Hi
I have suffered with anxiety and panic attacks for 4 years and after a lot of reading I am trying to overcome this which as you all know is a real struggle. I read that if you accept the feelings and let them come they will eventually disappear but you have to just sit and do nothing. I felt panicky and the urge to leave the situation I was in but I did stay although I talked on the phone for the majority of the time I had to wait around.
My question is has anyone tried this method and is the way I dealt with the situation ok or should I not distract myself in any way?
Thanks for taking the time to read my post and any feedback would be appreciated.
Hi Lucy i also suffer with anxiety and panic attacks i have just been put on pregabalin as I couldn't cope i did try keeping carm and it did work for a while but then it got to for me
That's exactly what I do its the worse ever going through it but it goes away
Has the medication helped you at all? I'm not on anything at the moment but thinking about going to the doctors to give myself a little extra help
Would you say you have recovered then? It just scares me when an attack hits and I'm alone
That sound very much like mindfulness you can find lots of guided versions of this on YouTube which may help.
If you sit a feel how it is making you feel physically and mentally. Knowing that it is just feelings and you are not your feelings then picture them passing like a speeding train or floating cloud it may help
I dont know how to help I am so anxious I all the time I gag when I eat I am losing weight and scared that I am dying how do I get better too. I dont want to die.