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hi man , ive been in the exact same boat and your case is allso similar to mine, its time to reprogramme your self , starting today , constantly tell your self that you are fit you love life and feel great on a regular basis, this then loggs in to your subconsions and starts releaseing the feelgood chemicals in your natural balance, panic attacks are caused through a chmical imbalance in the body when your peroxatine levels drop due to depression or worry etc, training is the best answer slowly but surely if you have another just tell your self its only a panic attack and deal with it breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth , theres only one thing to do when you hit the bottom and thats to get back up . cause what doesnt kill ya will make you stronger, mind over matter ,the mind is the most strongerst thing in the universe now make it work for you like i did replace a negative thought with a posative , and get stronger day by day , all the best the likelylad
[quote]aslater wrote:
Glad to hear all is well. What do you do for relaxation exercises? This is something I really need to add more of, heard it is great for anxiety.
Austin [/quote]
I’ll do deep breathing and also do some meditation. On the deep breathing, you want to concentrate on breathing in through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. It’s also called diaphramic (sp?) breathing, as you are focusing on using your diaphram and not so much your lungs, to take in your breaths.
[quote]likelylad wrote:
hi man , ive been in the exact same boat and your case is allso similar to mine, its time to reprogramme your self , starting today , constantly tell your self that you are fit you love life and feel great on a regular basis, this then loggs in to your subconsions and starts releaseing the feelgood chemicals in your natural balance, panic attacks are caused through a chmical imbalance in the body when your peroxatine levels drop due to depression or worry etc, training is the best answer slowly but surely if you have another just tell your self its only a panic attack and deal with it breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth , theres only one thing to do when you hit the bottom and thats to get back up . cause what doesnt kill ya will make you stronger, mind over matter ,the mind is the most strongerst thing in the universe now make it work for you like i did replace a negative thought with a posative , and get stronger day by day , all the best the likelylad[/quote]
Funny you should post this, I wrote something very similar to this in my journal yesterday. I came to the conclusion that the only (well, not the only way but it’s a big factor) in overcoming this anxiety is to stop dwelling on the negative thoughts and focus on all the positive things I have in my life. I even made out a good/bad list and sure enough, the good dominated the bad, so I have a lot to be happy about and need to stop focusing on things that bring me down or cause me to worry.
Thanks for posting this here so I’ll have something to look at if I ever forget…or lose my journal.
Hey everyone,
Just got back from the gym and my second day of my MMA strength training workout. The workout went really well and now I’m getting ready to get my massage.
Good news is that my headaches and head pain have decreased since my wife gave me a neck rub 2 days ago…I’m sure a full session with a therapist will only help matters.
Here’s the stats from today’s workout:
Explosive Strength Work:
- Jumping Box Squat, 5x3: BW
- Explosive Clap Push-up, 5x3: BW
Maximal Srength Work:
Supramaximal Partial Reps, Sumo Deadlift, 1x2-3 w/120% 1RM: 285
Sumo Deadlift, 1xone short of failure w/ 90% 1 RM: 235x4
A1) One-legged Squats, 3x3: BW
A2) Push Press, 3x3: 115
B1) Dips, 3x5: 45
B2) Side Deadlifts: skipped
C1)External Rotation, 2x12: 6 lbs.
C2) Reverse Wrist Curls, 2x12: 30
Tomorrow I’ll likely take the day off and then will hit the gym Saturday for my endurance workout.
Take care,
Dan
Hey everyone,
And…I’m out! That MMA endurance workout by CW is so tough! I made it through the entire thing, but had to take a rest towards the end, I felt like I was going to pass out and/or throw up. I used an 8-pound medicine ball for the exercises that called for a MB…I think the exercise that really kicked my ass was the jumping jack-into-a-pushup-into-a-mountain climber-back into a jumping jack. That was tough, especially since it’s towards the end of the workout. I actually did a lot better on the rope skipping than I thought I would, since I havent’ done any in months. I nearly went 3 minutes without tripping over the rope the first time and on the second session (which is at the end), I went a good 1:30 without having to stop.
It took me about 35-40 minutes to get through the whole thing. I’ll likely be faster from now on but since it was the first workout, I had to keep looking over my printout to see how to do the exercises and to see which ones were up next.
Well, I’m finishing my PWO shake right now…I think conditions are prime for a good nap this afternoon.
