Chronic Health Ailments- How Do You...
Body & Soul3 mins ago
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You might want to check with your GP in case it's a case of hyper ventilation i.e. breathing so quickly that in fact you can't draw breath. In such cases it sometimes helps to blow up a brown paper bag and take deep slow breaths from the air in the bag. But don't try and use a polythene bag and suffocate yourself.! I[m not a medical person but it might be possible to confuse a sudden change in heart rhythm (i.e. occasionally missing a beat) with a panic attack so please see your GP for a checkup.
good advice and info...thanks...
OBonio: The reason I use the phrase "I deny it" is because I refuse to believe that I am so emotionally unstable that I can't control myself...I just try to pretend that I am in control when I really know I'm losing it! The truth is there have been times when I can't catch my breath, my heart beats fast, my head is pounding, my stomach feels knotted and twisted and I just want to scream and cry...the feeling of impending doom is certainly present as well...but this is rare and I hope it stays that way!
I also deeply hope that you no longer take speed and ecstasy!
Well, mfewell I have felt a panic attack about 3 times in the past 8-9 months. I believe that the first came about after my college graduation...I had no job, the plans I had for myself had fallen through and I had no idea where I would go from there...
I remember my family, friends were all around me for two days during my graduation to celebrate, then all at once everyone left...went back to their homes, school, etc. and I was completely alone, with no clue of what I was going to do with my life. I was driving away after having said goodbye to my boyfriend (who I wouldn't see for 2 weeks) and I couldn't catch my breath in my car...I started to breath heavily, my stomach knotted up, my head started to pound and I felt like crying...when I walked into my empty apartment I broke down and just sat trying to catch my breath and swallow for about 20 minutes.
Since then, I have maybe felt one or two...but I think that was my first. I don't have them often, and definately not at work...I fell panic when I am in situations like the above, when I'm alone, no one has been around during these times.
Hi - a real full blown panic attack can be very scary - pounding heart, unable to breathe, feeling dizzy, sweaty palms, feeling faint, feeling as if you could literally fall off the edge of the world - you will certainly know if you have had one and I doubt would be able to deny it - anxiety can also bring on these symptoms but maybe not as aggressively (you do not have to be depressed to have panic attacks or anxiety) check out www.nomorepanic.com may be of some help - the main thing is to recognise the feelings before they take hold and try to control them with breathing etc etc - dont forget we are all different so there may be a unique reason why you feel panicky and yes you can get them in your twenties, thirties, forties etc without ever having experienced them before