Anxiety has affected me this year

[Salforever]

I know life isn’t perfect. I am also a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I’ve been through some traumatic things in my life but I have made it through them. l was sexually abused by a family member as a child and raped by someone I thought was a friend when I was a teenager. Somehow I stayed strong through those worst times. My husband and I hit a rough patch in our marriage and i think this is what finally broke me down. I tried staying positive by eating healthy and working out. One day while at the gym I remember I was in the middle of a workout and I just started over thinking and started panicking. I want to put out that led a active lifestyle for about a year before that incident. But i came home and felt like I couldn’t breathe. I knew it wasn’t because of the workout bc I wasn’t going hard. It was bc I was over thinking things and I started panicking. My husband called for an ambulance and they told me I had an anxiety attack and that I was fine. After that, the panic attacks would hit me out of no where. I could be having a normal happy conversation and then have a full blown anxiety attack. I have been to the ER a handful of times and was prescribed buspirone. I stopped taking it about a month ago but lately I have been feeling anxious again. I am worried about my overall health and I even feel anxious when my husband leaves for work. l have never been like this before. I came here for support. Because I want to find healthy and natural remedies to cope and heal my anxiety. I have always considered myself a strong person and have overcome far more difficult things. I don’t understand why this is suddenly happening to me. I know things could be far worse, but I am sad just thinking about why I even feel anxious. Like for example I start to think about things that can happen that are bad and I get myself all worked up and start to panic. I know I am not alone and I’m glad I found this resource. l would love to know what I can do to naturally cope and heal anxiety. I will be honest I feel worried and scared that this could be long term and I really don’t want to be on pills If I don’t have to be. I have talked to my doctor about this. I know I have to schedule to meet with a psychiatrist about this as well. I have done therapy before and I know it helps. But I also know being in a supporting community helps. Blessings to all.

[snflwrgrl]

Blessings to you. <3 I am glad you are here too. Hugs! I used to have panic attacks and I had to call the ambulance twice before I knew what they were. It’s the most terrifying feeling. I am so sorry you are going through this. I went to a Christian counselor who had me go through an anxiety workbook which was very helpful!! It taught me how to identify when I was feeling anxious right away and how to talk myself down instead of talking myself up into a full-blown anxiety attack. I recently found a book called praying through fear by Stormie Omartian and that has been a great help to me too. We’re here for you and I’m glad you reached out!

[Salforever in reply to snflwrgrl]

Thank you so much! I am going to look for the book!!