Take care,
Dan
Hey everyone,
Just got back from the gym and had a great workout. See below for my thoughts on what I’ve been going through the past few days. Here’s the stats from today’s workout:
Explosive Strength Work
- Jump Shrugs, 8x3: 185, 195 (sets 5-8)
Maximal Strength Work
- Supramaximal Hold: Back Squat, 1x120% of 1RM for 6 seconds: 250
Half Squat, 1xas many as possible w/90% of 1RM: 210x5
Supramaximal Hold BB Delcine Bench Press, 1x120% of 1RM for 6 seconds: 230
BB Decline Bench Press 1xas many as possible w/ 90% 1 RM: 200x5
A1) Overhead Squat, 3x3: 95
A2) Chin-up, 3x3: BW + 25 lbs.
B1) Single-led DB Deadlift, 3x3: 22.5
B2) One-arm DB Rows, 3x3: 85
C1) Hand Walks, 3x5: BW
C2) Power Cleans, 3x5: 105
Reverse Wrist Curls, 3x5: 50
And, just to kick myself in the ass, I ran a mile on the indoor track after the workout. I needed to do something to snap me out of this mini-funk I’ve been in the past few days, and I think this did the trick.
First it was my heart, then as soon as I stopped worrying about that, I began to focus on my headaches and started to think that I have a brain tumor or that I’m going to have an anureysm…it’s so annoying b/c I tend to way over-analyze things. I know I’m healthy but yet my mind takes over and as soon as I notice something with my body, I become fixated on it all day.
I know that dwelling on these things only makes the symptoms feel worse…and I also know that the aches and pains in my head are more than likely related to my sinus infection (which is still lingering).
Tomorrow I go back to the doctor, this time to get a picture of my sinuses…hopefully we’ll get a handle on what’s infected and where and how to treat it.
Take care,
Dan
I stay focused on what I need to do and my goals. I also bring along my iPod and listen to some good music and just try to tune out everything around me except the exercise I’m working on.
Hey everyone,
Went and had my stress test today…and everything went great! Took like 20 minutes (average is less than 10) to get to my max. heartrate and there were no signs of abnormalities in the rhythmn, which was also good. BP was 120/86 before and after I rested a few minutes it was 114/80 (I think, not entirely sure).
Doctor put me on a different antibiotic for my sinuses…we’ll see how this goes. I go back tomorrow for an x-ray of the sinuses to see where the blockage is and if they need to go in and remove it or if they expell it with medicine. My head still hurts, but it’s not too bad and I’m trying not to focus on it, and that’s been helping.
Tomorrow morning I’m going to the gym for another MMA endurance workout.
Take care,
Dan
Hey everyone,
Today was a long day. Went to the dentist and, as it seems to be my luck this year, it appears that my wisdom teeth are starting to play havoc with my other teeth and they’re going to have to come out. Just what I needed…not! Also went to the doctor and got a CT scan of my sinuses…should get a call back tomorrow about what they found. Hopefully with that we can figure out what’s up there and how to get rid of it.
After all that madness I hit the gym and did another of my MMA endurance workouts…again, the thing kicked my ass big time. I made it through in less than 30 minutes, though, as I didn’t have to look down at my sheet each time as I knew what exercises to do.
Tomorrow should be a nice relaxing day. I have an appointment with my therapist at 9 a.m. and then I’m taking the rest of the day off…I’ll probably rent a couple of movies, maybe catch a nap and basically do nothing all afternoon.
I’m getting ready to watch the UFC special on TV and then will try and get to bed early…I’m wiped.
Take care,
Dan
Hey everyone,
Can’t believe it’s Friday already…this week seems like it’s flown by. I guess b/c I have extra work to do before I go on vacation next week.
Anyway, yesterday I was able to get in a good home boxing workout. Did a lot of shadowboxing and worked on my knee raises on my heavy bag.
Today I’ll hit the gym for my MMA strength training workout.
I’ll also hopefully hear back the results of my CT scan on my sinuses…hopefully the news is good.
Take care,
Dan
Well, got the results from my CT scan back. Good news is that I don’t have a sinus infection. Bad news, I tested positive for turbinate hypertrophy, which is similar to a deviated septum and is why I’m having a hard time breathing through my nose.
So, I get to see another doctor, this one an ear, nose and eye specialist. I guess they’ll decide if this is chronic or not…if it is then I’ll have to get surgery. If it’s not, I guess there are some sprays that I can take that will help the problem.
While I’m glad to have a prognosis, I’m not looking forward to spending more time at the doctor.
Hey everyone,
Well, I didn’t make it to the gym yesterday, so I went this morning to get in my second MMA strength training workout.
Workout went really well and I felt good and strong on all my exercises, and I even threw in a 1-mile run at the end, just for kicks. I’ll probably do some cardio tomorrow and then Monday I’ll go back to the gym to get a final workout in before my wife and I take off on vacation.
