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Chstraumas
Chstraumas

So ive been doing fairly well until recently. i dropped down how much and how many times a day in medication i was on that was creating more anxiety, but i recently started a couple new jobs something that is a trigger for me. so i started developing some old habits and boom i had my first call out of work from anxiety attack. Now the odd thing is now that im not working two jobs im having daily worry about having them at work. When i worked two jobs i never had them because i knew i always had my other job if this didn;t work out. But ive recently moved into my own apt alone for the first time and doing alot of self work and inventory. Any ways i started feeling geniunely ill from something i ate yesterday and started shaking bad becuase of thinking i was having a panic attack and so i called out from work then instead of the flight responce working i realized it wasn't panic attack that i was really not feeling well and this was creating the feeling of a panic attack. But im working on this new course a radical idea of staying with your anxiety and feeling it fully so i thought i would write about it since i just did a course thinking and feeling the sensations i have. ie. shaking, worry about future, knots, etc. fear im going to have more panic attacks. But ive slipped recently and instead of taking my medication as uusal ive taken it twice in one dose since it helps me at work more and im not sure if it's creating a neropatways to an old habit where if only felt ok at work if i took an increase in meds ie double dose. This probably sounds like rambling and obviously i realized it's a bad idea to do that.. im just trying to see what is truly bringing back anxiety when i was doing so well having no anxiety when i had two jobs but now im down to one. Thats the only thing i can think is that psycologically i know im dependent to not fuck up and have panic attacks now im down to relying on one income and  then boom i have a panic attack when i really wasn;t feeling well.

arfie
arfie
in my own radical acceptance of anxiety, i've come to think of my anxiety and associated panic attacks as a warning system that something is wrong. physical illness sets of the anxiety sequence at least as mightily as stress, etc. when i address the problem --whether physical or emotional--, the alarm resets.

equally, a decreased work load gives me more time to worry. in my own case, idle hands really are the devil's workshop. my mind goes mean places when i indulge in my lifelong worry habits.

then we get to the stresses of moving and adapting to living alone. . . however desirable the transition, it is unsettling.

you have quite allot on your plate, chstr. be gentle with yourself and patient with the process. steadying support while you work it all out.
aschaud
aschaud
I'm still learning to accept my anxiety and panic. It's hard but doable. It's the only way to heal up. I've called out of work too over panic. Im trying the tapping method for anxiety now on their app. That helps decrease it. Someday it will go away and sometimes not but just accept the feeling. Keep writing on this site, it helps me too.
Redd14
Redd14
I hope that you can find some relief from your anxiety. I too, suffer with anxiety, stress and worry. It cripples me sometimes then I have a panic attack. I'm on meds and try to relax but my nerves are soo bad still
mtd
mtd
By not working two jobs, you have freed up more time to think. Your focus isn’t on two jobs now, but one. It actually gives you more leeway to feel and think, so anxiety is doing what it does best, filling the void. You would benefit greatly with Carl James book, It’s Only Anxiety. It leads you step by step in the acceptance method for anxiety recovery, which is what you seem to suggest in your description of your attempts to help yourself.
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