Hey guys,
I don't know how to start this. I wanted to introduce myself on the relevant board but didn't find anything interesting to say. The only thing I really want to get out of my chest is this : I have a severe anxiety disorder and I sometimes forget it.
These days everything was going fine. But yesterday I had a panic attack and it was the first in 4 months or so. When I get fine, I tend to set too high a target for me to reach and end up in a stressful situation that can trigger my anxiety again. I act as if I could do it without suffering the same thing as did many times before. But then it comes back and I have to remember that I have to work around this particular weakness. **** I wish I could never have this chest pain again. It's so bad that at times I can't sleep for several nights and days (most I did was about a week of sleep deprivation). Xanax usually works well, but I'd rather not take it again and I hope i can just tiptoe my way around stressful situations.
It's like loneliness : if I don't actively plan activities (hanging out, that kind of thing), I end up alone in my room for an extended time, thinking it's fine, but later my morale goes down and I don't even realize it.
It's as if i had to take care of myself as if it was another person.
Can you relate with anything I said? How are you facing this kind of things?
I don't know how to start this. I wanted to introduce myself on the relevant board but didn't find anything interesting to say. The only thing I really want to get out of my chest is this : I have a severe anxiety disorder and I sometimes forget it.
These days everything was going fine. But yesterday I had a panic attack and it was the first in 4 months or so. When I get fine, I tend to set too high a target for me to reach and end up in a stressful situation that can trigger my anxiety again. I act as if I could do it without suffering the same thing as did many times before. But then it comes back and I have to remember that I have to work around this particular weakness. **** I wish I could never have this chest pain again. It's so bad that at times I can't sleep for several nights and days (most I did was about a week of sleep deprivation). Xanax usually works well, but I'd rather not take it again and I hope i can just tiptoe my way around stressful situations.
It's like loneliness : if I don't actively plan activities (hanging out, that kind of thing), I end up alone in my room for an extended time, thinking it's fine, but later my morale goes down and I don't even realize it.
It's as if i had to take care of myself as if it was another person.
Can you relate with anything I said? How are you facing this kind of things?
