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@ Silvana:
You wrote:"...because they (the situations) don't scare me, it's just the thought of having an attack while I'm out that makes me anxious."
--> Yes, this is exactly what happens to me as well. It sounds silly but it is rather being anxious about
the anxiousness. And this is sort of a pending situation as it lasts all day long although of course much weaker than a real attack - but for sure also uncomfortable.
"...The worse thing is knowing that it can happen anywhere and anytime without any specific trigger and very often at night while I am asleep.
--> I am experiencing these fear attacks nearly only at night. I wake up after maybe 3 or 4 hours of good sleep and feel even refreshed from the first nightly sleep. Some minutes later I develop a real anxious disorder without any reason (at least as far as I think there is no reason) and don't know why this happens.
"... I feel I am fighting against something invisible I can't identify and that it would be easier if I were scared of something specific."
--> Yes, I would indeed spend some money for knowing against who or what we are about to fight. And this let me feel weak and ridiculous.
On the other hand we learned, these are "only" thoughts, not having the right to be real , yes?
Greetings
Felix
"Nothing is real"
(John Lennon)
