You know that weird dropping feeling your abdomen gets when someone gives you shocking bad news? make it more mild and that's what i've been experiencing at RANDOM times through out this past couple months.

I am on anxiety medications. I've been on them for almost a year now, maybe i'm building up a resistance to them? I tried to see if there was any triggers but its happened

-In the middle of laughing with my friends -While I'm walking a dog at work -Mopping at work to close down -Woke up to pee -A few minutes ago while I was playing a game -see no pattern?

I thought about my thought processes during these times and none of them have any relation, for the most part a lot of these activities I'm either socializing with someone or relaxing. Except waking up to pee, that involves no one.

So really i'm asking if anyone else experiences this odd "Random 'anxiety'" , I'm planning on talking to my Dr. but i'm literally scheduled to work m-f this whole month. Maybe its stress? any advice for when I feel this way?

TL;DR : Anxiety/Stress advice please, I can't see my Dr. for another month to adjust my anxiety medications so advice please.

- I'm way too familiar with good ol' anxiety. -_-

With what you're describing, it's definitely stress. My anxiety was under control for 2 1/2 years on meds, but has gotten bad the last month. I'm under a huge amount of stress due to too many things happening at once. While the majority of the time it's triggered while I'm around people and traffic, I've had it happen during times like I'm walking inside my house to get food. Weeee.

The best thing to do is to step away from everything for a minute, take deep breaths, and calm your mind down. If that's not possible, then just take deep breaths and calm your mind. Listening to a song you like is also super helpful.

Experiment with doing quick things to see what works for you. Singing, doodling, dancing... just something you enjoy, no matter how silly it is.

Medication cannot always do the job for you. How do you feel when it happens? At first, it seems out of the blue, but peharps there is something behind the "randomness". Facing what makes you nervous step by step and at your own pace is a really good way to deal with anxiety/stress. You can also wrote down, draw or say out loud how you feel. Odd thing, but saying "I'm nervous" while facing what makes you nervous is a really good way to take the first step.

I get these quite often. To note, my anxiety isn't managed by any form of medication or counseling. I refused medication and therapy in high school after a slew of bad anti-depressants and therapists. So I've had to learn a lot how to deal with myself, by myself.

made a good point in stepping aside from the things you are doing when you feel this and taking time to yourself to calm down. If you can, identify things you can get lost in. For me, it's music. I grab my iPod, turn it on loud and let the music envelop me for about an hour in my room. During that time, I can do anything but I avoid my stressed or panicked thoughts. I do that by daydreaming. Sounds odd right? But sometimes forcing yourself to day dream something cool or uplifting is a good way to turn your feelings around. Even sad things are okay to daydream if you are careful. Those can induce an attack though, and if you aren't good at handling them alone, I don't recommend that route. Otherwise sometimes letting the panic happen and crying it out safely is a good way to get yourself back on track.

But what if you can't step away? Well, Let's first remind you of a few ways to sanction yourself a moment to gather your thoughts. By this I mean, easy excuses to escape a few moments. "I'll be right back, I gotta hit the bathroom." That's my go-to line! You can lock yourself in a stall, and take a moment to just breathe. Bonus points if you have something with you to drown out noise for a few moments. "-glances at phone- Oh crap, I just missed an important phone call. Give me just a second. -walk somewhere out of site and pretend to be on your phone while actually just breathing.-" You can probably come up with a few more that fit you best. Think about it.

But if you really can't get away you can still practice breathing and settling your thoughts. An easy one I like is, "Breathe in. As you do, imagine your body filling, down through your chest, into your toes, with a cleansing breathe, Exhale the bad feelings, the pains, etc." Say these things mentally as you breathe, envision it, close your eyes if you can.

Look up different stress management techniques you can try on the fly. Consider finding a few apps that will help as well. I use Pacifica at the moment, although I plan to look for another because I don't feel it has the depth I want. For now though, it tracks my mood at least and offers some panic reducing exercises.

I hope this helps some. Hang in there! You can do this!

Yep, I know exactly what you're talking about! Happens to me all the time. For me, a normal level of anxiety (when nothing is wrong and I'm just like, sitting in bed or something) is somewhere around "I'm already late and can't find my keys," but even when I'm in a really good headspace I sometimes start to get heart palpitations for seemingly no reason.

Mindfulness techniques really help - anything that can keep you grounded and in the moment. Even something as simple as just, for example, holding a pen and making note of all the details of it. I personally really like coloring, it's actually pretty calming imho! It gets me focused on something and my hands busy while also distracting me (and it feels productive, which is a bonus!). I don't know if you're into crafting or anything like knitting/sewing/making friendship bracelets/etc but something to keep your hands or body busy is usually helpful, even something as simple as just stretching!

I don't use it that often, but the quiet place comes to mind, as does this gif. Breathing exercises are actually really good. I know "just breathe" doesn't sound like the greatest advice when you're in the midst of an anxiety attack, but it really can help!

Also, it sounds silly, remember to check in with yourself throughout the day, make sure that you've eaten enough, are drinking enough water, etc. That stuff goes a long way!

I have anxiety issues, too. But when I talked in the ShoutBox, everyone told me to calm down, they also told me that the people are friendly here and not to worry anymore and it helped me a lot. Maybe talking to other people might calm your anxiety.

I was having such bad anxiety I considered agoraphobia. I'm diagnosed general anxiety and PTSD. I went on Ativan for about a year until things got worse and I started hallucinating. I stopped it and my anxiety has been better but now if I take ativan or benedryl (something sedative) it gives me the opposite reaction and causes anxiety and shit. I cant use laughing gas to get a tooth removed! Please be very careful with medication. Most mood medications are for short term. You need therapy.

And remember that mental illness like anxiety or depression doesnt have to have a logical reason, pattern or triggers. But therapy can help you find ways to deal with it and control it, and may even get to a root of the cause.

Edit; One thing that really helps is music. It must be relaxing and soothing but also not depressing. No breakup songs or anything. Good example may be Beatles songs. Older music is great. I listen to songs on the way to doctor appointments and it has helped a great deal.