Stress Center Peer Support

Hi everyone today has already started out bad I woke up shaking i'm so anxious I feel like my insides are gonna jump right out. I go see a new psychiatrist today and i'm afraid he's gonna mess with my meds really bad like the last one so that may be some of the anxiety. But i'm so tired of waking up shaking do any of you do that? I"m still having crying episodes i'm not sure if it's from the depression or if they are panic attacks of some kind. I don't know how much more of this I can take i'm so frustrated and sad. I just want these feelings to go away and I wanna feel comfortable in my own skin again. Thanks for listening...April

Hi April,

I know you are going to be okay, but I hear you how frustrating it can be to have these symptoms.

Are you doing the 6 steps? And the breathing? This should help relax you.

Hi April,

I know what you are going through. Right now you are scared and that is causing the trembling when you first wake up. I had that and I did not know what was going on. And of course the fear of it fed the fear. It is going to take some time and you need to do the program and really commit yourself to it. It will not happen over night, but if you are consistent you will start see results and realize that you are the one that is scaring yourself. Once you really believe that, the adrenaline will stop and little by little you will get better. You also need to stop any caffeine and sugar. Exercise, drink plenty of water to get the adrenaline out of your system. Definitely go see your psychiatrist. Do not be afraid to take the meds, they are there to help you. Once you get better, and you will, then you can with your doctors help wean yourself off the meds. I hope I helped ease your mind in some way. Peace and love,

Hello April,

I've woken up shaking before. It made me feel extremely uneasy. But I ate some comfort food and I told myself I was going to be OK. I said to myself...I'm shaking, I don't like the way it feels, but it is going to go away eventually. I can't shake forever. And I tried to distract myself. If you can, put a TV show on that you really enjoy, have a cup of tea or some comfort food, or read a good book. Do something that can make you happy. Just try not to think about the shaking. Once I stopped thinking of the shaking it went away. I know it's a horrible feeling and I know anxiety is the worst feeling, but you can only go up from here, ya know? YOu're going to be alright. Do things that make you happy, surround yourself with people who are nice and compassionate towards you. I hope I could help a little bit.