Hi sisterhood,
I'm struggling so badly right now. I have major anxiety and a panic disorder. I take medication and see a psychologist, however it is getting the best of me... My anxiety is so bad right now that I have been having trouble working, going to the supermarket, sleeping and even walking.
I don't know what to do anymore... I'm really good at masking... No one knows how bad it really is! I have two children and they wouldn't have a clue. I just feel like a shell of my former self and I don't really understand my triggers!
Please, any advice on what's worked for you would be so helpful as I'm losing myself... I think it won't be long before I can't work, work seems to bring out something that triggers a panic attack.
Anxiety help
Anxiety help
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Do you think it’s socialising at work that triggers it? Are you in customer service? Mine was really bad in my teens and I couldn’t quite work out what was going on. I worked at a supermarket and ended up leaving after 3 years. The room would spin, I’d shake while I was serving people. I thought I was passing out all the time. Our minds are so bloody powerful.
Are you on any medication? I find medication helps me when I get that bad. I haven’t been able to ever work around people like that since my teens. I guess that’s social anxiety.
Ring beyond blue, I’ve done that before when I’m at my wits end. I’ve rang ambulances before, after having a scenario in my head, when I’ve been in pain or thought I was having a heart attack. I always describe it as a scary roller coaster that I can’t get off . Or being stuck in in a washing machine that won’t stop , a vicious circle.
I try and change my thoughts but I find the best thing that helps ease mine apart from medication is walking, I walk alot when I’m anxious because I can’t sit still. My head races when I do. Walking seems to help get rid of that anxious energy.
The worst part of all, is the anxiety is far more crippling than the issue we are worried about.
I also joined kicked boxing. I found that helped me get some anxious energy out. Exercise definitely helps.
Anxiety sux! I hope you can find something to help you.
Seems you're also suffering from agoraphobia. Please go back to the Dr. I suffered from panic disorder for 30 yrs and was medicated for 20. I've been off medication for the last 10 yrs and am recovered , but you need the right help..I let mine go on for too long before I got the right support which led to recovery . You need further assistance.
It's not an answer in itself but sometimes I can talk myself down.
I recognise the first signs and switch straight into calming mode.
At work I have a little jute bag of crystals that are chosen for their anti anxiety/ spiritual protection properties. I pop it in my bra and focus on the skin where it touches me, imagining the thread of energy pouring into my body.
At home I have a little spell jar, same thing but I hold it in my hands and focus on my hands.
Try meditations on the Insight Timer app.
They won't solve the problem, keep with the therapy, but I do find the more often I do it the more I can avoid most panic attacks before they escalate.