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Bloodwork came back normal and I'm a bit disappointed
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 618119" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm Pam and don't mind being called by that name <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I didn't have a particular trigger either. I would be perfectly fine one second and suddenly I'd feel like a jolt in my body and I'd be in full panic mode. There WERE a few possible contributors (but only at certain times). One big contributor was caffeine. I quit caffeine for about ten years. Another was fluorescent lights. Also, I tended to have more panic attacks during stressful times, like when I was going through my divorce.</p><p></p><p>CBT in my opinion is good. Dialectal behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in my opinion is better. It doesn't focus on the "why" of the panic attack. It teaches you how to get calm during panic attacks and, as a fellow Nervous Nellie (my mother's name for me...lol), I find the skills EXTREMELY helpful. When I had my near syncope episode, rather than full panic mode, I was able to talk to myself and say, "Calm. Focus. You will make it worse if you panic. Calm. Focus. Focus." </p><p></p><p>Another great book, which is an oldee but goodie is "Don't Panic." The last names of the authors are Reid and Wilson. They literally dissect a panic attack, tell you what is happening in your body, and how to slow your body down so that you CAN'T feel panic. I carried this book in my purse, with bookmarks to the right pages, for years. I especially used it at work. I'd go into a stall when I was starting to panic and read the soothing part and force myself to slow my heart down.</p><p></p><p>I understand how you feel. We have some similar issues. Maybe that is why I like you a lot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 618119, member: 1550"] I'm Pam and don't mind being called by that name :) I didn't have a particular trigger either. I would be perfectly fine one second and suddenly I'd feel like a jolt in my body and I'd be in full panic mode. There WERE a few possible contributors (but only at certain times). One big contributor was caffeine. I quit caffeine for about ten years. Another was fluorescent lights. Also, I tended to have more panic attacks during stressful times, like when I was going through my divorce. CBT in my opinion is good. Dialectal behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in my opinion is better. It doesn't focus on the "why" of the panic attack. It teaches you how to get calm during panic attacks and, as a fellow Nervous Nellie (my mother's name for me...lol), I find the skills EXTREMELY helpful. When I had my near syncope episode, rather than full panic mode, I was able to talk to myself and say, "Calm. Focus. You will make it worse if you panic. Calm. Focus. Focus." Another great book, which is an oldee but goodie is "Don't Panic." The last names of the authors are Reid and Wilson. They literally dissect a panic attack, tell you what is happening in your body, and how to slow your body down so that you CAN'T feel panic. I carried this book in my purse, with bookmarks to the right pages, for years. I especially used it at work. I'd go into a stall when I was starting to panic and read the soothing part and force myself to slow my heart down. I understand how you feel. We have some similar issues. Maybe that is why I like you a lot :) [/QUOTE]
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