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Boy, how I forgot what these stupid attacks are like! It has been months and months since I had my last attack then WHAMMMM! Monday night it hit. I dont know if its the holidays or the fact that my daughter is home from college or the fact that I have started working out or all of the above. Since MOnday night I cant shake this feeling of, not dred (sp), but I guess down feeling. I know these attacks cant and wont hurt me but why cant i shake this feeling? I have been doing so good lately I dont understand it. Help me please. Help me understand whats going on.

Thanks

Sounds like it might be the stress of what you mentioned. The holidays can really be fun but really stressful as well. Float through it. You are going to be okay. I used to get so mad when I was going through the program and I would still feel anxious. I had to remember that anxiety will never go away. It is a mechanism that our body has, it's what you do with it that is the key. Everyone gets anxious or feels panicky at times, but we are afraid of the feelings while others are not. Whenever I feel like I might be slipping back into old patterns, I just listen to the cd's and I'm good to go. I've actuall downloaded the materials onto my iPod and can take them anywhere at anytime. Hope you get to feeling better and hang in there you're not alone.

I really think it is the holidays and the stress of it all. I agree with moonie91 about the tapes. They are a great fall back tool. I am in a bit of a tailspin lately too. Need to get mine out. What a great idea about putting them on the ipod. I love it! I need to do that.
I really hope you get through this and don't fall into old patterns. Just remember that this is only one attack and it doesn't have to follow you throughout every day or heck even today. give it its 20minutes and float with it or drink some chamomile tea. Maybe you need a bubble bath or some relaxing time to yourself. Get that relaxation tape out again! Good luck and you can do this!!!

You've done it once, you can do it again. Just because this morning is bad doesn't mean that this afternoon will be bad. If you let it, you can drag this out for a month.

Your stress bucket got too full and it leaked out, is what happened. Empty it more leisurely by exercising, get outside, eat good foods, lay off the candy and sugar cookies, and get some quiet time in each day where you can be alone with no house guests.

It's just 1. It's OK. You know what to do.

I remember hearing that excitement is a stressor too. If you were feeling really excited over the Holidays, then the drop of that could be a stressor. A case of the blues can be because Christmas is over and family goes home..etc. I agree that you would benefit from accepting the feeling, floating with it. Breathe through it, kind inner dialog, some kind of distraction that is good and give it time. Go back to your earlier sessions to work yourself through this feeling, no matter what it is. You are capable of doing this. You can face this and get through it. I agree, that you will face these moments off and on throughout your life, it is normal. Just practice what you have learned

Have you been at ease with all the decsions and actions that transpired lately?
Old wounds that were just buried can and generally do resurface. What happened right before the weights came back on?

Don't carry the weight , like others said clean out the baggage and keep on keeping on.
Look for anger that you maybe are denying or being boxed in by something.

Good luck and be safe.

I had a post on this type of thing too. I was doing really good and now that Christmas is done I still have things to clean up, I own a tax office and season is starting and the weather has been 24 below zero and snowy. I agree that sometimes excitement can be a stressor when everything is over. Your daughter being home us an exciting thing but she has to go home too that is always tough....I know it's always hard for me to leave my parents or those I love! Christmas itself can be a little overwhelming too. Just remember to remind yourself that it us ONLY stress ANC anxiety and try to float with it and under react. It will all pass! God Bless

Hey Wildcard ! How are you now ?

Hey ManOmusic,

Got to tell ya that goofy attack really did come flying at me but all is well now. I have two things that caused it and I have control over both and just didnt put 1+1 together. When I was at the gym I saw a commercial for the suicide hotline on TV and for some reason I got the thought stuck in my head, "if I was single when everything went wrong with me would I be dead now?" (If you dont remember, I was suicidal 8 years ago.) But when that attck came on like it did, I worked thru it BUT I was also taking an increased dose of my RLS med so I confused the complications of the med with a never ending attack. Once it hit me the med was part of the cause and I dropped back down in the dose everything was fine. I can tell you one thiung for sure, once an attack hits for the first time in months it sure doesnt take long for it to snowball!

Speaking of snowballs, how are you my friend? Have they ever caught the laughing, prozac stealing, snowball throwing bear?