Does anyone ever wonder if....

[kama24]

Has anyone ever felt or wondered if they could die from continuous severe panic disorder?

[_sincerelynina]

All time 😔

[kama24 in reply to _sincerelynina]

I don't feel so alone then

[abhi_123]

Everyday ...

[kama24 in reply to abhi_123]

it helps to know I am not alone

[abhi_123 in reply to kama24]

Yes kama, You know while sleeping in taxi and when this anxiety enters into my mind.. I feel like today is my last day on the earth.. later i feel like no problem .. no one is permanent in this earth... Don't worry cool... Every one will get their chance

[kama24 in reply to abhi_123]

yes, it can be like "this is IT".....I'm not going to make it.....and it feels so terrifying and REAL...then at some point there is some relief, but it always returns.

[abhi_123 in reply to kama24]

Yes, for me also.. When i share my problem i will get relief really do some trick... May be it will work.. when it enters into your my take a deep breath and release from your mouth slowly and tell yourself that you don't have any problem u can beat this... u are the only person who can do this

[mdburg]

Yes

[begentle51]

Every time I'm anxious that thought enters my head. It's a thought I can not control and quite often repeats itself over n over again 🌸

[kama24 in reply to begentle51]

totally....it consumes me when I am in the throws of panic and no matter what my husband says to comfort me I can't get rid of it.

[Deb1658 in reply to begentle51]

Meditation will train your brain. It really will help!

[kama24 in reply to Deb1658]

I admire those who can accomplish it but I have never been able to master the art, just like hypnosis was tried and the dr. finally admitted I couldn't be calmed enough.

[Deb1658 in reply to kama24]

But it's not something you do once and master. Just the act of sitting or lying down, each day, taking slow deep breathes for a couple minutes can do wonders for you. You will begin to notice the benefits little by little. You don't have master it, just do what you can and be kind to yourself .

Find guided meditation online and listen to it while you're in bed, with headphones. It's wonderful. Your mind will wonder and that's completely normal. Just gently guide your attention back to breathing.

[91342]

At this point I must sound like a broken record. Anxiety and panic has a damaging effect on the entire system. It is ludicrous to think otherwise.

Research is desperately needed to identify the triggers for these episodes.

Hopefully the days of grin and Bear it are over. Millions of victims are on medications to mask symptoms while pharmacitucal are getting richer by the minute.

[kama24]

I just wish that after so many different treatments and meds I'd find one that could help calm me when at my worse. A lonely hopeless feeling

[begentle51 in reply to kama24]

I am the same as you

Family try to give me good advice but it doesn't help. I always think is going to drive me insane n I'll totally lose it 🌸

[kama24 in reply to begentle51]

We ourselves know what we feel and what we are going through, we do not embellish nor look for sympathy, just a support system when needed. If only others could experience exactly what we do so they could see that it is NOT as easy as thought to just "over come it"

[Deb1658 in reply to kama24]

Meditation calms naturally

[kama24 in reply to Deb1658]

I have tried many times but cannot accomplish it just like deep breathing....it's a no go for me

[Deb1658]

I used to when I was younger, when I was embarrassed and scared by them. I thought I was always having heart issues. Now I know that it's only anxiety, it's made up by my brain. I know there is nothing wrong with my body. I use meditation to control my brain from making me think stupid and irrational thoughts. Dr. Claire Weekes is a great person to look into. Best wishes🙏

[Elizabeth04 in reply to Deb1658]

How old are you know

[kama24 in reply to Elizabeth04]

Me, I will be 69 this year.

[kama24 in reply to Deb1658]

The book by Dr. Claire Weekes is certainly informative. I'm glad I read it....I find with advancing age I have more and more panic if I get a physical symptom, I think the worst is going to happen, and one day it will....why do I fear and worry so much NOW..Until it does....it IS my brain....but cannot control it.

[kama24]

I bought and read her book, some very good points in it, but again...I have gone from panic attacks to panic disorder and no matter what I try, even suggestions from CBT classes ...nothing helps, I'm hopeless.

[Deb1658 in reply to kama24]

No you are not hopeless at all. You are completely normal. The key is to practice once in the morning and before bed. Daily practice is the key to your growth. Only you came make yourself grow.

[kama24 in reply to Deb1658]

Thank you for your kind words. After 2 years of living in "panic/fear" I guess it is really getting to me to the point where I feel like giving up. I am mostly alone in this situation, and rely on myself for emotional support....unfortunately that is sometimes difficult to do but I will keep trying.

[begentle51 in reply to kama24]

You sound like me Kama

Nothing seems to work, it's just so hard

I think maybe Deb is right, it needs to be continual practise

But I know that when I'm feeling bad nothing works 🌸

[kama24 in reply to begentle51]

I hear you......the panic and in my case the severe nausea consume me when it is bad. I can listen to music, read, try to keep busy, go out to the back deck and breathe in fresh air, try tricks I learned in CBT class, practice tummy breathing and NOTHING diminishes the fear. I am a senor and of course my BIGGEST fear is of death, and as I say "I'm in the bullet zone"......don't think about it, don't dwell on that fact they say.....not so easy to do!

[begentle51 in reply to kama24]

Why can't it just be easy, it's such a struggle. I find it's a daily fight at the moment, taking it minute by minute. Feeling in a state of total panic most of the day 🌸

[Mzemma01]

Yes !!!!

[kama24]

here it is nearing 2:30am and I'm still up trying to fight panic. Why because I've had a pain in my chest since supper time and of course you can guess what I'm thinking. It doesn't matter that I've experienced this before many times, and have stomach problems I'm dealing with....to me right now it is FEAR. I just wish they could have a procedure where they could remove certain emotions and feelings if you so chose. Going to take an Ativan and try to calm myself.