You must realize something. It's GOING to happen. Keep that very thought in your head. You will have an anxiety attack again. YOu see, what happens is, one day you have this TRIUMPHANT day and you feel great and wonder why you felt so bad before, then all the sudden you get too confident and get off your track and then all the sudden you have an anxiety attack and the atttack is BAD and feels awful, then you beat yourself up mentally. it has happened to me. I almost quit my job.
Girl, you are going in a positive direction! Don't stop now, or let this stop you! You have to pick yourself up...take a deep breath and try it again, not go downhill from here, you have to keep going!
I have my bad days too, but those are getting FEW AND FEWer. If i have a bad day, i allow it..
but now, usually i can correct my anxiety. If all the sudden i start to feel anxious, i quickly refocus my thoughts (instead of letting them take over and paralyze me like before) and tell myself that it's okay there's no reason to get nervous, and then all the sudden i start to calm down inside and then i feel peace and start acting like myself and making people laugh..etc.
it's okay, let it happen! allow it. i mean, if you think about it objectively, it's kind of irrational to think you would overcome your anxiety in a week. It takes time and practice..and you'll make being happy a habit..and the attacks will become less and less. but when they do happen you have to just let them come...and deal with it...refocus your thoughts an dyour behavior..and then you'll start feeling better. .
Jessica