...I'd want to choke it out.
Second day in a row where I woke up with a panic attack and dealt with waves of anxiety attack until I felt relatively 'ok' by later in the day. I pulled out the entire bag of tricks, sometimes I just don't get it. After all this time, after so many experiences and a fair amount of success, some days just don't want to meet in the middle. I don't know what to do with those days.
You made it thru the day tho 😊 I’m proud of you for that and for continuing to try and keep going. I just started the DARE approach and it is pretty good. They have an app and videos on YouTube… maybe try it out and see if it helps. Hang in there anxiety buddy and know better days will come.
awww, “Anxiety Buddy”. This term made me smile. Thank you for that .
Anxiety is certainly crazy. One moment you are fine then bam! Panic and downward spiral. MsKitty is right, you made it through the day. That’s a win. Sometimes you just have to make it through the day, or hour or minute.
Hope you can get some good rest tonight
"Second day in a row where I woke up with a panic attack and dealt with waves"
Obvious question incoming.
Any recent changes, or any recent changes in stress?
I thought it might be the weird audiobook I was listening to 😅
Nothing comes to mind. I managed to break the cycle today
"Nothing comes to mind. I managed to break the cycle today"
Well.. That just answers my next question, very good to hear. 
"I thought it might be the weird audiobook I was listening to 😅"
I know that there are Youtube fans here, but I have to be careful what I watch, because sometimes it triggers my subconscious. (with anxiety or depression)
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I'm more of a go at my own pace with reading and highlighting. (sure my anxiety usually gets in the way of where I want to be at with learning, but it's slower and safer "for me") & I have a books that I bought on sale in the past to help with that.
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Truth be told, I would rather watch something on Youtube, but I rather be more, "in control" (yeah I know it's an anxiety thing) of what my mind consumes.
Hopefully what I wrote kinda makes sense.
I have been just recently waking up in panic mode also. I am stressed over some occurrences in my life that I need to take care of and am hoping this will settle down soon as I get those things completed. Best to you. I hope you get to feel peace and calm very soon!
Thank you
Hey there 🤗, my friend! Been a hot 🔥 second since I saw ya last. Sorry you're in a slump as of recently. I completely understand. April and May were anxiety run amok with me. Just couldn't wrap my 🧠 head around my New coping strategies....it was like I had none 😔I hate waking up with the elephant 🐘 of anxiety sitting on your chest, crushing the Life out of everything, just wanting to cry the second I open my eyes 👀. The dread and doom are pervasive. It's difficult to employ coping mechanisms when I'm too far gone. I'm just existing in survival mode, then.
I over eat, over sleep and over catastroph-ize everything when the wheels come off the wagon. I don't understand it either. Even with my TMS treatment, I couldn't reign myself in properly. I had my monthly maintenance session yesterday at 3 wks instead of 4 to see if I could keep from digressing again.
I think it's cyclical, too. June has been MUCH improved. I'm getting outside 5-6 days a wk vs 1-3 in April and May. That helps me tremendously. It's 5:30 am and Im almost out the door now.
The microdosing is still going awesome 👍I'm positive that has helped me pull out of this slump faster than normal.
Overall, be patient with yourself. This is a short bout of anxiety coming back for a temporary visit. Sit today and meditate for 3-5 mins...ask yourself WHY am I suffering a setback, WHERE is this coming from? WHAT triggers have popped up lately that could have initiated this? I'm thinking about you and hope you're having a better morning. PM me later if you want to talk. 🍄
Thank you! I hate when it happens before you're even up and out of bed, you can't even get your bearings. Nothing out of the ordinary comes to mind. As messed up as it is, experiencing attacks like this reminds me that it WILL pass
EndUser13, it's not only a chemical change in our brain first thing upon awakening
but the fear of the unknown as to what the day holds. Add to that you have nothing
planned for the day to look forward to, you have just put yourself inside of a thought
of negative believes and fears.
I prepare each day with a consistent Meditation/Breathing practice from the night
before as well as the first thing upon opening my eyes in the morning. After a month
of practice, our brain starts to change in thought. This allows us to not wake up in
a startle knowing we have a back up plan or as I call it Plan B to use.
I have been doing this for years, yes years. I have completely overcome the fears
of "what if" each morning. I breathe and put myself into a Mindful Meditation of
Peace and Calm. I then drink one full glass of water in order to start my day with
hydration allowing the blood to oxygenate properly after a long night's sleep.
You feel better as the day goes on because the Adrenaline/Cortisol spikes are
reduced. You also are seeing that nothing threatening is waiting for you. You
don't have to meet anxiety in the middle. You can become in control of your
thoughts and actions and start Living once more. xx
Thank you, I spoke with my therapist about something quite similar, something along the lines of 'waking up positive/calm'. I've been starting my days with music since, but this felt like being ambushed- I never prepared like you. I wish you'd write a book on this
Thank you EndUser13...It took me a long time to get to where I am.
The trip was long but the results was amazing. I'm always here to pass
my success forward. I can't tell you what it's like to sit back and know that
I am in control of my emotions. None of us have the option to control what
others may think or do, however, we do have the power in controlling our
emotional acceptance. (giving us peace of mind and calm) xx
same! I feel everything you mentioned the past couple of days
I'm sorry to hear that, I hope things turn themselves around quickly for you
Today 
Feeling so anxious today.
New! Just joined today.
It's my birthday today...
Not a great day today 
