How stressed out are you?

i very rarely stress out ... it's not worth it.

don't sweat the small stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff!!

I'm pretty laid back and don't let too many things get to me

I don't get majorly stressed ever, but minor worry happens alot!

I haven't had panic attacks since I moved to the US

I've never had a diagnosed panic attack but I've felt close before. School is definitely the source of my anxiety

There are a few things in life I stress out about. Immigration is VERY stressful, but I know it's only temporary. Those few things that stress me out are getting better though...thank goodness! As for a fear....I am TERRIBLY AFRAID of snakes. I don't know why...but I have this unshakable fear of the lil buggers. Sigh

I used to have panic attacks and general anxiety all the time for no reason at all. I've learned to train my brain to deal with it.

have panic attacks every night when I go to bed for some reason and I take lorazepam for general anxiety...feel anxious a lot... M.

I forgot to say... I have phobias and irrational fears and anxiety AND panic attacks - I was even agoraphobic for about a year. I got a lot better when I moved to the US and things were settled but anxiety is here to stay - it's just part of who I am, sadly...

I remember one time, when talking to Dave online before ever meeting in person, he said: "Look, I have a problem and I love and respect you too much so I can't let you get in this relationship without telling you about it first".
Dave has panic/bipolar disorder/agoraphobia. Since then, it has become OUR "problems" and not his. He'll never have to go through that alone anymore.
It was a big issue when he was living here with me because everything was different from what he knew and that made the attacks(big ones) come more often.
There were tough times....and I had to do a lot of reading and learning about it all. I was an innocent girl when I met him and I had to build up a strenght that I didn't know I had to support him when he needed.
When he went back to the US, he restarted his treatment(he was on paxil before coming to Brazil and now he's on seroquel, which is fantastic!) and hasn't had an attack or an episode in about 7 months.
His condition, in a way, got us and our families a lot closer to each other because we've proven how far we'd go to for this love we have! Of course he's been here for me when I needed too (SO many times... )
Dave's the most beautiful man I've ever heard of..... his mind is blilliant and he' so sensitive and romantic!!! I love him and would not change a thing about him... well, only if changing meant him being free from what causes him pain sometimes.

fears.. yes i do.. anxiety or panick attacks? lol.. wtf is that?

The only time I have anxiety attacks is when I have to deal with my phobia....FLYING!!! I hate it...My worst one was last year coming back from Italy and I always feel stupid about it. I get anxious a few weeks before a flight, I have bad dreams, drink more, and generally get depressed. I am flying next monday and feel sick to my stomach already...

My, we are a twitchy lot, aren't we?!

Another one with periodic panic attacks

I'm anxious now because I'm eating lunch while wearing a white skirt. Inevitably i'll be wearing lunch soon.


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I have always been stressed about "everything". This whole Immigration process has been a nightmare for my stomach. I go to see my doc on thurs-I think I have GAD-general aniety disorder. I told her that I am always stressed and she told me to tell myself to "stop it" can you imagine? I even grind my teeth at night-so basically I am even stressed in my sleep I have always been this way-I try not to be but I can't help it................................. I worry about everything.

I have read about lorazepam, I am going to discuss it with her.

There have been times when I would get very stressed out(during the visa process), but I've never had a panic or anxiety attack. I do have a fear of heights though!

not anxious.....frisky, not laid-back..



it is a benzo..and has addictive qualities.. .buspar..takes longer but nonaddictive..

OK now it's getting close for me to get my visa and i am starting to get real NERVOUS!

but as with anything, i'm always nervous BEFORE I'm doing... once I start doing I wonder what I was so worried about.

Sends some very good vibes to my beloved...

I remember when I was a child, my Dad would take us with him flying sometimes (he was a pilot) When he was not working, he would fly these small aircrafts, once in a while, those that are used to reach remote villages in the Amazonia. You know, those small birds that make a f.. dam noise, turn upside down, and all the crazy stuff ... Actually, these aircrafts were old, terribly noisy and extremely uncomfortable. We would take off, fly up in the air and here I was, shaking like a leaf and feeling my heart jump in my chest, my face turning green. My Dad would say: "Hold you breath!!"... and then I was fine (sort of)

So that's what I do now. Hold my breath

I get strong anxiety attacks when flying, too. Not beforehand, just from the point of take-off. A couple times on the flights to/from Hong Kong, I nearly had a full-blown panic attack...the thought of that happening almost scares me more than the flying itself. If that were to happen, what could anyone do?

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I get strong anxiety attacks when flying, too. Not beforehand, just from the point of take-off. A couple times on the flights to/from Hong Kong, I nearly had a full-blown panic attack...the thought of that happening almost scares me more than the flying itself. If that were to happen, what could anyone do?
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I would say to think about something else. Set your mind on a completely different subject, say words to yourself that are re-assuring, because your fear is most likely only irrational. Nothing will happen to you and you have people around you to help you.

Statistically, one has more chances of dying in a car than in an airplane! Well, I'm not sure whether this is re-assuring but really, that's the truth!

I do have occasional panic attacks and I tend to worry about all sorts of things. Immigration is definitely a major stress factor, but I can't decide if it's worse than writing a dissertation. I've been deadly afraid to look at my last chapter - which needs serious revision - for the last 10 months and have only recently overcome that fear. Dealing with immigration and separation at the same time did definitely NOT help.

I've had a few panic attacks where I've been absolutely hysterical, crying etc. But probably less than 5 of them in all. My general anxiety levels are probably higher than most, especially with this darned Immigration process. I've taken something to help me sleep in the past just for a week. Now, I just stay up if I cant get to sleep easily and mess around on the computer.

