Hi! New member here.
I have been experiencing anxiety since 2015. I take a low dose medicine which definitely helps. I use many healthy ways to combat my anxiety, but there is one thing I am stuck on. I need advice and tips please!
When I think of flying or taking the train (which I do take the train daily) I often get a feeling in my throat. It tightens up, and I almost have this fear run over me. It’s not that I won’t be able to breathe, but that I may get sick. I think of my body as being frozen and I think about my throat/panic. On the train, I’ve learned tricks to help myself and distract, but I want to be able to travel without that throat feeling. How do I do this?
I have been experiencing anxiety since 2015. I take a low dose medicine which definitely helps. I use many healthy ways to combat my anxiety, but there is one thing I am stuck on. I need advice and tips please!
When I think of flying or taking the train (which I do take the train daily) I often get a feeling in my throat. It tightens up, and I almost have this fear run over me. It’s not that I won’t be able to breathe, but that I may get sick. I think of my body as being frozen and I think about my throat/panic. On the train, I’ve learned tricks to help myself and distract, but I want to be able to travel without that throat feeling. How do I do this?
Something I am coming to realise is that our minds and bodies are connected. We who suffer from mental illnesses do get physical symptoms. So if you are afraid of travelling on a train, for whatever reason it is, your subconscious will feel it and release it. Even if you think your mind is elsewhere. Hence having a panic attack at the most opportune moment.