The ER is my safe place

[illaeskrilla]

Every time I go home I get panic attacks and I cry until I go to the ER then I'm okay again. I don't know what to do to stop I can't be doing it all the time

[frekks2021]

Hi illaeskrilla,

You have to get a clean bill of health, which probably you have. But I mean you have to get tested and know that the results are all good. They probably did an ECG and bloods in the emergency room, so you'd know your cardiac system is ok.

Once you know that there's nothing wrong with you, you can start to fight it. You have to believe the doctors if they tell you you're ok. I know I had trouble believing them, but eventually I did, and that's when I started to improve.

You can get psychological help, that's the way anxiety is treated, but there are also medications that are very good, too. Your doctor will sort that out. Never be scared to go and tell them everything.

Don't Google the symptoms anymore, that doesn't help. It just adds to the anxiety, I know, that's what I used to do and I stopped, again small improvements, small steps that all add up.

Try to do some slow breathing through the nose for 2 - 3 seconds, then out through nose or mouth with pursed lips for 4- 5 seconds. Breathe in and push the tummy out, not the chest. Exhale and pull the tummy in. And do it slowly and calmly. A slow, easy walk always helps me, too. Try not to think of the past or the future, just right now, but that doesn't mean focusing your thoughts on your anxiety. Think of nice things.

Yes, there is a certain comfort in being in the ER when you're having a panic attack, but you have to move on from that. I haven't been up there for some weeks now, I'm starting to fight this demon and I think I'm winning. It's losing it's power over me. You have to think of it as a monster and you have a laser gun and you're going to kill it!

You HAVE TO get sleep, I repeat HAVE TO get sleep, that helps a lot, too.

I hope that was some help, it's been my experience. I also hope you're feeling better.

Peter.

[Evey37]

Hi illa the er is a safe place..if any thing happens you know the drs are there to look after you...I told my husband before we married recently I needed a male nurse as a husband lol he said oh I better start med training... He never did. It's the reassurance that makes us feel better. Just think if anything was to happen..what's the worst thing about it? Once you figure that no matter what happens we can overcome it ...you will feel a little better.