tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post3221544346105443280..comments2023-08-02T05:27:57.605-07:00Comments on The Beaded Carpet: "Fangholes!!!"Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-65368090538026795622014-09-25T19:12:03.726-07:002014-09-25T19:12:03.726-07:00Good on you for getting out to the letter box!Good on you for getting out to the letter box!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631335417709055896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-3806039610049623952014-09-25T19:08:09.299-07:002014-09-25T19:08:09.299-07:00I've had it all as well Mikki, think I would r...I've had it all as well Mikki, think I would rather die than go through it all again. I just couldn't do it. It makes me absolutely sick to think someone could have caused you to go through all of this again. Some people can be so cruel and selfish. Sending you blessingsWendy Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289175477603500092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-18992181154591793902014-09-25T14:55:34.949-07:002014-09-25T14:55:34.949-07:00I had panic anxiety before. Got it after a crisis ...I had panic anxiety before. Got it after a crisis that I think wasn't dealt with by me. Didn't know how to. But what helped me was to challenge myself. On the bus to school I felt like throwing up and I was shaking. In the classroom I was sitting I grabbed the table, In some strange way I also managed to LEARN things at school even though so much energy went to having anxiety and stress! A good friend of mine asked me when I felt crappy "What is the worst case scenario? What would the worst thing be that could happen?" "I guess that would be that I would die" I answered. "But on the other hand that wouldn't matter, because then it would end the suffering." That made us laugh like crazy and after that I thought about that when I got anxiety and it helped! What helped me the most was to challenge myself and just do the things I was afraid of/couldn't cope with.It was horrible sometimes, but I found out that I survived...and didn't "die". Learning to relax and breathe deeply when you feel it coming helps too. Last time I had a panic attack I realised a thought and a worry started it..." How am I to pay the rent this month!?" Obviously practise/challenge and a understanding that it's not something dangerous that is happening to you when you get the panic. It's just a reaction.Katarina Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669697367343020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-90692617582822776562014-09-25T14:54:45.950-07:002014-09-25T14:54:45.950-07:00So sad you have to go through this. I've had a...So sad you have to go through this. I've had a few (very minor) bouts with agoraphia and panic attacks, which like yours, are more about dealing with people than a fear of open spaces. Very happy you screwed up the courage to go out anyway! ��joycemayerclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013631814662192424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-11129757240346112252014-09-25T10:56:46.832-07:002014-09-25T10:56:46.832-07:00Naan, I'm glad to make you feel not alone. The...Naan, I'm glad to make you feel not alone. The whole thing about posting my journey is for just that. Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-10293779383185231222014-09-25T10:41:55.287-07:002014-09-25T10:41:55.287-07:00Mikki, I am reading this and sighing with relief b...Mikki, I am reading this and sighing with relief because you are giving words to what I go through constantly. I am not relieved that YOU are going through it, but simply knowing I am NOT crazy that it DOES happen to me that way; that it is a real issue and not imagined. One of the ways I avoid going out is finding something 'important' indoors to do. I have been dealing with it a lot this summer, so much so that all my outdoor plants that needed daily tending to are all dead (wish I had had the common sense to bring them into my safe space (one particular room in my house where everyone knows when I am in there and the doors are closed means I don't want company)....sorry for the aimless rant, I wish I have something better to say to help make you feel better. I can only say hang in there and take your time, you owe no one any explanations....HUGS.NAAN POCENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879767490495403371noreply@blogger.com