Does anyone suffer from anxiety/panic attacks?

Zoloft!!!

I used to. Then I got hold of a book called overcoming panic by helen kennedy.
I used to get them in school assemblies! And I had them for years and the doctors didn't have a clue what was wrong. I managed to get through them with the help of the book. I basically had a panic attack and concentrated on my breathing and visualised a number in my head when I took a deep breath and let it out.
The best thing to do is to push through it because avoidance only makes it worse.

Once I got over my panic attacks I had general anxiety for a while and I still get some anxious times and symptoms. I have to stick to mindfulness and yoga and learn to relax.
This new exercise/weight loss is also helpful
There's a lot of stuff online for help. Maybe try doing some power yoga that will push you a bit but also you help you to focus on the stress (Al bingham, yoga zone, free videos on youtube)

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Yes, but not from working out...exercise helps alleviate the issue for me. I used to get panic attacks pretty frequently...I still get them, but they're much more rare the last few years since I've been eating better and exercising regularly.

Same here. I haven't had an anxiety attack since I've started working out and watching calories. (knock on wood)

You can't be afraid to trigger the effects or you get in a cycle of anxiety. I've learned over the years that it's just a chemical reaction in my body that causes them and I have to detach from it an do the motions, which eventually dissipates the feelings and I train myself to have less attacks because I feel I can handle them. It's taken years but I do pretty good.

Best of luck.

Yep, I get panic attacks and massive anxiety...but unfortunately working out doesn't help with the panic attacks, helps with the anxiety though. My panic attack triggers are just too unrelated to this, the only thing that helped me was getting a puppy. He's been with me for 2.5 years now and every time I feel a panic attack coming, I give him a cuddle and calm myself down in this way. anyways, good luck to you x

I find when my anxiety rises so does my ocd. My anxiety is all about irrational thoughts. Talking and exercise helps as did an article I read about becoming anti fragile. Add me if you want

this is al pretty helpful, at least I don't feel like I'm the only one. Mine started a couple years ago and have died down a little once I figured out what was going on and learned to do some deep breathing. They don't hit me as much now, it seems if I don't get much sleep and i'm eating like crap, they hit me more often. I hate that feeling of gasping for air. I guess stress is a big trigger.

cory_hudack wrote: »

Timshel_ wrote: »

You can't be afraid to trigger the effects or you get in a cycle of anxiety. I've learned over the years that it's just a chemical reaction in my body that causes them and I have to detach from it an do the motions, which eventually dissipates the feelings and I train myself to have less attacks because I feel I can handle them. It's taken years but I do pretty good.

Best of luck.

Omg, you are my new hero. I would love to just push through the feelings like you. Guess I can expect it to happen overnight if it's taken you years. I'll keep trying. Thanks!

It is amazing the strength inside you when you look. Never easy or quick, but as you work through you get little bits of your life back. Have faith in yourself.

I used to have them. I couldn't even leave the house. But exposure is the best medicine when it comes to anxiety. You have to tell yourself "that its just anxiety" what we fear is the symptoms of anxiety. Diaphragmatic breathing techniques help. Breathe in though your nose 3 counts and out 5 counts. Put your hand over your belly button and make sure your belly goes up and down. With anxiety we sometimes breathe through our chest which makes our breathes short and rapid causing us to be light headed and triggering our anxiety. I can tell you anxiety is something everyone can over come. I did it and in a month I will have a mental health degree. If you all need anymore advice please reach out to me or friend me. Oh yea I'm on Lexapro daily and Adavan when I feel the symptoms are too much for me. I haven't had to take the Adavan for about 6 months. You all can over come it I promise you!!! Also don't be afraid to talk about it to people. You have to normalize your anxiety. I could go on but I don't want to write a book. Like I said I'm here I have a wealth of knowledge. Take care y'all!!