ahm, does anyone have weird anxiety+panic triggers?so scared of going crazy.

[Svya]

So I had started having panic attacks/anxiety/general sadness about 3 weeks ago (first time after 7 years)

it has mostly gotten to me while driving, and I notice myself having intrusive thoughts- irrational ideas; like the one today started when I was driving from the beach into town ( I live in LA, and it's a long drive)

half way through I got stuck in traffic, i thought my car was overheating, and I was running late to a meeting. I tried to breath myself to calm and suddenly noticed all the different shop signages/billboards/advertising along the road- and it all seemed so.. strange-unreal-all the large words seemed to be menacing and overwhelming

I started thinking about how only crazy people get scared of random words, scared myself into a panic and proceeded to worry about going mad all the way to my destination. Then I gradually forgot about the episode again as I was distracted by social activities, but now can't fall asleep worrying about it (3:40 am).

does anyone else have strange triggers to their anxiety? mine generally have to do with driving, but sometimes are quite random- it almost feels like i "generate" an intrusive/scary/strange thought on purpose, and scare myself. and then panic about going mad.

[paula50]

Hi Svya , i have been panicking like mad for the last hour my son is coming to see me he knows i not been well with panic attacks feeling down , its seems to have bought on a panic attack rushing around .. feel like im going to break down or go mad its all these thoughts i can't deal with he does not know how bad i feel as i would not tell him ,icant go out for to long either its taking over my life somehow i must deal with it , i am waiting to have therapy seems to taking for ever this all started 5 weeks ago after beening ill .. there must be alight at the end of this long tunnel i feel i have had enough some good got to happenit can't go on for ever can it ... Paula

[EsMummy]

I feel like this sometimes too. I find that telling myself it's just my mind making things up helps occasionally to calm me down a bit but I understand how frightening it can be at the time.