Back to were i started.

[1994smilelove]

Well im back again.my anxiety is getting the best of me again.ive always suffered from anxiety my whole life but not nearly as bad as it is now.it got terrible after i had my second child which was mostly post partom anxiety/depression.i couldnt even leave the house at all,but it wasnt any better when i was home,i would constantly google my symptoms and sit and worry and go to the hospital at least once or twice a week.all my tests came back fine.but i just couldnt make myself believe them bc my symptoms were real bad.ive always worried about my eyes and my vision,went to the eye doctor and they said my eyes were fine.so finally after months of constantly worrying about it i finally got better somehow and quit worrying so much about it.well atleast not worrying about it to the extent that i was.i have GAD so i never completely quit worrying.well anyways it got better for a few months and now im pregnant again and my anxiety is gradually getting that bad again.maybe its my horemones?i dont know but i dont wanna end up the same way i was.i just wanna be my normal self again.but im thinking 'normal' is over for me.i take a quarter piece of a klonopin whenever it gets to were i cant handle the feeling any more but i cant keep relying on meds to get me threw everyday.im pregnant and dont wanna harm the baby.these are my symptoms and most of the time they come out of nowhere,i get dizzy,lightheaded,tunnel vision,blurry vision mostly in one eye,racing heart,racing thoughts,ibs,hard to breath,i feel trapped,feel weird like somethings not rigjt,and cant think straight.and these symptoms have been coming out of nowhere lately and happening more often.any advice on how to get rid of this feeling?anybody else have these symptoms or going threw anything similar?

[TJT188]

What you are experiencing is a full blown panic attack... It's anxiety on steroids... I'm about to tell you 2 exercises that will help you relax and ease your mind...When you start to feel these attacks comming on, take slow deep breaths in threw your nose and out through your mouth..Don't breath to fast because you'll make yourself light headed, and that may intensify the attack... Breath slowly, nice and easy through your nose and out through your mouth, raise your shoulders as you breathe in through your nose and slowly lowering them when you exhale through your mouth...while you lower your shoulders, count to ten slowly in your head... Counting to ten as you slowly breath can help.. try practicing the shoulder breathing routine a few times, so when you start feeling the attack comming on, you can jump into the exercise..

Another exercise that works well is the flex method, this usually works best at night when trying to sleep... While laying down flex your entire body at the same time.legs, arms, ext... Give it a good squeeze, hold the squeeze for a few seconds, then slowly release the flex, allowing your body to loosen up... Repeat this process a few times... This is a tension exercise and it will help you relax... Another good thing to do while doing this exercise, is to listen to relaxing music, Google sounds of rain or thunder storms work the best... They are relaxing and go good with the exercise...

Try these exercises, they will help you manage your panic attacks.. trust me on this... I have bipolar disorder and severe panic attacks and use these exercises to help ease the tension... They really help... Always remember that NO ONE has EVER died from a panic attack... You'll get through this, you're going to be okay... P.s. you can also combine the breathing exercise from above, and the flex method at the same time too.. You're experiencing ibs because your bowels are irritated from your body stress... These exercises can help with the ibs as well, because the flex method relaxes yor entire body

[1994smilelove in reply to TJT188]

Thank you so much.i will try them out.