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Originally posted by KyoZero
Originally posted by valiant
Thanks Kyo!
I suffer from a few similar things as yourself, even one I noticed that i've never thought about so much, the gender thing!
I'm comfortable around both sexes to an extent but I seem to be more so around women! unless i'm attracted to them that is, then I become a nervous wreck and a fool! but yeah I have noticed this about myself but not gave it so much thought till I read your op.
I look forward to reading more and maybe comment myself or ask a question, thanks!
Valiant
well the next thing I am covering is medications and therapies...I found out that medications and therapies are very individual...man have I gone through alot. The gender bias I have really tipped helped tip me off and now it makes so much sense! I lost all the male figures and grew up only knowing women so hey I guess lucky for me :-p
My wife comments all the time that she loves that I actually show my cute side even at my age. I enjoy alot of the things she does and it has made us very healthy. This (obviously) is for a whole other thread but I think it is such a good idea when men and women really listen to each other and watch their cues and learn about the other sex. It really works IMO
Thank you for reading
-Kyo
Originally posted by KyoZero
reply to post by v01i0
A personal mantra is something I know alot of people find silly. Those little affirmations, even if you don't believe in the power of the positive words can give you pause and allow you time to focus on you...not your anxities or your fears, just you. I always say if people feel awkward doing that, say them in your head. The nice part about the brain is nobody can hear you in there.
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Originally posted by LordBucket
Imagine yourself, your being, as existing in a number of layers. You have a physical body. But that is not all that you are. You are also emotion. But that is also not all you are. And you have a mind. But even that is not all you are. And, there may yet be other "parts" of you beyond your mind that you are not directly aware of. Imagine these various parts of your being as laying along a vertical line. Physical at the bottom, then emotional, then mental...and above that, another portion of yourself that you may or may not be directly aware of.
Now, imagine that this portion of your being above the mental level is sending "messages" down through to the rest of you. These messages are ideas. Ideas that some portion of you would like to learn. These ideas are delivered first to your mind. Your mind might or might not choose to do anything with these ideas. Or it might use only some of them. Whatever portion is unused continues on down the line to your emotional self, where again, any portion from none to all might be used. And once again, anything that remains unused continues downward on to the physical portion of your being. But...there is no more further down to go. so anything that makes it this far, is used whether or not you really want it to be.
Originally posted by KyoZero
reply to post by v01i0
Heck I am still barely into healing so I am guessing it only gets better from here.
-Kyo
Originally posted by KyoZero - edits by v01i0
These days I have a pretty standard regimen. So here are some basic recommendations I have.
Sleep sleep sleep
Eat right
Hydrate
Pay Attention to You Body
Creativity
Exercise
Sunlight
Originally posted by Compulsionist
My advice to anyone suffering from panic attacks , is to enjoy the ride.
Try as hard as you can to make one happen and when & if it does hit , live it , experience it , enjoy it.
I guarantee it will be your last one.
take care.
Originally posted by axiomuser
Originally posted by Compulsionist
My advice to anyone suffering from panic attacks , is to enjoy the ride.
Try as hard as you can to make one happen and when & if it does hit , live it , experience it , enjoy it.
I guarantee it will be your last one.
take care.
I think maybe you took what Compulsionist was saying as a jab at your OP but it really works. As a suffer of anxiety attacks for many years, this was exactly how I fixed my problem. After a while, what really makes these attacks happen is your anxiety about having an anxiety attack. Once I accepted that they may happen, will happen, identified the feelings associated with them, realized that it wasn't going to kill me, they happened much less frequently. I actually feel much different about them now. It is almost like I feel better because I realize a truth about myself. Sounds weird I know. I understand the true pain and fear that this brings. Hang in there. You are not alone.