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looking for advice please

yankee13
yankee13
I am currently dealing with panic attacks on a daily basis. It has gotten to the point where I do not want to go to work anymore. Saturday i had the worst panic attack at work i have ever had. i think that has to do with why i do not want to go back. i am worried about what my co workers will think and so on. i know it is easy to say just dont think about it but i cant. I use to like going in to work but lately i dread it and have been calling out. Iknow the longer i stay out of work the harder it will be to return. I was wondering if anyone had some advice to offer about dealing with anxiety while at work so i can cope with this and get back to work asap.

thanks
glee08
glee08
Typically panic leads to avoidance i.e. wherever the attack occurred, it's "bad". This is not rational but panic sufferers believe it anyways. There is nothing wrong with the workplace, you are labeling it. What your co workers think about anything is irrelevant. When you think like that, you're only judging yourself.

panicend.com is a good website for anxiety and panic sufferers. a great comment board. everything including links are free.
yankee13
yankee13
thank u for responding, i am going to check the website out now.
yankee13
yankee13
can anyone suggest what to do when you are actually having a panic attack. for example , whenever i go in to work now i already feel horrible.so eventually it becomes overwhelming and i feel nauseous,light headed, and weak. i try to just breathe through it but it doesnt always help. can anyone share what they do ?

thanks
deleted_user
deleted_user
What kind of job do you have? The type of work you do affects how you can deal with it. I work in retail so if I get a panic attack at work, I can usually wait it out in the back room.
yankee13
yankee13
its a part time job at coffee shop. it seems whenever i go to work now i get overwhelmed with thinking that i might have a panic attack(ever since i had one at work) that i cant function ,i tell myself that everything is ok but its hard when i feel light headed and i go into panic mode. anyone else been through this? i supose i need to move past that it happened but i cant seem to let go of it and it replays in my head.

this might not make sense im just writing what i am thinking. thanks for all that have responded anything is helpful.
deleted_user
deleted_user
1 PETER 5:7

"CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM, BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU."

GOD BLESS
deleted_user
deleted_user
There is a book called the Anxiety and Phobia Workbook. My friend suffered from bad panic attacks that started when he was 30. The book helped him. It helped me too with some things. Eventually he went to a doctor and got some medication, but he was always continuing to work on how to deal with his panic attacks and skills for coping. The medication was a tool to help. I was proud of him because he continued to work and do his best to work through it, and put the skills he learned into action. Now he isn't on the medication and seems to be doing great.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yoga or maybe a smoothing cd/music if its allowed at your work. Also maybe start a journal and note when the attack happens and possible reasons why. I did this and helped me get it off my chest. I then turn my fears into positive thoughts or ideas. Maybe in the journal have a goal for each day that you want to accomplish and then have longer term goal you want to accomplish down the road.