Anxiety and panic attacks can be really frightening and debilitating. I' can't imagine how it must feel to not have your daughter with you. But my thoughts are with you

Welcome to DS! It is so nice to talk to people who are living with anxiety and learn how they cope and get advice from them. I am sorry to hear about your daughter. I find that when a panic attack is coming I close my eyes and let it wash over me like a wave from the ocean. The panic usually goes out with the tide. The best thing that you can do is to accept it and not fight it! I know that sounds crazy but fighting it makes it so much worse. Another thing that I really love because it seems to help is the 4-7-8 breathing technique, you can look it up on youtube, also you could look up tapping for anxiety as well. The important thing is to find tools to help you get through those attacks. About your daughter, just remember she won't be gone forever, as long as you can get sober and learn to cope with your attacks I am sure you will have a good chance to get her back. Try to focus on the positive and eliminate the negative.

There is hope. I am glad you found this site and this group. You will find lots of nice people here and good advice. I responded to your other post too. Things will get better, and we will be right here to support you through it. Hugs.

Thank you so much... Its awesome to hear from people who really understand and care

I would give hugs to all of you but I don't know how to send them yet

Great advice here Dawn!

Like you I recently just found this site. Being a recovering alcoholic with a few 24 hours of sobriety I still have bouts with Anxiety, Depression and Fear and have to reach out for help. Lord knows I cant do it by myself. I have to Believe in Power Greater than myself and rely on Hope and Faith to pull me through. My thoughts and prayers are with you...

Dawn, just so you know the website is going to be changing soon, don't know exactly when. Not sure if DS sent you a message about that. Haven't previewed it yet so don't know how different it is. So don't be discouraged if you log in one day and everything looks different. We'll probably all be trying to figure things out too!

Thank you all.... Im really happy I found this its been helping. Have a doctor apt. tomorrow. I really hope I can get something that works.

Good luck with your appointment! Let us know how it goes. Hugs.

I want to encourage you to heal. There is help available for you. I completely understand the hole in the middle of your heart without your daughter. Keep in mind that this is just for a season, you will determine the length of that season. Allow this time to motivate you to seek wholeness or wellness. Don't walk this road alone, surround yourself with positive, encouraging, and truthful people. You're not alone in this. There are others that have been where you are today and they made it through. Healed, Stronger, Whole, and Reconciled. You have greatness in you--let it out. Thanks for sharing your story. I look forward to the next chapter of Victory! Be blessed, take care.

hi everyone. im at work now and dealing with my anxiety. I try to be calm and breath and go for walks on my breaks. yes it is difficult to have panic at work but you just have to do the best you can to deal with them. lots of times I feel exhausted from all the panic. mainly I deal with ocd and those thoughts cause the panic attacks. lately, I have really been struggling. I was given celexa but I feel like its getting worse. but im trying the best I can. im sorry about your daughter but yes, as soon as you get sober you can start working to get her back. I wish you the best.

Sweetie,

There are definately other drug's to help with anxiety. If what you are taking now is not working talk to your Dr. I have been through those panic attacks and it is not good. You have to take a good deep breath and know that it is not life threating.

Never, ever give up. I will admit that a few glasses of wine sometimes works better than a pill but you can't drive with a few glasses of wine. The last thing you need is a DUI.

I so pray that you will get your daughter back. I hope you know that we are all here for you.

Dawn, reading your story breaks my heart, and I surely understand the pain you are going through. It is very real. Although I never struggled with alcohol, I did lose my children because my husband fell out of love with me and I got really sick, and he had all the money and power and got my children, even though I saw them every few days, my lawyer told me he could never leave the state, well he did, and another woman had my children. I was so sick with grief, I wanted to kill myself and seriously planned on it. I cried every night, I just wanted my children, I am 60 now and the feeling still come forth. There is no greater grief than a mother being without their child. I had to do a stint in a Psych Hosp. for 4 days for crisis management, and somehow I survived. I talked to my kids on the phone all the time, and of course my husband "traded up" much higher up than me. I was filled with rage and grief that I, who supported his career, and gave away all my power to, abandoned me in my time of need. I was a good wife and mother and I know I did not deserve it. I got my medical issues worked out, and it was a struggle, as when he divorced me he took the health insurance I so desperately needed to stay alive. I could have cared less, I wanted to be dead. But my therapist that my mom helped me pay for told me that I had to think of my kids, and if I did kill myself what it would do to them, and how it would screw them up psychologically for the rest of their lives. I have to say, they are both in their late 20's and doing very well. Not ultra successful, but living good lives and making enough money to live and pay bills, and more importantly they love me and don't blame me for what happened. My point is this. You are SICK, you have a legitimate disease, it is called ANXIETY, and it can be so painful and so devastating you will try to relieve it at any cost. If you don't have access do good medical insurance, then the burden becomes even more so to get help. For your CHILD, and for the LOVE of your child, you have to make baby steps, or whatever you can to get help. Go to AA, seek cheap or free therapy, call a hotline to get help. You NEED to get your daughter back, but before you can do that you need to get yourself healthy. YOU CAN DO IT. There is HOPE! If I made it. YOU CAN. I was at the bottom of the barrel. Just to revisit it in my head makes me sick. But my life is normal now. I know yours can be too. I pray for you and send you my hope and faith, and pray for divine interference in your life for you to receive help. May the Powers that be stop your pain and bring your child back to you.

Hey you should consult mental health practitioners and i think it will surly help you to make your life stable. Check out here: https://truecounsellor.com.au/