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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 46698" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Oh....I have been where you are SO many time. It is really not a good place to be at all, and my empathy is overflowing for you at the moment. So sorry!</p><p></p><p>My son is now 16, and I have been going through what you are experiencing since he 4. I have tried every anti-anxiety technique, and the truth of the matter is, there are only a couple of things that work for me. The problem is that what you are experiencing is not just mental, it also becomes a physical problem. The brain begins to misfire in a loop, and it becomes not just a mental, mind over matter thing, but also a matter of stoping that physcial loop. For me, and it sounds like you, it is nothing short of torture. Ugh!!! </p><p></p><p>So, the 2 things that work for me combine both the physical and the mental.......one is walking.......like kjs mentioned. A hard walk or a jog literally releases that anxiety out of my body. The other thing is Xanax. I rarely take it, and I don't like the addictive potential, but when I get like you, it is the only that stops the cycle. My primary doctor prescribed it for me, so maybe you could call him and ask for an appointment? It might be better than waiting 4 weeks for your other appointment.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck! And I am so sorry you are going through this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 46698, member: 3301"] Oh....I have been where you are SO many time. It is really not a good place to be at all, and my empathy is overflowing for you at the moment. So sorry! My son is now 16, and I have been going through what you are experiencing since he 4. I have tried every anti-anxiety technique, and the truth of the matter is, there are only a couple of things that work for me. The problem is that what you are experiencing is not just mental, it also becomes a physical problem. The brain begins to misfire in a loop, and it becomes not just a mental, mind over matter thing, but also a matter of stoping that physcial loop. For me, and it sounds like you, it is nothing short of torture. Ugh!!! So, the 2 things that work for me combine both the physical and the mental.......one is walking.......like kjs mentioned. A hard walk or a jog literally releases that anxiety out of my body. The other thing is Xanax. I rarely take it, and I don't like the addictive potential, but when I get like you, it is the only that stops the cycle. My primary doctor prescribed it for me, so maybe you could call him and ask for an appointment? It might be better than waiting 4 weeks for your other appointment. Good Luck! And I am so sorry you are going through this. [/QUOTE]
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