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Panic/overwhelming episodes
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By:
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Logan
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Mood:
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Frustrated
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Date:
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Jul 09, 2012
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Music:
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Have A Nice Life
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Does
anyone
get
paralyzed
by
anxiety?
A
lot
of
times
just
after
waking
up
(great
way
to
start
the
day)
or
just
lying
down
trying
to
relax,
I'll
experience
an
onslaught
of
intrusive
thoughts
and
practically
every
thought,
even
helpful
ones,
like
how
I
can
let
them
all
just
be
there
and
accept
them,
causes
anxiety,
basically
because
it's
just
a
mental
overload.
I
don't
want
to
move
for
the
tension,
or
if
I
do
it's
like
a
restless
tossing
and
turning
because
the
experience
is
so
frustrating
and
taxing.
It's
almost
worse
when
I
try
to
just
close
my
eyes
and
let
things
run
their
course.
I
notice
bodily
sensations,
like
my
heart
beating
harder
for
a
beat
-
I
know
it's
probably
because
of
the
way
I'm
lying
that
I
just
feel
it
more,
or
maybe
my
anxiety
actually
amplifies
it,
I'm
not
sure.
Writing
about
it
now,
it
seems
like
no
big
deal.
I'm
also
aware
at
the
time
that
it's
probably
no
big
deal,
but
of
course
it's
hard
to
use
this
knowledge
against
the
feeling
of
anxiety.
I
guess
I
could
try
harder
to
let
things
just
be,
but
it's
like
I
always
get
sucked
into
ritualizing,
by
either
a
bodily
sensation
or
intrusive
thought.
There
is
a
lot
of
analyzing
and
explaining
that
I
feel
like
I
need
to
do.
Why
is
this
happening?
What
was
I
worried
about
earlier?
etc.
It's
obviously
a
never-ending
trap,
but
it's
so
hard
to
break
away
from.
I've
read
about
how
to
stop
compulsions,
but
sometimes
it's
difficult
to
put
those
methods
into
action.
Methods
including
postponing
a
compulsion
or
changing
part
of
it
in
order
to
enact
some
control
over
it.
It's
like
everything
is
so
fast
and
intense
all
at
once,
that
I'm
paralyzed
to
act
effectively.
It's
almost
like
my
only
option
is
to
wait
it
out,
though
I
believe
there
is
a
way
to
"control"
or
manage
it
better.
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