Those are some great advices, I get overly anxious too if I know I will be extra busy with activities that I used to love to do without thoughts of how to prepare for them (both before and after), not I have to plan everything I do, how much time it will take me, and how to prepare for the fallout afterwards. Usually, I end up with a bad flare, but then I am noticing that it doesn't take much for me to trigger a bad flare. But what gets me the most is when I end up canceling an activity and the people I was going to be with just can't understand why, they just think I am just making lame excuses not to go ahead with my plans. I just wish those people would get a taste of what I am going through and maybe they would finally understand, but chances are, they never will. That is why I really love this support group, people that really do understand what it is like and I can vent my frustrations and feelings with.

A lot of us do. For me, I get anxious and panic when I know I will be asked to overdo and KNOW I will be in more pain. I had to learn to delegate, say no, or modify activities so that they are less likely to cause a flare. As an example, some days standing while cooking or putting on makeup in the bathroom used up some of my non-flare time. To fix that, I purchased a drafting chair that sits me up high enough to stir and cook or that I sit in while putting on make up for the day or evening. I rent a mobility scooter when we go on vacation so that I can still be with my family and do activities without the anxiety of knowing I will be in paralyzing pain at the end of the day. With fibro you have to find your right balance and if that means sitting doing different activities that others do while standing - you make the change. When I stopped fighting modifying my life to be more gentle with myself, my panic and anxiety levels lessened.

Oh yes I most certainly do have panic attacks with fibro , like I loose sensation in my knees and wrist causing shortness of breath and electrical pains . Puts me in panic attacks, I never use to have panic attacks until fibro struck me . I always had anxiety and now I have both

I use to have them alot in my young adult years and I'm have them ever so often especially every night or every other night when I'm sleeping. I always say a prayer or calm myself down especially waking up. Or I wake up playing a game to help me calm down. I hope you find something that works for you. I hope you also find some kind of relief.

Yes some of my symptoms cause me to have panic attacks, I never had panic attacks until fibro struck me