I was just in therapy, and the therapist said I had panic not anxiety. Does anyone have experience with this? She said it was on a scale and panic was worse and she thinks that’s what I have been experiencing. It has thankfully got better recently, but it’s still there.
Be great if anyone has worked out better coping strategies other than worrying about it and making it worse - which is what I am currently doing.
Any input would be much appreciated.
Thanks
i second this. need help!
I have a panic disorder and I learned to fight it by going out more on my own. you can start by just taking walks outdoors for a start, and then work your way towards going to the store or doctor by yourself. Key for me was discovering if I told myself “so what???” if I have a panic attack. This bypassed the fear of having one and now it’s been almost 14 years since I had a panic attack or felt panic. good luck. panic is no fun.
i like your ■■■■■ it” idea. i want to feel that way i try to. but i don’t… 
it takes practice…don’t give up. I used to carry a “note of panic” in my pocket that I thought I could give to whomever sees me have a panic attack in case I needed to flee…helped me settle down…you have to do what makes you feel less panicky. anything.! if you don’t fight it panic can really debilitate you.
I’ve had a couple of panic attacks. They come suddenly without reason. Once when I was driving my car. I had to pull over and wait for it to pass. What you need to remember during an attack is that it will pass. It always does. You won’t be stuck in panic forever.
I suffer from Anxiety and Panic Disorder.
Panic Attacks hit me once in a while lately, but Anxiety is with me 24/7 it seems.
I have Agoraphobia, brought about by my long standing Panic Disorder.
Meds can help, but Benzos are really for Emergency use, because taking it everyday does not work so well, because of tolerance.
CBT and mindfulness helps me out a little - for both Anxiety and for Panic Attacks.
There are other non addictive meds out there for Anxiety, like Gabapentin and Buspar.
Good luck with everything!
Sure - Panic is just an immediate and overwhelming sense of anxiety or fear.
Details and treatments are below:
and a full list of medicines that may be of help (but do it in combination with therapy). Talk with your doctor / CBT psychologist:
Thank you. I will read those now. I just looked at the document she gave me and I didn’t realise I had been having panic attacks in my sleep - didn’t know this was possible. I thought it was just disturbed sleeping, but the other night for example I got woken up about half a dozen times panicking that I had made a mistake at work. It took a few mins each time to realise I was at home.
I don’t really know the difference between anxiety and panic, but I’ll share a few things I have tried. I know what will tend to trigger me, such as anticipating a trip out of town or feeling like I have a lot to get done. Lately I have had more success in deflecting thoughts about things that trigger me- it pops in there and I just kick it out. I tell myself, we’re not going to think about this right now. It’s taken some time to become adept at it. Another thing that helps usually is when I get on my exercise bike in the morning, listen to music and fantasizing- it refocuses my mind, and the exercise also helps. I get panicky sometimes when I feel overwhelmed or I’m afraid I can’t handle everything, so it helps to have past experience in which I adequately handled a similar situation to remind myself of. Also, I’m fortunate enough to have Ativan to take if it gets beyond my control. Been trying to learn ways to manage anxiety/panic for years, sometimes I get worn out by the battle and throw in the towel. I really shouldn’t drink coffee, but I love coffee!
you are right luv you for this!
Coffee is fine - just drink decaf. Its that caffeine that causes problems regarding anxiety.
I use to have them so bad that at one time for maybe 3 yrs or so I never left my apartment what got me over it is riding bike at least a few miles a day and aside from keeping a eye on traffic for safety sake I kinda pretended that all the cars passing me and staring weren’t really there.