Anxiety...

dcfaithful
dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
edited July 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
So, since about 10 pm last night I've been experiencing pretty intense anxiety...

Couldn't breathe and felt like I was being smothered for hours last night. Even while in bed, in my fairly wide open bedroom I felt extremely claustrophobic due to feeling short of breath. This sucks. I felt it on the trip to work this morning. I feel it now at my desk...I feel like I'm constantly trying to catch my breath and I don't know what to do to stop this. I've felt anxious and have had small bouts of anxiety before, but nothing this severe...

I really don't want to lay awake in bed for hours like I did last night.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Sounds like you need a self-enema
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    XANAX
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    I live through this almost everyday... I have gotten used to it but I know how terrifying and troubling it can be... I have not had a decent nights sleep in years... I wake up and stress for hours...

    Sorry this is happening to you...
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    are you sure this isn't weather related? breathing is tough right now in many parts of the country. This makes an anxious person more anxious and starts the cycle. just an idea?
  • eyedclaar
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    Go for a stroll in grizzly country. Suddenly that anxiety will start to feel normal.
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  • matabele
    matabele Posts: 277
    Are you using drugs or alcohol? Physical exercise is always a help.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Masturbation helps as well
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I get the same way. I couldn't sleep last night. The only thing that works for me is downing half a bottle of wine.. If its 3 AM and I'm still up, I grab a bottle and gulp it. It never fails that with in a few minutes I pass out cold.

    Reading helps. I started taking fish oil a few months back as a suppliment and that has made it a little more controlable. (Fish oil is good for brain health).

    I usually sleep like crap in the summer because of the short nights and higher, muggy temps. I also have a lot on my mind lately.

    I have a hard time focusing on just about anything, but the more I practice focusing, the more controlable my anxiety becomes.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    pandora wrote:
    are you sure this isn't weather related? breathing is tough right now in many parts of the country. This makes an anxious person more anxious and starts the cycle. just an idea?
    Interesting idea.. I've always noticed I feel more anxious in the summer. Does it have to do with humidity in the air?
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    are you sure this isn't weather related? breathing is tough right now in many parts of the country. This makes an anxious person more anxious and starts the cycle. just an idea?
    Interesting idea.. I've always noticed I feel more anxious in the summer. Does it have to do with humidity in the air?
    I think that and the ozone levels, they have the rating and warnings for people they mention as sensitive. I think one could be sensitive without knowing it, I mean without obvious symptoms like asthma or other lung troubles or allergies.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    dcfaithful wrote:
    So, since about 10 pm last night I've been experiencing pretty intense anxiety...

    Couldn't breathe and felt like I was being smothered for hours last night. Even while in bed, in my fairly wide open bedroom I felt extremely claustrophobic due to feeling short of breath. This sucks. I felt it on the trip to work this morning. I feel it now at my desk...I feel like I'm constantly trying to catch my breath and I don't know what to do to stop this. I've felt anxious and have had small bouts of anxiety before, but nothing this severe...

    I really don't want to lay awake in bed for hours like I did last night.
    i would suggest sitting under a tree and chilly out.
    smoke a joint if needed.

    you need lots of fresh forest air.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Masturbation helps as well

    Seriously, i can help. Anything that psychally exhausts you.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    KO282453 wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Masturbation helps as well

    Seriously, i can help. Anything that psychally exhausts you.
    you can help him out?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I sometimes deal with bouts of anxiety.

    I was ready to lose it in the 3 hours leading up to securing Hartford 10c tickets.
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    chadwick wrote:
    KO282453 wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Masturbation helps as well

    Seriously, i can help. Anything that psychally exhausts you.
    you can help him out?
    :lol::lol::lol: IT can help. good lord, don't sell youself short, you can do better than me.
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    XANAX

    +1
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    matabele wrote:
    Are you using drugs or alcohol? Physical exercise is always a help.

    I smoke marijuana and drink beer farily regularly, however I'm planning on stepping away from the smoking as it really does no good for me health-wise, and it makes me more lazy and unproductive. I just need a break from it and a clear head for a while.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • Ms. Wes C.addle
    Ms. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    chadwick wrote:
    KO282453 wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Masturbation helps as well

    Seriously, i can help. Anything that psychally exhausts you.
    you can help him out?
    Bahaha!!! Fucking awesome mis-print!

    I think the weather def. plays a part in my anxiety and breathing capabilities.
    I saw a dr about it a few summers ago, wanted to put me on a few different things. But, end of summer came and that feeling was gone. But, every spring it returns. Best of luck.
    I would try some natural remedies first and physical exhaustion of some sort... or the wine suggestion- sleep is too important!
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    i have had bad anxiety twice in my life.

    one time i was filled with anxiety
    when i was wrestling a school of piranha over a panther carcass.

    and the other time is when some chic broke my heart.

    other than that
    im cool with it.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    chadwick wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:
    So, since about 10 pm last night I've been experiencing pretty intense anxiety...

    Couldn't breathe and felt like I was being smothered for hours last night. Even while in bed, in my fairly wide open bedroom I felt extremely claustrophobic due to feeling short of breath. This sucks. I felt it on the trip to work this morning. I feel it now at my desk...I feel like I'm constantly trying to catch my breath and I don't know what to do to stop this. I've felt anxious and have had small bouts of anxiety before, but nothing this severe...

    I really don't want to lay awake in bed for hours like I did last night.
    i would suggest sitting under a tree and chilly out.
    smoke a joint if needed.

    you need lots of fresh forest air.

    See, normally I would resort to my herb, but lately it's been having a completely different effect on me lately. It just increases my anxiety. It used to mellow my fast paced mind, but now it just increases it and I feel like I'm about to jump out of my own skin.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2

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