I'm 4 weeks in to my wife walking out for a second time after 10 years. I have continued this thread from my previous one (hope I've linked it right?):
Sleeping is an issue and something that I need. Waking early in the morning with dramatic panic attacks are the worst and happens each morning. At the end of the thread (above) suggestions were being made about how to get some more sleep and how the importance of having a routine - which I agree with - and other options to promote sleep.
Does anybody have an idea of these panic attacks and how to cope with those, it may take a couple of weeks for the meds to kick in? Any suggestions most welcome.
To say that panic is uncomfortable is an understatement. I struggled with them for years.
The best thing to do is to know that the sensations, although intense cannot and will not hurt you. Feel the panic. Actively challenge it to do worse. Panic is fear of the fear. Fear of the sensations that are being caused cause more sensations. The terror of this feeling is what keeps it alive. "So what-ing" it and actively challenging it work.
