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...

23,095 Members
43,242 Posts
1 Online
Anxiety Disorders
/ Anxiety Support Group

Worst Panic Attack for Me

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727

I just started getting panic attacks in the last 6 months.  They only last about half an hour.  But today, it's been hours.  I just got a new kitten on Sunday.  He is such a love.  He's been eating and drinking but no sign of pooping or peeing.  I know he's been in the litterbox because of his paw prints.  So I called my vet first thing this morning and was told to take him to urgent care.  I forgot to take my meds and I couldn't find my glasses and my license is MIA at the moment.  I went to urgent care.  I missed my turn.  I was frantic.  I was in such a panic and my kitten was really freaking out.  The assistant said it would be $175 for x-rays.  I asked if they were necessary.  She said to talk to the doctor.  The doctor was super nice and loved Akira.  He even kissed him on the head.  He said that he is fine and that he is pooping and peeing somewhere.  They dewormed him.  I am home and resting.  Still breathing heavy.  Akira is not mad at me.  I found my glasses.  Now to find my license.  I think I will eat lunch first.  I hope everyone is having a better day than I have so far.  I did intake with a real nice therapist last night.  My first appointment is next Saturday.  I have quite a few issues.  She wants to talk to me about mindfulness.  None of my other many therapists brought that up.  She also mentioned meditation.  I have a hard time quieting myself.  Wish me luck!

two_fires
two_fires
Wishing you all the luck and support. Mindfulness is an excellent tool to lean on. Congrats on your new baby!
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Welcome to the anxiety board at DS.

You have taken the important first step in writing it out.

Practice even breathing to find the calm. The more you practice relaxing breathing, the easier it will be to be calm.
arfie
arfie
Mindfulness is one of my most used therapy tools. Perhaps THE most used. I can easily say breathing exercises are my #1, but it is all too often mindfulness which makes me aware I need to pause for those breathing exercises.

If you are nerdatiously inclined, Mindfulness has some interesting roots back to the 1800's in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Could be a good distraction while you await the convo with you new therapist.

https://www.walden.org/what-we-do/library/thoreaus-contributions-to-the-dial/
mtd
mtd
My therapist said the same thing. Mindfulness helps to keep us grounded and aware of what we are doing instead of ruminating on our condition or other “issues.” The meditation is, in my opinion, what helped me the most to reach recovery mode. It is simply breathing, relaxing and not thinking. Of course we will think, our overactive mind can’t stop. The point is to note the thoughts, not engage and let them go without reacting to them in a non judgmental attitude. Over time it becomes easier. We begin to relax and this allows those nasty hormones we have produced to dissipate from our body. This is a process and takes time, it will not go perfectly but the point is to accept it as it is, perfection is not necessary to achieve results. The act of trying every day is more important. Hormones are constantly released because we are in fight or flight mode. Relaxation therapy helps the body to relax and the mind to calm which allows the production of hormones to slow and dissipate. Therapy helps us to choose our thoughts more carefully, deciding what thought are triggering our anxiety and how to correct this stinkin’ thinkin’. Being mindful helps us become aware of thought processes that contribute to our anxiety too. It ‘s all a combined process that when we put it all into practice daily, helps us to recover. There is much more to learn, and another important aspect is to be forgiving of our faults and actions in this ongoing process. It is being kind to ourselves. We who are anxious have a critical inner voice that needs to be changed to a voice of truth. There is a book available on Amazon called “It’s Only Anxiety.” I highly recommend this book.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Hi everyone and thanks! Yesterday, I read your comments but left the page to look for the recommended book and then found other helpful information. Then I came back here and did a heartfelt reply but when I hit send, it took me to the login page and my reply was lost. Talk about a bad day. In the meantime, my new therapist moved our appointment to tomorrow morning, which is great. I am a little concerned that my kitten will make appearances during the session. It is funny how so many know about mindfulness. I haven't had any form of counseling since 2012 and that was for 3 free sessions. I live alone so I spend quite a bit of time in my head. I am on disability. It has its good and bad points. Everyone have a nice day!
two_fires
two_fires
Glad you're having a better day :)
Posts You May Be Interested In
  • Community LeaderMid

    Misplacing daily use items

    Posted by: Mid
    Last Reply: CaliforniaItalianlover
    3
    My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart.  Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot.  Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
  • serenityspeaks

    Anxiety

    Posted by: serenityspeaks
    Last Reply: serenityspeaks
    4
    I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...