love2ski
I had real bad anxiety and panic attacks after a near death experience in the hospital. It got to where I didn't want to leave the house and was worried about dying all the time. As corny as it sounds, I finally choose that with a new baby at home I had to get my act together. So everytime I would think of thoughts of death, feel my palms getting sweaty and the room starting to close in on me I would just tell myself over and over again I am fine, I am fine. It was really all mental. And it became empowering to know that I could control the anxiety, it was all up to me afterall. So when bad thoughts starts to creep in, immediately replace them with good thoughts such as I am in control, I am fine, I can do this. A few weeks later after trying this I did have a really bad attack and I was out alone with the baby. All those thoughts of you are going to die came in my head and I thought I might pass out and I finally told myself, if it's your time to die, it's your time, nothing you can do about it and if it's not, then it's not. A few seconds later I started feeling better and ever since that's what I tell myself. Even now seven years later I may feel a panic attack or anxiety coming on and I just take a deep breath and say I am in control, you can do this.
In regards to medicine, I would hold off if you can. My mother started with anti-anxiety medicine and she did not have a good result, she attempted suicide.
It really is all up to you, you have the strength to overpower this, you just had to beleive in yourself.
Good Luck!
Laura
Director of Customer Care
http://www.dignitymedicalsupplies.com