Maybe try eating before getting in the shower. Do you shower in the mornings? Could just be low blood sugar

Maybe you should try a warm shower. Maybe open the window a little bit so some of the stream can go out the window. Maybe try a short shower. Maybe try a bath. I know I can not take a hot shower. The reason I can not take a hot shower is the hot stream bother my asthma. I have to take a warm one.

If youve had attacks in the shower before, that could be triggering your anxiety. My psychiatrist told me an interesting story about anxiety avoidance . He had a German Shepard who hurt himself trying to climb over a baby gate when he was a puppy. Now that he's full grown and could easily step over the gate he wont even try. The pain
he felt as a puppy has caused him to avoid it completely. He says the human mind works the same way. We train ourselves to avoid things that have caused us pain or anxiety in the past.

Do you get loads of thoughts while in you are shower, like lots of uncontrollable thoughts? Followed by the shakiness?

Cause that is what happens with me.

Yea I agree Bontemps...that's what I think is happening too..

Neeraj I guess I focus on what my body is doing more and Ive been doing pretty good about keeping my thoughts under control..I just don't want to black out...Thinking about it now I think the water being too warm could possibly make me feel more relaxed but too relaxed and not in a good way if that makes any sense

Yes sometimes I get dizzy and nervous in the shower. I think for me it was the shower doors I felt trap in it. Or sometimes when it gets too steamy I feel like I will pass out. I now have shower curtains and it's a lot better and it doesn't get as steamy too. If you like swimming try out the gym shower it's more open and sometimes that can be more pleasure in a different place. Just an idea. Smiles

I don't have the problem, but I'd try a shower radio...or, if you can get one, a CD...anything to put some noise in there with you, and maybe some tunes you can enjoy. If you think about it, the shower and the bed are the two worst places for someone with anxiety, because you're alone with the run of your thoughts. A distraction may just be what you need. Just a thought.

Thanks everyone for the advice and comments!

I totally agree with putting a shower radio or somehow getting music where you can hear it. I have a lot of anxiety in the shower and have felt weak and dizzy before. For me, a lot of the anxiety happens right before getting in the shower. I have horrid self esteem and I am disgusted by how I look and I don't like the thought of having to see myself in the shower. Those thoughts just cause more negative thoughts and my anxiety will get really high.

I have a shower radio though that helps me a lot. It's an expensive one, but I wanted it because it has digital tuning and options for preset stations. The volume on it is also great and I never have a hard time hearing the music. It helps me a lot to get through the process of taking a shower. I just let my mind focus on the music the radio makes instead of the chatter in my head.

Pay attention to your breathing in the shower as short jerky breaths could be the cause of the shaking and dizziness. If you're naturally anxious I think that choppy breathing can easily lead to worse symptoms.
Also I agree the prior suggestion to manage the temperature of the water carefully. I find it's hard to breathe when the shower water is too cold.