thx jan!

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Registered: 03-08-2007
thx jan!
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Tue, 04-03-2007 - 10:06am
ok so thanks to jan, i realized im not alone on this whole feeling like a zombie thing. i was told that it is called diassociation. which makes sense. but now that i know that i have that...is tehre any way to stop it. and how do u get your mind off of thinking about panic attacks all the time. i think about it so much and get myself so worked up about it, that i start feeling diassociated and panicky. geeze why did this happen to me. i am going to a therapist for the first time today. i am very nervous about it and hoping so much that i dont freak out. i am also very excited about it but when i think about anxiety and talk about it in person, i get all nervous and start feeling anxiety...so i am bringing my boyfriend with me today...even tho he is supposed to be working and is not very pleasesed to come he still is...thanks goodness. he also doesnt really understand whats happeneing to me, and i havent told him about the whole zombie thing b/c hell think im crazy! but anyways...i was just writting to see if there was anything i can do! ill let you all no how my therapist session goes! wish me luck!
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Registered: 03-11-2004
In reply to: mom_manda08
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 10:31am

I am hopeful that when you tell the therapist about your feelings, you will be reassured that this is a normal part of anxiety. In turn, your bf will have a better understanding of you & your feelings.


I would ask your therapist about new ways to cope with these feelings. That is the difficult part with anxiety/panic. We begin to obssess about the next attack, even though it may never come. It is hard to stop the *what if* thinking. But, try to break the cycle. Allow yourself 20 minutes to worry about what if panic strikes, then keep busy. I do pretty good when I read, crochet or embroider, work with numbers(balance my checkbook) to distract myself. What do you enjoy? Perhaps you like word search puzzles or listening to music/playing music or working out. Find your distraction & keep with it.


GL with your appointment. Please share when you're able! (((hugs))) jan

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