Panic attacks and the price?

[elvencat]

I am coming to the realization that it is the limbo of sitting back and doing nothing but wait that is causing me to have panic attacks.

I used to have constant panic attacks years ago and I suffer from Major Depression.. I am on a maintenance dosage of Paxil for this, but I, like you, have tried many ways of stopping the attacks so that I don't have to be on medication. I just posted this for SunnyD.. if you want to try it when the thoughts get to you....

1. Mentally throw up a Stop Sign. I'm a photographer.. very visual person.. this is my way of stopping my thought process in its tracks.
2. I distract my brain with something new... checking out the tv, hopping on the computer to check the weather.. anything but going back to the train wreck.
3. If the train wreck weasels its way back in before my brain is completely distracted... I get physical. Go for a walk, turn on some music and dance... heck I've even encouraged DD to play rough with me just to get the good fun energy flowing.

In short.. in with the good out with the bad. The hard part is recognizing when you need to do it.