Anxiety relief tips?

Question

I have such bad anxiety. Like so bad to the point where I can’t leave my house and when I do have to leave to go somewhere (grocery store, doctor, etc) I have anxiety attacks. I shake, get dizzy, gag, sweat, and feel like I can’t breathe. It’s something I’ve struggled with for years. Any advise/tips?

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I can’t believe none of the answers so far were to see a psychologist! I had the same issues and the only thing that helped me was about a year of therapy and learning coping mechanisms to deal with stress, and learning how to identify when a panic attack was going to happen and what steps to take to prevent it. Telling someone with a mental disorder to just “breathe” and use essential oils is like telling people with cancer to just “think positive thoughts”. It sounds to me like you need long term therapy to recover, it changed my freaking life. I hope you get help ❤️

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Read From Panic To Power by Lucinda Bassett. That book helped me so much when my anxiety was really bad. My last resort is medication and you need an SSRI antidepressant along with a benzodiazepine. Prozac and Xanax is what worked for me, but you can discuss options with your doctor. I discontinued meds after about a year and haven’t had much of an issue since. I had horrible anxiety that kept me home like you. There is hope!!

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Breathing , have something of comfort to you that you can focus on. Also you need to figure out what the trigger is. A therapist can help. 
I had anxiety and panic attacks when I left the house. My trigger was the fear of losing my pregnancy again. It was such a fear , sadly I did but I was home when it happened , luckily all 3 were.

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I’ve been using essential oils for relaxation (google it). I also had to go on medication for a while after I had my son. Not sure that that’s the answer for you, but it helped me when I was really struggling.

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Try breathing deeply ten times and on every exhale, focus on releasing tension from your shoulders and your jaw. It helps.

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