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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 78171" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>I'm sorry this is happening, Abbey. </p><p></p><p>I know this is going to sound so hokey, but have you tried meditation? The deep, even breathing turns a switch for us. If our bodies are deep breathing, it sends a message to our brains that everything is fine. Soon enough, our brains will believe it and switch from ALERT status to DIGEST FOOD status.</p><p></p><p>(Sympathetic to para-sympathetic systems.)</p><p></p><p>Won't help in the midst of a panic attack, but the practice might make a difference in the general level of anxiety and because of that, reduce the number of panic times.</p><p></p><p>That therapy group sounds ridiculous. Sometimes, choosing a challenge for ourselves and meeting it successfully can be more helpful than any therapy group. </p><p></p><p>I started ballet lessons during one especially bad time in my life. It was a horrible experience! Like being be naked and awkward and non-talented in public and I PICKED it for that.</p><p></p><p>And I grew to love it, and it taught me to be strong in a way I had never been strong, before.</p><p></p><p>Karate was sort of the same thing.</p><p></p><p>Awkward and inexperienced and clumsy and then, soon enough, I had mastered the basics there, too.</p><p></p><p>Better than therapy, I think, when the anxiety arises through things we have no control over.</p><p></p><p>Take control.</p><p></p><p>But you have to put yourself into a safely challenging place to do that, I think.</p><p></p><p>Wishing well, Abbey.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 78171, member: 1721"] I'm sorry this is happening, Abbey. I know this is going to sound so hokey, but have you tried meditation? The deep, even breathing turns a switch for us. If our bodies are deep breathing, it sends a message to our brains that everything is fine. Soon enough, our brains will believe it and switch from ALERT status to DIGEST FOOD status. (Sympathetic to para-sympathetic systems.) Won't help in the midst of a panic attack, but the practice might make a difference in the general level of anxiety and because of that, reduce the number of panic times. That therapy group sounds ridiculous. Sometimes, choosing a challenge for ourselves and meeting it successfully can be more helpful than any therapy group. I started ballet lessons during one especially bad time in my life. It was a horrible experience! Like being be naked and awkward and non-talented in public and I PICKED it for that. And I grew to love it, and it taught me to be strong in a way I had never been strong, before. Karate was sort of the same thing. Awkward and inexperienced and clumsy and then, soon enough, I had mastered the basics there, too. Better than therapy, I think, when the anxiety arises through things we have no control over. Take control. But you have to put yourself into a safely challenging place to do that, I think. Wishing well, Abbey. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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