hi michelle
well i need to walk i know this its just getting up and doing it is the next thing! i do journal from time to time sometimes its worse for me to journal because its almost that it verifies how cruddy i really feel. things are getting almost tolerable., i havent had a panic attack for almost a month now. it seems to get worse around my period. anyway how is the holistic thing going and what does it involve???
dawn
Hi Dawn,
I have only been in therapy for about a month but for me this has helped with coping methods.
I see a holistic therapist but she really is wonderful which makes it so much easier to go.
I guess for me the only way I have been able to start to face the agoraphobia is that I have promised myself I will go for a half an hour walk each day. I usually make myself go to the drug store, corner store or a take out restaurant with the boys. I know that this is not how everyone can do it, this is just how I have been doing it.
I still feel a bit of anxiety when I know I am going but once I am out I feel good and I guess it is like proving to myself that I can do it again.
Do you do any journal writing? I find that this really does help me. I can say what ever I want and it helps to slow down my thinking so much, plus I now read quite a bit in order to distract my thinking which helps not to focus all of my time and energy on how I am feeling all of the time.
it most certainly is hard to take time to ourselves with kids in the house. so how long have you been in therapy? i have been in for only two months and i get tired of going sometimes. it seems like it just reminds me how uncertain my life is right now. i dont know how things got so wierd well..really i do. i stay at home with the boys and i dont know anyone wich does not help the agoraphobia at all. i try to go out but only maybe twice a week wich has gotten better because it used to be only once or twice a month. ;p
Hi Dawn,
I am on Effexor XR for medication. I just started about two weeks ago. I just finally got over the side effects but I think the medication is starting to kick in.
I found that because I felt less motivated to Yoga out side the house that a beginners tape at home with a really good book on Yoga and meditation helped me to get started. I am ready to go to a class now that I have my confidence up.
I know that it is hard with children in the house to take the time out for yourself. ;p
i am also in therapy and on medication. what kind of meds are you on? i am on trileptal and resperdal and also paxil. i want to take a yoga class also or tai chi...if thats how it is spelled!!! im not sure on what else i can do. i am here alone with my kids nd husband and i live way out in the sticks ya know???no chance on meeting people and i have developed this panic over the last year so the motivation just is hard to find at times. i have plenty to do to keep me busy but it all involves house work or kids or pets!!!! ha ha!! i also hate taking meds so i feel rather trapped at times.
thanks for responding
dawn
Hi Dawn,
I can relate to what you have written. I too have two boys 14 and 11.
I have been undergoing therapy for Panic Attacks and agoraphobia.
Having the boys has been a blessing because of their motivation to have me be there it has been great.
Moving so often sounds hard.
What kind of things are you doing for your anxiety?
I have adopted a new way of life not that this is for everyone as everyone responds differently to different methods.
I have found that Yoga, meditation along with medication and therapy has helped me allot. But most of all it has to be having a positive outlook that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
hello my name is dawn and i am currently under treatment for anxiety,panic,and agoraphobia. my history of depression is a long rooted one. i have been depressed for all of my 33 years and of course i ignored all of the symptoms until i had a panic attack. I live in ohio and have no one around here to relate to. I am originally from los angeles and have been relocated 10 times due to my husbands job. I am blessed with 2 boys 10 and 7. i stay at home and tend yto my household...thats it. i am anxious to meet some people...people like me. anyone who can relate please email me.
thanks
dawn
Hi Beth,
Thank you for sharing, I am sory to hear that this also happens to you every day. I'll be sure to share anything that I find that works.
I am looking forward to anything that may help, thanks Ann-Marie.
Michelle :)
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