03-18-2021, 09:40 PM
Greetings All,
I have been dealing with Anxiety and stress for the better part of 20 years. Back in 2009 I had what the doctors called a "neurological event". They suspected a mild stroke or nervous breakdown. I have no memory of 3 months of my life after and fragmented memory for a year. Since that time my Anxiety has escalated to full blown panic attacks. I am now claustrophobic and never was before plus a few other issues.
The first time I had a panic attack, I was in a Costco shopping and for no reason I broke out into a cold sweat and had to get out of the store as fast as I could. I could not breath and felt as though I was having a heart attack. I felt trapped and needed to run but there was no place to run to to get away from that feeling.
While medication does help, I have found the best way for me to cope if I feel a panic attack coming on is to put on some music when I can (Yes I carry ear buds everywhere) and take deep breaths through the nose and out through the mouth and focus on the music and breathing. Mental discipline as much as I can.
I know everyone is different but if you are a music lover like I am there is a lot of medicine in music if you can feel the music and not just hear it...
Peace All
Fury
I have been dealing with Anxiety and stress for the better part of 20 years. Back in 2009 I had what the doctors called a "neurological event". They suspected a mild stroke or nervous breakdown. I have no memory of 3 months of my life after and fragmented memory for a year. Since that time my Anxiety has escalated to full blown panic attacks. I am now claustrophobic and never was before plus a few other issues.
The first time I had a panic attack, I was in a Costco shopping and for no reason I broke out into a cold sweat and had to get out of the store as fast as I could. I could not breath and felt as though I was having a heart attack. I felt trapped and needed to run but there was no place to run to to get away from that feeling.
While medication does help, I have found the best way for me to cope if I feel a panic attack coming on is to put on some music when I can (Yes I carry ear buds everywhere) and take deep breaths through the nose and out through the mouth and focus on the music and breathing. Mental discipline as much as I can.
I know everyone is different but if you are a music lover like I am there is a lot of medicine in music if you can feel the music and not just hear it...
Peace All
Fury
"Another Day In This Carnival Of Souls"