Comments on: Anxiety tips, myths and other things

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:14:08 +0000

Hi Paul,

Thank you for recommending your blog to me through email, your posts have already clear up some of the confusions I’ve had about what has been in your book. Here in this blog, you stated,

“I used to have all sorts of odd, obsessive thoughts and I just gave them their space and let them be. NEVER as stated above try not to think them.”

So instead of not trying to think of the worry thoughts that come into my mind. Should I try to think about them, but that would be doing something, so should I be open to them? Not looking for nor hiding away?

Thank you,
-Ben

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:45:45 +0000

Hi Susan, I am 23 and not a mother, but I can relate to what you’ve described. That is how my anxiety always begins. Something weird happens like I’ll have an anxiety symptom or a panic attack, and then the next morning BAM anxiety, and it just becomes constant. I’ve been suffering this for 4 months now. I have had 2 previous episodes where I had constant anxiety that I’ve come out of. I always think I’ve defeated it and I’m “normal” again, but it seems to always come back when I least expect it. It’s almost surreal to me that I’m going through it again right now after having so many months of being free. It’s very frustrating. My question to everyone/Paul is, how do you know when you are really recovered for good? I guess I still had the fear, but it’s so hard to lose it because this really turns my life upside down.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:17:11 +0000

I just wanted to say thank you Paul. I know that God sent me to your site for a reason. I am 30 years old and my first anxiety attack about a month ago. My daughter had started the terrible two’s with hitting me, throwing fits, throwing things, acting out, etc…I started really worrying about it one night while out to eat with my family, I felt this feeling like I was on fire and like I was being choked. I was able to calm down from it but couldn’t stop worrying about what had happened and how I was going to be able to control my daugter. The next morning, bamb. There it was anxiety. I had the tied band around my head, racing thoughts, etc…That next week came the depersonalization at work and so more scary thoughts, etc…I came across your website at work purchased your book right away. I have read it and re-read it many times along with Hope & Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weeks and I have been able to get past most of the scary thoughts and the depersonalization has gone away. However, I still have the lingering anxiety, especially in the mornings but I am progressing and I know I will fully recover, I just have to keep accepting, floating and let time pass and stop worrying about how I will handle other situtations in my daughters life where I feel out of control. Thank you so much!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:28:35 +0000

I was in a period of anxiety and stress and once I was playing basketball,my heart palpitated and I got really anxious…Then I started noticing blue field entoptic phenomenon.You know this?Then the next day BANG!I got floaters in both eyes..So you think my anxiety caused me to notice this?Btw I’m only in my early teen age.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:04:26 +0000

I have yet to buy your book, I have no credit card or paypal yet but I really enjoy this site and it has helped me tremendously. My anxiety started when I had a panic attack one night. Since then I cannot stop obsessing about my breathing and it is driving me crazy. I feel if I could stop obsessing I could get better. I feel I am at the end of my rope and I do not want to go on meds cause I know I could beat this on my own…Any advice to stop obsessive thoughts?

I have tried pep talks to myself and sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t, also when I am very distracted I do not suffer at all.. The rest of my anxiety symptoms I am o.k with in that they don’t scare me and I ignore them,other then the depression that settles in once in awhile…

Thanks so Much!

Sarah

By: clare

clare — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:58:13 +0000

hiya damian, i too also feel disconnected from myself all the time and i have been like this for nearly 4 years, i feel like i cant see properley and i see things like im in a constant stare, i dont know if anyone else has these symptoms please let me know if anyone knows why this happens with anxiety……….. and if it is an anxiety symptom……….

By: damian

damian — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:04:45 +0000

hi paul is it normal to feel disconnected from your self all the time this symptom has me in shambles what do i do

By: No More Anxiety

No More Anxiety — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:59:01 +0000

I remember you first emailing me Dan, really good to know that things are improving. Welcome to the blog and thanks for sharing your story. I think other people’s stories of improvment are encouraging to others.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:26:15 +0000

I felt I should write my scenario just as a little thanks to paul and maybe Anthony can relate to.

I suffered my first panic attack a month or so before christmas, it was when i was out with my girlfriend having a meal. I had no idea what was happening or why it was happening but all that i could think of is ‘oh no i’m going to collapse right here in front of everybody in the restaurant’. Of course, then i associated this feeling with eating and everytime i went to sit down to eat, i would think ‘please not now, i NEED to eat’. So i got worse and eventually i became anxious all day every day. I luckily found Paul’s website and i could relate to it but i didn’t think my symptoms were associated with anxiety, more of an eating disorder. However,after reading Paul’s book i soon found out that putting into practice the new attitude i am improving. I now go into my day as… ‘i’m going to feel anxious as i have anxiety, i’m going to feel panic when eating as i have taught my body to do so’.

On the whole so far my anxiety levels have dropped significantly, i am beginning to understand WHY anxiety happens. Although i still feel like a sponge at some stages, as i absorb every little problem, for example.. i have a bad nights sleep, as people do from time to time… but because of my anxious state i was about to type ‘help with sleep’ into a search engine when i realised, and almost laughed at myself, that this is part of anxiety. My body has been tuned into high alert to exaggerate every minor issue.

I truely reccommend to anybody suffering to give the book a try. I’m somebody who craves answers and won’t stop until i get them, hence my anxious state got worse until an explanation was given.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:29:35 +0000

Okay, just an update here. This week I’ve been feeling much better. I’m eating again, sleeping much better, and not worrying so much. I figured that the flu just took a toll on my body, and messed with my anxiety.

Well, I went back to work yesterday for the first time in almost 3 weeks, and instantly I felt anxious inside. I was nervous, and things just didn’t seem real. Maybe it’s because I was gone for so long, I don’t know. It took about an hour or so till I felt comfortable, and I was okay for the rest of the night.

After I got home from work, I was on my laptop, and I suddenly felt panicky and felt short of breath. And today I kinda feel the same, and don’t have much of an appetite. I’m just really frustrated with this whole thing.