Ok, it's 3 in the afternoon and I'm having that spacey feeling right now after a good morning. I have slight tingling in my face and arms along with a queezy stomach and a feeling of being unsettled. As uncomfortable as panic attacks are this feeling for me is more frustrating because it lasts for hours. Has anyone had any success with the 6 steps to eliminate this type of feeling. I know it's my thinking because I felt good and I am almost afraid to say "I feel good" or even think it for fear I am going to ruin or jinx the good feeling.
I really hate being so self absorbed and feel like I am never going to get better.
These are the kind of nights where I would go home and have a beer or 2 and that would take the edge off. I haven't been doing that because I want to be awake and alert when trying to deal with these feelings.
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John, my name is obviously John as well and our name must have something to do with it haha.. Well i woke up this morning feeling great and i also hate to tell myself that sometimes because i'm afraid i will start feeling worse. I'm actually feeling a little spacey, woozy, and i just have this constant mild nervousness inside of me. I think it works to write down your feelings and try to change your thinking. Also, the 6 steps have worked a little bit for me. Just try to tell yourself that these feelings cant hurt you, you wont lose control, and youve come out of it before so you can do it again. Good luck with everything, take care
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I too have symptoms that last for long periods of time. The big one now is the tingling/numb feelings. Sometimes even days. I have been to the doctor had tests. Dr. said call if it lasts for more than a couple of hours it has but haven't called because it comes and goes and I think it might just be anxiety and wanted to see how things go for a week or so before I go back again. I try the self talk techniques. That it will go away , it's probably nothing serious , it's gone away before . I try to get busy and concentrate on something eles. But not sure what eles to do or how to deal with this. I just do my best to try and ignore it and hope it will just never come back next time.
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Hello John, I too get that spacey feeling a lot. When I get that I feel like something is definately wrong and I am going to pass out. But I have yet to do that, so I know its my anxiety. I have had this problem for years now, but the panic just came back in my life about 6 months ago. My arms go numb and my hands will actually fall asleep and curl up and I have almost no movement over them. I dont like that part. This is usually when my anxiety is high and before a full blown panic attack. I know im not going to die, I just hate the feeling that the panic gives us. I went through the cd's until lesson 5 and stopped. I now am having problems again. We can all get through this. I mean look at all the people that are on these forums. It is nice to know that we are not alone, but it is very hard. I have 5 kids and anxiety is running my life right now. I think about it all day. I have a horrible fear of driving out of town, which is where all of our stores are. I avoid it if at all possible. I used to love shopping and driving now I hate it. I dont understand why I am afraid of something that I loved so much. Hope you fell better.