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paul try your local mental health trust they should be able to tell you of any drop ins some of our psychiatric nurses hold them l go to one on a wednesday in ramsgate lm sure there will be some near you
l was worried that all the stress with my mum would make me ill again so l started going to the drop in for support
it really helps to talk things through and get advice

Good Morning Paul, nice to see you this morning. I hope you are feeling a little better today?

I am off to do some pruning of my lilac tree now so logging off before I am on here another hour lol.

Have a good day (hopefully).

Tina x

I did think about "drop-in" centres, but don't know of any round here.

Paul, is there no 'drop-in' clinic anywhere near you ? If so, they might help; no doctor should speak to you as yours did, and a 'drop-in' clinic' might lend a more sympathetic ear.

pm'd you Paul.

Lizx

Paul

I'm so sorry to hear about your panic attacks, I've no experience of this whatso ever, the only help I can offer is: Worrying about what might happen is always worse than what does happen. I'm a born worryier. I think everyone is offering you really good advice.

(((((Hugs))))) for you, stay strong

Dee x

hi paul l too have depression and panic attacks its not fun is it
l find the breathing technics the best
had an awful one in the middle of asda easter befor last coulndnt go back in the shop for weeks scared stiff it would happen again l also like the tapping thing
you tap various places
on the hands and face that is very good too
the thing is try to concentrate on something else not the panic
worrying about it befor it happens is the worse thing we can do l know its easier said than done but we must try and be possitive pm me any time

I think you need to find a away to cope just as people come in to you ....

prehaps when some one enters ...tidy some glasses and just say "I,ll be with you in a mo "
then think of something to say like have you had a good day ....

You like me must have signs of the attacks coming on .....if it starts just turn away and breath ....

A friend of mine used to have a photo passport size of her kids in her pocket .....she would just take a quick look and put it back ...now she just knows its there ..........she had an attack on a Till she worked on in T****

I suppose it's more when people come in, as I don't like the thought of people seeing me panic.

But it's still the thought of panic which chills me to the bones.

So at what point do you begin to panic ?

when you are alone or when people come in?

There's not always other people there, that's the problem.

The chef is in the kitchen, and i'm on the bar, and thats usually it.

Do you really believe that they at work will do nothing if you have a panic attack at work .....

at what point would you leave
while you are having an attack or after
0..........

I'll have to go, leaving the pub unattended, which will make my boss furious, make them shout at me, and then making my mood lower, causing more depression & panic.

So if you cant leave your job ...you need some ways to cope with it all .........

my son has a garden ....in his head that he goes to when things get to much in the classroom .....he built the garden when he was younger and uses it when hes stressed ...

Yes this is normal with panic attacks to worry about having one ...which in turn can bring it on ...

but I therefore need to ask

What will happen if you have one at work ?

It sounds odd, but my panic attacks come through a fear of having an attack!

I've got a mental image of me being at work, and having an attack.

It's only me and 1 other member of staff, so if I have to go, the business is screwed basically. It needs 2 people there at all times.

If I go, i can see my boss being P-O'd, which will make me feel even more lower if I'm shouted at!

Paul, please persuade your GP. I know someone who has just done the course and could see a difference in them in a couple of weeks.

I know when you are going through an attack that every minute seems like an hour and the feelings of going mad are unbearable, I had a similar thing to you and the fear of having an attack at work triggered off an attack - so you are just in a circle. I take Cipralex now and that helps. Hope you start to feel better soon.

Take care,

Jackie

oh my dumpling. im sorry you feel so bad. take a cue from your name and dump it. i know its hard when nobody understands how you feel. im here if you need me. nite sweetheart x

hi snookums,give us a shout if ya wanna talk hun.xxx

As has been advised Paul, hop across to the Depression/Anxiety thread which now has in excess of 3,000 postings - everyone helps one another on that thread, never ever been any unpleasantness on there and trust there never will. Always someone around on there to give support and advice and usually there is someone with the same symptoms as yourself - give it a try, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain

Lots of love, Ann XXXX -[clinical depressive]

Reg, was the book called "Self Help for your Nerves"?

I read that years ago and it did help.

Jackie