Uncontrollable panic attacks

[Hanna Martin 1]

Hi...so I have had panic attacks but never like this.  Since Friday I have been having them all day everyday... it’s so draining and exhausting.  I have to keep up with life though I’m a busy person but I can’t with all this stress, it’s too much.  My panic attacks have been happening one after the other, I am on a waiting list for a good councillor.  My doctor took me off my panic medication and won’t up my dosage on my anti anxiety/depression medication.  I had refills left but my doctor said that she wouldn’t adjust it nor change it, so I’m waiting for a new doctor.  All the stress and constant panic attacks are sooooo much.

sorry for the rant. 

[jonathan123 2368]

Hi Hanna.

Panic can be so tiring and the feeling of exhaustion can be overwhelming. A tiredness beyond tiredness! What is causing so much stress in your life? Everything has a cause. Cause and effect are as much in anxiety as in physics, there is no effect (panic) without a cause. Can you pinpoint the cause? Do you expect and fear the panic? Being in a constant state of alert to the possibility of panic can make and keep you stressed and vulnerable to more panic. Your doctor may be thinking along the lines that although medication can be helpful with the symptoms, there is no 'cure' for anxiety in pills. It's the mind that needs addressing. Now I'm going to suggest a book, available on Amazon. It's by a  Dr.Claire Weekes and is called 'Essential help for your Nerves'. Dr. Weekes is no longer with us, but she was considered an expert on nervous illness.

Now as difficult as it may seem, and I know only too well, believe me, I want you to take deep breaths when panic comes and LET IT COME! Yes and I mean let it. No fighting or struggling with it.  By being afraid of it and trying to get rid of it you increase the fear which perpetuates the problem. There is always a limit to a panic attack. There must be because you use up all the adrenaline with one attack and your body has to have more for another one, so there will always be a calming down period. Now when a panic happens don't add SECOND FEAR! That's the OMG's and the 'What ifs'. Allow it to happen without comment. I know, I know just how difficult it can be, but ACCEPTANCE is the key. Go with it without fearing it. Bend with the wind. Let it all happen but look into the deep self you are and know it's anxiety. YOU, the you deep down knows this but fear is overriding reason. It's all smoke and mirrors. You are NOT going crazy. No way!

You are NOT alone. So many on this site suffer or have suffered from panic and many have found ways to overcome it. We all speak from experience. There is no substitute for having been there. You may be able to help others later because what you are going through can be turned into a learning experience about yourself and your lifestyle. Best wishes.

[Hanna Martin 1]

14 hours ago, jonathan123 said:

Hi Hanna.

Panic can be so tiring and the feeling of exhaustion can be overwhelming. A tiredness beyond tiredness! What is causing so much stress in your life? Everything has a cause. Cause and effect are as much in anxiety as in physics, there is no effect (panic) without a cause. Can you pinpoint the cause? Do you expect and fear the panic? Being in a constant state of alert to the possibility of panic can make and keep you stressed and vulnerable to more panic. Your doctor may be thinking along the lines that although medication can be helpful with the symptoms, there is no 'cure' for anxiety in pills. It's the mind that needs addressing. Now I'm going to suggest a book, available on Amazon. It's by a  Dr.Claire Weekes and is called 'Essential help for your Nerves'. Dr. Weekes is no longer with us, but she was considered an expert on nervous illness.

Now as difficult as it may seem, and I know only too well, believe me, I want you to take deep breaths when panic comes and LET IT COME! Yes and I mean let it. No fighting or struggling with it.  By being afraid of it and trying to get rid of it you increase the fear which perpetuates the problem. There is always a limit to a panic attack. There must be because you use up all the adrenaline with one attack and your body has to have more for another one, so there will always be a calming down period. Now when a panic happens don't add SECOND FEAR! That's the OMG's and the 'What ifs'. Allow it to happen without comment. I know, I know just how difficult it can be, but ACCEPTANCE is the key. Go with it without fearing it. Bend with the wind. Let it all happen but look into the deep self you are and know it's anxiety. YOU, the you deep down knows this but fear is overriding reason. It's all smoke and mirrors. You are NOT going crazy. No way!

You are NOT alone. So many on this site suffer or have suffered from panic and many have found ways to overcome it. We all speak from experience. There is no substitute for having been there. You may be able to help others later because what you are going through can be turned into a learning experience about yourself and your lifestyle. Best wishes.

Thank you so much.  I will definitely buy that book.  I think my triggers are feeling overwhelmed by all my work I have to do, and everything I have to do and get done.  And not being able to mentally take time for myself.  Thank you again.😊