Here’s the stats from today’s workout:
Explosive Strength Work:
- Jumping Box Squat, 5x3: BW
- Explosive Clap Push-up, 5x3: BW
Maximal Srength Work:
Supramaximal Partial Reps, Sumo Deadlift, 1x2-3 w/120% 1RM: 290
Sumo Deadlift, 1xone short of failure w/ 90% 1 RM: 240x4
A1) One-legged Squats, 3x3: BW
A2) Push Press, 3x3: 125
B1) Dips, 3x5: 45
B2) Side Deadlifts: skipped
C1)External Rotation, 2x12: 8 lbs.
C2) Reverse Wrist Curls, 2x12: 30
Take care,
Dan
Hey everyone,
I’m back from a rather lackluster vacation. Went to see my wife’s family in Springfield, Missouri. Let’s just say that things didn’t work out too well. Dealing with spoiled kids who get way too much sugar and don’t go to bed till midnight (they are 4 and 7, mind you) is very, very annoying. Especially when you’re downstairs and they are right above you and the walls are so thin that you hear EVERYTHING! After 3 days, my wife said something to her sister about her kids (this after we had stated several times that I wasn’t feeling well and needed to get my rest) and she blew up at us, so we left the next day since we didn’t appreciate being disrespected. Very annoying to have driven 13 hours to see family and for them to treat us that way was difficult.
So, after a good night’s sleep last night, I hit the gym today to blow off some steam. Here’s the results:
Explosive Strength Work:
- Jumping Box Squat, 5x3: BW
- Explosive Clap Push-up, 5x3: BW
Maximal Srength Work:
Supramaximal Partial Reps, Sumo Deadlift, 1x2-3 w/120% 1RM: 295
Sumo Deadlift, 1xone short of failure w/ 90% 1 RM: 245x5
A1) One-legged Squats, 3x3: BW
A2) Push Press, 3x3: 135
B1) Dips, 3x5: 50
B2) Side Deadlifts: skipped
C1)External Rotation, 2x12: used bands.
C2) Reverse Wrist Curls, 2x12: 40
Ran 1-mile afterwards just to get in some cardio. I did do one boxing workout while on vacation, and that was 20-25 minutes of shadowboxing mixed in with jumping jacks, sit-ups, push-ups and burpees.
Anxiety-wise I’ve been doing well. Trying to not focus on my headaches and head pains. Some days the pain is more severe than others, but I deal with it the best I can. Still working on getting an appointment with a specialist. First one I called didn’t have an opening for another month, and I just can’t wait that long, so I got a couple more referrals and will call on Monday. Hopefully I can get in sometime in the next 1-2 weeks.
Tonight I’m going out to watch the UFC pay-per-view. Should be good.
Take care,
Dan
Hey everyone,
Well, the UFC fights on Saturday were in a word: disappointing. The Ortiz-Shamrock had a great build, but was over in a minute, literally, as Ortiz hit Shamrock with 5 elbows before the ref stopped it. A lot of people were angry with the stoppage, but it was the right call, even if Shamrock did get up right after the fight was over. Had the ref let it go on, Shamrock could’ve been hurt. The only good thing to come out of the PPV was the announcement that Chuck Liddell and Pride’s Wanderlei Silva will fight in November. MMA fans have waited a long, long time to see this fight…hopefully it will live up to the huge expectations.
As for me, today I hit the gym for the first day of my MMA strength workouts. Here’s the stats:
Explosive Strength Work
- Jump Shrugs, 8x3: 205
Maximal Strength Work
- Supramaximal Hold: Back Squat, 1x120% of 1RM for 6 seconds: 255
Half Squat, 1xas many as possible w/90% of 1RM: 225x3
Supramaximal Hold BB Delcine Bench Press, 1x120% of 1RM for 6 seconds: 235
BB Decline Bench Press 1xas many as possible w/ 90% 1 RM: 205x5
A1) Overhead Squat, 3x3: 105
A2) Chin-up, 3x3: BW + 30 lbs.
B1) Single-led DB Deadlift, 3x3: 25
B2) One-arm DB Rows, 3x3: 85
C1) Hand Walks, 3x5: BW
C2) Power Cleans, 3x5: 115
Reverse Wrist Curls, 3x5: 50
Workout lasted about an hour and I felt good and strong pretty much the entire time.
(knocking on wood)…I haven’t really been bothered by any headaches yet today. I’ll get an ocassional pain here or there in my temples or just above my nose, but otherwise things are going pretty well. Oh, and more good news. I was able to get an appointment with an ear-nose-throat specialist next Monday at 9 a.m. I’m glad I only have to wait 1 more week instead of 3 to get checked out by a specialist. Definitely relieves some stress.
