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Panic attacks

Posted by DrSalvadork - November 1st, 2008


Hmm, it seems I'm developing a panic disorder. I've done some reading around, and it seems it's not uncommon, and it can be treated and cured through therapy, medication or psychological methodologies.

I just wanted to share my thoughts, as there might be others with the same problem, and if this lil info could help, then that would be great.

I read a bit of info at Wikipedia:
Panic Attack
Panic Disorder

The best info snippets are how the panic attacks work, and that there are many ways of coping with it.
It seems to start out of nowhere, your body reacts as if you were in lethal danger and releases endorphins into the blood. As a result your heart-rate will increase, you'll start to sweat and feelings of anxiety and fear of death may be present. These feelings give a stronger reaction from your body, and now you have a loop where the panic increases over time.

I've only had two actual full-out panic attacks so far, but that's just because I usually can escape the situation to stop it. I often feel an anxiety of the attack though, and I can feel milder anxiety levels randomly throughout whole days.
E.g. I didn't get any sleep last night because whenever I tried to go to bed, I started to feel an attack coming.
There are some different symptoms of the attack, and I experience sweating, mild out of breathedness, heart palpitation (you hear/feel your heart beat and can't stop thinking about it), CRAZY increased heart-rate and as a result fear of heart attack and death.

I've actually hold through an attack once, and it during a physics lecture, so there was nothing I could do! Felt like an awful torture or something, goddammit!

Anyhow if there's someone reading this, who has a panic disorder, remember:
YOU ARE NOT ALONE! AND THE ATTACK CAN'T HURT YOU, YOU WONT HAVE A HEART ATTACK!

Here's a technique Ima try tonight. If it doesn't work, I'll check out some more vids about it on YouTube, and might even have to seek help from a professional...

Whew...

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Comments

That'd suck panicking at random times, hope u get better! :)

Thanx for the support. I hope so too. :)
You know it's weird how I feel totally different at times when I've had an episode than other times.
Yesterday I felt like crap. Then I got a good night sleep and today felt pretty good. We were at our summer-cottage today, and the weather was perfect. So I feel good right now, although I don't know how long it'll last.

Sounds crazy, hope those techniques work out fine!

Yeah, totally depends on the day and time, but yeah.
Thanx for the support!

Wow, I just realized you probably read the whole thing. o.O