Anxiety attacks Suck

[Keb8250]

Hello everyone!! This anxiety Sh!t sucks , I smoked weed for many years drink on occasion, but I stopped cold turkey and started taking all kinds of vitamins because of the COVID situation. Then the withdrawals no appetite, bad dreams , can’t sleep never knew about withdrawals from smoking marijuana! Really! Yes , Really.And then out of nowhere boom 💥 panic attacks!! Anxiety attacks!! Four months later no better ,except panic attacks seem to be gone , but not the anxiety attacks.Constantly worrying, after many hospital visit with nothing wrong but a big bill after deductible was met , then they say oh let’s send you to a Psychologist we think it’s anxiety. Smh 🤦‍♂️. Oh really, After giving me all kinds of anxiety pills, and sleeping pills 💊 that I couldn’t take because of the way they made me fill woozy 🥴 naw not for me, I only take one when it’s really really bad. I ask god why me Why now almost fifty years old? I think if I would have been had anxiety attacks or panic problems they would have been Manifested? But there I go blaming god , it’s not his fault and besides it’s always some one that is going through worst I’m sure , yes I’m always trying to think 🤔 positive, even though it’s hard.So my new approach is to welcome the anxiety attacks and I’m gonna try my best to befriend the anxiety attacks so my mind will get bored 😐 of it because it seems worrying about is it ever gonna stop ? And am I getting sick and why this and that is only making the anxiety attacks come on , let’s try this together every one ,easier said then done ,but we have to try something different. Good luck 🍀 we got this !!!! 🥊

[Agora1]

Hi Keb. Welcome to this amazing forum

You seem to be going through a confrontation with yourself right now in who is

to blame or not to blame for this happening to you at 50.

Hey, life happens my friend. Just the situation in the world itself has caused

anxiety to rise in people who never experienced anxiety before.

However, I will tell you that we have many who have been on this forum, who

have gone through anxiety for the first time when they quit weed. (I have never

done weed, nor do I smoke or drink) and yet my anxiety was off the charts for a long

time. Who's to say what causes our anxiety but there is usually a reason. A change

in a life experience. Whether it be a death, a divorce, a sickness, moving and yes even

stopping substance abuse. Anything that affects the mind emotionally and/or chemically

can produce anxiety to take hold. The brain wants what the brain wants.

You are in the right place Keb. This is a safe place for you to share your journey, your

fears and concerns. We learn from each other's life experiences. I have been fortunate

to have left anxiety behind and now I pass my success forward. We are all willing to help

each other because we care. I'm glad you are here with us. xx

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Yes yes they do. I'm learning how to deal and even just posted on them myself.

I feel like my body is out of control which it is. I get totally dizzy, nauseated, my heart races, I shake, I feel gloomed out and I want to go hide. I'm finally learning how to gain it back through breathing and focusing on 5 things in the room. My therapist is into the sensory kinds of things , breathing , yoga and meditation...she gave me a cardboard to keep with me in how to relieve my anxiety. I have to take a picture of it and post it. Since I can't post it here I'll add it on here just listing what she gave me as a guide to re focus:. Hope it helps..

5 things you can see

4 things you can feel

3 things you can hear

2 things you can smell

1 thing you can taste

They do suck and you can heal from them. 💪🙏