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Feb 03, 2006, 02:15 AM
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been on my meds for a week, some good days and some bad. was having a pretty good night and then just everything went to hell and i cant breath right now. having horrible flashbacks. i had to drive and was terrified i was going to run off the road and i felt like i was losing my mind. home in one piece but so entirely not ok and i'm scared. everything is flooding me in waves and i feel like i'm being tortured and i'm trying not to get hysterical because everyones asleep in my house and i want to turn on the lights but i cant and i didnt even know where to post this and i dont know what to do. my heart just keeps racing and i'm sick to my stomach and i feel like i cant handle this its like a walking nightmare and i'm telling myself i'm safe and i'm terrified and if theres anyone out there i just need to know someones there.
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Feb 03, 2006, 03:05 AM
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I know what your going through because I've been there. I can't even drive anymore. One thing I can suggest is to try deep breathing.. Wish I could be more helpful. Hang in there, this too will pass.......
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Feb 03, 2006, 05:18 AM
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Come to think of it, the T I was seeing for years suggested when that would happen to me when driving that I should stop the car and run around it for awhile.. He said if it happened at home I should run around the house several times.. Guess he was into "running".. Although I never tried it, I thought I'd pass along some of the professional help I received. Who knows maybe it works.......Good way to shed a few pounds even if it doesn't work........
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Feb 05, 2006, 02:50 PM
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The running suggestion is interesting. I can think of certain highways I wouldn't try it on, though
 Deep-breathing seems to help a lot of people, too.
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Feb 05, 2006, 05:18 PM
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Dear greenfairy,
You are not alone. I also have a lot of problems with panic attacks. I went to get in the car the other day and felt very unwell,I could not breath etc etc and ended up throwing up. I know why I have this problem and I can trace it back to the past but it is so hard to persuade myself that there is nothing to be scared of now. Anyway the good part of this story is that I did get back in the car and get to where I needed to go. I had to keep telling myself-what year it is, and how things are different now, and that bad things like that will not happen anymore. And I did it. I hope this helps you. Take care.
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Feb 05, 2006, 08:24 PM
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We are all here for you at PC.... and many of us have had debilitating anxiety... b r e a t h e that is very important. Grounding techniques are useful... see the pegged thread.
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