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I'm going through a kind of stressful time, and for a while I've been having these weird little anxious episodes where my heart rate and my breathing picks up when my thoughts get stuck on all the stuff that's going on and the worries I'm having, and every once in awhile I'll feel sort of nauseous at the same time. I can usually ignore it and sort of power through most of the time, focus on something else until I feel better; it's mainly a problem because I tend to have trouble shutting off my thoughts when trying to fall asleep, and it's not as easy to find distractions then.

It seems too mild to be called panic attacks and I'm wondering what to call it, because from what I understand from anecdata and random googling, there's not really anything I *can* call it. And it's not that I need some kind of shiny self-diagnosis off the net, it's just... I'm just wondering what's going on and how to describe it if I reach a point where I want to talk to someone about it, and I don't want to make it sound like it's something it's not. And idk, does anyone have experience with this sort of thing who might recognize it and have some advice or information or something?

I get this sometimes. For me it's situational. I know what's upsetting me, and it's a good sign that I need to do something about it or forgive myself for the things I can't do anything about.

If the intrusive thoughts are becoming a more serious problem for you, you can speak to someone about them and learn some techniques to deal with them.

The sick feeling is really horrible. I wish I had a solution for you.

There's not much I can do about my situation, but maybe forgiving myself is something I need to think about. I think I might have to find some techniques no matter what.

Thanks :) At least I'm not alone in my weird little anxiety thing? (though I'm sorry you go through it, it really isn't much fun)

I hope it gets better.

It's nice not to feel alone. :)

panic attack or anxiety attack are pretty much spot on

I kinda thought it had to be worse to call it that (not that it's a barrel of laughs, but I feel more in control than I'd imagine), but yeah, maybe I'm wrong.

It sounds like a mild anxiety attack to me. On the upside, since it does seem to be linked to concrete things, you can focus on them and work through them. Keep your mind on the fact that there is an end to the tunnel.

One of the things my partner does for me when I start freaking out over shit is he gives me a list of things to do. Break things down into small tasks and give yourself a timeline: "Today, I'm going to do this and this. Tomorrow, I will do that and that other thing." Don't overload yourself. Write it down and do what you've promised yourself to do, when you promised yourself to do it. Don't worry about the stuff you've set to do in the future - you know what you're going to do and when you're going to do it. If there's something like a financial situation that's worrying you, figure out what you can do about it (budgeting, picking up a part-time job, etc...), and if there's nothing to be done, then put it away. Remind yourself that you've done what you can and there's no point in worrying about it. (It doesn't stop the worry altogether, but it does help gain some control over it.)

And if you're like me and you have trouble with procrastinating or getting distracted: set yourself a time to work on something ("At noon, I will do this. When I finish, I will do the other thing.") and plan to do something to reward yourself ("Before I start on the second thing, I will get an hour to watch cat videos/read smut/play a game.") I know it can be ridiculously difficult to withhold rewards from yourself, but the trick I use is treating it like a video game: "My quest is to do This Task, and when I'm done and I turn it in, I get That Reward." It doesn't always work, but it does make stuff a little less tedious if you imagine there's a bigger picture to it all ("If I don't do this, then the Alliance wins!")

Hope some of this helps a bit. It's no fun being stressed out and worried!

Procrastination is definitely a huge part of it for me - the situation I'm in is, objectively speaking, not the worst, but it's hit at a time where I'm basically reevaluating my life and where to go from here, and having to focus on solving other problems at the same time often makes me push it all away because there's too much for me to handle and I don't know where to start. So I end up doing something stupid like marathoning tv shows instead of even simple things like doing the dishes :/ Letting go of my worries is such a struggle, but I think you're right; I'm thinking it certainly won't really help me to hold on them.

A video game, huh? I've tried rewards before and not had much luck, but looking at it like a video game sounds like an interesting approach. Maybe I should try it out.

Thanks :)

I'd call that an anxiety attack. I don't know if it's clinically accurate but I differentiate between an anxiety attack (what you've described here) and a panic attack (for me, different and more severe).

Interesting! I think I'm lumping the two together, and that's why I'm not sure of the definitions

Coincidentally, the same thing happened to me yesterday. I felt really guilty for taking a 4-hour long nap (though it's my vacation) and buying a stack of books when I have loads unread at home. I wouldn't call it a panic attack either and I think it's merely a sense of losing control, that I'm wasting precious vacation time on doing things I don't want to do. I powered through it by doing stuff I know I want to do, stuff like listening to the upbeat High School Musical soundtrack to ease the mental strain.

My suggestion is to do something that makes you feel happy to ease the dread of doing menial chores, like eating a sweet or listening to good music. Perhaps the dread of procrastination is due to unrealistic societal standards to be always doing 'productive' activities 24/7. Other recommended methods friends have told me is to meditate to close off the outer world and allow the mind to recuperate.

As someone with long-term depression and anxiety, I would classify what you are describing as a panic/anxiety attack. Panic attacks come in varying degrees, ranging from "kind of uncomfortable" to "feeling like I'm going to die."

See if these links don't help you sort things out. They really helped me.

~http://onlinecounsellingcollege.tumblr.com/post/22274372008/exploring-and-coping-with-panic-attacks
~http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Panic_attack
~http://www.anxietycoach.com/support-files/panicattacksworkbookchapter7.pdf

This sounds like a panic attack to me... I do get them too, and yeah usually in stressful situations or near bedtime (aka always the most inconvenient time possible.) For me what helps is to actually let someone know while it's happening that I'm in distress if I can, because for me it makes me panic more if I feel like I somehow have to hide what I'm feeling and pretend nothing's wrong. So last time it happened it was the first night of a trip with a group and I was trying to go to sleep but having a panic attack, so I just told my roommate that sometimes I had panic attacks and I was feeling anxous, and then when it didn't stop I went and woke up my boyfriend and asked him to sit with me until I felt better.

So yeah basically the only advice I have is to ask for help if you need it, there's nothing wrong with saying to someone "I'm feeling very anxious right now and it would be nice if you could sit and hold my hand for a while" or phoning a friend or something.

Just wanted to second/third what a lot of other people have already said—I'm in treatment for depression and anxiety, and yeah, that counts as a panic attack. That some panic attacks are REALLY FUCKING AWFUL doesn't mean that they have to be that bad in order to count as one at all. It doesn't have to get to the point where you're terrified that you might be dying to be worthy of the term.

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