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Hi Sandra,
I'd love to offer some suggestions. First, if it's OK to ask, what have you tried - beyond meds, that is?
And I wasn't quite sure what you meant by being limited on your medical due to narrow angles in your eyes...?
I'm glad you have faith in your life though. It's great to have something that feels safe, and can act as a base for you. If you're feeling like you don't want to leave the house because of the anxiety attacks - that's called agoraphobia. it's really a pretty common response to having anxiety attacks. you start to fear the fear.
generally that means it's a good time to look for psychotherapy, if you haven't already.
get as much support in your life as possible. it sounds like you're doing OK on that front, if there are people holding you in their prayers. is there anybody who could come over from your Church group, perhaps, and pray with you as you did simple things like go to the mailbox or sit outside for a few minutes? if you can do those things with someone safe, it may help to get the fear to let go its grip. little by little.
of course i'm going to say it'd probably be worth talking to your doctor. i'm not a medical professional and with just a quick comment to go by it's hard to pick what would be most useful for you right now. if you haven't asked your doctor about benzodiazapines instead of antidepressant medications then that might be worth looking into?
do you use things like grounding techniques every day? and do you feel like you're able to use relaxation/breathing techniques effectively? those sorts of things can really make a difference - though they tend to take a lot of work/time and getting used to, to make them a habit that's just there. something reliable. a touch stone.
and how safe are you feeling in general? that's one of the core parts of healing, i think. establishing something of a baseline sense of safety, within yourself and then you can maybe start to build up more possibilities from that.

Hello my little shark,
Glad your fishing expedition was pleasant. Seriously though, thank you for listening, and hearing.
Kate

Thanks, Grey Ghost ! :) I love 12 Angry Men -- assume you mean the original?? I'm not sure I can get particularly technical with my poor wee vid from my teeny tiny digital camera but I shall endeavour to position the camera better next time definitely. I knew it wasn't going to be great in terms of eye line but there's little to be done about that with space limitations as well as needing laptop for prompts. maybe cue cards? hrm. will ponder this.

Hey TREX,
That comment is more than a little amazing. Thank you so much, gorgeous!!

Hi Jaliya,
Danke, darling :D Glad you made it here. I was just thinking of you last night, actually.
X

Hi Pandora,
Yay. Thx! Am looking forward to getting to muse more often. (Speaking of, where is my Muse? she seems to have wandered off, and it's not even breakfast!)

Hi Jackie,
Thanks! And good to see you here.

Hi PA,
Thank you, hun. LOL Your puns are fabulous, as usual.
It's pervasive, alright. That's one of the reasons I'm talking about it. I mean, almost everyone can relate to aspects of it, in one way or another. Maybe not to the level of disorder but even still. I mean, how many "stress management" seminars are there out there, right?! A lot of people are stressed and feeling it more and more and worrying more and more. We don't live in an easy world, to say the least.
As for how it goes regards actual disorders, of course it's something you have to look at -- if you don't have anxiety under control then it's incredibly hard to do any kind of therapy, obviously, or for meds to work optimally. And I have to agree, it definitely seems to present itself in a whole lot of ways and contexts. Interesting.

Hi Christy,
Thank you. That's a really lovely comment. Not to say what you're going through is lovely. Hardly! But just to think that you even feel encouraged enough to come back and maybe give some of the things I'll be chatting about a go. That's pretty cool, to me.
我肯定是在这种情况下的做法g I could do things 'once upon a time' and then just having so much going on in my head that it's too much to handle in the present. So yeah, I hope I can be around to help with that, for sure. :)
And you know the reasons for the fear etc. matter less, at the time you're going through all that, than finding small, quite simple ways to get unstuck again; Taking a few steps, gently getting closer to the stuff that's keeping you from getting where you want to be and finding what you could do, if only you weren't living in fear.

Hi Sojourner1,
Yes, yes and yes! :) Creativity can be such a good friend to folks with anxiety issues. Absolutely.
Listening to your story I can't help but think it must have only been natural for you to fall into the 'caretaker' role. But I'm very glad to hear you found some ways to break free of that. Those things seem reasonably simple, and they are if you experience them growing up, but if you don't then it can be pretty tricky to try and fit them back into your life/heart again as an adult. I think you probably need a fair bit of space from the dynamics that were that 'norm' to even begin to see what an asset having more options is!

Claire !! Thank you, sweetie. And extra thx for your feedback re: naming my new wee blog here.

Hi Neelington!
What a great comment. Thank you!
Yes, I definitely know what you mean about the desire for isolation sometimes. I think it's related to anxiety, for sure but it can also be a warning sign of Depression or simply a matter of personality type. I could go into a whole long thing about that but how about I just add it to my to-post list and hopefully you can check that out soon :)
It's good to hear you're able to use the coping skills you've learned to help with the panic attacks. That takes a lot of work and time and dedication but oh my goodness, it's so worth it, isn't it?!

Hi Lissy! :) Nice to see you here, and thank you.

Hi Amy. Oh, you're very welcome :)
It can be so hard to be the one someone in genuine need 'needs' - especially a parent - no matter how much your heart says be there for them. Hard for anybody but with anxiety stuff to balance as well... Well yeah, you just can find it a struggle to even begin to think straight sometimes. So I'm very glad if something I said could help a little with all that's on your plate right now.
I'll be writing/discussing about lots of the stuff panic disorder and agoraphobia bring up. Hopefully you'll pop by again sometime.
Take care,
Kate