Attack

[Kinganx]

Just had an anxiety attack out of no where. It felt similar to what happened to me in January when i actually passed out. Its all in my belly and im beginning to feel bloated. I just tried sone meditation and it belped but not very much.

[TheInjuredBiker]

Sounds like me when I have an attack. The bloating is because you hyperventilate during an attack which in turn brings air swallowing which brings the bloating. What I do as soon as I feel an attack coming now is a breathing exercise.. Breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds, hold it in for 4 seconds and breathe out for 6 seconds. Do this for at least 4 times. I tend to do it for 10. What this does is slows your breathing down and stops you hyperventilating. Im not a doctor but this is what has worked for me. Good luck.

[Kinganx in reply to TheInjuredBiker]

Thanks. I appreciate it. Man this is stupid. I am holding with the psych dept to schedule an appointment now. Im so frustrated with this and they barely have any thing open. They make mental health such a big deal here in California but not very many resources.

[TheInjuredBiker in reply to Kinganx]

Give me a message if you want dude! Ive been through this maybe I can help.

[Waldvc]

I think its down right ridiculous and pathetic how they treat mental health in regards of actually getting an appointment with the psychiatrist which is the most important step because you need a diagnosis to be properly treated. I live in WI so I'm guessing its terrible everywhere if you're experiencing what I have in the past. There were 2 options for psychiatric care both a good solid hour away from where I lived and one had a waiting list and the other a 2 month wait til there was an opening so I chose that one with little choice and when you're dealing with this type of stuff making it one hour feels impossible and you're making me wait almost 60 days?! Come on. It eventually came but it was so far away and I had learned to cope just a hair better so I missed an appointment and was told in order to be seen the next time I would have to bring $400 and pay up front and my insurance would reimburse me. Needless to say I never got a diagnosis But if you try and kill yourself and get yourself on a psychiatric hold before you even leave you get an appointment and I think mine was a week out and then monthly follow ups(only did a couple cause I was a teen and parents couldn't afford it) Maybe, just maybe, you'd see a drop in admittance to psychiatric hospitals if people could get help sooner instead of reaching out and being held up by waiting lists. There must be a psychiatrist shortage and with the way Americas been going lately the government should single-handedly fund the recruitment for more haha

[Elenatrix]

Ive been trying to use the calm app to help my breathing when im having an anxiety attack. Its been helping