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I can completely relate to memory loss. Before all this panic started I thought I had a great memory. Now I find myself asking people the same questions that I just asked and asking them to repeat their responses. It really makes me anxious because then I think I have alzheimers or something.
Also since this panic started I convinced myself I was going crazy. Because of this I would think about every thought and would try to determine if it was a normal or crazy thought. That just makes things worse. I still struggle with this.
My advice is try yo occupy yourself with other things. I have been doing this and it helps a bit. Tell your therapist and he/she will reassure you that you are not going crazy. I hope this helps.
Take Care
Anxiety makes my mind go completely blank sometimes. Maybe its the preoccupation with anxious thoughts that leaves little energy for thinking about other things. You are not going crazy - this is a common thought amoung anxiety sufferers but it is just anxiety playing tricks on you. Anxiety and depression both cause a loss of concentration. At times my head can feel extremely foggy and I can't remember what happened seconds before. All the best,
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I have been under an extreme amount of stress lately and a couple days ago I had my "first" panic attack in months. I had only a couple hours of sleep and was tired, but I cooked supper anyway, I was in the midst of getting it prepared when I turned to my partner and asked him " what else did I say we were having for supper??" Normally, I would just think that it was because of being tired. I didn't think a whole lot about it and once I started eating I think that I began to stress out about not being able to remember something simple as this. I thought to myself " am I going crazy?" I began having racing thoughts in my head and yep before you know it, I was in full panic mode. I began focusing on the fact that I thought that I was going crazy and things around me started feeling like I was dreaming, which of course makes you worse and the panic lasted for over an hour:( I finally took a nap and I was okay after this.
The problem is... I have associated panic with being home, since it happened here. I have been on edge for the past 2 days, scared that it will happen once I sit down to supper again. I feel so silly right now even thinking this because I know the reason it happened was probably because of the stress. Now I am focusing on my thoughts and wondering if even the normal ones are weird, and if they are I start getting anxious. I am so afraid of having another attack that I am trying to avoid anything that could make me have another( prob why I am focused on my thoughts so much). Can anyone relate?? Or maybe just some advice how I can calm down until I am able to see my therapist?
Thanks
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