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Rough morning
| Sat, 03-18-2006 - 2:17pm |
I woke up early this morning and everything felt just fine.
| Sat, 03-18-2006 - 2:17pm |
I woke up early this morning and everything felt just fine.
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Sorry you had a bad morning, but congrats on being able to talk yourself down from going to the ER. Being able to confidently tell myself my heart was NOT going to explode or give out made a huge difference for me when my attacks started.
Mine come out of nowhere too. Poor DH tries to understand what causes them, and doesn't understand why I get frustrated when he asks me what I was worried about when it started. I personally think that it's a residual effect from previous stress and anxiety, which I think could be why mine started during winter break instead of at school. I also start with a physical symptom (usually a "startle" heartbeat--skip, extra, whatever it is) that snowballs into an attack.
I can sympathize with the all day thing too. After an attack I am over-aware of my breathing and heartbeats for several hours. Plus, if it's a strong attack, I get soooo tired, especially since the only way for me to get out of a big attack seems to be to cry which always tires me out.
Hang in there...even though you had a PA this morning, it sounds like things are improving in general...
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Thanks ladies,
This morning started off great too.
Jennifer
"Oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evi
Noooo.....don't tell yourself that.
Look at the evidence: you are experiencing the same pattern of symptoms you have exhibited for some time now, with no adverse effects other than the symptoms themselves. You are worried about having another attack, which is making you hyper-aware of the potential warning symptoms, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy--an attack comes on when a possible warning happens, because you are on edge waiting for the next one to hit. You have been worried before. You have either gone to the emergency room, or really wanted to but convinced yourself not you, before and you know that everything they looked at was normal despite feeling the way you do right now.
You *know* how this works. Your body is playing a trick on you. Your best defense is to remind yourself that you know exactly what is going on, you know there is nothing seriously wrong with your body, and you know it will go away. There's nothing to be afraid of, it's just that your body doesn't realize it.
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That's the speech I give myself when I start to panic. I feel like this can't be normal, or safe, and there must be something more serious. But I *know* that's not true and I have to remind myself of that when my body starts flipping out. Also, I've found that if I just give in to the attack and let it run its course, I can get it over with and get on with whatever I'm trying to do more quickly. Otherwise, I stay on the verge of an attack for hours.
Hang in there....this will pass.
{{hugs}}
Amy
Thank you so much.
Jennifer
"Oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evi
Good heavens! That's a shame, Jennifer): Like you, I'm stymied as to what's going on here. It is always possible that you just haven't *righted* yourself since yesterday's attack. I know I have been wary & off balance for awhile after a bad one. Trying not to come up
Jennifer,
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond, I went on a bit of a computer strike after my mid-terms and chat on Thursday, lol, I even refused to look at my comp all day Friday :). I am sorry you had such a rough morning, how have you been doing since then? It is awful how a panic attack can dictate the rest of our day. When I have one I have a tendancy to want to hole up inside my house and not leave.
I hope the increase has helped. Have you noticed any difference in the last couple days? Keep us updated on how you are doing! :)
Andrea
Andrea
Jennifer, It seems you & I are experiencing the same thing.
Sheri Ann
Jennifer
"Oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evi
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