ok i been struggling with this for sometime now, and cant seem to overcome to deal with it. first i get lightheaded, and feel like the room is dizzy, i start to shake..and think im gonna faint! i feel i have to hide, and sit and cry, and tell myself please dont faint, im fine, im fine im fine... what are my chances of me really fainting. i dont have low blood pressure. and im not pregnant, but definetly under alot of stress? please words of advice? please..
angela
fear of fainting. how do i overcome?
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Paula Stotts
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Hey Angela,
Just about everyone has a problem with fear of fainting. It goes along with the anxiety. However, I'll bet if you tried to make yourself faint, you couldn't. Anxiety does not cause you to faint. It is probably your breathing. Have you tried breathing in through your nose for a count of one thousand one, one thousand two and then breath out through your mouth to a count of one thousand one, etc.? It really works! Hang in there! You will be ok! P
Just about everyone has a problem with fear of fainting. It goes along with the anxiety. However, I'll bet if you tried to make yourself faint, you couldn't. Anxiety does not cause you to faint. It is probably your breathing. Have you tried breathing in through your nose for a count of one thousand one, one thousand two and then breath out through your mouth to a count of one thousand one, etc.? It really works! Hang in there! You will be ok! P
Paula J. Stotts
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theresa2008
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This is from the Week 8 email:
One of the most popular fears is, "What if I have a panic attack and pass out?" In my 12-years of co-facilitating groups, not one person in our groups ever passed out from a panic attack. And yet I still hear it today:
• "What if I'm standing in line at the grocery store and I past out cold from fear?"
• "What if I'm driving and I pass out on the freeway and have a terrible accident?"
The follow up dialogue is always the same. "Have you ever passed out?" No. "Then why do you think you're going to?" I don't know, it's just my fear... Stay in the here and now. Anticipating - whether positive or negative focused - is always about the future. If we are anticipating, we are setting up expectations, preventing any possibility of spontaneity.
One of the most popular fears is, "What if I have a panic attack and pass out?" In my 12-years of co-facilitating groups, not one person in our groups ever passed out from a panic attack. And yet I still hear it today:
• "What if I'm standing in line at the grocery store and I past out cold from fear?"
• "What if I'm driving and I pass out on the freeway and have a terrible accident?"
The follow up dialogue is always the same. "Have you ever passed out?" No. "Then why do you think you're going to?" I don't know, it's just my fear... Stay in the here and now. Anticipating - whether positive or negative focused - is always about the future. If we are anticipating, we are setting up expectations, preventing any possibility of spontaneity.
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angela chriss
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