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Originally Posted by lksdolls I had them when I was 29 and it wasn't very pleasant. Doctor put me on meds which my husband had a fit about because they were addicting. I also developed symptoms to every illness you could think of. Finally Doctor was going to put me in the hospital and do all kinds of tests but added that it probably wouldn't show anything because basically he believed it was in my head. I thought about it for a couple of weeks and finally decided that if my brain could tell me I was a whack job, it could also tell me I was fine and there was nothing wrong with me. I worked on thinking positive and sure enough, I started feeling better and the anxiety attacks stopped. I might add that during the times that I couldn't get to sleep because my head wouldn't shut up, I would watch TV or listen to the radio and concentrate on what they were saying and soon I'd be off to sleep. Much of the problems associated with anxiety attacks can be related to lack of good night's sleep. And the easiest pill to swallow is laughter. Laugh a lot, watch silly movies and laugh, play, what ever it takes to lift your spirits. Hope this helps. Been there, done that. And just an added note, expect similar experiences with menopause. Just remember to laugh, it's always the best medicine. |
laughter that comes from your toes, and laugh so hard that your side feels like it's splitting and tears come out of your eyes. Big deep belly laughs at stupid, silly things. I still have panic episodes now and then but remember find humor somewhere and it helps. Just remember that stress is basically caused by external source and we put it on ourselves. You can't control what is around you but you do have some mind control over your body. You can choose to let the stress get to you or you can choose to let it slide off your back. I prefer the latter. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I let it get to me but never more than one day. It sounds so simple and believe me, you have to work at it, it just doesn't happen, but it really is simple.
