How to prevent an anxiety attack.
 

What gets you out of anxiety? (besides meds)

I used to drink to deal with anxiety,

now I drink hot water flavored with stevia,

sometimes hot tea but lately just hot water,
holding on to the cup as a buffer between people.
jeff is going to a big gathering tomorrow with

a friend of his. I do not want to go, lots of food and drinking.
I don't want to be tempted food wise. It is a christmas party and I won't know any one. So I am not going. Glad that hubby is going with his friend. He wanted to go but would not go alone.
So that is how I am dealing with my anxiety.
bizi

Thanks for that bizi. I don't get anxiety attacks very often but that approach usually works for me.

Another thing which can help is a deep breathing exercise; sometimes an anxiety attack can be triggered by breathing too shallowly.

An example is; Breathe in deeply. Count to 10. Breathe out deeply. Count to 10. Breathe in deeply. Count to 10. Breathe out deeply. Count to 10....

Doing this for 5-10 minutes usually works for me.

I have had 2 full-blown anxiety attacks since coming home from the hospital. Both were because the spasticity in my legs started to get very bad before going to bed before I started smoking MJ again. I used deep breathing to deal with them- and decided it was time to start smoking again (I was no longer taking pain med). No more since then.

Bizi,
 

Good for you.:heartthrob:

Great to hear that you are not going to a party that will not be helpful to you.

Enjoy your time your way.




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