I really HATE having anxiety attacks.

[irisblue]

I'm frozen in place now. I hate my illness.

[get the red out]

1. Hang on and breathe

I know how you are feeling! I hate my anxiety disorders, but am gradually living better with them since I got help; but that hasn't put an end to it for sure.

I wish none of us ever had to feel like this

[irisblue]

2. Deep from diaphragm breaths are not doing much yet, so I posted bout it.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Picture a square. Walk slowly around the perimeter..

Slow your breath so you take one while walking on each side.

[irisblue]

4. Maybe my cat & I can sit inside the square together. NT

[irisblue]

8. Thank you

[NRaleighLiberal]

14. .

I had my first panic attack when I went back to consult after I left the corporate world. The worst. I understand.

[luvMIdog]

5. hugs to you

[irisblue]

9. Thank you

[Leghorn21]

6. iris, you may despise my question - but have you had sugar with no protein today? I ask

because I have had two different friends through the years who thought they were having panic attacks. And it turned out they were experiencing low blood sugar crashes (awful, debilitating experiences)...I know as I got older, especially, if I ate sugared things without simultaneously stabilizing my blood sugar with protein I would get the shakes and that paralyzing feeling - the worst. A big glass of milk, followed by nuts, cheese, meat will soothe the angry blood sugar -

Please feel better soon, iris!

[irisblue]

7. I was making a grilled cheese&ham sandwich as you replied.

I got up fairly early for me, 10am ish, had my usual decaf tea and I had my tablespoon of cottage cheese. I take ibuprofen and want something light in my stomach when I take the meds.
Your suggestion of food is great.

[Leghorn21]

10. Wellll - unless you had sugar in your tea, this doesn't sound like a sugar crash episode...that

bit of cottage cheese is protein, so should have prevented any crashing... (though, sugar "tolerance" can vary from person to person, I imagine)


But your sammich sounds delicious!! Bon appetit!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

11. Just want to say I feel for you!

Anxiety attacks suck.

For me, once I finally learned what the symptoms were, it was a relief.

Hope it subsides quickly!

[shenmue]

12. Maybe a walk in a park would help

[demigoddess]

13. I feel for you, I have enough problems with mild depression.

and the side effects of medication.

[LakeArenal]

15. I started Cymbalta today...

I don't have anxiety too badly. I hate taking drugs I am not sure I need.

[irisblue]

16. I'm still feeling really jumpy.

I made chamomile tea and am still doing slow carefully deep breaths. It is much less then this am, but it wouldn't take much for me to weep & hyperventilate again.
I am not reading anything in LBN& GD that is emotionally stressing today. Ugh.