Do/did you have anxiety, panic disorder and agoraphobia?

I have had anxiety for many years and its hard to deal with. My solution is to go outside. That works for me but its different for everyone. You need to search for what calms you and it might take awhile. If i feel anxiety, i remind myself that is it anxiety and nothing is actually wrong. I focus on telling myself i’m getting worked up for know reason and try to tell myself its silly. Sometimes that works too. i hope you find something that works for you good luck
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This answer’s probably gonna get deleted but I have social anxiety disorder and smoking pot seems to be the only thing that helps me with it
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Agoraphobia often occurs as a result of having had a panic attack in a public place, and not wanting to repeat that experience outside of a place where someone feels safe, which is usually at home, in a place where they feel exposed, and unable to get help quickly. Options: http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com Agoraphobia &
http://www.asktheinternettherapist.com Remedy for Agoraphobia: CD or MP3 & http://www.instant-hypnosis.com/hypnosis Beat Agoraphobia. One treatment is exposure therapy; see section 27, at ezy build, below. View the techniques for control of anxiety/panic attacks, in section 8, at ezy build, below. Advice, from a clinical psychologist is to breathe in to the count of 3: (one thousand one; one thousand two; one thousand three) each takes around a second to say to yourself, in your mind. Then breathe out to the count of 3. Repeat, until it begins to take effect. Understand panic attacks, and what triggers them, in your life (if it is unresolved anxiety, or stress, see sections 6, [page N first - main anxiety post] or 42, [page i first] respectively).

The paper bag method also works for most people, but is not suited to all circumstances, such as driving, or playing sport. Another alternative is psychotherapy, to address its fundamental cause, which is usually anxiety; read section 1, and examine the http://1-800-therapist.com/ & http://www.metanoia.org/choose/ websites, and use the locators to find a therapist, (and phone book, but only if necessary). I used to suffer from panic attacks, until I questioned what had changed in my life, at, or just before that time, to trigger them, which is enough for some people. Visualise as vividly as possible, a large, red, flashing, "STOP!" sign, and/or possibly a stern faced person wagging an index finger at you in a negative manner, then say to yourself as forcefully as you can, even aloud in a big voice, if alone: "I know this tactic: GO AWAY FOR A WHILE !!!" You may want to us either: "ruse", "ploy", "game", or "trick", instead of "tactic". It usually takes 30 – 40 repetitions, for most people, to establish a new habit. I also suggest that you learn, then practise the controlled breathing technique, until competent, then employ it, at the very first sign of a panic attack.

Practice one of the relaxation methods in sections 11, 2, 2c, or 2i, daily, and when needed. Also, give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. There is also a version for use in public places, (if you like, you can claim to have a headache, as you massage/lightly tap your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising – saying it to yourself in your mind). Sections 53, and 2, 2.q and 2.o at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris also refer: "Even though I sometimes suffer from panic attacks, I deeply and completely accept myself." Note: the controlled breathing only helps with the symptoms (as do medications/herbal remedies): you need to address the underlying cause, which requires some form of therapy, and Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy has been shown to be effective. Imagine that the cause of your panic; your anxieties, fears, your self doubts, self recriminations, all the agonizing "I’m-so-Stupids"; every painful "I-can’t-do-it" are huge raging, hurtful bulls snorting and charging at you. You see them coming at you and you hold out your red matador’s cape at arms length and simply let them charge right by.
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Every time they come at you, hold out your arm with the red cape and let them rage and snort and go right on past. Because many people can’t access/afford professional therapy, I include the EFT, and EMDR variant for them to try, free of charge (professional is best). Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy is generally available in most areas, but EMDR (see section 33) may well be worth trying, and is becoming more widespread. A variant of Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing therapy, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from anxiety: it is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective, is on page N, of section 6, and I use it before the relaxation techniques, because I have found that it makes them quicker to employ, and more effective. If you are fairly suggestible, (40% of people are) you could also try professional hypnotherapy, or the searchbar at: http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/ "panic attacks" or http://www.asktheinternettherapist.com/ Stop Panic Attacks – CD – MP3, or NeuroLinguistic Programming http://www.hypnotherapy-nlp-help.com/anxiety/anxiety-help.html?gclid=COTqzq2Jo5UCFQsQagodDH3Ckw