Waking up in the middle of a panic attack

[76Cat]

have been feeling fairly calm the last 3 days,not sure why but was happy for some relief from anxiety. Was awakened early this AM in the middle of a severe panic attack.lasted about 15 minutes but now I have been anxious all day,especially after feeling better the last 3 days .has this happened to anyone else?thanks

[Agora1]

Dearest 76Cat, this is how anxiety works by keeping us in an anticipational state

of mind once we have a panic attack. Then we wonder can it happen again or

when will it happen and before long we are on edge. That alone takes away the

feeling of relief that we should have.

Yes, it has happen to me before as well. That is until I learned to no longer fear

if's mind gaming play. Once we lose interest in anxiety and accept it for what it

is, it starts to dwindle away. xx

[76Cat in reply to Agora1]

I've tried to ignore it, doesn't work for me.

[Agora1 in reply to 76Cat]

76Cat, it didn't happen for me overnight. It took many years of my learning about

anxiety, how it triggers the mind and body connection. Once anxiety leaves that

mark of fear on you, we must find other methods or tools to work on. For myself,

it was about learning to meditate and breathe the thoughts and sensations away.

In time, I was able to stop the thought from escalating to a full blown panic or anxiety

attack. Stopping it with that first inkling that I felt. Sometimes, left over adrenaline

can cause that free floating anxiety to persist. This too, can be turn off through our

breathing. Belly breathing in slowly and feeling the calm, exhaling long and slow

and feeling peace. In time you can have complete control of your feelings of fear

and anticipation as well. We're here for you dear. Don't get discouraged, with

time and practice, it will get better as well as easier to obtain. xx

[76Cat in reply to Agora1]

Thanks I have been practicing my breathing. I am looking for sites about meditation

[Agora1 in reply to 76Cat]

Hi 76Cat YouTube is my "go to" If you type in Belle Ruth Naperstek

you will find many of her Meditation videos. From Sleeping to over coming

viruses, covid, any pain as well as cancer etc. The power of the mind like I've

said before is more powerful than we can believe. With practice and belief,

you can eventually fall asleep to listening to these suggestions. Within 30 days

you might start seeing a difference in your perception of anxiety and fear.

Of course after that, it's a matter of continuing this habit every everning,

every morning and 5 minutes in the afternoon. This will allow your mind to

stay in an even keel. My best dear xx

[76Cat in reply to Agora1]

Thanks I will look her up

[blackcat64013]

Hi 76Cat.I suffered with nocturnal panic attacks whenever there was too much anxiety in my life. They can be scary & physically exhausting😨

Agora1 has given excellent advice to manage them.

One trick that a psychologist gave me was to just b4 bed write down the concern(s) in a book, propose a solution then close the book on the issue for the day, literally and figuratively. It seemed crazy but worked for me.

[Agora1 in reply to blackcat64013]

Good advice blackcat, out of sight, out of mind, the day is over.

Time for some zzzzz's xx

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