Comments on: The Anatomy of An Anxiety Attack http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/ The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Anne http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-817 Anne Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:40:40 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-817 Hi there..Lizard Eater pointed me in your direction today. I had a panic attack last night..my first one and it certainly wasnt any fun. I didnt really know what was going on with me..but I felt like my heart was going to explode. <br/><br/>Not fun stuff..I hope mine was a one time thing..but if they do continue it is nice to know that you guys have found a way to work through them.. Hi there..Lizard Eater pointed me in your direction today. I had a panic attack last night..my first one and it certainly wasnt any fun. I didnt really know what was going on with me..but I felt like my heart was going to explode.

Not fun stuff..I hope mine was a one time thing..but if they do continue it is nice to know that you guys have found a way to work through them..

]]> By: Who's Askin'? http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-816 Who's Askin'? Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:39:25 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-816 I am a completely "normal", successful, fully functional person and I go through bouts of anxiety. When I'm in an axious phase it usually lasts a few months...where attacks spike up more frequently. Then I go dormant for a long time. <br/><br/>I read an invaluable book that really helped me so much-- it is called "Don't Panic" and is available on amazon. It really changed how I move through an attack. One needs to change their private commands ("I MUST keep it together!!") which only intensifies anxiety. <br/><br/>Anyway....Happy HOlidays!<br/><br/>Anyway, anxiety sucks! I am a completely “normal”, successful, fully functional person and I go through bouts of anxiety. When I’m in an axious phase it usually lasts a few months…where attacks spike up more frequently. Then I go dormant for a long time.

I read an invaluable book that really helped me so much– it is called “Don’t Panic” and is available on amazon. It really changed how I move through an attack. One needs to change their private commands (”I MUST keep it together!!”) which only intensifies anxiety.

Anyway….Happy HOlidays!

Anyway, anxiety sucks!

]]> By: Anna http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-815 Anna Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:15:45 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-815 You hit the nail right on the head with your description, right down to the pins and needles. I have them about once a month or so and have to talk myself down. More often recently during our move. More likely late at night for me, as I vibrate at a pretty high frequency after 10. I'm a night person, but an alone doing thinking tasks at night person, not an accomplishing important things or taking big risks at night person. <br/><br/>So when I have to say, walk down an unfamiliar route to get to the Marta train late at night, as I did after the Braves game Saturday night, panic attack city. We were going to get rolled, our new friends (who just came from Korea a few weeks ago, one of whom is pregnant) would hate us for taking them on this crazy adventure, the bus would not come to the train station near our house and we would be stuck 3 miles from the house with no cash for a cab because we spent it all on food at the game, etc. Real buzz-kill after a great game, and unfortunately my husband bore the brunt of it, because he was the one who didn't want to take the shuttle to the train station due to nostalgia for the way he used to walk back after games in his youth. <br/><br/>But it all turned out okay, and I didn't freak out anywhere other than in my head and in my hissed comments to my sweetie. I usually recite the mantra "Keep it together" over and over a la Eddie Murphy's character in Bowfinger. <br/><br/>I spend a lot of my time wondering if anyone is as crazy as me also, so at least now we both know one other UU blogger who is. Statistically that must mean there are thousands more if we expanded the search to the wider world of those who neither blog or are UU. Such knowledge makes me feel better, that's for sure. You hit the nail right on the head with your description, right down to the pins and needles. I have them about once a month or so and have to talk myself down. More often recently during our move. More likely late at night for me, as I vibrate at a pretty high frequency after 10. I’m a night person, but an alone doing thinking tasks at night person, not an accomplishing important things or taking big risks at night person.

So when I have to say, walk down an unfamiliar route to get to the Marta train late at night, as I did after the Braves game Saturday night, panic attack city. We were going to get rolled, our new friends (who just came from Korea a few weeks ago, one of whom is pregnant) would hate us for taking them on this crazy adventure, the bus would not come to the train station near our house and we would be stuck 3 miles from the house with no cash for a cab because we spent it all on food at the game, etc. Real buzz-kill after a great game, and unfortunately my husband bore the brunt of it, because he was the one who didn’t want to take the shuttle to the train station due to nostalgia for the way he used to walk back after games in his youth.

But it all turned out okay, and I didn’t freak out anywhere other than in my head and in my hissed comments to my sweetie. I usually recite the mantra “Keep it together” over and over a la Eddie Murphy’s character in Bowfinger.

I spend a lot of my time wondering if anyone is as crazy as me also, so at least now we both know one other UU blogger who is. Statistically that must mean there are thousands more if we expanded the search to the wider world of those who neither blog or are UU. Such knowledge makes me feel better, that’s for sure.

]]> By: Roger Kuhrt, PhD http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-814 Roger Kuhrt, PhD Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:33:44 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-814 PB wrote: "I spend a lot of my life looking for evidence that other generally productive, hard-working, ostensibly sane people are as crazy as I am."<br/><br/>Yeah, well that could be ME! I resemble that comment. Probably as crazy, maybe more so. I was thinking of you and the absence of another post.<br/><br/>F.Y.I. 30% of the US population experience Panic Attacks! You are not alone.<br/><br/>As for producing things that "suck"; well I doubt that--you appear to live rather "high on the hog" of creativity and generative activity. By the way are ya gonna share your presentation on Worship? Sure hope so.<br/><br/>Well, if I go crazier than I am--I hope I just begin to be as creative as YOU PeaceBang.<br/><br/>Cheerfully, Roger Kuhrt PB wrote: “I spend a lot of my life looking for evidence that other generally productive, hard-working, ostensibly sane people are as crazy as I am.”

Yeah, well that could be ME! I resemble that comment. Probably as crazy, maybe more so. I was thinking of you and the absence of another post.

F.Y.I. 30% of the US population experience Panic Attacks! You are not alone.

As for producing things that “suck”; well I doubt that–you appear to live rather “high on the hog” of creativity and generative activity. By the way are ya gonna share your presentation on Worship? Sure hope so.

Well, if I go crazier than I am–I hope I just begin to be as creative as YOU PeaceBang.

Cheerfully, Roger Kuhrt

]]> By: Chalicechick http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-813 Chalicechick Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:03:14 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2005/08/26/the-anatomy-of-an-anxiety-attack/#comment-813 Knock em dead today, PB<br/><br/>CC Knock em dead today, PB

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