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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2818663" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Panic attacks are frequently initiated due to the subconscious fixating on negative circumstances without control. Once the pattern is established, they feed on themselves (fear of the attack itself). What you're describing is a combination of loss and lack of control. You lost something you love and now you have less control over your future, at least temporarily. Both of those factors culminate in one symptom, stress.</p><p></p><p>You need to understand that you can't control the stress. You can't undo the job loss and you can't force a new job that's equal or better to the previous one. All you can do is manage the symptoms those stressors manifest in you physically. Stress management will allow you to regain control of your own emotions and that will reduce or eliminate the symptoms of panic youre experiencing.</p><p></p><p>WebMD has a good basic list: <a href="http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management-relieving-stress" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management-relieving-stress</a></p><p></p><p>Youve already gotten several great suggestions and youre already doing some of these, but there are a couple you might want to focus on. Writing down your feelings is a great start, but something I think is even more beneficial is to make a list of your greatest fears and feelings of loss, then write an action plan to address your core needs. You can then use that to focus your energy on positive actions and track your progress. Dont let the list own you and set incremental goals, not grand and difficult to fulfill ones. </p><p></p><p>Idle time is when the mind is most likely to wander into dark places. If youre faced with down time, thats a great time to exercise, clean the house, open the shades and get some sunlight (especially important in winter months), work on projects, etc. If you find you have no energy to exercise or do small tasks, focus your mind on something other than yourself. A really easy trick to lower your blood pressure and stress levels is to watch fish swimming. <a href="http://www.seacave.com/poi/fish.php" target="_blank">http://www.seacave.com/poi/fish.php</a></p><p></p><p>You dont even need a fish tank, just a decent sized monitor and Google swimming fish videos, click, sit back and watch. A flickering fire in the fireplace works pretty well too. Once youre relaxed, you can more readily slip into meditation or just tackle bite sized chunks of your core issues. The trick is to avoid looking at the entire situation all at once. That reduces your ability to effectively manage the psychology of the issue and set reasonable goals and priorities. </p><p></p><p>Also recognize that each day is not the same as the last. Both it and your physiology will vary from day to day. You should consider your biorhythms. Dont fall into the trap of charting your biorhythms. That will only serve to make you a mental captive to an outside influence or stressor. Simply understand that on any given day, your mental, physical and emotional capabilities will vary and all three will not necessarily be in sync. Some days you can move mountains, other days youre killing it if you simply get the shopping done or pay the bills and that's OK! </p><p></p><p>Anyway, hope some of this helps, best of luck to you! <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2818663, member: 1132"] Panic attacks are frequently initiated due to the subconscious fixating on negative circumstances without control. Once the pattern is established, they feed on themselves (fear of the attack itself). What you're describing is a combination of loss and lack of control. You lost something you love and now you have less control over your future, at least temporarily. Both of those factors culminate in one symptom, stress. You need to understand that you can't control the stress. You can't undo the job loss and you can't force a new job that's equal or better to the previous one. All you can do is manage the symptoms those stressors manifest in you physically. Stress management will allow you to regain control of your own emotions and that will reduce or eliminate the symptoms of panic youre experiencing. WebMD has a good basic list: [url]http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management-relieving-stress[/url] Youve already gotten several great suggestions and youre already doing some of these, but there are a couple you might want to focus on. Writing down your feelings is a great start, but something I think is even more beneficial is to make a list of your greatest fears and feelings of loss, then write an action plan to address your core needs. You can then use that to focus your energy on positive actions and track your progress. Dont let the list own you and set incremental goals, not grand and difficult to fulfill ones. Idle time is when the mind is most likely to wander into dark places. If youre faced with down time, thats a great time to exercise, clean the house, open the shades and get some sunlight (especially important in winter months), work on projects, etc. If you find you have no energy to exercise or do small tasks, focus your mind on something other than yourself. A really easy trick to lower your blood pressure and stress levels is to watch fish swimming. [url]http://www.seacave.com/poi/fish.php[/url] You dont even need a fish tank, just a decent sized monitor and Google swimming fish videos, click, sit back and watch. A flickering fire in the fireplace works pretty well too. Once youre relaxed, you can more readily slip into meditation or just tackle bite sized chunks of your core issues. The trick is to avoid looking at the entire situation all at once. That reduces your ability to effectively manage the psychology of the issue and set reasonable goals and priorities. Also recognize that each day is not the same as the last. Both it and your physiology will vary from day to day. You should consider your biorhythms. Dont fall into the trap of charting your biorhythms. That will only serve to make you a mental captive to an outside influence or stressor. Simply understand that on any given day, your mental, physical and emotional capabilities will vary and all three will not necessarily be in sync. Some days you can move mountains, other days youre killing it if you simply get the shopping done or pay the bills and that's OK! Anyway, hope some of this helps, best of luck to you! :) [/QUOTE]
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