Eps Catheter Ablation – Depression-Phobias-Anxiety-Panic Attack Circle...

Between 2009 to 2011;  I stroke by  3 tachycardia which was stopped with doctors interventions at the emergencies. Last one was very terrible, as I said in my earlier post "Tachycardia - Panic Attack" 

I dont know how I write this post , when I remember that time I really scare ...

That day , I had several palpitations , then at night I had tachycardia .My husband and I went to emergency . My tachycardia type was SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) and

Heart Rhythm Poblems-Anxiety-Hashimoto Thyroditis Triangle

Recreated from Microsoft Images

Today I want to mention my  Hashimoto Thyroiditis story.Thyroid :Our dear BUTTERFLY shape organ!

As you know, I am Hashimoto Thyroiditis sufferer. I sometimes receive heart palpitations, premature beats..especially during fluctuations of thyroid hormon levels. When I experienced my first premature beats in  2007 , I felt too much worried about my heart, and visited several cardiologists. They told me there was no problem with heart , then they ordered Thyroid test (only TSH values) which returned good results at that time. But they didnt order Free  T4 , T3 and antibodies...

Anyway, cardiologist prescribed a  ryhtm regulator medicine which didnt treat premature beats. Then I visited another cardiologist, he gave me nothing;  as these , premature beats were not problem.I remember how I worried .. after turning

Book Recommendation "MIND OVER MOOD"

Mind Over Mood

Original Name of the Book in the picture : "MIND OVER MOOD"
Authors : Dr.Dennis Greenberger -Dr Christine A.Padesky

First of all I wish you all a very healthy and happy new year!!

Hope this year gives you a power to control your panic attacks, phobias, anxiety, depression and a chance to recover from all illnesses.

Maybe you dont know how to start , where to go, how to take initial steps ...

Maybe you need to take a very little step to start to solve the problems. Maybe the book recommended here is your turnpoint who   knows? :) 

Music-Water-Scent-Occupational Therapies at Past

A patient suffering from Chronic Psychosis
(Sultan Bayezid II Complex Health Museum Edirne-TURKEY)

While I am working on my driving phobia , I want to take you to a historical trip where you will discover the power of music ,water,activity ,scents  that is to say power of the nature.

I was on this trip 2 months ago, and that means  : I am back to life. This is one of the great achievement of my efforts , I am now able to go long distances, able to trip . I feel myself as newborn baby ;)

As you travel , discover new places, new information, you feel yourself stronger and gain back your self-confidence.I want to share what I learned during my trip. 

Would you like to travel at  past ? You fear travelling , as I did, dont worry , you will solve the issue, till you get rid of this phobia , give me your hand , I am taking you to 15th century. Are you readdddddyyy ?  Let’ s go!!!!!...

End of the medication !!:))).

Victory !! :) I am very happy !! My psychiatrist decided to end the treatment , after consulting with therapist and me!!. That means I shall no longer take anxiety, serotonin etc. pills. She told me I dont need pills. I have the power and the technique to control myself !!
It will take 2 months to give up the treatment as I shall give up the pills by lowering the dosage each month. After 2 months I hope I shall be free from the chemicals!! Thanks to therapy methods, thanks to my therapist , also thanks to psychiatrist who is willing to end the medication.

Intercity Bus Travelling Phobia

Long time , I couldnt go out of the city via intercity passenger buses. I could only go 1 –hour- long distance with our car at the back seat.

This summer , I added one more success to my phobia battle. Here is the story of beating this phobia :

It was a hot summer evening. My husband got a call and had to go out of the country for business purposes. He would go to an unsafe country in Middle East. That situation brought me some

Book Recommendation : "Other Side of the Couch" by Dr Gary Small

Original Name of the Book : "Other Side of the Couch" 

Do you think we are strange , our anxieties, phobias, panic attacks are the most unbearable psychological problems ? Are we extraordinary people? No , ofcourse .

So why dont you read the cases written by Dr Gary Small and think once more . 

You will be bewildered by Dr Small's patients, and, his approach to solve the problems will give you happiness while reading the solutions.

We are not alone and we are not helpless.

The problem is to find the right technique, right specialist , right time , our lack of self-confidence maybe..

But the most important thing is to be hopeful and ambitious.....

Learning to control my Panic Attacks during the beginning stages of EMDR Therapy

Let me tell you my initial EMDR therapies. 

When I started this therapy , my anxiety was at the top level so that frequency of panic attacks increased.

I was feeling more anxious , phobic day by day.

