I have anxiety attacks: Recently-twice, I smelled a chemical type smell right b-4 the attack!!!!!?

I can only describe the smell as a chemical smell, not alcohol but almost a sterile type smell. I was working on the computer, then I just smelled something funny and had a rush of panic set in. I was numb, weak, shaking and my heart was racing ( all typical anxiety symptoms) except, the intense smell……… What happened to me?
It was definitely not coming from inside my office and no one was sitting around me. …

xanax long term?

ok ive been taking xanax 2 to 4 milligrams daily for5+ years now. until recently it was no big deal i have a prescription and actually need them as i have truly bad anxiety. panic attacks rapid heart beat. i know a lot of the issues were from the past drugs that ive done. extasy cocaine meth , etc. but now ive noticed that if i go just one day without xanax i get the tremors from inside and rapid heart rate.bad extremely bad anxiety and now i …

If you don’t mind sharing. What medication(s) are you taking?

I’ve had a long drug trial for depression and anxiety (a few years) that mostly ended in frustration. There were 17 (ones that I remember) different drugs and a few of them I tried a second time. My doctor consulting with a few known hospitals including the Mayo Clinic. It was a very long road. This was spread over a five years. I have to give my doctor credit with never giving up on me. …

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How can I fall asleep at night?

I always have problems when trying to fall asleep at night, mostly because I have anxiety attacks. I either have one, or stay up in fear that I might have one when I try to fall asleep, because that’s when they usually happen. Please help me! I am desperate! (I am 12, by the way, and right now it is 2:11am)

Well, what works for me is to put some nice music, such as Ocean Sounds, and just find the comfiest sleeping position. You …

Define Anxiety?

I´m working in my Master degree and during my coffee break find this Yahoo feature. Then I thought that someone else could give me some conceptualization that i´ve just passed through. As a matter of fact I´m running out of ideas right now. BTW, my work aims to relate therapist anxiety and working alliance in psychotherapy.

Anxiety is a form of extreme nervousness. I mean to the fact that it may interfere with daily life. for example, social anxiety. a person with social anxiety has trouble being around people and …