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writes:I have a massive phobia of being sick. So bad that I regually have panic attacks. I currently have a throat infection and keep thinking that if I cough too hard I will throw up. I haven't been sick in over two years, and that was due to being drunk too much haha. However, I really do need help. I had four panic attacks last night, which makes my problem worse, cos I run around actually beleiveing that I will be sick. Please help, I can't put up with this any more. I need advice on how to prevent panic attacks, or how to stop them. Even if I hear stories from others like me..I just need to know I'm not alone :(
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 November 2010): I used to feel like you during my teens and early 20s. I used to panic at the thought of feeling sick and possibly being sick - particularly in a public place. So much so the anxiety used to stop me from going out. I can remember getting into a real worry about going out for a meal and not being able to leave the table - it really took over my life - almost like being claustrophic and trapped in a place. If I was staying somewhere unfamiliar I would get worried in relation to feeling or becoming ill. Now instead I fear other people being sick in front of me. If someone says "I feel sick" I just want to run as far away from them as possible. I have done some research on it and came across information relating it to an 'emotional punch in the stomach' that you have experienced - and not dealt with. I'm not sure if this is useful. I found I overcame much of the anxiety about me being sick by keeping a diary as to when it occured then putting things in place to specifically relax. I used EFT (Emotinoal Freedom Technique) in being able to cope and avoid the anxiety related to it however I am still in fear of other people feeling sick so maybe still have issues to deal with. Here is a link which might help you http://www.fear-of-being-sick.co.uk/
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 November 2010): I know exactly what your going through, my recent breakup of 21 years with my husband is causing me some huge panic attacks I went to the doctor he prescribed some meds that I took but found out they're too addicting...one day walking my dog, I realize that the more I walk I was enjoying the way it made me feel I was too tired to feel that anxiety...so I walk when I feel an anxiety attack come on I walk or turn my head phones on and dance.....moving gets your heart going in a good direction insead of being still and letting it go all crazy because you think your going crazy.....
walkin is good for your health....so do it...
it has been helping me.....Good Luck
God Bless!!
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 November 2010): sounds like a mixture of hypochondriac and panic attacks. Both are real and debilitating. Draining you and all those who come in contact with you. Underlying it all is anxiety which can lead to depression. You need urgent medical attention. You are sick with a lot of anxiety, simply evidenced by the panic attacks. You are not mad, let no one tell you that. But you do need some attention before your anxiety stops you from functioning as well as you could, without all this anxiety. The attention would probably include medication for anxiety. And may need a psychologist to help you discover alternative strategies to cope better with all these worries. And you might like to join a yoga class as the exercises and the breathing techniques will help you to relax. But if your panic attacks become very debilitating your Doctor may even suggest a few appointments with a psychiatrist to treat you and help you to reach a point where you are rid of all these troubles. Imagine that, no more panic attacks. No more worrying?Speak to your Doctor. Ask for your Dr to refer
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