ACCEPTANCE
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There appears to be a growing number of posts concerning those who cannot believe tests results, no matter how many times they are performed, and are convinced they are suffering from some fatal disease
Added to this there is a constant home monitoring of heart/pulse rate and the measuring of blood pressure
This is truly disturbing and unhealthy to say the least. Sad too
Disbelief entrenches the symptoms of Anxiety Disorder and the sufferer is held fast in the anxiety/fear/panic cycle
Milton said it best in Paradise Lost
" THE MIND IS IT'S OWN PLACE, AND IN ITSELF CAN MAKE A HEAVEN HELL, A HELL OF HEAVEN "
Apart from emotionally/physically draining, repeated tests also drain the resources of the Health System.
Constant home monitoring of bodily functions can become obsessional and worse still are guaranteed to give high readings because the sufferer is in a state of agitation when performing them,ie, hoping for good results
Blood pressure/heartbeat/pulse fluctuate dependant upon what we are doing at the time and our state of mind
From personal experience I can state catergorically that acceptance of Anxiety/Panic Disorder, dealing with that and that alone, putting aside negativity and doubts, is the way out of it
Your self-help methods, the support of the Forum members, are the tools you need to deal with and overcome AD/PD. Whereas allowing your imagination to fix upon worst case scenarios will ensure you will never overcome the problem
My heart goes out to all those afraid. Fear is our most unpleasant emotion. I have experienced all that AD/PD can throw at us. I truly understand
Please, please accept the problem for what it is and not for what it isn't, for that which you fear it might be. Taking control is empowering. Dealing with the problem boosts confidence
I wish each and every one of you the best, and the courage to accept
Helen
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rosemarie13174 helen20833
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jay98357 helen20833
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Well said Helen. I accepted the palpitations and pulse rates many years ago so one job done.
I don't waste my energy anymore on what if as that makes it far worse.
Thanks for posting. X
melissa0914 helen20833
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Thank you for posting Helen,
I am new to anxiety and trying to understand what's going on with my body and trying different coping techniques and hope that I can learn to take control quickly because it is affecting my everyday life.
helen20833 melissa0914
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Hi Melissa
Hi Melissa
I appreciate that AD is frightening. It strikes out of the blue, whether triggered by emotional or physical trauma or a combination of both
Knowledge is power. Learn all you can to help yourself.
Right Breathing Techniques
Distraction Techniques
Right Mind Thinking
Cut down on fizzy drinks, too much sugar, Eat sensible, sitting whilst y eat and chew food thoroughly. You have to nourish the body because AD depletes it rapidly
AD can be exhausting. Don't push yourself to the limits to "show" you are not afraid. That is more destructive. Slow and gently does it
Keep hydrated, this is vital. AD appears to literally suck the fluids out of our body. Try to replace coffee with Chamomile Tea, four cups a day evenly spaced
Make time for "Me" time. An hour a day doing something you enjoy. Soaking in a bath, reading, listening to music. Anything that gives you pleasure
AD ignites adrenalin. It's vital you move about to disperse it. Walking, climbing up and down the stairs several times
Never try to fight the symptoms. This has an adverse affect.
You will get there
Accept
Stay positive
Believe
Best wishes Helen
sherrie71836 helen20833
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So very true and we'll said! I've done all of the above and did over come it, however now a new problem has taken over. I learned I have to have my appendix removed because they see something that may or may not be a mucocele. The cancer ones are rare but surgeons tell me it's safer to have surgery. New problem! I can't stop reading about this condition or risks of surgery. And if you keep digging you will always find something to heighten anxiety levels. I'm in such a state I'm not sure I can do the surgery.
helen20833 sherrie71836
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But you have to have the surgery don't you?
Otherwise not only will you be living with the problem but the fear of that problem worsening
An Appendoctomy is a simple, straightforward procedure. There is nothing there to fear
Anaesthetics are safe, monitured during the op. The op itself is of short duration
Why in the world you would read about surgery risks defies belief. All you are achieving is frightening yourself over an everyday procedure, performed in hospitals all over the world
You have nothing to fear but fear itself
Stop Googling!
Stop thinking of the What If's?
That's no way to live and no way to overcome Anxiety Disorder
Silly girl
Hugs
helen20833
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sherrie71836 helen20833
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helen20833 sherrie71836
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Sherrie,
back to Right Thinking,,,,you said it yourself. It's about logic
sherrie71836 helen20833
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Thank you. I'm struggling so much between anxiety and depression I can't even enjoy simple things week prior to surgery. I feel like I'm in a bubble and never going to see my family again. I'm dizzy and full of anxiety.
helen20833 sherrie71836
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The inability to accept reassurance is a manifestation of Anxiety/Panic Disorder It is not a seperate entity
I never said otherwise nor do I underestimate the extreme distress this causes
It is one of the hardest obstacles to overcome, Sherrie. You have dealt with, ie, accepted other symptoms. This one is no different, honey. It might be a whopper but it's just a symptom
All your fears about the op are running around in your head. You dread facing it. You fear never seeing your family again
Result? A struggle between anxiety and depression, dizzy, anxious, trapped in a bubble...?
Exhausting.
The cause is not the op you face, it is your own fear.
Everything we suffer comes back to the root cause, Sherrie, Anxiety/ Panic Disorder
You don't need to fear the op, honey, you'll sail through it. please see all that what is happening to you is ignited by your anxiety/fear cycle
You'll be just fine
Hugs Helen
jmcg2014 helen20833
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It's all part of health anxiety,its not really anything to do with acceptance, thats just what health anxiety is, that's why it's such a distressing part of anxiety
sherrie71836 jmcg2014
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I agree on the acceptance. If I could accept it i wouldn't have anxiety
jmcg2014 sherrie71836
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Being unable to accept reassurance isnt a problem in its own right, it only exists as part of the anxiety, not the other way around. That's why many people go round in circles for years, trying to get continual reassurance which they will never accept because they are focusing on that more than they are about addressing the root cause of the anxiety, it's a viscious circle
lisalisa67 jmcg2014
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Isnt that what OCD is when reassurance doesnt do anything. I think it manifest as "health" anxiety. Its all check, check and checking just doing it to the body. Thinking the worst and obssessed. Makes sense under ocd. Logic goes out the window. People wont believe tests, wont take pills, dont believe anyone not even themselves or their own five senses. it is a mental illness.
jmcg2014 lisalisa67
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