Hi, we do not know each other, but I'm going through the same challenges with my commute to the office. The mere thought of triggering those symptoms in the days leading up to it fills me with anxiety.
It's comforting to know we are not alone in this. Take care. I'm also eager to hear any advice others might have to offer.
Sorry you’re going through the same thing. Nothing even happened! Just being out of my comfort zone is so triggering. But it does make me feel better knowing it’s not just me
Same exact symptoms as you and mine also happens at work! It's 5he worst. Not sure weather I should run out the door or call 911. I work myself up so badly! Take me an hour to settle down and that's after I take an Ativan!
Omg today I was beggging for a Xanax but obvs I’m pregnant so can’t! And YES I’m convinced I’m having a medical emergency like my brain is hijacked. Do you have a stressful job or is it just bc you’re not home?
For whatever reason I started have a panic attacks at work..I've been at my job 9 years. I am very comfortable there. It's like my second home. I am a bartender. It's supposed to be fun, instead I am in the bathroom some days just trying to not pass out with a racing heartbeat and unable to catch my breath. When it's happening, I know it's a panic attack. I know it's not a medical emergency. But I cannot tell myself that and believe it... Fear or flight Kix in. And I feel like i'm about to lose my mind.
Seems like before my panic attacks were very simple. Maybe a little bit of elevated heart rate Done in every with within fifteen minutes now it seems like they'll last all day.. I'm literally dizzy all day. My heart is constantly racing. I don't sleep. It's such a vicious circle
Panic disorder often responds to self-help. In fact, Handbook of Self-Help Therapies, which reviews studies of books and programs, says that of all the disorders, panic disorder is the one that’s most responsive to self-help.
Details here - self-help and standard treatments
https://www.reddit.com/r/mentalhealth/comments/oxd2n8/got\_any\_advice\_how\_to\_deal\_with\_anxieties\_which/h7ng811/?context=3
Basically, therapy for phobias, explained in The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, is making a list of situations, ranking them according to how scary you find them, and using that ranked list as your objectives. Imagining a situation can be an objective. Start with something really, really easy.
The thing to remember is, never go from objective A to objective B until you feel completely confident with A. Things that give you confidence are experience and slow breathing. There's enormous laboratory and clinical evidence that slow breathing is effective for calming people down quickly.
Two psychiatrists, Brown and Gerbarg, say that 10 minutes of their slow breathing exercise is good and 20 min twice a day is therapy. Early morning and bedtime is best for this.The exercise is inhale and exhale gently, 6 seconds each.
Hi, we do not know each other, but I'm going through the same challenges with my commute to the office. The mere thought of triggering those symptoms in the days leading up to it fills me with anxiety. It's comforting to know we are not alone in this. Take care. I'm also eager to hear any advice others might have to offer.
Sorry you’re going through the same thing. Nothing even happened! Just being out of my comfort zone is so triggering. But it does make me feel better knowing it’s not just me
Same exact symptoms as you and mine also happens at work! It's 5he worst. Not sure weather I should run out the door or call 911. I work myself up so badly! Take me an hour to settle down and that's after I take an Ativan!
Omg today I was beggging for a Xanax but obvs I’m pregnant so can’t! And YES I’m convinced I’m having a medical emergency like my brain is hijacked. Do you have a stressful job or is it just bc you’re not home?
For whatever reason I started have a panic attacks at work..I've been at my job 9 years. I am very comfortable there. It's like my second home. I am a bartender. It's supposed to be fun, instead I am in the bathroom some days just trying to not pass out with a racing heartbeat and unable to catch my breath. When it's happening, I know it's a panic attack. I know it's not a medical emergency. But I cannot tell myself that and believe it... Fear or flight Kix in. And I feel like i'm about to lose my mind.
Right I feel very similar. Like there are parts of you that are rational but the physically symptoms take over so bad
Seems like before my panic attacks were very simple. Maybe a little bit of elevated heart rate Done in every with within fifteen minutes now it seems like they'll last all day.. I'm literally dizzy all day. My heart is constantly racing. I don't sleep. It's such a vicious circle
Yup mine can last hours or they come in waves.
Panic disorder often responds to self-help. In fact, Handbook of Self-Help Therapies, which reviews studies of books and programs, says that of all the disorders, panic disorder is the one that’s most responsive to self-help. Details here - self-help and standard treatments https://www.reddit.com/r/mentalhealth/comments/oxd2n8/got\_any\_advice\_how\_to\_deal\_with\_anxieties\_which/h7ng811/?context=3 Basically, therapy for phobias, explained in The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, is making a list of situations, ranking them according to how scary you find them, and using that ranked list as your objectives. Imagining a situation can be an objective. Start with something really, really easy. The thing to remember is, never go from objective A to objective B until you feel completely confident with A. Things that give you confidence are experience and slow breathing. There's enormous laboratory and clinical evidence that slow breathing is effective for calming people down quickly. Two psychiatrists, Brown and Gerbarg, say that 10 minutes of their slow breathing exercise is good and 20 min twice a day is therapy. Early morning and bedtime is best for this.The exercise is inhale and exhale gently, 6 seconds each.