Help Anxiety attack

[Griever]

I'm having an anxiety attack right now, my whole body is shaking and I'm so sick I'm about to throw up and I don't know how to calm myself down, I need help please

 

[nsehgal]

Calm ur nerves and listen to some soothing music....and try to relax pls ...

This too shall pass

 

[SVEN]

I'm having an anxiety attack right now, my whole body is shaking and I'm so sick I'm about to throw up and I don't know how to calm myself down, I need help please

When I was having anxiety attacks all I could really do was go to my chair, have a cup of tea and play my fave quiet music until it abated a bit. I'm sorry, I never found any way to cut them short, they just had to run their course for me.
Thinking of you.

 

[Griever]

I've just vomited several times, my heart is racing like crazy, my whole body is hurting

 

[http-410]

Breathe. Slowly.


Would you like to share what happened?

 

[Griever]

Breathe. Slowly.


Would you like to share what happened?

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/thre...ht-now-dont-think-just-type.9029/post-2991145

 

[FuneralCry]

That sounds really torturous, I'm sorry you have to suffer, it's so cruel to me how there's all this suffering in existing. But anyway I hope that you find the relief you search for, I wish you the best.

 

[http-410]

Thanks for clarifying.

So, your fixed costs are covered. That is already something good! What are your other costs you are worried about to get through the month?

Are there options for returning your purchases to get your money back?

 

[bankai]

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/thre...ht-now-dont-think-just-type.9029/post-2991145

This is the kind of thing that no one can really help you overcome. It's really up to you. Last year I had 500 plus purchases on Amazon. This year I've just had six so far. I've completely given up on spending on needless stuff. I can relate very much. Please analyse every purchase you make. Have a rule for yourself. You won't buy anything unless you debate whether you need it for at least a week?


I'm not sure if any of this helps. Please feel free to ignore.

 

[Griever]

Thanks for clarifying.

So, your fixed costs are covered. That is already something good! What are your other costs you are worried about to get through the month?

Are there options for returning your purchases to get your money back?

Everything I bought in the last few days I have already received and honestly I don't want to return these things because I really wanted these things, maybe just to fill the emptiness inside me and now I just have to make sure I can still buy enough food, but I know someone who would lend me money in case of emergency

This is the kind of thing that no one can really help you overcome. It's really up to you. Last year I had 500 plus purchases on Amazon. This year I've just had six so far. I've completely given up on spending on needless stuff. I can relate very much. Please analyse every purchase you make. Have a rule for yourself. You won't buy anything unless you debate whether you need it for at least a week?


I'm not sure if any of this helps. Please feel free to ignore.

Actually, I'm very frugal when it comes to money, but in the last few days it's escalated a bit

 

[Griever]

I showered and washed my hair to get the vomit out of my hair, and now I'm back in bed with the bucket in front of me in case I vomit again, I'm still so sick and don't know how to sleep later

 

[Griever]

Today I'm feeling a little better, but yesterday it was really hell

 

[itsoverforme303]

I am sorry my friend. Anxiety attacks are the worst. I never found a way to deal with them. They kind of went down in intensity after I started taking Wellbutrin. I am sorry you are having to suffer. I wish I had some actual advice for you. I just breathe and try to get over it. I know it's hard. But believe in yourself and it will pass. It's just shitty wiring in your brain that makes wrong amounts of the wrong chemicals. It's not your fault. It's never your fault.

 

[Griever]

I am sorry my friend. Anxiety attacks are the worst. I never found a way to deal with them. They kind of went down in intensity after I started taking Wellbutrin. I am sorry you are having to suffer. I wish I had some actual advice for you. I just breathe and try to get over it. I know it's hard. But believe in yourself and it will pass. It's just shitty wiring in your brain that makes wrong amounts of the wrong chemicals. It's not your fault. It's never your fault.

