Anxiety

rlmanning

Is anyone else having issues with anxiety attacks? I am having a bad one right now at work. I feel like my heart is racing and I have the shakes. I am eating some solid food and drinking water but I cant seem to shake it. Is anyone else noticing that they are having these? Do you have any suggestions that may help?

walter7878

Yes (and I'm sorry you're having one at work). I hate it when people say, "Stress is bad for the baby," because then I really panic. I had these before and they have kind of reared their ugly heads again.

My only suggestion is to try to do all those things they tell you to do: deep breathing, remove yourself from the situation for awhile (maybe take a walk around the building at work--because lucky you in CA!) I have found that moving around or getting away from confusion really helps me.

newmomat33

I've had 2 so far. Since I knew what they were, I just went somewhere quiet and did some slow/heavy breathing to pull myself together.

rlmanning

Thanks ladies. They are the worst! I finally got through it with some deap breathing. I told the girl I share a cubical with that I was having one and she said that she gets them all the time and she helped talk me through it. Hopefully we will not see to many of these!!!!!!! Not fun!!!!!!!!!