{"id":9627,"date":"2017-11-03T01:08:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T08:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=9627"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:55:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:55:57","slug":"bipolar-disorder-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-how-to-calm-the-heck-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-how-to-calm-the-heck-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety and Panic Attacks: How to Calm the Heck Down!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have a lot of work to do today. I created the work. I want the work and darn it, I’m going to do the work. Getting myself in a space where the work is possible is a challenge. Here is what I’m going to do. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1. Notice the position of my shoulders. Yep. Up against my ears. I just lowered them. Doing this helped me take a natural and deep breath. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2. Focus on breathing. I put my arms behind my head and clasp them together. I push my shoulders back and breathe. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3. Go through a short EFT tapping session<\/a>. Ah, that feels better. I am now back in my body instead of floating with anxiety.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4. Create a short to do list. Get it Done When You’re Depressed<\/a> reminds me that to do lists can be short and in the moment. I have one task, to answer email and bill my clients. I have five hundred other things I need to do as well, but this is what comes first. So my to do list can be short. Answer email. Send invoices. I don’t have to make the list any longer than this. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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5. Feel the anxiety and do it anyway. Work anxiety is my bugaboo. Grand goals send me out of my body and into a universe of worry. Getting myself BACK IN MY BODY helps me focus on what is in front of me instead of what might happen or what might go wrong. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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6. Praise myself all day long. I do my best. You do your best. We are doing our best. Bipolar disorder is a challenge we can rise to and meet. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We are strong. What project do you want to start today? What are the first three, tiny steps. Do those little steps and go from there. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I can do it. You can do it! We can do it!<\/span><\/div>\n
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What can you do right now to laugh? Click here and see if you can laugh.<\/a> It will absolutely help with anxiety.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0<\/span>Remaining playful during a panic attack helps. Yes, I just talked myself through a panic attack. You can do the same!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here I am during a panic attack. Notice the face and how tense I look? I can relax my shoulders. Breath in deeply and get plenty of air in my chest and get my body back to normal.<\/div>\n
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I have a lot of work to do today. I created the work. I want the work and darn it, I’m going to do the work. Getting myself in a space where the work is possible is a challenge. Here is what I’m going to do. 1. Notice the position of my shoulders. Yep. Up against my ears. I just lowered them. Doing this helped me take a natural and deep breath. 2. Focus on breathing. I put my arms behind my head and clasp them together. I push my shoulders back and breathe. 3. Go through a short EFT tapping session<\/a>. Ah, that feels better. I am now back in my body instead of floating with anxiety. 4. Create a short to do list. Get it Done When You’re Depressed<\/a> reminds me that to do lists can be short and in the moment. I have one task, [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10823,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9627\/revisions\/10823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}