Hi Chantou,
I've had anxiety since I was 15 I'm well into my late 30's. I bought Linda's program in 2007 and was very successful until I moved to Texas away from my entire family (mom, sisters,cousins etc). I did great for the first year away.
The end of 2009 guess what BAM anxiety came back along with depression which I NEVER had, so you can imagine the thoughts around that. Very scary, suicide, losing my mind, every scary thought you can imagine I had- over and over and over, for months I was in a fog from, morning till night. I even had sleep anxiety-where I would wake up every night at 2 am heart pounding, thinking I was going to lose my mind.....well enough said.
I finally had enough! I started listing to the CD's again (after 2 years) about 2 weeks ago and just yesterday went through a full day without one scary or spacing feeling. THE ENTIRE DAY!!.
My advise to you is just hang in there. Don't expect overnight success it took you long to produce this habit and its probably going to take you long to break it. Keep listening to Session 2- 6 steps to end panic attacks, Session 3 Self Talk and Session 8 end to what if thinking.
THE BEST (and I cant stress this enough) write your negative thoughts down and replace them with positive thoughts. COMFORTING affirmations THEY REALLY WORK!! Trust me please I know, I was ready to end my life- or so my scary thoughts made me believe I was:).
I cant tell you enough how tired I was of being like this! If I can get better I KNOW YOU CAN! I'm not fully cured as a matter of fact I just had a scary thought while writing:)- and guess what I'm gonna go write it down and replace it with a positive thought.
PUT YOUR STOP SIGN UP!
You can do this! Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Josie
This Anxiety will not End
Hello Everyone,
Well I am still struggling with this anxiety. I am done with the program, however I have found things to help it out and things that did not work. I guess everyone is different persay. It good to hear all these reply's and wish everyone the best of luck as we all know anxiety always ends, and never killed anyone! It is funny my phy said most of panic attacks end up in the hospital and I got so freaked out and started to panic and then he told me because they thinks there dying..and i agrred this feeling is like i'm dying all the time...I guess thats the main scary thing for me atleast..its tuff to deal with a feeling as if we were dying especially on a dailying basis for me...I wake up with a rush of adrenline and feeling like my mind has been burnt out...but what is important is to disquinish the feelings from actions...actions are importants feelings come and go....go do what you need to do daily and just even though harder said then done (trust me I haven't solved it yet) don't focus on feelings but focus on your accomplishments.. Hey does anyone get the fear of fainting?
Well I am still struggling with this anxiety. I am done with the program, however I have found things to help it out and things that did not work. I guess everyone is different persay. It good to hear all these reply's and wish everyone the best of luck as we all know anxiety always ends, and never killed anyone! It is funny my phy said most of panic attacks end up in the hospital and I got so freaked out and started to panic and then he told me because they thinks there dying..and i agrred this feeling is like i'm dying all the time...I guess thats the main scary thing for me atleast..its tuff to deal with a feeling as if we were dying especially on a dailying basis for me...I wake up with a rush of adrenline and feeling like my mind has been burnt out...but what is important is to disquinish the feelings from actions...actions are importants feelings come and go....go do what you need to do daily and just even though harder said then done (trust me I haven't solved it yet) don't focus on feelings but focus on your accomplishments.. Hey does anyone get the fear of fainting?
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Adam, I don't necessarily fear fainting, but I feel weak and feel that I can't stand up due to anxiety or rubbery leg feeling if I'm not moving. I don't know quite what it is. I don't know if it is due to the Remeron I'm taking, which is suppose to help me not get Panic Attacks, because I don't want to take Xanax on a regular basis. I used it when I had my panic attack and months prior when I had weaned off of Cymbalta but was still on Wellbutrin. Eventually, I weaned off of both along with use of .5mg of Xanax.
I am noticing that I feel faint in the shower and my eyes at certain times look bloodshot. Not sure if this is part of Menopause or Remeron or the anxiety issues.
I am noticing that I feel faint in the shower and my eyes at certain times look bloodshot. Not sure if this is part of Menopause or Remeron or the anxiety issues.
Hi Everybody,
I would like to present my own story and some solutions I have come up with over time and even just today.
Adam2272 "I am fearful now of loosing my job because I can't function and look like I am sick when walking around."
I was in this boat just yesterday and people on this site who know me have read my discussions on the many jobs I have had trouble with due to my stress, anxiety and panic attacks. I have a seasonal job in a warehouse and just yesterday I was written up for underperforming on the job. To make it short it was a combination of my supervisor not having good communication skills and my being worried about not doing well on the job. Over the last week I started realizing that negative thoughts were dominating my mind and I needed to get it under control. Something I do is run a series of positive self talk statements through my mind in response to the situation I find myself in at the moment or just immediately found myself in. For example, when I see that supervisor I tell myself "I am doing a great job" and if I start to feel physical tension being released from my body than I know this was not only the correct statement to say to myself, but also what was causing the tension in the first place. Many times I will cycle through 2+ positive self talk statements until I hit on the right one and feel the physical tension fall off. I may also need to say something like "I forgive myself for __________" or "I forgive my supervisor for ______________" since forgiveness has also worked. Other times I will say "I like the job situation I find myself in and I am doing great here" or even "I am not going to take myself or my situation so seriously or (person) so seriously from here on out." Today I was at work and tried all of these things and had one of the best days of work not 24 hours after being reprimanded.
AlmostThere0805 "I started over from week 5 to do it right (now on week 2) journaling, writing down my negative thoughts, starting to exercise." This is a major piece of the building process. It is so important to know what is bothering a person because they are not likely to know by just sitting around and trying to think about it or while having their mind clouded while in a stressful situation. Also, the stressful situations come about mostly because of how we perceive ourselves in relation to other and the current state we find ourselves.
