Before I start this Blog post properly I would just like to say that I am sorry it has been so long since I have put up a post but I have been very busy with college and college work. I am going to try and make that change and my goal is to try and post at least once every two weeks. Also I want to say as a disclaimer that I am definitely not an expert in anything to do with anxiety but I just was to tell you my story and different ways I cope with it.
Anxiety; (definition) a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
To start off with I am going to tell you my story.
I haven't suffered with anxiety for very long, in fact it has probably only been a few months. The way I found out I had anxiety was when I heard someone else talking about it and I realised that I have or do everything that they had mentioned. For example I sometimes get panic attacks. When I got my first panic attack I didn't know what was going on. The way the panic attack begun was when I felt I had a loss of breath and suddenly it felt like I couldn't breathe and I started to panic. I started to hyperventilate and everything felt like it was closing on me. Luckily it only lasted about 10 minutes. Since then I have only had two other panic attacks and luckily they weren't as bad. I have realised now that most of my panic attacks will start when I feel like I cant breathe. The best way I found with coping was to get my self out of the situation I was in when it started, also to go to somewhere that isn't crowded so I can have my own space. I also have dreams in which I will have a panic attack and it feels so real that I am not actually sure weather I am actually having a panic attack or not.
As some advice for if you suffer with anxiety or panic attacks is that you are not alone. There are so many people out there who suffer with the same thing. Also there are so many places you can find for help weather that be on the internet or from books or specialists.
Just remember you are not alone.
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