For people with anxiety or panic disorders...?

Question

What event (if any) in your life triggered the beginning of your anxiety disorder?

What has worked best for you to treat it...medicine, therapy, breathing excercises, etc.

Answer 1

many different things...

my dad passed away when i was one from brain cancer

and now i have an emotional attatchment to my mom.

i used to be afraid in 5th grade she wouldnt come home from work or get into an accident or something.

therapy helps. alot! if you use it the right way. a therapist or physcologist would be able to perscribe you medicine if they determined you were physcologically scarred or you had an anxiety disorder.

i used to have a tape id play before i went to bed when i was scared with deep breathing exercises. it may help. they sell relaxation books..or you could do yoga and things like that...at places like barnes and nobles.

deep breathing i believe does work though, if your going for the simple way.

but long term..if your had an event that did it, id suggest therapy. you want to find out what it is that makes you feel that way, and for me therapy has given me the tools to deal with future events as well as realize that my father passed away and move forward.

hope i helped!

Answer 2

I began having panic attacks when I was about 13. My parents had just divorced and m grandmother had just passed away. I asn't actually diagnosed with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and panic attacks until I was twenty one. I tried medication but found that It made me feel numb, almost robotic. The most effective treatment for me has been therapy and having a great support system, my family. Positive thinking techniques have also had a profound impact on my anxiety. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Answer 3

I had a very abusive father. For some reason he has always enjoyed making me feel like a worthless piece of dung. I have always been very shy. There are a few things that have helped me, not necessarily get rid of anxiety. I have learned to accept it. I read alot. I'm a Fundamental Baptist. I read the Bible and pray daily. I'm into bodybuilding. I discovered Arnold Schwarzenegger when I was 12. He has been a very important hero and role model in my life. Richard Clayderman is my other hero. I play the piano and I love to play Richard Clayderman ballads. I'm a soldier in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Stewart Georgia. My company is scheduled to go to Iraq next September. I kinda live in my own little world, but these things have helped develop a sense of purpose and have helped increase my confidence. I think the key is to get busy doing something productive. "A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS." In other words, if you stay busy you won't have time to worry.

Answer 4

For my daughter I think part of it was stress related school going to
the doctor and taking medication helped and talking with a
councillor or someone that deals with anxiety. also it could be
seasonal disorder where you don't get enough sun in the winter or women problems if your a woman, she says she did'nt know what triggered it but things are good now although these are some things that might be the cause but go to your doctor don't suffer hope this helps

Answer 5

I feel my anxiety started (not lying) when I lived in a rental that was I feel haunted. I had many weird experiences and was sick with the flu for almost a year off and on and back on.
I had my first panic attack soon after I realized there was something in the house affecting me.
The thing that totally saved my life was Xanax. it works great every time I need it.

Answer 6

Hi there, I just laugh about my past 3 years of panic now. I was not able to go anywhere without carrying xanax. Fear of having another attack was the most important subject of my days.When i first found joe barry's web site i started to cry because of my happiness.

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Answer 7

i don't know what triggered it, but had first panic attack in 10th grade.
I don't like therapy, so that didn't help.
Medications have helped greatly. I was on zoloft which worked however i had to take tons of naps and was always exhausted. Now on lexapro and still works, but not as sleepy.
When i have panic attacks i try to keep the effects to a minimum by controling my breating.

Answer 8

My anxiety attacks started when I was 7 years old. My big brother got married and moved out of the house, leaving me with my parents. I was not close at all with my father, and grew very attached to my mother. I was afraid that she would die and I would be left with no one to care for me. I would not let her leave the house without me, I called her constantly, and would have panic attacks when she was away for more than a few hours. I did numerous breathing exercises (mostly deep breaths to slow my heart rate) and had a strong support system of adults who knew about the problem. After a few agonizing years I eventually grew out of the problem.

Answer 9

Well, when I was a kid my parents beat me a bit too much I'd say. (Especially my Father.)

But if you ask me, what hurts me the most is the mental damage done by being yelled at by my Mom.

I always have nightmares of her yelling and screaming at me to this day.

-Amos

(Edit) :: What helps me feel better? Doing anything that can release steam, punching something, screaming in my head, or sometimes just laughing at a good joke, and taking my mind off of serious thoughts.

Answer 10

Breathe deeply, and slowly. Take yoga. Think through it a little bit at a time. Straight spine, relaxed on your back, knees bent, feet on the floor, hands gently lying on your stomach and breathe. Nothings wrong, nothing's going to happen, you're going to be okay. Keep breathing. When it subsides, smile and gently congratulate yourself on calming down. Look into meditation.