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Diaphragmatic breathing helps stop my attacks from getting full blown, and if it is full blown, it will help cease it. If Im nervous, I need only to place my hand on my stomach to know, and sure enough it isnt rising and falling, Ive constricted it to my chest, and gotten into the subtle hyperventilation mode. Which starts the chain reaction. By practicing hold to do it helps, slowly inhale count to 5 while exhaling slowly, like they teach in Lamaze classes, exhale through your mouth slowly, not holding it and blowing it all out at once to gasp up for the next breath. Keep repeating.

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what does the breathing do for you?

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Nurseboy, I think that is why I crashed so hard when I relapsed, I actually was panic free, no longer agoraphobic, off antidepressants for 3 yrs. I did NOT continue breathing techniques, I let exercise go, I was busy working, etc. I started the caffine again. So when my big one hit, I acted the same way as my first one, curled up in a ball fetal position, my mind was wild again with the thoughts, and the thought of you need to breath again went out the window. I truly think if I had kept up the coping skills I learned and applied them everyday while I was panic free, it wouldnt have made my panic as frightening again.

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how can we put time aside to ruminate and how can we do therapies when we aren't having symtoms? when they go away...there is nothing to do therapy about....until they come back...

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You have all made some good points!!! You understand that panic/Anxiety can sometimes be at ridiculous times and with no good explanation of your fear and yeah that really does suck big time. Know this though, that you are ahead of the game. Remember knowing is half the battle. So be encouraged by that!!! Believe me I do not always have an optimistic approach especially during an attack.But I do know that there is hope at the end of the tunnel. I know its hard living this way sometimes even I feel hopeless. Just remember to be thankful you are still living.

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But how can you designate a time for an obsessive thought? I thought it just comes upon you, unless you say,"NO" to yourself, or replace it with something else....but I find in my case that if I am obsessing over something, I WANT to obsess over it, and I don't want to put it out of my mind, even if I should. That's the whole point of obsessions isn't it? Is it something you can stop, or something that comes up when anxious, or something triggers it, or you just want to think about it?

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When I started feeling better & finding it harder to work on therapie(s) my therapist told me that I should set aside certain times every week to work on this. She said that would be better than feeling like I NEEDED to be consumed with it. She told me to enjoy feeling good again & only work on this at designated times. What do you all think about this??? Thanks, Chanda

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I know that when I begin to feel better I gradually stop doing the "therapy" things that helped me to fell better. I'd bet that is not too smart. I start feeling better and the next thing you know I will drift off to sleep at night without my relaxation CD...ususally the next day is somewhat cloudy (you all know what I mean). Or I may say, Wow I feel pretty good today, no need to read that chapter in the "dont sweat the small stuff" book this morning. I gradually drop my meditation, come to this site less often and even begin skipping my vitamins. This time I am going to make a real effort to keep my "therapy" going even when I start feeling great again. I think the things we do to get well may need to be continued for us to stay well, in fact , they may need to be be stepped up a notch to keep us from becoming complacent. Have a great day today. Mike

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Tony, I'm right there with you & everyone else on this site..lol. I have the same roller coaster, when things aren't anxious life is perfect. But have 1 setback & it's all I can think of. It's like I tell myself "see you shouldn't have stopped working on it, you'd have found the answer by now". So then I'm mad at myself because I felt good enough to NOT think about it.. I make a mental promise to KEEP on top of this & it's all I think of for while. I'll even get to a point where every morning I wake up & my first thought is "am I anxious today"? Then of course I am. It's a vicious cycle!!!!!! Chanda

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Last year i was told i had advanced cancer and then was told the next day that the pathologist made a mistake and that i didn't have cancer. i let it go and forgot about it and live without fearing cancer. Now, i have tons of proof that i am not bipolar or schizo or psychotic, but i can't let it go. and, i don't know why. it is almost like i won't be happy till someone diagnosis me with 'crazy' and locks me up. I must somehow WANT to feel panicky. If we know that we are okay...then HOW DO WE RELAX?

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