We created an utopian relaxation place and named it while psychologist were applying tactile bilateral stimulation technique of EMDR. After the first session,  I applied tactile technique along with calling my utopian place name  while feeling very anxious , I suddenly started to yawn and felt relax. This situation had  really given me hope for the progress.

After 2 or 3 days of the first session a panic attack caught me  at the time I went to bed. Sudden anxiety started followed by nausea and finally panic attack.

I started to run from one room to another in a panic mood saying "I dont feel good, I feel bad, I am not fine " 

Then I sit down on the carpet in the living room. My therapist told me "panic attack lasts for about 15 minutes" I recall the words and started to wait with closing my eyes. I told myself "ok attack will finish in minutes"

I remember squeezing my hands. My panic attack lasted approximately 20 minutes. 

Did I go to emergency? Nooooo! :) And I think this was the first greatest achievement for me in that issue.

As soon as I came back to normal ; I tried to figure out the triggers of this panic attack Then I found following 

 1. I had eaten really terrible (high carbohydrate) which then resulted in stomach gas and reflux 

You know stomach gas affects heart beat rate, and if you dont get rid of this gas you may feel faint.

My nausea was the result of this situation.

2. I watched the sad news in TV , felt very sorry and scared.

These two  triggered panic attack as external reasons. 

Surely panic attack may start suddenly with no evidence of triggers, I think these may be called "intrinsic reasons. "

I notified the situation my therapist , and she told me EMDR would not cause Panic Attack, but Panic Attacks during EMDR would be very helpful in understanding how to control attacks. 

I guess victory was mine as I didnt go to emergency

Overcoming Phobias,Panic Attack with EMDR Therapy

Before going into details regarding my phobias, anxiety , panic attack and my overcoming journey, I would like to mention what I am doing  to overcome these problems.

I have been suffering panic attack since 2007 (I am ok now ) , I was a phobic person but not that much. After EPS Ablation ( heart rythm operation or treatment) I became more phobic. My anxiety and phobias jumped uppermost limits so that I couldnt go out, I couldnt travel. Then I visited a psychiatrist and started medication. After a while I started again to go out , but was not travelling and , becoming more phobic person day by day. New phobias formed , for example ; bridge phobia, subway phobia, tunnel phobia, bus phobia, driving phobia, intercity travelling, etc...
All of the phobias turned my life a terrible disaster. I changed a lot , it was not me! My abilities were my inabilities yet.
I told the situation to my psychiatrist , and he told me to consult a psychologist.
After this recommendation, my therapies started. I have been going to psychologist since 10 months , receiving mainly EMDR therapy, overcoming my phobias gradually and step by step.
I no longer afraid of Panic Attacks. I have the control .

How I beat Cat Phobia

A very hot summer day.. My anxiety reached up to its highest level while we were driving in intercity road. Then we stopped and turned back .Then  we went to a restaurant and ate Turkish Pizza. After  meal, I walked through home with my son  and came across a cat at the entrance of our block. You know cats act suddenly. And that cat started to jump in front of me then moved to backward then run to the left to the right , (I think he treated me as if I was a pointer) Surely my hear rate started increase while the cat was doing those sudden, absurd actions.

Then I said “Oo thanks it seems he went”   Awww what is it !  No sooner did I try to open the door, the cat appeared behind me suddenly!!!

A reall horror film! Thanks to kitten ; I found myself in the hospital due to tachycardia and panic attack!

Several days after, my son ( he was 3 years old ) was trying to give his bread to the cat.

While I was warning him and begging him as such  “ Come on son ! he may scratch , come on , leave the cat!,” , the cat was purring and rubbing to my son , showing his happiness with meow meow melodies. The cat was so hungry that he was eating bread. 

Compassion feelings at cat, happiness of my son , took me to the petshop and I bought cat food and fed him.This was the end of my cat phobia

Hashimoto - Panic Attack

I guess  most of you are familiar with Hashimoto Thyroiditis. Maybe you are one of the sufferer. Do you know :

40% of Hashimoto patients are Panic Attack

40% of Heart Rhytm Problem (e.g SVT) are also Hashimoto patients.

I was a phobic child . I grew up and my equation has altered :

Phobias + Hormonal Imbalances +Heart Rhythm Problem = Panic Attack

More Panic Attack  === More Phobia

More Phobia        ===== More anxiety

More anxiety            === More Phobia

More more          ======More hormonal imbalances

Then what you have in your hand : “ A big Vicious Cycle”