Um.........HELP?!

[SaSa]

Hey all!

It's here, what I have been fearing the most, my major anxiety attacks and paranoia have made a comeback 0_0

I have IBS and that has been acting up the lat few days and last night after an attack of that, I went into the bathroom to was my hands and all of a sudden a bit of reflux came up and made me gag 0_0 0_0

I thought for certain I was gonna V and a world class panic attack followed. Not to sound too dramatic, but i was probably the worst attack I have ever had. I was so N an I was shaking ike a leaf all over. I had this on and off for about 5 hours until I finally fell asleep.

I can't do this again, life has been going pretty great for a long time and I can't go down this road again.

I am seeing my therapist on wednesday and somehow have to hold it together until then.

If you have any suggestions or coping stratgedies that may help me get through this, I will be forever thankful.

All my love,

Sarah
xxxxx

[musicXfashionXsugar]

I very recently went through the exact same thing. I'm so sorry that you're having a rough time. For me, the first thing I have to do is take antacid, because when I stress, my stomach produces far too much acid, then talking to people always helps. I don't know how large your support system is, but a lot of the time if you can just keep your attention on something other than that horrible thought of 'oh my gosh, will it happen again?' or 'Will it ever stop?' A lot of the anxiety goes away. Praying always works for me, and I wasn't even an extremely faithful person before all of this started, but I am now. My therapist also suggested that when I get anxious instead of listening to calming music to fight it, try something angry and go with it. Helped me TONS, fighting it makes it worse. Above all, remember that this cannot kill you, and you will come out on the other side, just as you have before. Best wishes!

[SaSa]

Thankyou so muh, love, that is really helpful *hugs* I am feeling a little better today, I just hope it keeps up ^_^

All my love,

Sarah
xxxxx

[musicXfashionXsugar]

Aww, thanks. I'm so happy that you're feeling a little better. For some reason whenever I have anxiety, when it's finally over it always feels like the BEST day of my life. I force my mind on that feeling and it never fails in coming to me. It took a lot of obsessing and practicing to get there, but I'm actually scheduling classes to get back in school next semester. *fingers crossed.* You can do this, trust me.

[SaSa]

Thanks so much for your help, love ^_^ Although I had the scare of my life today, I was in a public toilet and a women in the cubical next to me was retching and gagging *runs over the hills and far away screaming* I asked her if she was ok and she said she was pregnant and had morning sickness *wipes forehead* Still, it put me on edge for most of the day v_v

[Miss Trombonist]

i know how you feel. for over a month ive had it where if i had to burp, i felt so nauseated, so i start to have panic attacks because of it. im going to a GI doctor soon, but i just cant stand the panic attacks. im so scared that im going to get sick at school that i dont eat lunch there :C

[SaSa]

I'm so sorry you are going through a tough time too *hugs* I wish you all the luck in the world with your GI Doctor ^_^ I get nervous when I burp too, ugh!

[Claire-]

Wow, you were so brave to not actually run for the hills! I would have! Mind you, the other day I was in a public toilet and about 3 girls (Late teens) came in and one of them looked very pale. I hadn't yet gone to the loo, so I was thinking, 'eek!'. I went into a cubicle, and then one of the girls said 'She doesn't feel well', but by the time I had come out they'd all left, and I hadn't heard anything, so I felt very pleased with myself for not legging it!

[SaSa]

Good for you! ^_^ I have many time LITERALLY legged it from V related situations, eeeek! But yes, people who might be sick is about the millionth reason I hate public toilets >_<