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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-17-2006
The world is full of wonderful people!
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Fri, 05-26-2006 - 3:00pm

Hi im new here and i just wanted to say that its great to see that im not alone! I too have been having anxiety attacks, mine stem from moving out of my parents house for the first time and just getting married. This year has had alot of downs, my father in law died in sept. and my 19 year old cat died in dec. both from cancer. Until i found this message board i thought that i was going completely mad. My doc told me that she thought that i was depressed but i can tell you that its not, ive been there before! The physical symptoms are the worst though...i can calm my mind about the stress but when my breathing becomes heavy and my pulse goes up, thats when i lose it!

The reason that i thought that i would finally post is to say thank you and give out a piece of advice that came from my father..."Its never as bad as it seems. When life throws you a curve ball, duck! Stress is a state of mind!" This has helped me through many a days when i thought the sky was falling. i take my self to my calm place and relax..telling myself the whole time that its all in your mind. I would also recommend reading the june issue of Oprah, it has an artical on having a spongy personality. I thought that it was a good read and thought that passing it on would do alot of good.

Again thank you and hope that some of this helps.

Gidget

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-11-2004
Fri, 05-26-2006 - 3:24pm

Hello & welcome, Gidget. You are neither crazy nor alone in what you're feeling. Having panic attacks for 36 years, I can totally relate to the physical symptoms that you feel. They sure are scary. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your dfil & your cat. Major life stressors contribute to anxiety from what our members post.


Please post often & share your valuable insights. Join us in chats if you can. We care & want you to be successful in learning new ways to cope. Good luck & GBU! (((hugs))) jan




 

 


 



iVillage Member
Registered: 03-22-2003
Fri, 05-26-2006 - 9:52pm

Hi Gidget & welcome!

Sheri Ann