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Yuka

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I DROVE WITHOUT A PANIC ATTACK!!! some of you have suggested taking it one step at a time (not thinking about the destination and just focusing on where you are now), and some have suggested music. I implemented both and... Before i left the house i did deep breathing exercises, i drank water and peed. i took a walk outside then went back inside. When i was ready to drive, i treated it like i was on a mission to FIGHT my anxiety. I'm more powerful than it. I watched this video on Youtube and the therapist said "The only way to stop the cycle of Panic Attacks is to demonstrate to your brain that anxiety is not dangerous." She said anxiety is uncomfortable but not dangerous. She also has a video where she said she told one of her clients to have a panic attack in front of her and he couldnt. This shows that our Panic attacks come from a fear of having a Panic attack. So while driving, i tried this. i told myself to have one. AND I COUDN'T!! i won!!! stupid anxiety. Don't try me 😏 https://youtu.be/wR8oKZ5qTfk

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    • Yuka

      467d

      @LynnKenzie thank you 😊

    • LynnKenzie

      467d

      Yay, congrats πŸ‘ πŸ’–

      • Yuka

        467d

        @LynnKenzie thank you 😊

    • Squire

      467d

      Well done

      • Yuka

        467d

        @Squire thank you πŸ€—

    • EnglishRose

      467d

      ❀️ well done ❀️ The hardest thing I have found with panic attacks and anxiety is feeling like they are a weakness and something that shouldn't happen because I should be stronger but actually this is complete rubbish. They are the bodies reaction when we get too anxious. And the world today is very overwhelming at times. I've had them since teenage years and I didn't understand them then. And now I do and I've opened up about them I can see them from a different perspective and not be so hard on myself.

      • Yuka

        467d

        @EnglishRose Thank You πŸ’• you are absolutely right! I've been trying to face them without medication. Do you take anxiety medication?

    • hall2cn09

      467d

      Congratulations!

      • Yuka

        467d

        @hall2cn09 thank you 😊

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