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by lightning19 1581 days ago
Congrats! - this might be a blessing for you just like it was for me.

I had vitamin d deficiency induced anxiety recently. After my first panic attack I was in bad state, won't get into the details but it was by far the worst day of my life. This is how I got through it:

- First ever panic attack (felt like I was going crazy, thought that I couldn't ever work again). Went to doctor and he gave me some pills. This is super important if you're unable to cope with/control your anxiety. Took the pills for 2 days and never had to touch it again.

- After taking the pills I had mental clarity like I've never experienced before. I realized that I must've always had anxiety but just never at this bad.

- Read “The Anxiety Skills Workbook" by STEFAN G. HOFMANN. This got me back to a functioning human being but anxiety was still there.

- Read "Feeling Great" by David Burns. Made more progress, anxiety almost gone.

- Started meditation by watching Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche videos. This has changed my life, the same mental clarity I felt after taking the anxiety pills has returned. My bad habits are going away too.

- I still get anxiety but I can control it now. It's natural for your body to experience. You need to embrace it and not fear it.