How Do You Cope
By Joni
@joni1215 (394)
United States
October 28, 2011 7:27am CST
I am wondering how other people cope with their anxiety attacks? Sometimes I wake p with them. I hate it because they are so unpredictable. And it gives me social anxiety as well. People don't understand it. They say it's all in our heads. Maybe true, but that does not solve the problem alone. It sure gives people a false impression of us who suffer from it.
3 responses
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
28 Oct 11
Keep yourself busy doing things that makes you happy! Go out and make friends, do something interesting that you haven't done before. Meditate if you have free time that really helps with anxieties.
@moondancer (7431)
• United States
28 Oct 11
The thing is having free time, make sure you do have that free time. Women never take that free time. But we must! Make that free time and don't feel guilt for it, you have to have your free time just like everyone else has to have theirs, you do too!
@joni1215 (394)
• United States
30 Oct 11
Sometimes I have too much free time and I think that is part of the
problem. I am very hard on myself too. I have gone through some major
trauma ion the last few years. I lost my brother, my mom and then
had major heart surgery. and I am told depression follows heart surgery
and I did not need anymore. I have decided to day that I am going to seek out
a local Hospice Support group. I get letters and so forth all the time
from the Hospice my mom was in but that is in Iowa and I am in Texas, so
I need something closer. I think it would be a great help.
@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
29 Oct 11
I have suffer with anxiety attacks for years...it was awful...but some years back I stopped having medication I made my self cope with it I know is not going to kill me so when it happens I just hold my breath and then breath slowly out and so on until it goes away...I still can't drive long distances...but lately I have driven to my son's once a week [ he lives 1 and a half hours away] and I Am doing fine!I know a lot of people can't understand this condition...at first I felt ashamed and did not talk about it but eventually I let all my family and friends know about it...and I was surprised by they understanding and support. Do not suffer alone let your family and friends know about it! and if some one is not around any more because "of your condition" may be they are not worth to have then around any way.
@moondancer (7431)
• United States
28 Oct 11
I have always tried to focus on something anything...go do something that is a nice and good thing to do not something I have to do but something I would like to do or enjoy doing. For the last few years I even put me a slot in my calender to do something for me, it's floating of coarse for when I need it. When I do then I put other things off and go do something for me. I get my hair washed by someone, what most don't realize is they have to fix your hair if they wash it. It cost $8 or $10 or less to wash your hair, and they are not going to have you walk out of their shop with unfixed hair! So they ask how you want your hair done. You tell them, wha-la you got your hair done and at a price you can afford.
Or I just go shopping for something I've been wanting or just look at the sales and if I find something... good. But I'm not looking for anything for anyone else or paying bills or anything specific. It's my time to be alone and do something. To have "me" time.
