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blue_eyes · Apr 03, 2015, 08:53 PM

I'm just laying in the couch watching a movie and bam anxiety attack, I'm breathing, chest feels a little of but I'm tensing! Does ãnyone else experience this out of no where?

Ruftin · Apr 03, 2015, 08:58 PM

(((blue_eyes))) Yes I have anxiety attacks but I usually have a thought that creeps into my head that I'm barely aware of that triggers it such as I have to work on Monday....I hope it passes for you soon. Mine always ,make me feel as though I'm in trouble for something, like when I was a child and did something wrong....

CANDC · Apr 03, 2015, 09:04 PM

Hi Blue eyes. Sorry to hear you are feeling anxiety. I do feel stuff like that. I try to practice mindfulness. Sometimes exercises like this help

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Breathing exercise
If you are feeling very anxious or angry or just want to calm down, you can try a breathing exercise that takes the attention away from the trigger of anxiety to a simple tool of counting breaths.

Find a comfortable position seated or laying down. Begin to relax your breathing. Silently count 1 on the inhale, and two on the exhale. Then silently count 3 on the inhale and 4 on the exhale. Continue up to 10 or until you lose the count then return to one. No judgement. I sometimes end up at 18 then smile and return to 1. The idea is to focus on the breath and the counting and not get sucked into the anxiety or anger trigger. Also works to quiet the mind.

Getting sleep may be the single one thing that keeps me in balance. If you are not sleeping or having bad side affects, contact your doctor or psychiatrist and tell them what is happening so they can make adjustments.

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