Hello Michael. Welcome to DS. Sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here.

If you figure out how to stop this monster, please, please let me know. Taming the beast is the best relief I've found so far and some days the monster is tamer than others.

My strongest suggestion would be to keep writing. What have you tried so far to tame your savage beast?

Yes, like Arfie said, keep writing.
Did something happen today, or recently, that has caused you to have more anxiety/stress in your life?

What have you tried?

Thank you for everyone that responded to my post....I did have something that did trigger my anxiety and panic...My car completely died last week while I was having it serviced at Mazda...They came up and told me it was undriveable and unfixable....I went into utter shock....I rented a car and went out and bought the 1st car I could find because I felt trapped without a vehicle...The car was very expensive...I think I paid way more than I should have...not really sure it is the car for me....It just has my head spinning.....I have not eaten hardly anything for about a week...so weak now and I can not sleep..thinking about all that occurred.....I am ultra sensitive and this really had me spinning.....I was desperate and I wish I could have calmed down before I bought a car.....This is the cliff notes...so much more to say about this.....I just want my body/mind to calm down so I can eat and sleep....Thank you all for reading this....My friend just suggested this site to have people help me ......

Could I ask what everyone here does when their anxiety peaks? I am not a pill taker but when I have to I would definitely try and and help myself...Today was a really bad day !

I take a mostly holistic approach to managing my own symptoms. That has more to do with dislike for the places doctors hang out than anything else. I, too, have difficulty eating under the influence of anxiety, but it is amazing the difference getting myself to keep something on my stomach can make. A blood sugar imbalance can cause anxiety, all by itself.

Breathing, tactile grounding exercises and busy work are my go to therapy tools for anxiety such as the joys of vehicle problems. It's so much fun being owned by a car.

Hey Michael. Sorry this is going on. I also from time to time, struggle with terrible anxiety. One thing that helps me is reading or getting outdoors. So when I feel it starting up... I will grab my Bible or my kayak. I want you to know that I am praying for you and hope to hear back from you.

Thank you for the wonderful comments and thoughts. I have been feeling a bit better in the last couple days....I pray and hope that it continues getting better. This has been the absolute worst feeling and I pray that no one experiences what I have been through......Thank you all for everything !

Prozac helped me take the edge off. I will be starting it back soon. I took upon myself to stop taking my medication, which was a huge mistake.