Originally Posted by Dmom3005

Hmmm, I know this is going to sound really lame. But I would ask her to
try this for one thing. When she is thinking about the fact that she has
to do all these things like going to the doctor, take a bath, get up and
go get something to eat. Just using her brain.

Tell her that she is also causing some anxiety in her head, but really doesn't
know it. I was doing this too. It was causing me anxiety, and I didn't
realize that.

But when I was getting started with my physical therapy, they had me stop and take some really deep breaths. So now when I start to think about the
fact that I need to do things. I'll sit for a few minutes and take some
deep breaths first. And then I'll think for a few minutes about the things
I need to do. Then I'll take a few more deep breaths. Really deep.

Then I'll get up and start to move around, and I found out also that I need to focus on something in the room to not get dizzy. So I find something close to focus on and take some deep breaths if I'm stressed. And its really weird
how well its working when I'm really stressed out.

My symptoms are much better.

Donna