After a good day, why suddenly now?

[Laniben]

I had my salad wheni came home, was just sitting here on my phone and I went extremely

hot (not weather related this time) my arms had a touch of burning and instead of ignoring it I let it

Bother me and then got really panicky because id been having a good day. All My back muscles really tightened quite a bit, but that wore off, now ive got burning in my arms again. All day ive gone without this and have felt such relief from it and yet I let it

get to me 😐 when i get the tight muscles its because Ive worried/panicked about the onset of one of the physical symtoms that for a few hours i havent had to feel; and Ive let it scare me......again.

Is it just me? I know anxiety is unpredictable, but why does it often get to you when youve been doing ok?

[Laniben]

Im beginning to feel stupid because of my first post earlier today when suddenly things change out of the blue. Sorry everyone.

[Jaxs050783]

It’s so unpredictable. It’s odd because I’ve been getting hot recently due to anxiety!

[Laniben in reply to Jaxs050783]

It isn’t Nice is it, I’m sitting here in front of the fan now, 10 mins ago I thought I’d go for a walk round the block, 3 police cars doing 90 mph later..... right yep that was a nice quiet walk...not 😐 lol

[Agora1]

Hi Laniben, anxiety is unpredictable because it never really goes away completely.

My doctor use to call it "free floating anxiety". Which meant that the adrenaline is

always there to some extent. Low enough levels to not really feel anxious and yet

in a moments notice...a sound, a smell, a physical symptom can get that adrenaline

boiling over in a moment's time.

Learning how to accept these random physical symptoms as being human and nothing

more is important. Changing the way we think to a more positive approach. It must be an on going

process of learning and practicing. We can't wait until we are in dire straights and then

try to breathe it away. We must be prepared and in being prepared it keeps us on an

even keel all the time without the ups and downs of our emotions.

Not easy to do, but don't allow it to scare you. Get mad, tell it to take a hike. Anxiety

doesn't like you in charge and it will back off. Eventually you will be back in control and

anxiety will prove to be the coward it is. xx

[Laniben in reply to Agora1]

Thank you Agora, youre right of course I just havent mastered the art properly yet, and believe me I have got a name for it 😊 I wont repeat it on here though, I’ll just have to keep giving it the hard time it gives me

Xx

[Agora1 in reply to Laniben]

Laniben, keep that attitude, it will get you through. lol xx

I've been watching your posts and in what you are going through,

I think you are doing amazing. It can't be easy but I'm glad that

you have a roof over your head. I admire your strength. xx

[Bilabong]

I know its easier said, but we need to master the art of knowing.... knowing that its just in your mind. I know my situation was different coming off antidepressants, and was probably not as extreme what people here go through daily, but thats what worked for me eventually. For as long as the palpitations and shakiness persisted, I used to tell myself its just my anxiety and nothing else. Kept repeating it in my mind till at one point I realised I wasnt getting it even when I let myself go. Been a month and a half now. Still early, but....

[Kkimm]

Hi Sam

I think it is just the pattern it seems to follow when you are recovering from anxiety. One or two good days then more bad days and so on.

You are getting there.

Kim