LukeH "The good news is recently, i soothed my way through a panic attack for the first time, using the breathing techniques, positive self dialogue, along with distracting myself by going on a walk." I have done this also. The breathing technique (2 seconds in 4 seconds out) can often be the answer to relieving my stress. I many times have been stressed, having a pounding heart and not knowing what was wrong, but decided to go walking to clear my head and think of some solutions and this worked for me.
AlmostThere0805 "I can't even breathe or speak" I have felt this way so many times I cannot count. At the time I did not know it was related to the stress and anxiety I was feeling that manifested into physical tension. I found myself not only not knowing what to say even though I wanted to have interesting conversations with people, but the negative feeling I had were keeping me from being my best. Physically relaxing my body has helped. Pay attention to the first time you give yourself some positive self talk or other solution and test yourself to see if you have physical tension returned to you body after 60 seconds. If this is the case you are like me and will at this time need to constantly search for the correct positive self talk that will relieve the tension that pops up in you body from moment to moment. If not positive self talk, than one of the other techniques mentioned so far should work.
Paisleegreen "Adam, I don't necessarily fear fainting, but I feel weak and feel that I can't stand up due to anxiety or rubbery leg feeling if I'm not moving. I don't know quite what it is. I don't know if it is due to the Remeron I'm taking" I remember when I first started on meds I took just fluoxitine and I turned into a scared rabbit, everything scared me: kids, little old ladies, small dogs. I also had that spacy feeling. My doctor added diazapam to the mix and I felt better. If I took diazapam by itself I turned into mr. angry man and I would lose it and be cursing out groups of people ready to take them all on and they were all scared of me, but mostly I was surprised at myself and the way I was acting. Thinking about all of this now, I think my body needed to get used to taking the meds before I had the right reaction. Meds or no med nothing is better than just allowing your body to relax, thinking positive self talk as often as needed, breathing technique, the correct diet and exercise.
Paridygmn
I would like to present my own story and some solutions I have come up with over time and even just today.
Adam2272 "I am fearful now of loosing my job because I can't function and look like I am sick when walking around."
I was in this boat just yesterday and people on this site who know me have read my discussions on the many jobs I have had trouble with due to my stress, anxiety and panic attacks. I have a seasonal job in a warehouse and just yesterday I was written up for underperforming on the job. To make it short it was a combination of my supervisor not having good communication skills and my being worried about not doing well on the job. Over the last week I started realizing that negative thoughts were dominating my mind and I needed to get it under control. Something I do is run a series of positive self talk statements through my mind in response to the situation I find myself in at the moment or just immediately found myself in. For example, when I see that supervisor I tell myself "I am doing a great job" and if I start to feel physical tension being released from my body than I know this was not only the correct statement to say to myself, but also what was causing the tension in the first place. Many times I will cycle through 2+ positive self talk statements until I hit on the right one and feel the physical tension fall off. I may also need to say something like "I forgive myself for __________" or "I forgive my supervisor for ______________" since forgiveness has also worked. Other times I will say "I like the job situation I find myself in and I am doing great here" or even "I am not going to take myself or my situation so seriously or (person) so seriously from here on out." Today I was at work and tried all of these things and had one of the best days of work not 24 hours after being reprimanded.
AlmostThere0805 "I started over from week 5 to do it right (now on week 2) journaling, writing down my negative thoughts, starting to exercise." This is a major piece of the building process. It is so important to know what is bothering a person because they are not likely to know by just sitting around and trying to think about it or while having their mind clouded while in a stressful situation. Also, the stressful situations come about mostly because of how we perceive ourselves in relation to other and the current state we find ourselves.
LukeH "The good news is recently, i soothed my way through a panic attack for the first time, using the breathing techniques, positive self dialogue, along with distracting myself by going on a walk." I have done this also. The breathing technique (2 seconds in 4 seconds out) can often be the answer to relieving my stress. I many times have been stressed, having a pounding heart and not knowing what was wrong, but decided to go walking to clear my head and think of some solutions and this worked for me.
AlmostThere0805 "I can't even breathe or speak" I have felt this way so many times I cannot count. At the time I did not know it was related to the stress and anxiety I was feeling that manifested into physical tension. I found myself not only not knowing what to say even though I wanted to have interesting conversations with people, but the negative feeling I had were keeping me from being my best. Physically relaxing my body has helped. Pay attention to the first time you give yourself some positive self talk or other solution and test yourself to see if you have physical tension returned to you body after 60 seconds. If this is the case you are like me and will at this time need to constantly search for the correct positive self talk that will relieve the tension that pops up in you body from moment to moment. If not positive self talk, than one of the other techniques mentioned so far should work.
Paisleegreen "Adam, I don't necessarily fear fainting, but I feel weak and feel that I can't stand up due to anxiety or rubbery leg feeling if I'm not moving. I don't know quite what it is. I don't know if it is due to the Remeron I'm taking" I remember when I first started on meds I took just fluoxitine and I turned into a scared rabbit, everything scared me: kids, little old ladies, small dogs. I also had that spacy feeling. My doctor added diazapam to the mix and I felt better. If I took diazapam by itself I turned into mr. angry man and I would lose it and be cursing out groups of people ready to take them all on and they were all scared of me, but mostly I was surprised at myself and the way I was acting. Thinking about all of this now, I think my body needed to get used to taking the meds before I had the right reaction. Meds or no med nothing is better than just allowing your body to relax, thinking positive self talk as often as needed, breathing technique, the correct diet and exercise.
Paridygmn