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EAT with your caffeine if you’re going to drink it!!! especially if it’s straight coffee or espresso.
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OHHH, I had it on an empty stomach and didn’t eat anything afterwards… thank you so much, this will definitely help me in the future!
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honestly, i had a panic-indused anxiety attack about 7 weeks ago that spiraled my OCD out of control. just like cocaine, caffeine is a drug and has physiological effects. ever since that day, i haven’t drank caffeine or consumed any drugs in order to cleanse my nervous system. im going to return to drug use in the future. i love caffeine, marijuana, and even psychedelics, but i realized my relationship with the drugs worsened my OCD and anxiety. im just giving my personal experience and beliefs to potentially provide some insight. when i return, i want to use these substances as a treat rather than a crutch. caffeine everyday can build up in your nervous system and lead to underlying anxiety and the perpetuation of OCD symptoms. i would advice to perhaps cut out caffeine for a while, or perhaps cut down and replace coffee with green tea. a small cup of coffee can have anywhere from 110-150mg of caffeine in it. for reference, an espresso has around 70-80mg, green tea has 40-60mg, and pre-workout can have anywhere from 200-350mg of caffeine. so yes, i’ve had a similar experience to yours, albeit i’m willing to bet that my experience was a bit more severe, considering that i had a full blown panic attack which produced about 2 new terrifying themes of OCD, as well as brining up old ones. drugs are a wonderful thing; they save lives, provide relief to those and pain, and allow us to have a new perspective on things. but they also deserve reverence, and should be used sparingly as a tool.
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Thank you for this! And yeah, everything in moderation. I have green tea! I’ve been through this exact cycle once before; I drink coffee for a while and then start having intense anxiety, then I read that the caffeine is likely the thing causing my anxiety, and then I cut out caffeine religiously and stick to purely green tea, and then months go by and im like… ‘a coffee won’t hurt’, and the cycle repeats! I have some green tea downstairs, I actually love it but not as much as coffee… It’s super good for you too! Thank you for the numbers that really puts it into perspective! Wishing you well!❤️
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I get so many serious spasms and tremors even without caffeine, and I know how scary they can be at first and then how seriously inconvenient they become. I don’t want you to think I’m saying, “It’s all in your head,” because I abhor when people, even nurses tell me that. However, your brain and body are connected, so that even if the caffeine started the shakiness, the best thing you can do (aside from the advice above to eat something) is to practice some calming exercises. Even when I have allergic reactions that make my throat swell—can’t call that “just in my head”—staying calm and not panicking has meant almost every time that I didn’t need more medical help than just to take an antihistamine on my own. I know not panicking, especially when it’s a new and scary experience, is easier said than done. This is why it can be helpful to practice calming exercises before an anxiety-inducing event occurs. Sending you calming energy. 💜
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This is so true! I really didn’t appreciate the relationship between body & mind a while ago, and I had horrendous uncontrollable health anxiety, that I realise in retrospect was completely perpetuated by my mind. I think I have a very vivid imagination, and it only takes me reading the symptoms of an illness for me to feel them intensely in my body. I had so many pains and sensations when I had health anxiety that, once I recovered, I no longer have! So you’re completely right. I was in a bit of a rush today, but I did try some breathing techniques that helped a tiny bit, but I was so distracted with everything that I didn’t have the opportunity to really calm myself down, so everything just kept building and building. Thank you for the advice! Best wishes
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@FP <3 One of the first things to learn in mindful meditation is that your mind will wander. It’s called a “practice” after all! So glad you took even a little time to do some exercises! It’ll pay off, and now I should go do mine too! 😌
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I am trying to see if there are others like me. For the past 12 years, I’ve had crippling Anxiety that leads to intense panic attacks. I’ve been in and out of Ambulances and ER rooms and have called 911 several times. The panic is that intense. I can be just driving down the road and out of no where, BOOM! Hit by the anxiety bus. Most of the time it leads to me panicking, thinking I’m going to die or something is fatally wrong with me. The fear is so intense that I can only find a fraction of calmness by consistently checking my blood pressure, putting on a pulsometer and even checking my blood sugar until it passes. I’m not even a diabetic. I’m always having intrusive thoughts that doctors can’t even fix me. I’ve never met anyone else like me. I feel so scared sometimes that I’m going to loose my mind and that I’m going crazy and will end up in a straight jacket. Then I get another attack just thinking about that as well. Starting new medications freak me out too. If I experience ANY minor side effect, I immediately panic and freak out. I’m being so held back by this . This is a constant obsession that I can’t shake. It’s like I walk hand in hand with Anxiety and panic. Anyone else ever had these issues?
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Hi!! My names Calista R. Woodbury-Rabon. I recently got married in March of this year. And have been struggling with my severe anxiety disorder since I left my toxic 3 year relationship about a year ago. Over the past several months, I have noticed that I go through phases where: I have a full body “anxiety attack”. Or at least that’s what I call it. For example : when we went to cookout and they told us they were out of the chili for walking tacos. I had a full blown anxiety attack or at least what I thought was an anxiety attack and starting hyperventilating and crying. Therefore, the only solution (in my mind) was that I wouldn’t be able to calm down until I had the walking tacos. Another example : My husband bought me a pajama set that was only recently put out because it was a patriotic item which means that after the summer it’d be gone… I ended up picking up the wrong size. So that night when I went to put on the Pajamas and realized they were too small I started hyperventilating and crying. All because these $17 pajamas did not fit me and it was no fault of my own. Whenever this happens, I usually end up spiraling and crying and saying a lot at once very quickly. And I usually look crazy and don’t make a lot of sense. Usually after the spiraling is over with I’m very exhausted and usually will cry myself to sleep. My husband more often than not will say stuff like “it’s not that big of a deal you can get something else.” << when it has to do with food etc. OR “we can just buy another set of pjamas the next time I get paid.” << in relation to the pajamas in this instance. But honestly no matter what him or anyone else tells me in that moment. All that matters is that I can feel the anxiety in my bones. And I can’t breathe and in that moment my world as I know it has ended. I’ve tried taking online free “quizzes” to find out if I acctually have OCD and they’ve been negative. I also did some research and learned that you can have all the symptoms for a OCD “flare-up” but present no active case of OCD or symptoms. So I guess what I’m trying to find out is if I don’t have “OCD” than Is this out of body experience caused from my “severe anxiety disorder” diagnosis ? Or just anxiety in general?? Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you also aren’t sure!! Means a lot to me..❤️🩹
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