I am having a panic attack. See I put a thick packet of

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papers between an acquaintances door and all I can think about about is if the door didn't hold their dog might have gotten out and hurt. I can't call them as they are away.

I just feel sick and stupid fixating on this. Earlier today all I could worry about was if my younger son fell in to the river near his grandfather's and drowned.

I need to see my psych nurse, this is just no good. :cry:

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1. I dunno how I will sleep worrying over this :^(

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2. I did get some sleep and feel a little better, but am still fretting

[EFerrari]

3. I'm sorry, GreenPartyVoter! Have you ever found something

that helps you at these moments?

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4. Lots and lots of food. Hence my weight. :^(

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5. For "racing worries" like that, thought stopping works for me.

I tell myself OUT LOUD to "Stop it." I don't know why it works and it doesn't always work 100% but it does help some.

Visualizing a neutral image is my #2 tool that works when my thinking gets worried like that. Same results as above and I don't know why this works either. :shrug:

Eating doesn't work for me because then I feel worried AND guilty. lol

:hug:

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6. I've tried to stop it, it does help some. But when the fear is even remotely

grounded in reality I have trouble putting it down.

[EFerrari]

7. Oh, no kidding. But helping ourselves calm down

can only help us manage reality based worries.

I don't mean to make this sound easy. I deal with it every day. :crazy:

:hug:

On edit: And the "stop it" has no judgement in it, none. It's just like a traffic signal, not like a criticism.

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8. I understand *hugs* I don't have daily massive panic attacks, just low grade anxiety and then

when my bipolar tilts the right way i get the real panic attacks where I literally pull my hair out.

Right now I may be able to pin the blame for this on a med.

[EFerrari]

9. How suprising would that be?

Hang in, my dear.

:hug: to you.