MycoolFitz

I just wanted a drink thank God I had none. I just layed there in bed and breathed. It is not 6:30 am here. When it gets lighter and warmer I will do laundry and stuff. I need to be able to breathe. I am blessed I am sober but sometimes very hard

escapist

Thank God you had none. My heart goes out to you. I know that feeling oh so well.

Elisabeth888

I am sorry Fritz! Breathing exercises are the way to go. Sit or lie calmly and try to get all the thoughts out of your head by focusing on breathing. IN. OUT. I go further and breath in and say let go, breath out and say let God. Picture your thoughts as leaves floating by in a stream away from you.

MycoolFitz

Thanks still having after schocks. Thank Buddha for SR. I have a few pills I try not to take them. I am doing better

MycoolFitz

Thanks I just did a metta {loving kindness{meditation for all on line, at least it helped me.

Anna

Sorry you have to deal with a panic attack, Fitz. I'm glad you're feeling better.

thisisforellie

The best thing I learned about panic attacks was to not fight them. Fighting them makes them worse. Let the panic rise and know that it will fall again. Your body cannot physically sustain the panic for very long. So just feel the panic. Don't run away from it -- don't fight it. And most of all, remind yourself over and over "I can tolerate this. I may not like this, but I can TOLERATE this."

This really helped for me. But it took a lot of practice runs! (which were not fun). Panic attacks really suck, but they best thing you can do is:

Do not fight the feelings
Do not run away from the feelings
Do not fear the panic attack

Think "I can tolerate this. I may not like this, but I can tolerate it."

MycoolFitz

Thanks I made it through the day.

xcaret

I used to encourage the panic attacks to come on once they started , It brought them to a peak then left me totally exhausted,even shaking from being weak. But they left. It came on a chair lift 60 feet in the air I was soaked in a few minutes thinking I would lose control and jump. Then the little girl passenger beside me started chatting away and I tried to act calm .I fooled her ,but that was it for the day sking.

Delilah1

I have had a few panic attacks over the years, I remember the first time I had one I thought I was having a heart attack. My husband called 911 and they determined it was a panic attack. Nothing like having three EMTs and my husband to tell me I needed to clam down, if only it were that easy!!

I have medication that I take for them, and I try to do yoga, and deep breathing regularly, but when a full blown panic attack happens it is awful.

Hope you are feeling better now.

DoubleBarrel

I have had the same thing, many times. It is amazing that the subconscious works to that level even while you sleep.
Glad you made it through.
I noticed sometimes if I eat unhealthy food, it can make this worse. Just something to consider.

Hope tonight is better.

MycoolFitz

I try to eat healthy. Not enough exercise lately and tough dreams