At the time of the anxiety attack, I had been awake for more than 24 hours and maybe that made the anxiety attack worse, but I'm not sure

 

[itsoverforme303]

At the time of the anxiety attack, I had been awake for more than 24 hours and maybe that made the anxiety attack worse, but I'm not sure

I wish I could tell you it'll be all okay sometime in the future. I really do. I have terrible anxiety attacks too. I wish I could help you.

 

[Griever]

I wish I could tell you it'll be all okay sometime in the future. I really do. I have terrible anxiety attacks too. I wish I could help you.

It helps me when people reply to my thread and don't leave me alone when I need the help more than on other days

 

[idk3]

Today I'm feeling a little better, but yesterday it was really hell

good to hear. i pretty much have to make sure to have some sort of benzo around incase things get bad. anxiety and panic attacks are hell. glad you're a little better today at least.

 

[itsoverforme303]

It helps me when people reply to my thread and don't leave me alone when I need the help more than on other days

I'm sorry if I left you hanging in uncertainty. But I don't know the answer myself. I wish I did. I wish no one had to suffer. In any way.

 

[Griever]

good to hear. i pretty much have to make sure to have some sort of benzo around incase things get bad. anxiety and panic attacks are hell. glad you're a little better today at least.

My former psychiatrist didn't want to prescribe benzos for me, but hopefully my new psychiatrist will

I'm sorry if I left you hanging in uncertainty. But I don't know the answer myself. I wish I did. I wish no one had to suffer. In any way.

You don't have to apologize, it's okay

 

[versuchskaninchen]

In case you have another one later there's some common methods you can try to at least get your breathing and brain calm enough so you can think for a second: look up deep breathing exercises, grounding techniques, manually relaxing all your muscles, and I've seen some say splashing ice cold water on their face shocks them back into thinking for a moment.
Try to see if you think any of these might be good for next time so that you can help yourself next time and I'm glad to see in this thread you're feeling better now.

 

[Forveleth]

Oof, I am a day late but big love to you from a fellow anxiety attack suffer (I used to have them almost daily in high school). General advice of a few things that worked for me:

1. Breathing exercises. There are lots of sites and videos for breathing for anxiety. Taking slow, deep breaths really helps.
2. Lots of blankets! I find the weight helps. I also get really cold during my anxiety attacks and staying warm helps a lot.
3. Make yourself laugh. This sounds silly but watch something funny. Listen to something you like. I have totally sat in front of the toilet half giggling while trying not to puke but damn if it made me feel better for a little bit, at least.
4. Grounding techniques. A lot of anxiety is self-induced. You start worrying and then you just go in circles inside your head and spiral down. You need to do something to get out of your head. Use some sort of external stimulation. I am a very tactile person so I like to hug a fuzzy pillow I have. If you feel up to it, you can also try a simple task. I have a few simple puzzle games on my phone (casual, nothing fast) that gives my brain something to focus on other than whatever I am worrying about.

I also feel you on the spending. I was buying stuff left and right to fill the holes in my life. It was not until I had maxed out three credit cards that I finally realized buying was not solving my problems, it was creating them. I got a second job and worked my butt off to climb out of debt. Now I have rules for purchasing things:

• "Because I want it" is not good enough. I have to have an actual, demonstrable need for something before I am allowed to by it. Example: I see a shirt that I like but I already have a drawer full of shirts. I want it, but I do not need it, so I do not buy it.
• Donations. Strangely I got the same "rush" giving money to charity. After a while, I even started donating the stuff I had bought for no reason and that made me feel good too.
• Budget. It does not have to be super complicated and fancy. A lot of people that overspend though, do not always know how much money is actually moving in/out of accounts every month. Sitting down and at least knowing how much is coming in vs how much is going out can be a real eye-opener and can start you thinking about how you are actually spending your money.
• Allow for some spending. Once I got my finances under control, I did give myself a small amount every month to spend on "stupid stuff". It helps kill the urge to spend huge amounts of money.

It is an unhealthy coping mechanism just like drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, any of that. It is tough to get over as you have to spend money on some things to live but it can be done. I wish you the best.

 

[Griever]

Thank you to each and every one of you, I appreciate it and it means a lot to me