Re: Stop a panic attack
Originally Posted by
Dee62
Thank you again, Nora. You are the voice of reason.
I'm mostly OK during the night, I do sleep. It's when I wake up and feel my tummy all knotted up, and the anxiety builds and builds until I feel so awful again. It can go on like that for hours and hours. Deep breathing helps a little, as does distraction, but boy does it feel horrible.
Dee
This is literally me at the moment and I've been fine for a long time but something has brought it all back and now I'm in my hyper-stimulated mode again so anything can trigger it. My heart remains medium beating even during a full on panic attack but I sweat profusely and end up on the loo a lot and the adrenaline is unreal. I do the breathing techniques and tell myself this too shall pass but it's the aftermath that gets me. You know now you're gonna be in a hyper-sensitive state and the intrusive thoughts are gonna be on full swing and you've gotta try and let them go. I don't wish this on anyone!
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