Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Location: United Kingdom
General Anxiety Symptoms Posted: 08-10-04 13:38pm
I am 21 years old, and I experienced my
first attack 3 months ago. I was so
scared I went to the hospital another
three times. It has clearly taken control
of my life! I am finding really difficult
to cope. I a ok with the tightness of te
throat, the thing that scares me the most
is the muscle tensions. I keep thinking
that I am having a heart attack, I will
ljust lie down and die, (funny enough, I
also consider that I will make a scene as
well). I hate being alone just in case I
might have a heart attack and no one can
help me out. I have the occasional glass
of wine, and I start thinking I might get
liver damage , and guess what ? My liver
starts to hurt, or at least the muscles in
that area. I have just finished
university , I am looking for a job, I
have rent and bills to pay, which is
making things very difficult, knowing that
I am not even in my own country. I think
I am going on, because I tend to keep
stuff to myself, and this feels like a
good idea , express myself to people who
know exactly how I feel. I keep on
wondering , will I know when something is
really wrong with me or am I going to
write off as being part of my disorder?
Please anyone's advice on how ro cope,
what to do will be very helpful. By the
way, if anyone needs an recently graduated
engineer who suffers from panic attacks
please tell me. Haha!!!
Be well
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jurplesman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: 08-11-04 01:07am
You must be feeling pretty hopeless when
you have these attacks and don't know
where they come from.
Yet the answer is simpler than we
realize.
Anxiety attacks are caused by excess
adrenaline production by your body in
response to a sudden drop in blood sugar
levels in the brain. This panic hormone
raises blood sugar levels in preparation
of a danger, except in that case there is
no external danger in our environment to
trigger this adrenaline upsurge.
Some people think that panicky thoughts
trigger this release, but if this is so it
would be easy to stop anxiety attacks by
just stopping to think these thoughts. It
does not work that way.
The only way to stop panic attacks is by
stopping the unstable blood sugar levels
feeding the brain.
Please read;
“beating anxiety” at our web site
which recommends that you go on a
hypoglycemic diet to stop unstable blood
sugar levels, as well as normalizing
insulin and stress hormones.
I was convinced I had just about every
serious ailment under the sun for many
years. I eventually learned it has little
to do with the symptoms and everything to
do with the way I was thinking about the
symptoms. Cbt has since changed my life.
It's all about using the tools to learn to
think more clearly and accurately about
things and once you do your depression
will miraculously begin to lift before
your eyes. My favorite starter book on
cbt is "been there, done that? Do this!
By sam obitz and many universities offer
cbt groups for little or no charge.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 08-13-04 10:02am
Being in a foreign country maybe without
family or close friends &/or without
outside "fun" interests &/or hobbies
to take your mind off your worries can
also cause stress/anxiety attacks.
So:
1) go join a club or social group or
interest group & make friends (these
may also turn out to be contacts to help
get you a job!!)
2) go & volunteer somewhere (schools,
hospitals churches etc) this will get you
a current "work" reference (reliable,
honest, etc etc) & may again get you
some contacts to help get a paid job!!
3) don't drink alone - get out & do
something. Walk, jog whatever this will
also help balance the serotonin in your
brain & reduce stress/anxiety.
