Comments on: What’s The Likelihood Of My Anxiety Attacks Going Away?

By: mcdannel

mcdannel — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:45:27 +0000

It is possible that they will go away on their own, but not likley. It might be easier for you to deal with them if you had some help.
I had the same problem and started seeing a psychologist. She helped me learn techniques to deal with them and cope easier, so in the long run it was positive and helpful experience.

By: LIz

LIz — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:05:28 +0000

Once you have them under control you will still “have” them but they will no longer be so scarey….You will learn how to deal with them. You will no when one is coming on, and you will learn what to avoid..
Good luck with everything. Be careful of the drugs the doctors will push off on you. Also make sure you go to the doctors and make sure it is just panic or anxiety attacks and not any kind of siezures….

By: go4itgir

go4itgir — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:41:59 +0000

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By: torskie

torskie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:11:43 +0000

Take paxil, it limits attacks.
Alos, talk with a psychologist to learn more coping mechinsms to help deal with anxirty attacks as well.

By: allabout

allabout — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:44:35 +0000

There ae two ways to treat anxiety attacks…medicine and therapy. Both is the best way. I have seen a family member go through this and it isn;t pretty. I am quite sure that that this is a hormonal and chemical disfunction in the brain and therefore, the medicine does well. Xanax did well for my person and she need it only rarely now after many years. Weeks of therapy contributed to the control as well. At first she took it dairly for weeks.. Now it is a few time per years at most and usually only 1/2 pill.
It is controllable, but do not ignor it.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:43:56 +0000

I used to get those, and yes, they did go away. It took a long time, 20 or more years, and they’re not entirely gone.
I think as you become a more confident adult, though, the attacks lessen.
There is help out there, too. Therapy and sometimes medicine can work wonders.
You don’t have to live with it (like I did). Talk to your doctor about it. S/he should be able to help.
Good luck.

By: bor_rabn

bor_rabn — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:52:18 +0000

Whether it goes away or not really depends on how you handle it. I went through a period in my life when I suffered from serious panic attacks. I took it as a warning sign, an opportunity to make some lifestyle changes. I made a regular discipline out of meditation, which has calmed me drastically. Yoga is great, too.
As someone else said, you might want to figure out what things in your life are causing you anxiety, and either make some lifestyle changes or develop some better stress-management skills. A counselor can help. I personally did a lot of independent study – self-improvement reading, which may be kind of cheesy, but it made a big difference for me.
Here’s a little trick for the times when you’re having an anxiety attack. Instead of fighting it, try to lean into it. Focus your awareness on the sensations, and watch them. Where are the feelings in your body? What do they feel like? What do they look like? Are they moving? Do they have a color? Bring a lot of awareness to what’s going on inside you, instead of trying to distract yourself from it, which is one’s natural inclination. I’ve found this kind of observatory non-resistance to be the quickest and easiest way through uncomfortable mental states. Remember the saying: “What we resist persists.”
One last thing. It’s really popular nowadays to say that mental ailments are “chemical.” Technically, that’s true. But keep in mind that every thought we have is chemical. When you have a happy thought, that releases chemicals. When you have a sad thought, that releases chemicals. Take medication if you need it, (and a doctor prescribes it), but understand that this is often just treating the symptoms, a bandaid rather than a cure for the underlying causes, which typically have a lot more to do with our thinking habits than anything else. (My humble belief, not a qualified medical opinion, and not applicable in all cases.)
Anyway, keep up with the exercise and yoga, and good luck!

By: gradivus

gradivus — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:27:39 +0000

With the proper drugs they can be managed.

By: Sun

Sun — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:39:56 +0000

The chances of your anxiety going away will be much greater if you don’t worry about it.

By: Panacea

Panacea — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:47:46 +0000

If you face your fears you weaken them.
If you avoid them they grow.
Look at every anxious situation as an opportunity to weaken fears hold on you..
Don’t take drugs..
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