RE: Crumbling under the stress of it all..
August 11, 2012 at 9:14 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2012 at 9:16 pm by Shell B.)
(August 11, 2012 at 9:09 pm)aleialoura Wrote: It's funny that you bring up having a panic attack in the courtroom, Shell. That's what's causing a lot of my anxiety now, is the fear of that happening.
As someone who has regular anxiety and had a six-year custody battle, I know that my saying this is not going to help, but I never had an anxiety attack in the court room. We are talking about someone who has spent hours shaking, nauseous and just straight out freaking on the inside. I was nervous as fuck, but I never had a hard time handling it, once I was there. As is nearly always the case, you will have a tough time on the way there. Nothing I can say will change that. Once you are in your groove, it should dissipate and you will leave feeling ten times better for not having thrown up on the table thingy.
(August 11, 2012 at 9:13 pm)Napoleon Wrote:(August 11, 2012 at 9:09 pm)aleialoura Wrote: I am not opposed to taking valium or ativan, and I very well might.
I caught a flight with a friend of mine, who is extremely anxious on planes.
He took a good dose of valium and was high as a kite (in the best way possible). Definitely helped him.
I do think he took 3 times the recommended dose though...
I don't know what I would do without medication. I handled OCD without it for years up until about four months ago. It was the only way I could eat or sleep. It does help.