As for Phobias, I am deathly afraid of frogs. I'm serious, it is a real phobia for me, I get hot and sweaty, breathe rapidly, tears, shake like a leaf, and am almost frozen to the spot in panic if I see a frog. I think most people know why they're afraid of something, I have no idea why I am so totally phobic of frogs. I know it is irrational. It isn't a problem here, but at home in England it really was. My 3 cats used to bring them in, drop them and they'd hop down the hall, or they'd hit them with their paws and the frogs would make this high pitched squeeling sound. Just awful awful sound, and I could not do anything about it. I even locked myself in my bedroom a couple of times and phoned someone to come over and help!!!! God it makes me shudder just thinking about it

That's nice But to be honest, when someone has a real panic disorder, they already know all that. And my fiance is more afraid of having a panic attack in front of other people than the actualy fear of flying. That's because most of the time, when they have an attack in front of someone, they never want to go back to that same place again.... so everytime their world gets smaller and smaller....
Of course, I'm talking about a disorder though.... not those isolated panic attacks that anyone can have from time to time.

Is what you describe a symptom of depression or is it a phobia? A panic attack is neurophysiologic(al). Phobia is psychological. Depression is a mental illness (that is fully curable). People who feel very depressed often experience sudden panic attacks that can be controlled with hyptonics. There is medication available for depression and for anxiety disorders. Maybe you should suggest your fiance to consult his family doctor. If it is a phobia, then I assume that a specialist / psychologist is more appropriate.

What I meant was, what could anyone around me do if I had a panic attack?

I know about the statistics, and even what keeps the plane in the air. Still, everything in me screams that I should not be hurtling through the air at 39,000 feet in a pressurized metal tube

Was that question to me or to Scott &Lai??
If you were saying that to me, thanks for the advice but my fiance is bipolar(so that includes depression) and has panic disorder(which causes panick attacks and can also be seen as a social phobia, since people who present panic disorder tend to avoid places as a result of the association between the crises and the places where the crises have occurred). He is under treatment and that is the reason why he hasn't had an attack/episode in a long time now. I'd say we have a pretty normal life except that he has to take a pill every night and that he avoids stressful situations.

Good that your Fiance has seeken help and found it! So now he must feel much better. Congratulations

I get very anxious and cranky if we have to drive around the parking lot looking for parking, *especially* if you get stuck behind someone waiting for an spot to open. Just hate it!

Ever since my stroke 3.5 years ago, I suffer from periodic panic attacks. I used to be able to speak in front of large groups of people or strangers, or perform (sing, play instruments) -- now the thought of that makes me incredibly anxious and fraks me out. Also, loud noises in confined spaces causes my brain to get very agitated, and I have to remove myself from the situation to calm myself down.

Quite frankly, it sucks.

I agree with you in my situation school is the source of my anxiety. can you say
MATH... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ..

When I went to visit Sujeet in India in 2003, it was the first time I was going on a plane since the age of 3. So I was very nervous for weeks up to it, never panicking but would feel really nervous if I thought too much about it.

Before getting on the plane, I was so nervous I couldn't eat. But I didn't exhibit any panic behavior, I just got really quiet and seemed calm to those around me but inside the heart was thumping! My dad went with me so that helped a lot, and even though I was 22, I held my dad's hand on the first take off!! Then by the time we got to India, which was landing 3 times and taking off 3 times ONE way, I was used to flying. Now I am not so scared of it. I don't love it but can do it. It's been conquered.

Whenever I am very scared, I don't scream or have a panic attack, I just get really quiet and make my mind try to ignore whatever is scaring me, and I pray. Like when I have gone on a scary ride at a theme park, if I feel way too scared, I can't scream or anything. I just close my eyes and pretend I'm not there. hehe. I always say in my mind..."this too shall pass!!!" and it actually helps a lot.

I also used to get very nervous speaking in front of people but I have gotten a lot better with that over the last 3 years. I still won't go on roller coasters though.

The worst anxiety I felt lately was last summer when I accidentally make a wrong turn on a mountain road in Tennessee and ended up on a narrow steep road winding down the mountain that had no barriers on the edge of the road, just a nice looking cliff that went into rocks and trees.

I'm pretty relaxed. Never had an 'attack'.

only after starting the immigration stuff have i ever had a "panic attack". the whole.. can't breathe, can't stop crying, loose feeling in my fingers thing has only happened twice, and i hope it never happens again!

I can't keep up with everything, and I sure would like to catch up some day, but I'm seldom stressed.
And I wish everyone I work with would GET OFF MY BACK!!!

I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks and am trying to work with a therapist to control it. It's hereditary, my grandma, aunt, mom, sister, and oldest niece suffer from them too. My panic attacks vary depending on how bad they are... sometimes they're heart racing, whole body sweating, getting dizzy and nearly fainting... sometimes they're sobbing uncontrollably and shaking so hard I can barely talk. *sigh* We'll get them under control, I'm sure of that.

Until this immigration thing started i stressed alot but not enough to have attacks. Now im on valium.

I never had an anxiety attack

yes a couple of times

Nope...

I have had a few panic attacks in the last few years, and they're awful! It makes me feel like I am going to die. Pacing back and forth usually helps (and I'm serious, even though I know that's weird). Usually, it comes on without warning and with no real cause.

Anxiety? definitely. I'm very anxious. But I wouldn't call it an attack.

I've had a few minor panic attacks in the past and just recently started having them again. I had one the day I left for Egypt (July 1). I was driving and doing my last minute running around before I headed to the airport and I just started panicking and crying. I had to pull over. I just kept praying and asking God to help me and after a few minutes I was fine, alhamdulillah. I'm having awful separation anxiety being away from my husband. Some days are better than others but for the most part I'm having a hell of a time dealing with this. I have (sometimes severe) moodswings that feel like I have a monster inside my body. I know when they're about to come on but I can't stop them. It's awful!

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