Dibbler
03-10-2013, 05:23 PM
Hello,
I thought I would share my experiences and eventual cure of my anxiety without medication or courses, therapy or otherwise, I hope that it might help some of you to try these steps and see if it works for you.
My panic attacks and anxiety stemmed from sharing with a landlady who tried to kill herself while I sub rented with her. I developed symptoms like rapid pulse, palpitations, lack of sleep and constant fatigue, I began to worry about my health, my mortality and unhealthy obsessions with my safety.
It was a horrible time but over the course of 2 years I have gotten myself back to how I was with normal fear and adrenaline rushes if something truly scares me like a horror movie.
Here is what I did...
I decided that I needed a long period of calm as if I was resetting myself, at least a month where I avoided any situation I was uncomfortable with, like a convalescence really.
I read only positive news on anxiety relief, symptoms I had were just feelings of anxiety and nothing life threatening.
Once I had my peace I then thought back about the incident I mentioned and stopped thinking the worst about the situation and that it was a fact of life I wasn't in control of.
I then started shocking myself in putting myself in awkward situations to get feelings of adrenaline rushes again such as socials, making a fool of myself, snowboarding, driving fast etc, anything that gives you a rush but knowing that the rush is all it is, it subsides.
I get little anxietys from time to time like work stress but I also do gym and yoga workouts when I feel stressed.
Over a period I have started to feel normal again, replacing negative thoughts immediately with positive ones.
I feel loads better, still have a bit of insomnia but then I always did.
Playing music and appreciating art also helps as well as animals.
I hope it helps someone, best of luck.
I thought I would share my experiences and eventual cure of my anxiety without medication or courses, therapy or otherwise, I hope that it might help some of you to try these steps and see if it works for you.
My panic attacks and anxiety stemmed from sharing with a landlady who tried to kill herself while I sub rented with her. I developed symptoms like rapid pulse, palpitations, lack of sleep and constant fatigue, I began to worry about my health, my mortality and unhealthy obsessions with my safety.
It was a horrible time but over the course of 2 years I have gotten myself back to how I was with normal fear and adrenaline rushes if something truly scares me like a horror movie.
Here is what I did...
I decided that I needed a long period of calm as if I was resetting myself, at least a month where I avoided any situation I was uncomfortable with, like a convalescence really.
I read only positive news on anxiety relief, symptoms I had were just feelings of anxiety and nothing life threatening.
Once I had my peace I then thought back about the incident I mentioned and stopped thinking the worst about the situation and that it was a fact of life I wasn't in control of.
I then started shocking myself in putting myself in awkward situations to get feelings of adrenaline rushes again such as socials, making a fool of myself, snowboarding, driving fast etc, anything that gives you a rush but knowing that the rush is all it is, it subsides.
I get little anxietys from time to time like work stress but I also do gym and yoga workouts when I feel stressed.
Over a period I have started to feel normal again, replacing negative thoughts immediately with positive ones.
I feel loads better, still have a bit of insomnia but then I always did.
Playing music and appreciating art also helps as well as animals.
I hope it helps someone, best of luck.