Panic Attacks Support Group

A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...

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Hit a rough patch

Kuno78
Kuno78
I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety lately and panic attacks when waking. Currently, I am in EXCRUTIATING pain due to a back flare up from spinal stenosis. Although good news, I am totally stressed out and scared as I MAY be moving to California and I have no idea how I am going to pack, clean the apartment, and sit in a car for 4 days without being in the most agonizing pain imaginable. Hubby will also be out of town for 4 days, so just need a bit of support I suppose...
rskb3
rskb3
Sounds like you have a lot going on in your life right now. do you have any family or friends that can help with the packing and cleaning? Maybe you would be better off flying to California and let your husband drive. I hope everything works out for you and i hope your back gets better soon.
Kuno78
Kuno78
The house is really messed up to the point where i'm kinda embarrassed for anyone to see it. I'm just doing a little bit at a time. Got the floor swept and mopped today. Don't even want to think about cleaning out the studio which is a wreck. Can't afford a plane ticket plus hubby wants me to help him to drive, which is going to cause a lot of stress as I HATE interstate driving.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know where you are at. I have been there. Last year we moved from Texas to Georgia. I deal with sciatica ( intense lower back pain and nerve pain shooting down my legs). My husband has MS, which has affected his eyesight (he can't drive anymore). On top of that I started having panic attacks about driving in traffic There where days, I was almost in tear and I couldn't breath while driving. It was so bad sometimes I had to pull over and wait until I could get it together. ( I think it had something to do with an accident I was involved in; my car which was a standard rolling down steep hill when I was working, and the fear of having nerve spasms while driving). Anyway, I had to drive a U-Haul truck from Texas to Georgia (big stress 24 feet). I had to relax because I would not have been able to do it. The first thing I did was pray. I asked the Lord to help me in this situation. Second, I found things that would relax me, when I started thinking about the negative (which rose my stress level), I would think about the positive and combat it with positive music (start relaxing now). Third, my husband and I made a decision to take a lot of breaks and after 6 hours we would rest for the night. We made it. I dealt with some pain, but I did not have any panic attacks.

O, I almost forgot, I had to pack up my stuff also. I decided not to stress about that either. I ended up getting friends to help on the end. Pack up what you can and what you can't have friends and family come over the last week before leaving to help you finish packing. Clean up the important stuff before that scheduled time, nevertheless, you are moving stuff will be out of order.