 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Apr 21, 2013, 08:21 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I am moving May 1st. I am nervous. I have been having panic attacks because i just came up on 6 monts of sobriety and clean time and will be on my own for the first time while being clean. I do not want to have to take meds to control my anxiety so am trying to come up with plans. If anyone has any sugestions, I am open.
|
 allimsaying, enchanted
|
|
#2
Apr 21, 2013, 08:28 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Do you do yoga? Training in any martial art is good for some people. It retrains our minds in a disciplined way, teaching us to count breaths and be in management of our thought processes. I recommend it.
|
 bitten, enchanted
|
|
#3
Apr 21, 2013, 01:37 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
My late husband helped me with that. I was clean/sober too and was subject to having panic attacks - and didn't want to take meds!
He told me to ask myself: "What's the worst that could happen?" Ask yourself this when you're feeling like you're going to have a panic attack. I would ask myself this, and think it thru. The worst that could happen would be (for me) that I would faint, someone would call the ambulance, I'd be taken to the hospital, and it would be found that I fainted. Big deal. I could handle that. That's NO big deal. So what's the worst that can happen to YOU Bitten?
__________________
The truth shall set you free but first it will make you miserable..........................................Garfield |
| bitten
|
| bitten, enchanted
|
|
#4
Apr 27, 2013, 11:00 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I hate this happened to you. and hope you
find peace.
__________________
#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
|
#5
May 06, 2013, 03:26 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I find meditation is helpful, it helps control obsessive thoughts and calm the breath. I like the counting meditation, breath slowly and count to 10, if you get distracred you must start agaon at one and repeat this slowly until you reach 10, distraction is a good temp solution to anxiety, i play a game on my phone or do something that requires my full attention and concentration and usualy this makes the anxiety dissapear. i know how hard it can be to suffer with anxiety, its frightening, but it is only a stress responce it cannot hurt you, what you are feeling is your body getting ready for fight or flight, just remember these are only feelings they will pass. I too have moved recently and i am clean and sober for last couple of weeks which has exagerated my anxiety, i dont want to take meds either, i think maybe this is a learning process, maybe something we need to learn from. I hope you feel better once u are setteled in your new place and try and be strong and have faith in yourself, you can do this
 come message me anytime maybe we can help each other. 
__________________
“Do you think I've gone round the bend?" "I'm afraid so. You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” ― Lewis Carroll 
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
