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@MamaBear87: first off I’m sorry you’re going through this. It sounds awful.
I had a lot of anxiety issues post Partum. Being constantly scared something terrible was going to happen to my son or my husband. also because 2016 was a horrible year for me where I went through a lot of grief and loss. Add to that I’ve had two miscarriages and my son (although amazing) has some special challenges of his own. So trying to conceive again is really stressful for me.
I definitely would recommend a therapist who uses cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt). CBT focuses on identifies thoughts and behaviors associated with anxiety. You may not ever get rid of the thoughts that produce anxiety but you can learn how to identify them and cope with them. It’s very hands on and not just based on talking which I appreciate about it.
I’m rooting for you and hope you get some relief soon.
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Don't know if it would help in this scenario, but my husband EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) to first help with anxiety around driving after a bad wreck, and then more recently after his officer involved shooting. It has helped him exponentially, like we couldn't listen to music while in the car because it would get him so stressed out. It might help you work through your anxiety about the panic attacks and SVT reappearing.
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@MamaBear87: Of course. What would you like to know? If you prefer, you can wall me.
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@Iced Tea: thanks! I'll wall you
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@MamaBear87: I also have situational anxiety. I would say I'm pretty high functioning and it's mostly really negative self-talk and these pessimistic vortexes I get into. And catastrophizing, that's my jam. But I am not my best self, especially not at home where I really let my bitch fly.
The things that work for me are exercise and therapy. I just went to a training today on mindfulness and wellness ("in the classroom", I'm a teacher) and we learned how the sympathetic nervous system PUMPS out cortisol and adrenaline when stressed which destroys executive function and emotional control. In the past, physical activity (ex- running away from a threat) released all those harmful (but necessary) hormones. Now we just sit and they just build. So exercise is an amazing way to regulate bad juju in your brain and body if that makes sense. Sorry so science-y but it was nice to know why exercise makes me feel so good.
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@Sams Mom: this is so interesting. Might check this out. Thanks!
@pachamama: i go to the gym at least 4 times a week, sometimes we make it 6 so I've got that part covered. The issue with mine is it was triggered by a physical reason so sometimes the gym doesn't help. I'm considering therapy but finding the right place takes so much work and I find it incredibly stressful. (Already tried one place that was basically like oh you don't want drugs well here's a list of other practices. And they supposedly specialized in cbt)
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