days I really have to psych myself up to get to work and it is only part-time, three and a half hours a day! Check out the book Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Clare Weekes, It was a life saver for me!! It helped you to recognize anxiety symptoms and get them under control before a full blown panic attack comes on. I hate those feeling of unreality. And they leave you feeling so unnerved! It is awful but not fatal although we feel like we may croak at the time. I get paranoid too since I work in mental health center around therapist and you think they can not see a change in me? ARRGGGGHHH
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