[Musica91]

I have been handling anxiety better lately, but tonight its hit me again with full force.

I also have some other problems causing it to worsen, I think: either allergies or a cold coming on (or virus), and a back problem has flared up and I'm in pain.

I guess that's enough to set it off again.

I came on here to post and be among people with like symptoms and issues - sometimes that in itself helps my anxiety.

[Disorder7]

I've dealt with anxiety for many years. You would think by now I would know what it is and how to handle it. But each time I have a panic attack I think it's somehow different and I'm going to die.

I'm feeling it now on a mild level. That's why I started browsing around the forum. I decided to try to distract myself.

Like you, I think posting and reading comments from other people does help.
Take care.

[Ripose]

I have suffered from constant anxiety for most of my life and it always seemed to brought on by minor things like being late for work, forgetting to brush my teeth or not getting a kiss from my wife when she goes out. If anything major happened I would go into full force panic mode. I am on lots of anti-anxiety meds now plus I have learned many coping mechanisms such as meditation, distraction and hugging my wife. Now the latest thing is caused by shortness of breath caused by COPD. As soon as I get short of breath I go into panic mode, so badly that I can't even reach for my inhaler, it will take some time to learn how to deal with this new issue.

I know how you feel and I really hope coming onto this site can really help you.

Have a great day!

[Evaluna]

You're not alone I feel like this to tonight. Nothing has caused it, I just sat watching TV and started feeling restless and now I'm sat in bed feeling like I can't cope with the simplest of tasks. I feel like I want to run away.

I shouted at my daughter before she went to bed for something completely unnecessary and although I apologized and we made up the guilt I'm feeling is so overwhelming. I'm having trouble even putting these sentences together my mind is racing that much. I just want to feel normal for once.