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#1
Jan 26, 2014, 10:05 PM
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Have you had one during a session and if so what did your T do?
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Jan 26, 2014, 10:11 PM
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Thankfully, nothing full-blown, only something mild all things considered. My T had me work on some breathing techniques and to have me bring myself to a safe place in my mind. It worked better than expected.
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Jan 26, 2014, 10:13 PM
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Yes. She did nothing but ignore it.
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Jan 26, 2014, 10:22 PM
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Yes, she usually catches me on the way up. She keeps me talking about the same damn thing that is freaking me out! I end up going up and down with the anxiety the whole session. It sucks! I think she does it on purpose because she doesn't let me change the subject.
This last time it was over the medication I've been prescribed (and started taking) for OCD and how I was insistent that I was swallowing poison. Thought I was going to die right there in her office  Recently she has started pointing out my actions when I start to panic. Saying oh I see you can't sit still, your hands are shaking, blah blah...so I try not to do those things but I can't help it. I guess she keeps me in that state to prove nothing is going to happen and I'll be fine but I'm not sure. |
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Jan 26, 2014, 10:22 PM
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Yes, frequently. My T usually waits a bit to see if I can calm down on my own...if it starts to get worse, or I ask for help, she talks me through a breathing exercise or helps me to focus on something concrete or just calmly talks about something non-threatening. What my T does depends a lot on why I'm panicking and what I indicate that I need. Once, I couldn't break out of the thoughts that were panicking me, so she asked me to tell her about my dogs...that helped me that time. Once, I told T that I needed to not have the focus on me, so she looked away and gave me some space.
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Jan 26, 2014, 11:17 PM
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I haven't but I'm guessing she would talk me through it.
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Jan 26, 2014, 11:50 PM
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Jan 27, 2014, 12:27 AM
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yes it happened to me a few time with my old therapist. She just talked in a slow soothing tone, reassured me i was ok and i was safe and got me to do some breathing exercises and some grounding exercises and to make me aware of my surroundings... although thinking back maybe that was more for dissociation.
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Jan 27, 2014, 12:29 AM
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I said "I'm going to have a panic attack" and she said "OH okay!" And instructed me to breathe.
It seemed like she didn't know it was about to come up, like it took her on by surprise, but she acted quickly and promptly and we were able to redirect the anxiety and panic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Jan 27, 2014, 01:52 AM
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I keep typing and erasing things, so I'll just say "yes, I have" and leave it at that.
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Mar 19, 2014, 09:21 PM
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Yes, it was extremely awkward.
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#12
Mar 20, 2014, 10:27 AM
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I have had a few, I've also been lucky to reach her a few times when I've had really bad panic attacks that weren't subsiding, and she has helped me calm down, such a relief.
What she does varies a bit. Some things that worked were having me look slowly and mindfully around the room in order, describing everything in detail. Another one was to do controlled breathing exercises. Sometimes it just helps to hear everything will be okay. Other times we list things, like all the birds I have seen from my window. She's done a few different kinds of visualizations with me too that I really like, not just for panic attacks but general calming. Imagining a safe place or object in detail helps because theoretically, I can hold onto the imagery and it will help me feel calm to help prevent or mitigate the anxiety. |
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Mar 20, 2014, 10:44 AM
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Yes, I had a few. Usually she waits a few minutes, trying to make eye-contact with me and then she tells me to breathe. She keeps repeating: "I'm here, it's ok" That usually helps. Or some guided meditation.
On a side note: I hate when I have a panic attack and someone tells me in soothing reassuring voice "You're ok, you're safe.". As soothing as they think it may be - it's really not - for me at least! I had a therapist who would always word it like that and I wanted to punch her!  I wasn't ok, I wasn't safe so telling me that I was was like a joke..But that's only me..
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Mar 20, 2014, 10:48 AM
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Mar 21, 2014, 08:48 AM
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I have never had a panic attack while in session. Not sure why. I am afraid that one day I will. I do not know if I will run out of the office, slide to the floor, hide my face, or something else. I dread if it ever happens.
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Mar 21, 2014, 12:05 PM
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Mild/moderate ones. She has be do breathing exercises, get up and move around, talk about other things, etc.
She does not think that I should ever have to sit with high levels of anxiety in a session. Since I feel like I'm about to come out of my skin with panic in almost every session, we end up having to stop to deal with the anxiety almost every time. Sometimes I can get it back and we can work on the topic again and other times we just work on relaxation techniques. If I could calm the **** down, I could have been done with therapy by now. It makes me frustrated but she keeps telling me to be patient with myself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Mar 22, 2014, 05:39 AM
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She knelt in front of me. Told me to look at her. She told me that everything is going to be okay. She is here with me, I'm not at my parents' house, and she will protect me. She had me identify colors around the room, took me on a walk to look at more colors. One time I started freaking out, she started rubbing my forehead while telling me I'm safe. She stayed with me for hours.
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Mar 22, 2014, 07:15 AM
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Yeah, during EMDR mostly. She'd tell me "that was then, this is now" over and over again, remind me to be mindful of my breathing, and do exercises designed to stay in the here-and-now. She'd also ask me to describe some of the things I'm experiencing - for example, if I feel like the walls are closing in on me, she'll help me reassure myself they're not.
The "that was then, this is now" really helps because it doesn't unvalidate (is that a word?) my current feelings/emotions/thoughts/experience, while still telling me I'm not there. |
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Mar 22, 2014, 07:51 AM
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Mar 22, 2014, 07:52 AM
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I have had a situation where I could feel my anxiety really starting to kick in. She noticed it as well and switched the subject to something better for me. We started talking about my children
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Mar 22, 2014, 08:15 AM
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yes, lots of times.
She talks slower, more soothingly, reassures me that it's ok, just to breathe, helps me regulate my breathing, gets me to look around the room, notice colours, she gives me lavender on a tissue to smell and offers me water. Once i'm calm enough she'll ask me to talk about what triggered it.
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