Does anyone have panic attacks everyday
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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I had them before I started drinking. My anxiety was one of the reasons drinking made me feel so much better, at least in the moment - it made me less anxious, it made my hands stop shaking. My anxiety was a result of PTSD and panic disorder. I have taken medication for it for the past 8 years, but I have never really felt like I had it "under control."
This is my 12th day sober, and the anxiety is hard to deal with. I am journaling, writing positive affirmations, taking my medication exactly as prescribed, seeing my counselor, practicing all of my coping techniques - and it is still hard. I hope that as I continue in my sobriety that it becomes easier. I know that it would be easy for me to fall into feeling sorry for myself and trying to use it as an excuse to relapse.
I write in my journal every morning - you are in control of your emotions. You can cope with anything that happens today. You are calm and relaxed - I say them to myself anytime I start to feel anxious. At first I thought it sounded silly, but it has helped PM me if you want to talk.
This is my 12th day sober, and the anxiety is hard to deal with. I am journaling, writing positive affirmations, taking my medication exactly as prescribed, seeing my counselor, practicing all of my coping techniques - and it is still hard. I hope that as I continue in my sobriety that it becomes easier. I know that it would be easy for me to fall into feeling sorry for myself and trying to use it as an excuse to relapse.
I write in my journal every morning - you are in control of your emotions. You can cope with anything that happens today. You are calm and relaxed - I say them to myself anytime I start to feel anxious. At first I thought it sounded silly, but it has helped PM me if you want to talk.
The more I drank on a binge, the worse the panic attack was in the hangover. I remember having some so bad I could hardly breathe or move. In early recovery, I still get them but, knock on wood, they seem to be decreasing in severity.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ
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same for me....it took about 2 weeks and getting some true restful sleep to lessen the anxiety. my rested sober brain deals with life's issues differently than my brain trying to sober up and function on little sleep.
When I was drinking everyday, yes. I went to the doctor whenever I first got really serious about quitting and I was prescribed some meds that have helped me out greatly with anxiety and happiness. Early recovery is tough, but soo worth it when the fog clears. Best wishes to you.
Dom
Dom
I think everyone's life experience is different. One night I dreampt my dad was breaking in and I built this wall of bricks around the door and thought he can never get in now but realized I could never get out. My ex woke because I was screaming. When I went into treatment.
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