new here

[Saintedge]

hey everyone,

I’m new to this, hoping to meet and talk with others that have anxiety. I don’t know anyone personally that has anxiety or panic attacks like I have, so it would be nice to talk to people who actually understand what I’m going through.

[Agora1]

Hi Saintedge and Welcome to a great community of supporters.

My Anxiety and Panic Attacks were both Mind and Body Consuming.

From the very first one I experienced to the very last one, it always scared

the heck out of me. I would cry, I would pace and I would cry some more.

The amount of Adrenline surging through my body was insane, making me

feel as if I were so alone with this fear. No one, absolutely no one understood

or cared to understand what it was like.

I didn't have a forum, I didn't have friends or family who took it seriously.

Somehow, I believed that one day I would conquer this Fear and get control back

of my life. When I did and found this forum, I knew that I had to pass my success

forward because no one should ever have to go through this misery by themselves.

And so Saintedge, I am happy you are here with us today. We all understand all too

well what it is like. You are no longer alone. Reach out to us and start healing.

We learn from each other's experiences. You've taken the first big step forward. xx

[Cat33]

Hello Saintedge I hope this will be the start of your getting well from anxiety and panic attacks

I too have really suffered and not had anyone to talk to about it I would have loved to have had this forum when I was so poorly

If I did tell people they usually didn't know what to say How many times have I heard "Think about something else" or "You'll be fine"

If only you could think of something else when that panic rises wouldn't that be great we wouldn't need this forum if it were that simple

I would say learn as much as you can about it there is so much information out there now Keep a diary every day and over time you will see that that fear you have of something dreadful happening when the adrenaline starts rising didn't and won't ever happen

In time you will lose your fear of these feelings and that's the key to it all Once you feel that old familiar anxiety start to rise say come on then do your worst I'm waiting Don't fight it you will soon see it takes the same pattern everytime it comes- it reaches its peak and then dies down

We all understand on here and as Agora says you will learn from others experiences and know you are never alone

This is the beginning now of your healing and peace

Wishing you all the very very best you can and will get well

[WilliamG]

Hi Saintedge. I can definitely can relate to anxiety and panic attacks. You are definitely not alone.

[Jeff1943]

I only had one panic attack, nearly 50 years ago, that heralded my entry into anxiety disorder. The Master of the Universe decided that I should experience no more, but there were many other symptoms over the years.Only one episode but I know this, panic attacks cannot kill you, cause you to become disabled or make you lose your mind, rest assured.

Panic attacks are blips in your nervous system which has become overwhelmed with work, worry and stress. What the cause of your distress is only you know. Do what ever it takes to remove those toxic influences that trouble you so.

Do not fear your panic attacks for they thrive on fear. Do not add second fear to the flash of first fear, deny them that which they feed on and they will fade and disperse.

How so?

Do not fight them, for a start. Do not shrink from them and keep testing to see if they have gone away. Fighting only causes more stress and strain, the very things that created them in the first place.

Instead, relax every muscle in your body, let yourself go limp, and agree to accept the bad feelings for the moment. Agree to co-exist with them for the time being. You know they are toothless tigers that can do you no real harm so bring it on: you deal with them by accepting them just for the present.

In fact, deal with all the symptoms of an over sensitised nervous system in the same way and you rob them of the power they hold over you. For you cannot both accept and fear something at the same time.

So stop frightening yourself half to death. All is well. You are not going to feel like this for ever.