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for 21 år siden 0 +0 / -0 10

I guess we need to try and remind ourselves over and over again, that these attacks are harmless and no one has ever died from a panic attack. :)

for 21 år siden 0 +0 / -0 131

Thanks Allison, I am so frightened of the panic attacks because of the fear of dying whilst having an attack that I always try to fight it. Thanks for the advice - I will try to accept it and go with the flow. Ann

for 21 år siden 0 +0 / -0 10

Hey Ann, I am a sufferer as well and need advice too. BUT one thing that a psycologist told me last week has seemed to help so far....He said, when you feel it coming, don't fight it. Let it come. He said it's worse if you fight it. My main fear is the fear of the attack....so when I don't fight it, it seems to go away before it even comes. Hope this helps. -Allison

for 21 år siden 0 +0 / -0 1062

That sense of unreality you describe sounds like depersonalization, very common with panic attacks, Ann.

for 21 år siden 0 +0 / -0 131

Thank you Wanda and Gerry for your responses. I am waiting to see a Pyschologist - I have seen him once in February and I am currently on his waiting list to see him again (approx 3-4 months, so it shouldnt be long now). He said that Panic Attacks/Anxiety is a fairly common problem and is very easy to treat - so I am expecting miracles when I do eventually see him again. What he did say to me in February was that I treat each panic attack as a new experience and I dont accept it for what it is. He says this makes the Panic Attack worse as I try to fight it. (Does that make sense). I am currently working through the Panic Program and some days I feel it is working and then other days I feel like I am back to square one. I just want to wake up tomorrow and be back to 'normal'. How do other people cope when they are having a panic attack? Do you treat it as a new experience or just accept it? Thanks

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Ann hi there. Yes I can relate to your feelings of things being weird before a PA attack. I get a stomach thing and it just comes up like a wave over me. For about five minutes before an attack things start to become strange. Almost I am not part of reality. Sometimes I get a cold feeling in the bottom of my stomach and then it starts to go over and over and this leads to a PA. I guess we all have different feelings but similar symptoms. I had a real corker of a PA a few weeks back, so much so, I thought I was out of my body - strange but true. I almost seemed to be looking on and seeing myself as I thought at the time, dying. Of course I was very much alive but it was weird. I get mostly nocturnal PA's which are quite disorientating just coming out from sleep. Sometimes I spend an hour in the garden any time of the year, just trying to bring myself around. I splash my face with water do anything to try and get back to reality. PA's are not nice, but as so many have said, they are not life threatening although you think you are dying at the time. I said 'goodbye' to my poor hubby three weeks ago, thinking it was the 'end.' Good job he is used to them! I wish you the best and hope that we can all learn and manage our panic attacks better in the future. Gerry

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Dear Ann, Do not feel alone, at all. The feelings you expressed seem like common denominators to those of us who suffer from anxiety/panic disorder. I feel the exact same way, and if you asked any number of sufferers, the response would be the same, "yes". I don't know how long you have been having these feelings, but, know one thing - it really is a battle of sorts. There are ways to 'deal' with anxiety. Hopefully, you are able to see a good doctor to council with. If not, read many of these posts on this sight - and see what others have written. I 'always' have a certain medication in my purse - just in case. I have been in 'seriously' embarrassing situations, my marriage virtually broke up because of my husband not wanting to go through the hassle of 'me' being anxiety ridden. So, onward and upward went my life. I have struggled through the worst attacks, and am living to tell about it - I am perfectly normal, have a good job and enjoy life very much. However, it took allot of work to get to where I am now. I researched endlessly about anxiety and panic disorders - was in a group for three and one half years - it was great! I still have them, after 16 years. But, I know the 'beast' - I understand it - I have learned ways of dealing with the panic attacks - just remember...they won't kill you, you 'won't' go crazy - they 'always' pass, don't they? Just keep on trying to find out as much as you can about this disorder - with or without a doctor(preferrably 'with' a doctor) - so there...hang in there, post often, research, ask questions and analyze yourself before, during and after an attack - try not to be afraid of them - don't let it get the best of you. I find that 'Ativan' has been the only med that has totally allowed me to function in society just fine - fends off the 'beast'. I do wish I did not have to take the medication, but, I do so, only as needed. Let us know how you are doing. You are not alone!! Bye for now...

for 21 år siden 0 +0 / -0 131

Does anyone else get a strange feeling before a panic attack? It is really hard to explain, but it feels like things around me are not quite right and I feel quite lightheaded/faint/strange. The thing that worries me, is that it seems to come from nowhere and when I am not particularly stressed or anxious. I have recently been getting this feeling quite alot, and it beginning to freak me out. I am convince that something serious is wrong with me. Whenever I get this feeling, I begin the vicious cycle of panic attacks. Can anyone help???

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