Anxiety/Panic attacks
I have a Anxiety/Panic disorder in addition to Aspergers and it's really interfering with my life. I Started, then quit, college recently after attending two days in as many weeks.
On both days that I attended I had panic attacks.
I had a similar problem in high school, I would constantly get panic attacks that would cause me to walk out(I can only control it when i'm at home or with somone I trust ie Mum). I also get them in crowds or new places as well as for no obvious reason.
I am currently looking for work (can't sit around the house all day for the rest of my life) and fear that this will interfere with my ability to get or retain a job, as well as my life in general.
Does anyone else have this problem or know of anything that could help?
i have problems similar to that, my anxiety rarely gets very serious(as in panic attack).
its kind of hard to get past the anxiety, the first few years after i started having anxiety i was on medicine, that helped the anxiety. . . i am not on meds anymore, instead i do meditaion. i also avoid too many upsetting thoughts at one time by m,aking m,yself think of something good(exausting). Medicine does not work for everyone, i am not sure if meditation does either
i am also not sure if it will help you avoid panic attacks.
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its kind of hard to get past the anxiety, the first few years after i started having anxiety i was on medicine, that helped the anxiety. . . i am not on meds anymore, instead i do meditation. i also avoid too many upsetting thoughts at one time by making m,yself think of something good(exausting). Medicine does not work for everyone, i am not sure if meditation does either
i am also not sure if it will help you avoid panic attacks.
I do the same but hold onto the meds just in case have both daily and as needed stuff. I try my best not to get in that panicky mood but sometimes it's unavoidable. My best advise would be to see a therapist they help a lot and will have ideas about things you can try.
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I'm a recovering, if not completely recovered anxiety/panic attack sufferer, and also from Scotland.
Mine came due to having had to experience several traumatic situations, inflicted on me in a short space of time. Once the stimuli that traumatised me are, or can be removed (it's a long story what they are) my panic attacks are more or less cured.
On both days that I attended I had panic attacks.
I had a similar problem in high school, I would constantly get panic attacks that would cause me to walk out(I can only control it when i'm at home or with somone I trust ie Mum). I also get them in crowds or new places as well as for no obvious reason.
I am currently looking for work (can't sit around the house all day for the rest of my life) and fear that this will interfere with my ability to get or retain a job, as well as my life in general.
Does anyone else have this problem or know of anything that could help?
How does it feel? I get panicky and feel overloaded a lot but I don't know if this is the same.
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The Sociable Hermit says:
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I wish I had a solution for you because then I would have a solution for me(I am so selfish)This has been an on going problem for me.My most pronounced anxiety revolves around driving.I got my driving licence at 30(am 42 now)I drive as little as possible and only places that I know very well.If I attempt to drive in a new area,I go into instant "panick mode"and often have to pull over and do some deep breathing.This has inhibited me taking jobs where I would have to drive far for work or drive during work.I am now considering the possibility,after learning about AS,that this is not "psychological" but sensory overload.I am seeing a Adult AS specialist,who I am hoping can give me some insight about this.
Job issues are the main reason I pursued the AS DX.I felt like a lot of "traits" I have were keeping me from achieving my full potential.I have tried dealing with these with psyc meds and "regular therapy" for years and had little success.I am hoping that seeing a therapist who is more knowledgeable about AS will point me in the right direction.Can you find someone in your area that knows about adult AS?
Now,my biggest problem is "getting" to the therapist....LOL...I have to have my boyfriend drive me and he hates it(doesnt believe in AS).
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I have a child (now aged 10) who has for the most part overcome severe anxiety issues so I know it can be done. When I mean severe, I mean as in refused to go to school and for a time there could barely leave the house at all.
For him three things were key. First was support--that came in the form of medication for a time (once successfully until the side effects became bad and the other time the med making it much worse) and a bunch from me (mom). Second was taking very very small steps towards the goal--starting with small/quieter/safer settings and working up. Third was building on those successes--once he realized he could face a fearful situation and be successful, it really empowered him to feel greater control over the next one and the fearful as a normal state gradually ebbed away.
I don't know what the future holds but he's been able to face situations that I never would have dreamed back in those early days. At least in his case, I am certain he wouldn't have been able to get this far without all three of those things I listed being in place simultaneously.
Mine came due to having had to experience several traumatic situations, inflicted on me in a short space of time. Once the stimuli that traumatised me are, or can be removed (it's a long story what they are) my panic attacks are more or less cured.
Same as me. My anxiety was triggered by being arrested by the anti-terrorism cops at dawn (long story.... but I am free and I wasn't convicted!... it had nothing to do with terrorism BTW.), and after that for about 2 years I had severe problems with certain model cars, people behaving in certain ways and nightmares.
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