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StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 6 Oct 17

I have written before about my panic disorder, which is combined with OCD. My brain creates a million scenarios in which I or my loved ones could accidentally be poisoned (either naturally by food poisoning or by somehow consuming...

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Of Course, Now It Doesn't Leak!

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 26 Sep 17

The plumber was just here. We ran water down the garbage disposal for a good 15 minutes. And of course now the thing isn't leaking. He left without doing anything since he couldn't see any leak and didn't know what to fix. He...

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What Are You Getting Out of It?

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 14 Aug 17

That's the question my therapist asked me when I told her how bad my panic attacks are becoming. "What are you getting out of it?" Like I have any control over it and am just panicking nonstop for the attention, or an excuse to...

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This is Why I Hate it When He Cleans

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 3 Jul 17

Usually I complain that my boyfriend doesn't help clean our apartment. Lately he has been helping to clean to get our apartment ready for an inspection by our rental company later this week, but his cleaning efforts cause me...

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Anxiety Attacks Again

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 26 May 17

I hate, hate, HATE having health anxiety. Every little ache and pain blows up to something much bigger and life threatening in my mind. For instance, earlier I had a niggling burning pain in my pelvic/hip region. This is not...

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It's Always Something

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 17 May 17

The last couple days I've had a sore throat, so last night I decided to check out what the back of my throat looked like using the flashlight. To my dismay my tonsils look slightly swollen and there are a few white patches on...

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It's Been a Bad Day

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 16 May 17

Today has been a pretty crummy day. After I got home from my appointment with my therapist, I decided to try to do some housework. Namely, I decided to clean the bathtub, as it was long overdue for a cleaning. I've mentioned...

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How to overcome panic disorder?

Digital Nomad @VinayaG (550) • Kathmandu, Nepal 22 Feb 16

In my experience and observation, alternative treatments work well in panic disorder. Yoga and meditation are wonderful mechanism to cure any mental conditions, including panic disorder.

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Charlene Sally C. @PointlessQuestions (15397) • United States 29 Mar 13

Many if us here deal with anxiety and panic disorders. Panic disorders are usually triggered by situations. I have situational panic. It's when I am driving. When I start approaching the end of my comfort zone, I will begin to...

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How many years have you suffered or had anxiety?

susie34668 @susie34668 (71) • United States 1 Mar 09

I am wondering whether anyone can beat the 60 years I reckon I have had it. It has been with me all my life and panic attacks to. I can remember in school, passing out, in assemly. I then sat at the end of my row, and it was so...

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Dealing With Panic Disorder And/Or Agoraphobia....How Do You Deal With It?

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 20 Apr 08

.[i].."My heart was palpitating so hard, it felt as though it was going to pop out of my chest; my knees were shaking and felt as if I was going to collapse at any moment. Sweat was pouring down my face, and I could hardly...

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Panic Disorder/Anxiety/Stress

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 15 Apr 08

Anyone dealing with atrial fibrillation as a result of panic disorder or anxiety and stress?

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Thinking About That Story of The Woman Stuck on The Toilet For Two Years

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 13 Mar 08

All right I had started that article about that woman who had to be pried from a toilet seat for two years and she had literally had gotten stuck on it, and it was only recently that the boyfriend decided to get help for...

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I failed a drug test because of my anti-anxiety medication!

SereneSecrets @SereneSecrets (166) • United States 17 May 07

I am really upset right now because I just got a call from a job that I was just hired at on Monday and that I was dying to work at. That day, they made me go take a drug test, like many employers will. I had no problem with that....

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Xanax--How immediate is relief?

janinemangrum @janinemangrum (2) 27 Mar 07

My husband just started Xanax for panic attacks. How immediate is the relief and does it cause depression? Please advise.

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Anxiety/ Can I get better?

sugarbaby @sugarbaby (3) • United States 1 Jan 07

Hi I am new to mylot and I have spent so much time on the internet looking for information regarding anxiety and menieres disease as I have been diagnosed with both. Is there anyone who has had success with being treated with...

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Do YOU have Panic Disorder???

EuropaAngel70 @EuropaAngel70 (13) • United States 19 Dec 06

How many of you have experienced or currently experience Panic Disorder? What are you doing about it? Have any idea whats causing it? I myself have had Panic Disorder for almost 14 years. I have been to hell and back with it....

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Anybody who has recovered from Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia?

tayyabs @tayyabs (35) • Pakistan 19 Dec 06

Im the one suffering from these disorders. I want to see if there is really sombody out there who has recovered from panic disorder and agoraphobia?

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Is Ativan really THAT addictive?

acuityplague @acuityplague (763) • United States 3 Dec 06

I am currently taking ativan for panic disorder. I'm being told that it is higly addictive. I don't see any type of reaction like that in myself. Could I be becoming addicted and just not realize it? Any help would be...

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Anxiety, harder and harder to deal with.

acuityplague @acuityplague (763) • United States 30 Nov 06

I have horrible anxiety, I take medication's for it but how long am I supposed to depend on chemicals? I really don't want to spend the rest of my life taking lexapro and ativan, there is surely some long term use malady they...

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