Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Having an anxiety attack right now

doncornelius
doncornelius

I think I’m having a panic attack attack right now. I’m going to try to calm down. I know what’s my biggest trigger and I should just walk away from it. Why can’t I just do that. I get put in this situation and I didn’t even want it. I should of never let it get this far. but how do you turn your back on family. Especially when that person never did anything wrong to you. It’s not that persons fault either. It was the hand they where dealt too. But at what point is it necessary to walk away. Is it worth your health and sanity. 

arfie
arfie
Being able to *just* away my anxiety and panic remains high on my wish list, but while I wait for the Wish Fairy to wave her magic just wand over my wish list. . . Small steps keep me moving while I wait for her to Just it All.

Did the small step of reaching out here help any? Just hoping. . .

Steadying support while we wait for the Just Delivery.
doncornelius
doncornelius
Yes I believe it did. I’m calm for the moment. I feel like I ran a couple miles even though I haven’t moved an inch, but yes feeling better. Thank you
arfie
arfie
YAY! Progress over perfection. In Arf World, calm for the moment is great progress after a panic attack. In my nerdatious mind, there is room to ply a basic law of physics that it requires more force to stop a fall than to pick that same object up from the ground.

I have zero doubt you feel like you've run a couple miles. I've had doctors assure me that there is considerable clinical proof that 10 minutes of panic attack is more work on the physical system than running a marathon.
OllieTree
OllieTree
Self care, get away from the situation. The person may not understand, but at least you’ll feel better. Have no shame about it.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Taking a step back and regrouping your thoughts to a better balance is a great way to put anxiety back to "safe" zone.

It's not about anyone else, it's about putting your self back into balance.

Best wishes.
RoseyViolet
RoseyViolet
I feel your pain, I'm a person who used to deal with panic attacks too. Very scary and all encompassing. One thing that really helped me was to deep breathe, focusing all of my thoughts only upon taking deep breath in through my nose and out my mouth exhaling, focused on relaxing each muscle in my body as I breathed. Then visualizing shutting the door on each thought that came into my brain that was not healthy or useful for calming my mind. Literally "taking captive" my thoughts knowing that my mind running amuck was my demise for another panic attack. Also, realizing I had no control over other people or their situations, only myself and my personal choices. Once I realized this it helped a ton too, I was able to begin the process of "letting go and letting God" who was the only one who could really change the situations. Good luck!! It's a journey well worth taking back to healing.
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