is it OCD or just GAD?

Hi babs,

Welcome to the Forum.

It's common for people who experience anxiety and panic attacks to have anxiety about the anxiety or about having panic attacks.


It seems to me a good idea to look for ways of reducing those anxious feelings, so that once again you can feel calm and relaxed in those difficult situations. It's natural that you would seek ways of helping yourself.

Have you had a look at this Panic Attacks Website with some useful tips that many people have found helpful, and this article on Panic Attacks & Anxiety

Best wishes

thanks for the reply ... i will definitely check the link ...

i wuld like to ask u somthing .. i guess im more in control these days of whtever i was feeling ... my emptyness is gone ... i just had two three panic attacks but were managable .. and i could control panic attacks and its gone ... but the only thing that really puts me back are my disturbing and horrible thoughts ... some are really weired ....

i see myself hurting my most dear relatives and friends and it makes me really sad ...

so far i havnt consulted any psychatrits as i just thought that i wud cure myself ... wht would you suggest

Hey Babs,

I cant explain how much I can relate to what you are feeling. Its almost exactly the same, ive followed the same path. searching on the net over and over for a reason. And the thoughts, VERY similar, except I mainly questing my existance, and its in patterns. Every wednesday and sunday i feel like crap. I have anxiety problems in the past, ive easily over come them. I drink alot of coca cola, i just cant explain the feeling i get. Most people tell me that this is normal with anxiety, it feels like its never gonna slip, its here for ever. I my self try to look at the positive things in life that cheer me up like family freinds loved ones. It may be different for you, im no professional but any suggestion will help rite? There is alot more things i can probably relate with you message me sometime.