I get real bad Anxiety HELP ASAP!?
ByAnd I’m going on a plane tomorrow…I feel I’m prepared however what are the best ways to keep yourself in a clear mental state? To give you an insight… If I get extremely scared I suffer virtigo attacks if it goes to the extreme.
If this helps: I find it considerably more easier to relax if I’m moving my legs or keep moving
I asked this in australia yet im from the uk?
the first time i went on a plane was just over a year ago, and i was really nervous too but I LOVE it now it’s so fun. The first time was scary but each time got better- just breathe in and out really deeply and tell yourself to stay calm, kind of like meditating, just try to relax yourself. talk to people to keep your mind off of it. you might be like me and start scared as hell but end up loving it and wanting to do it again and again. good luck!
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July 31st, 2010 at 5:27 am
Try deep breathing. Meditation of some sort, or if you are religious, you can pray. Exercise helps with my anxiety a lot–like going for a run, or doing some sort of aerobic workout. Chewing gum helps me too, oddly…or playing with a "stress ball" if you happen to have one of those lying around. Deep breathing for sure, though.
In the future though, you can take a vitamin called Magnesium Glycinate. It is your body’s natural relaxant. I take it too, because I use to have really bad anxiety, but I don’t anymore.
Good luck!
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July 31st, 2010 at 5:58 am
Bring some soothing music, talk to the person next to you on the plane and tell them how you feel…Whisper to yourself I am fine, I am fine
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July 31st, 2010 at 6:16 am
the first time i went on a plane was just over a year ago, and i was really nervous too but I LOVE it now it’s so fun. The first time was scary but each time got better- just breathe in and out really deeply and tell yourself to stay calm, kind of like meditating, just try to relax yourself. talk to people to keep your mind off of it. you might be like me and start scared as hell but end up loving it and wanting to do it again and again. good luck!
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personal experience
July 31st, 2010 at 6:36 am
First - Look at your anxiety as your body "ready mode" to meet the physical treat. As your mind estimates the treat your body issues the response which is known (by you) to meet the physical challenge expected. The fact is that both your mind and the body response are wrong (note: to see why they are wrong you may want to name the treat and look at the very beginning of it, you may need to do it by yourself or get professional help since it is a very subjective matter, it will be considerate of you to look into this as a long term solution).
The vertigo attack may imply that your mind doesn’t have a sense of what a course of action should look like on the subject in the moment that you are at. And your mind gives up before the fight (checkmate’s itself). If that is so then the true reason for an entity perceived as a treat is kept guarded by you and you may tent to deny it.
Second – Also don’t focus on it (anxiety) approaches you instead keep aware of fact that the treat is or may not be real. When you feel anxiety level goes up try to use the moment awareness technique for 5 – 10 minutes (one of the techniques practiced on SlowBlue).
Example: - Look at your bag and name out loud (so you could hear your own voice) the color, make, where did you buy and what else you can think of, then look at a seat or a chair near you and describe it, also out loud then a person next to you and the pictures on the wall etc. This moment awareness technique should get you in line with what you see, hear and think of in the moment where you are taking the focus off the anxiety.
Invitation: You may find helpful as you are learning to deal with your anxiety to share your thoughts on SlowBlue Yahoogroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SlowBlue
Good luck,
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