Juliamidlands
18-11-05, 16:30
I probably know the answer to this already, but would still appreciate any comments.
Could my panic attacks be due to my poor diet and lack of exercise?
I never actually had a weight problem until a few years ago, when I started to comfort eat when I was about 20 and started gaining weight.
I am now a size 22 and do pretty much no exercise. I never had any panic/anxiety problems until I put my weight on, and I've lost a lot of self-confidence because of my weight.
Without meaning to sound like I'm making excuses, I've been through a rough time in the past four years- had a couple of jobs that I hated, went through hell in my love life, so I have done a LOT of comfort eating. I also REALLY suffer with PMT and this can affect me for up to ten days before my period, and I know that my PMT has increased in severity with the onset of my poor diet and no exercise.
I guess some of you have read my original post from earlier today..that I have started having panic attacks whilst driving at night, and feelings of unreality..well last night, after having a hellish drive back from work, I decided to take my bike out for a cycle 'round the block' to get some fresh air and try to clear my head. My boyfriend (who has been absolutely fantastic through all of this), walked along whilst I was cycling, and while it was great to get some fresh air, I still felt very 'unreal'. It MUST be partly related to the dark , and also because I've not exercised for ages so obviously that would have been a shock to the system!!
So when I returned home from my walk/cycle, I had a bit of a rest then decided to go for a drive, with my boyfriend. I drove roughly ten miles on a route that I know, but don't often take, and I felt Ok- not great, but better than I felt when I'd been driving home from work earlier that evening.
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So I don't know..I've got my head around the fact that I'm not going mad , no matter how spaced our or unreal I feel . I know that exercising has a positive effect on one's mental as well as physical health, but I'm scared that I'm doing myself harm when I exercise and feel light-headed/unreal like I did last night.. I also have low willpower when it comes to dieting and over the past few years I've joined, and quit, many slimming clubs because I just cant stick with it.[xx(]
I dont understand why, because everything is going so well for me at the moment- I've got a lovely boyfriend, a job that I enjoy, so why do I feel like this?!
xx
Could my panic attacks be due to my poor diet and lack of exercise?
I never actually had a weight problem until a few years ago, when I started to comfort eat when I was about 20 and started gaining weight.
I am now a size 22 and do pretty much no exercise. I never had any panic/anxiety problems until I put my weight on, and I've lost a lot of self-confidence because of my weight.
Without meaning to sound like I'm making excuses, I've been through a rough time in the past four years- had a couple of jobs that I hated, went through hell in my love life, so I have done a LOT of comfort eating. I also REALLY suffer with PMT and this can affect me for up to ten days before my period, and I know that my PMT has increased in severity with the onset of my poor diet and no exercise.
I guess some of you have read my original post from earlier today..that I have started having panic attacks whilst driving at night, and feelings of unreality..well last night, after having a hellish drive back from work, I decided to take my bike out for a cycle 'round the block' to get some fresh air and try to clear my head. My boyfriend (who has been absolutely fantastic through all of this), walked along whilst I was cycling, and while it was great to get some fresh air, I still felt very 'unreal'. It MUST be partly related to the dark , and also because I've not exercised for ages so obviously that would have been a shock to the system!!
So when I returned home from my walk/cycle, I had a bit of a rest then decided to go for a drive, with my boyfriend. I drove roughly ten miles on a route that I know, but don't often take, and I felt Ok- not great, but better than I felt when I'd been driving home from work earlier that evening.
[:I]
So I don't know..I've got my head around the fact that I'm not going mad , no matter how spaced our or unreal I feel . I know that exercising has a positive effect on one's mental as well as physical health, but I'm scared that I'm doing myself harm when I exercise and feel light-headed/unreal like I did last night.. I also have low willpower when it comes to dieting and over the past few years I've joined, and quit, many slimming clubs because I just cant stick with it.[xx(]
I dont understand why, because everything is going so well for me at the moment- I've got a lovely boyfriend, a job that I enjoy, so why do I feel like this?!
xx