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Old Apr 03, 2007, 04:01 PM
Parker10 Parker10 is offline
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Best wishes ! Yes, I got married during my panic days....almost 25 years ago. I didnt know I had panic disorder at the time, but I knew "something" was wrong. I took the Immodium as a precaution, had my Matron of Honor full of things to whisper to me to keep my thinking about what she was saying (WHO CARED what that minister was saying ! LOL ), and I lived to tell about it, and am still married. I truly think anyone getting married is anxious about lots of things on their wedding day. Good luck to you and I hope for you and your intended a long and happy life !

There are lots of little things you can do - wear a rubber band even on a finger or wrist if it wont show, and be able to pull that sucker back and snap so you can think about the PAIN rather than the anxiety. You can count backwards by 7's from 1000, you can sing the song "B-I-N-G-O" leaving off the last word the first time, last 2 words the next round etc....in your mind of course ! Learn proper diaphragmatic breathing to keep symptoms at bay, betwen now and the big day, have a "Worry Hour" where for one solid hour, no interruptions, you sit and WORRY about everything you need to worry about, and then worry some more...at any other time of the day you start to worry - say "STOP !!!!!!!!! This is not the hour I am allowed to worry, I CHOOSE to wait until __:00"........be sure to pick the hour not to interfer with the time of your wedding :-) In the next 20 days.....you will have spent ALOT of hours worrying about anything and everything that you think you need to worry about - and on your wedding day, you will be FREE from worry - because it will not be at the "allowed hour" to worry......... ohhhhhhh, the little tricks we learn when dealing with years of panic and anxiety ! Good luck !!!!