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HKAngel24 · 10-18-2007, 03:58 AM

Hippy --

PLEASE don't be self abusive. It will only make things worse. This is what we have remember. Like drug addicts, we are addicted to hating ourselves and hurting ourselves and doing so relieves that burning self loathing within us.

How do you know that it is not an anxiety attack?
It sounds as though it may be one -- we don't always need chest pains to have anxiety. Did something trigger this ?
It's helpful to dig to the bottom to find out how it got started, the feelings that triggered it, because THAT is the information needed in trying to solve any of these emotionally consuming attacks that I know VERY well.

You are not alone.
Please keep repeating that to yourself.
Others have been where you are at, feeling as though they are going insane.
If you REALLY feel as though you need some RIGHT THEN - by all means call for an ambulence. Sometimes one can slip into a psychosis that needs professional assistance.

When I have feelings like you do and the emotions are so overwhelming- it feels PHYSICALLY impossible for me to engage myself in ANY activity. I feel tied to a chair or my feet are like lead weights. I can' tseem to do anything - this is when I must force myself to go for a walk, call someone, take a shower- anything that can stop the thoughts from racing.

I hope that you are feeling better. Take care of yourself.

10-18-2007, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
HKAngel24 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 518	Hippy -- PLEASE don't be self abusive. It will only make things worse. This is what we have remember. Like drug addicts, we are addicted to hating ourselves and hurting ourselves and doing so relieves that burning self loathing within us. How do you know that it is not an anxiety attack? It sounds as though it may be one -- we don't always need chest pains to have anxiety. Did something trigger this ? It's helpful to dig to the bottom to find out how it got started, the feelings that triggered it, because THAT is the information needed in trying to solve any of these emotionally consuming attacks that I know VERY well. You are not alone. Please keep repeating that to yourself. Others have been where you are at, feeling as though they are going insane. If you REALLY feel as though you need some RIGHT THEN - by all means call for an ambulence. Sometimes one can slip into a psychosis that needs professional assistance. When I have feelings like you do and the emotions are so overwhelming- it feels PHYSICALLY impossible for me to engage myself in ANY activity. I feel tied to a chair or my feet are like lead weights. I can' tseem to do anything - this is when I must force myself to go for a walk, call someone, take a shower- anything that can stop the thoughts from racing. I hope that you are feeling better. Take care of yourself. __________________ Heather "You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose."