Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 I am suffering > from debilitating panic attacks. Of course their crippling effect > has lead to a depression and I am on a minor dose of meds, > which seemed to help (yet somehow affected me cognitively) > and now perhaps they are not assisting me or it is time for *true* > healing. My panic attacks have been on and off for many years > yet I seemed to heal them, then major 'traumas' reactivated them. > > When my marriage ended they began again and perhaps were a warning > for me not to go to Bosnia to attempt to make a spiritual film there > but my heart was totally in it, and I 'overcame' them and went yet, > came back a wreck. > Maya from Canada Hi Maya I suffered major panic attacks for quite a few years. They gradually got worse to the point where I was heading for a nervous breakdown. Stress management helps you cope while you sort your life out but it is not the answer. Medication performs the same role, short term but with unpleasant side effects. That's not the answer either. Panic attacks come about as a result of not being able to cope. Some aspect(s) of your life is beyond your control and is persistently so. You find yourself under too much stress for too long. You develop the equivalent of a mental ulcer, a raw internal wound. You become very sensitive to any sort of pressure or difficulty in your life. You become less and less able to cope with what should be normal living. You become reclusive. It's a lonely downward spiral. The solution is to examine your life to identify the major sources of stress. These usually fall into the major categories of finances, job, housing, close relationships. Just ask yourself " if I had a magic wand, what in my life would I change? " , the answer is the source of your problem. You must make radical change to major aspects of your life. It's easier said than done but if you can do it you are on the road to recovery. But beware , it's a slow process. good luck jaylink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2000 Report Share Posted November 10, 2000 Francie, This may seem like a stupid question to everyone but how do you do this? I am so afraid of being suffocated to death. When I was married I could not lay facing my husband because of the fear of suffocation. I can't go into a small closet, an elevator or anything compact. I always thought that if I lived before that I must have died through suffocation. Is that possible? Thanks, Ellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2000 Report Share Posted November 11, 2000 Dear Ellie, Once I " saw " and understood the reason for my fear and knew it was from another time, it just was gone. Jim has some very good words in the " fearlessness " post. Those are also ways you may be able to resolve this. In meditation, I ask a question in the form of a prayer to Creator. Then I just listen. I don't hear a voice in my head, nothing that dramatic, although I would love to be one who does recieve info that way, but something may occur during the course of my day that makes me say " ah ha " that is the answer, and I just trust that it is. I have not found this an easy path, but one I wish I would have pursued a long time before now. I you think you may have died of suffocation, ask, if you truely want to know, to know what is necessary for your highest and greatest good. It may come to you in a dream, it may come to you as you drift off to sleep or upon waking, or something on TV or radio or as you are walking down the street will trigger a familiarity and you will have your answer. Well, anyway, that is my experience, we DO all experience in our own way. Blessings Francie , GRANDMABEAR712@a... wrote: > Francie, > This may seem like a stupid question to everyone but how do you do this? I am > so afraid of being suffocated to death. When I was married I could not lay > facing my husband because of the fear of suffocation. I can't go into a small > closet, an elevator or anything compact. I always thought that if I lived > before that I must have died through suffocation. Is that possible? > Thanks, > Ellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2000 Report Share Posted November 11, 2000 thanks to Francie and Jim for the useful information. Lately I have found myself very anxious at buses or when around many people, so i am trying to learn some yoga exercises and learn to meditatew the zen way to see how it helps. it's such a burden to have these awful attacks when i am a person who can also love and enjoy life so much, but you are right, Jim, I have to discover where my fears are or my unresolved issues. Blessings Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 At 22:19 10/11/0, you wrote:>Just got this newsletter this morning. It's too long to include the whole >thing, but I did want to share the panic attack remedy. The newsletter >originates in Australia and they don't have the same slang words we use. >Read the whole thing, it's not a spoof! Hi LOL Don't you believe it. In Australia, Fart is slang . Yet it amazes me that every time its used it brings a slight grin to a face. It must be because its the secretive anti social thing all bodies do yet never discuss. It must appeal to the little devil in us all. I see mention of Gary Craig >1 As Gary Craig says, " We are on the ground floor of a healing >high-rise. " We are only just beginning to see the possibilities and >every one of us has something to contribute. For phobias have you checked out his Emotional Freedom Therapy, EFT, site http://www.emofree.com .. Gary teaches an amazing short remedy for phobias and I have watched as many others like Chrissie Sutherland have developed and expanded the original concept to cover a wider range of emotional disruptions. There is free stuff to download to give you a start. I am d to his newsletter and it's infrequent enough not to over kill my mailbox. Cheers Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2001 Report Share Posted August 11, 2001 Inositol for Panic Attacks Inositol, unofficially referred to as " vitamin B8, " is present in all animal tissues, with the highest levels in the heart and brain. Inositol participates in the action of serotonin, a neurotransmitter known to be a factor in various psychological conditions. (Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit messages between nerve cells.) For this reason, inositol has been tried as a treatment for a number of emotional illnesses, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety. (For complete news article, click here) http://www.tnp.com/news/article/313/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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