Panic Attack

[Spacemom]

Sick to my stomach, racing heart. There's so much piling on right now, I feel like it's a house of cards fixing to tumble at any second.

Please give me pics of cute kitties or happy places.

[Haole Girl]

1. Breathe... don't forget to breathe

Pumpkin says hi this morning:



Here is a happy place:

[Spacemom]

2. Thank You

Pumpkin looks like a sweetie. And I wish I were on that sailboat in the second picture. Headed off over the horizon.

Breathe. Oh yeah. Breathe. I'm trying to do that.

[Bertha Venation]

3. from the Waldorf Cat Haven

RAT FACE!


Moose


Skittles & Petey


invisible . . .






George & Lenny


Mildred


and one more Rat Face


:hug: wish I could help.

[Spacemom]

5. Thank You

I'm calming down a bit. I just have to remind myself that I can't hold the world together all by my lonesome. What's gonna happen, is gonna happen. I just worry so much about my family and what the future holds. I have the 2 sweetest, smartest boys in existence. We live so close to the edge now, there's no wiggle room. It's a scary place to be.

Thank you for the kitties. Yours are adorable and the LOLcats are always good for a smile.

:hug:

[cherish44]

4. Awwwww c'mon...SMILE!

[Spacemom]

6. That's great!

What a sweet face! The world can't be all bad that holds a kitty like that.

[blueraven95]

7. not over the top cute, but he's my sweetie

Mica says hi:

[zanne]

8. Mica would win a whiskers contest.

They're real champs. I love white whiskers against black fur.

[Spacemom]

9. Beautiful!

Mica is adorable.

Thank You.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Learned this trick in a class...

on anxiety and phobias -- it really works.

Don't over breath or breath too deeply/quickly -- you are hyperventalating and increasing symptoms such as dizziness, racing heart, etc.

Instead, follow this formula:

1) breath in for a slow count of three
2) breath out for a slow count of three
2) now HOLD for a count of seven (you will want to breath in sooner -- fight against this urge)

Repeat for five minutes.

What this is doing is changing your body's chemistry from the "fight or flight" chemicals to the "relax/all is well" chemicals. It accomplishes the same as if you were to breath into a paper bag.

It really does work.