Tomorrow I’ll do a home boxing workout.
Take care,
Dan
Damn, man. Sorry to hear about your crap time on vacation. I would have been pissed too. At least you kept yourself together, I probably would have made an ass of myself. I seem to have no trouble in telling people (family or not) just what I think when I’m pissed.
[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
Damn, man. Sorry to hear about your crap time on vacation. I would have been pissed too. At least you kept yourself together, I probably would have made an ass of myself. I seem to have no trouble in telling people (family or not) just what I think when I’m pissed. [/quote]
If I were feeling better I probably would’ve blown up, but I really didn’t feel like using my energy towards that. Plus, I thought it’d be disrespectful to the person we stayed with (my wife’s aunt) to cuss someone out at her home, since she doesn’t cuss.
My wife usually explodes but she also didn’t want to be disrespectful so we took the high road and got out there before things got worse.
I already told my wife that to make up for this bad trip, we’re going to spend a long weekend in Vegas as soon as I get my sinuses fixed and my wisdom teeth taken care of. Hopefully that will all be done by the end of August.
Hey everyone,
Today I had a good home boxing workout. Threw a lot of combinations on the heavy bag and also spent a good 10 minutes working on my Muay Thai knee strikes and kicks. Workout lasted 30 minutes and was followed by 5-10 minutes of stretching.
Tomorrow I’m going to hit the gym for an MMA endurance workout. That will be a butt-kicker for sure. I have to go to the dentist tomorrow afternoon for my teeth cleaning…that won’t be so much fun but hopefully it won’t take that long.
I’m feeling good today, I’ve had a few slight head pains but no persistant headache. I think being able to get seveal nights of good quality sleep has helped improve that, seeing as how I didn’t sleep well at all last week (see above post).
Take care,
Dan
I have to apologize that I am just now responding to your thread. For some reason I just noticed it.
I haven’t read the entire thread as there are mountains of replies. However, I got the 1st and last pages and thought I would just give my two cents as it may help. If not, just ignore it and go to the next one.
I had anxiety problems too in the past for about 8 years. Mine symptoms weren’t heart racing but nausea. As a result I could never gain any weight (since I couldn’t keep food down from time to time). I thought it was my fault and that I was just screwed up. I though getting pissed at myself would fix it, that I could just power my way through it. Bullshit…
I then tried to get rid of it with self-help tapes and positive talk and all that. It didn’t work at all. I finally went to a psych. and found out it was chemical imbalances (seritonin). I took Paxil for a while but it didn’t do anything. I got on Zoloft (like you) and it started working. I had to go to 3 times the normal dosage for it to work but it did work. Now I have no anxiety issues and have gained 45lbs over the last year (obviously some is fat).
From all of this I guess I would stay to just stick with it. I would get so down on myself thinking I wasn’t normal and my life sucked. Now I realize it wasn’t as bad a life as I had thought and I love my life now. The healing process takes place in steps. 3 steps forward, 1 step back. You may feel great for a month straight and then out of nowhere it will hit you. But you are making progress because you went a month with nothing. Hope this helps.
[quote]big 'un wrote:
I have to apologize that I am just now responding to your thread. For some reason I just noticed it.
I haven’t read the entire thread as there are mountains of replies. However, I got the 1st and last pages and thought I would just give my two cents as it may help. If not, just ignore it and go to the next one.
I had anxiety problems too in the past for about 8 years. Mine symptoms weren’t heart racing but nausea. As a result I could never gain any weight (since I couldn’t keep food down from time to time). I thought it was my fault and that I was just screwed up. I though getting pissed at myself would fix it, that I could just power my way through it. Bullshit…
I then tried to get rid of it with self-help tapes and positive talk and all that. It didn’t work at all. I finally went to a psych. and found out it was chemical imbalances (seritonin). I took Paxil for a while but it didn’t do anything. I got on Zoloft (like you) and it started working. I had to go to 3 times the normal dosage for it to work but it did work. Now I have no anxiety issues and have gained 45lbs over the last year (obviously some is fat).
From all of this I guess I would stay to just stick with it. I would get so down on myself thinking I wasn’t normal and my life sucked. Now I realize it wasn’t as bad a life as I had thought and I love my life now. The healing process takes place in steps. 3 steps forward, 1 step back. You may feel great for a month straight and then out of nowhere it will hit you. But you are making progress because you went a month with nothing. Hope this helps.[/quote]
Thanks for sharing your story and the kind words of encouragement…I appreciate it.