I Can't Control my Shaking - Page 2

Lucky Laser · #11 09-04-2008, 02:27 AM

I shake when I have an anxiety attack. I end up telling people I'm too cold (which usually isn't too much of an exaggeration). I've taken my blood pressure and heart rate during anxiety attacks as well and they increase big time.

I'm not exactly sure how I do this but when I am in class or somewhere I have to be professional, I quickly divert my mind to other things and sort of put the feeling off for the moment. Then when I am free, I take a walk outside, or go to the bathroom and cry if I need to. I'm not sure if that's a good thing to do though...

Auburngirl · #12 09-04-2008, 08:47 AM

I shake too. Sometimes nothing helps but the things that do help are:

I often find I'm 'holding on' and really tense, if I let me muscles relax it passes more quickly
I try to breathe deeply
I usually then start to dissociate, so I do grounding exercises as well, and things like deliberately tensing and releasing muscles, drinking water, observing the room, etc.

Also, general stress-reducing things, like eating well,, exercise and getting enough sleep lower the number of attacks for me.

After the attack I usually try to figure out what happened and talk myself through it - often in really simple terms (when so and so said this, it reminded you of x and that made you sad). Often I won't have realised the connection and it is an opportunity to get in touch with my feelings again (which I've been disconnected from).

Hope some of this helps.