I know how you feel. Please hang in there & believe you can & will feel better. Please look online at www.truehope.com
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I know how you feel. I have been experiencing this for the past few days and am so afraid that I am going to go back to where I was 20 years ago (with the anxiety being so bad). First...when you wake up..are you checking to see if that fear is there? When doing this, it puts your body into a state of alarm. Your body is reacting to what you are telling it. It goes on from there...I know. I did it today. I have no idea where this is all coming from..but the minute I get that first flush I am freaking myself out..and feeling like crap..which just keeps the anxiety going. Please pray for me. I will pray for you. I am on meds and have been for 20 years. I may need to change. I also am wondering if what I am experiencing is from my thyroid (as I just had my meds changed a few months ago). Anyway...you are not alone. It sucks. It's anxiety. Try to stay in the here and now (and not wonder about later or earlier...or what if). Easier said than done, I know. Pray for me.

Greetings, Kbrolfes ! Thank you for responding ; I am glad to be not alone, but sorry you have the same problem- or something close to whatever I have. Anxiety is the root problem ? Interesting that you have thyroid issues - I do as well.........underactive, in my case.....Synthroid but only one 75 mcg /day......i'm way overdue for bloodwork.......started taking holistic pills for thyroid, does not seem to make any difference----- Good advice to stay in the here and now. What meds are you taking ?? I know i'm older than you.......way too old to be scared of my own shadow ---- it was good "talking" . I will try your advice good God i'll try anything !!! THANKS AGAIN, - Fran

First off you have to know that it's all irrational thinking because if you look back to when you weren't dealing withthis think of everything you did once and were totally fine. Trust me I know it's difficult. I think of it this way F=false E=evidence A=appearing R=real. When you wake up in the morning wake up looking forward to positive things, you almost have to make yourself say no to those negative thoughts. I know it's hard because once you start to do things that fear has held you back from you can kind of get this flight feeling but that's because you've trained your mind to thing your in real danger even though it's false. One way to kind of calm your mind for the night is to listen to ocean sounds on youtube or Spotify to sleep. I'm not sure where you are spiritually but i will be praying for you and if you're open to reading this you can read Isaiah 41:10 which says what we focus on we become. I'm here if you ever need to talk :))

I know exactly how you feel. Hang in there. From the minute I wake up until the minute I fall asleep my anxiety is there, it goes up and down through out the day but usually gets worse in the afternoon/night. It's torture. I started using this app called SAM, it has this breathing timer that I use when my panic attacks get really bad, it's so simple but really effective, it actually helps me fall asleep. Anything that will distract me from my anxious thoughts really helps, like sometimes I will just start counting. Or any busywork I can do with my hands that will take my mind off things, like crafting/sketching, cleaning the house, or honestly playing some dumb game on my phone. I don't know what triggers your anxiety, so this kind of may not work for you, but I've found them to be really helpful. Sometimes even recognizing what it is that is triggering your anxiety is help enough, and then you can go from there. My therapist recommends mediation to me pretty often, I haven't really found a mediation practice that works for me yet but I know that it helps a lot of people Grounding techniques for example work for some, but they don't really work for me because the here and now is what triggers me haha. I get stuck in that terrible, repetitive cycle of thought, so for me anything that will break that cycle is what works best. Hopefully you find something that works for you! Good luck! <3

Newxyork, that was extremely helpful for me, thank you. Im new to panic attacks, i actually thought i was going to die for a few days before i was diagnosed yesterday... they seem to be steady for most of the day, i would dwell on the negative thoughts and feelings i was having, and forgot completely about the positive. Ive always had anxiety and depression, but im dealing with scabies, and having frequent bowel movements, 3a day, and i just drove myself insane with worry and stress. I will continue to try to dwell in positive thoughts.