I think what I'm trying to ask is, have your triggers changed? Are your attacks worse? Do they last longer? Are they shorter? Can you predict them? Or are they more unexpected?
I'm afraid I haven't been paying close attention to my anxiety since I was diagnosed and I want to change that.
My triggers are the same, but don't effect me as greatly as they used to. If I feel anxiety coming on, I use all of the tools I have learned from my therapist. I usually take an extra Ativan as well to "ward off" the severity of the crisis. I have also changed my lifestyle so I am less likely to encounter my worse triggers.And yes, they are more predictable, but less frequent.
My anxiety is greatly controlled since first diagnosed in 1998. My psychiatrist has finally found the right combination of meds and they have been working great about 3 years now.I also see a therapist. I still do have occasional "crises" but they are becoming less common, Thank God. My home is a peaceful haven for me (and my husband) and I work hard to keep it that way.
aw man, its gotten worse, especially at night, have difficulty sleeping through the night, then I wake up, and my heart is racing, and my anger has gotten worse too. I never used to be that way, was always a low key, type of guy, this has changed me for the worse.
My anxiety is over the top. It gets worse all the time. I can tell a lot of difference over the past few years. I never used to stress the way I do now. It even affects my sleep. I will wake up in the nite like I’ve been shot. My heart rate is up and I’m wide awake. My psych Dr used to prescribe a nerve pill 3 times a day but they were so addicting that I decided to get off of them.
It’s not good for your body to have stress like that but I don’t know how to control it. My mind runs a hundred miles an hour. I feel as if I’m in the fight or flight mode most of the time.
So, yes my anxiety is much worse since I was diagnosed.
No triggers haven't changed, maybe a few new ones to add into the mix