i was workin in one of my cqars today about to rip the starter out of it..so this car has been my hobbie the last 8-9 years,my heart is pounding racing ya da ya da.. later on im chillin with my family,and it feels like my heart is poundiing racing..so im like electrical problem with my heart and the tests missed it..i dunno it just dont stop.. gina i know u aint shady but the world is.. outlaw

hi outlaw,i have a new sickness everyday i swear.you are not alone i took my bloodpressure 3 times today.its normal and always is normal i wish i could stop being afraid of heart problems too.i went to the chiropractor today my back is still messed up.i have to go back wed.he says i could have a pinched nevere or a slipped disk.i give up! like i said earlier somethimg always wrong with me.and remember there are good people out there not everyone is shady!you have me for a friend! and i also suffer from gad! gina

you know what gets me about the panic disorder thing is you never feel peace at least for me im edgy,and i think people are shady for the most part..maybe im right most people are shady lol..my main thing is its like this my main deal is my heart i worry its bad,and the symptoms are the main stay,along with a big dark cloud over my head..i feel like im always in the funk like i cant put into words..before that i worroed i had esphegeal cancer from my constant heartburn..i always along with the anxiety havwe a symptom of a disease and its hard to relax when your edgy,anxious,depressed,and then you got the symptoms of some kind of disese its like a feeling like your under water..i know im rambling here but it so crazy how things go from one thing to another,and you never really feel comfort..anyone else in the same boat here constant anxiety,constant feeling of not being alive with the rest of the world and thinking and feeling your sick... outlaw

thanx people....you guys are great.. outlaw

well said crystal. perfect!

Hey Outlaw! I totally understand! I used to be on top of the world, conquer anything you throw my way! Then, one day I was sitting at home with my kids singing Winnie the Pooh songs and my entire body from head to toe went numb and tingly. That's where it started for me. I've had panic ever since and that was 12 years ago. I took Paxil for 7 years and got off it about 10 weeks ago and now here I am again. Back to fighting this monster off my back. I don't want to take meds anymore because I truly believe that meds mask the problem and don't take it away. Healing has to come from within us. I have done a lot of research about panic and anxiety and have read in many places that the most effective way to beat this is through Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). You can do this with a therapist, but it's not necessary. This website teaches CBT in their free 12 week program. All it takes is your dedication and determination to start learning it. I am on week three now and it really is making a difference for me! I still struggle, but not every single moment of every day anymore. Because I am learning how to retrain my thinking and my reactions to events (like your heart freaking out for no apparent reason). If you haven't started the program yet, I strongly urge you to do so! The only way we are going to beat this is through ourselves. Each of us has it within ourselves to do this - you just have to get determined and devoted to do it. I know you can do this! It's a free program and is extemely helpful and informative! I hope you try it! By the way, my fears revolve around heart disease also. I am constantly aware of my heart rate and every little bump and thump that is out of order also. Devote yourself to getting better! You can do this - I promise! And when you're having a bad day, we'll be here to help hold you up. :)

u people are great im just trying to hang tough right..its like sometimes im on top of the world,jamming my music walking without a care in the world..everything is great..maybe its like people say bi polar is like than im crushed by these feelings..ive got in the mirror i got outlaw tattoed on my arm kept saying bring it anxiety like i was about to fight someone im tough as nails too..the next thing im like on the couch holding myself..i hate how life feels normal at rare times than it feels like someone pulled the carpet from under u..it sucks man,nothing feels right,BUT I BELIVE I WILL GET BETTER REALLY I DO IM TOUGH..but will i lose my sweet lady,and daughters in the process..my moms tired of me,too..they love me but enough is enough right.. outlaw

i am symptomatic all day every day with panic attacks two or three times a day its bull sh**t that they only last or "peak" within a half hour because i have had waves of panic that last for hours and hours you are not alone. everyone is different. some of us are worse than others. but we will be ok we always get through it right?

Hey Outlaw, Something to share with you, when my man left me after 8 years, the night he walked out my world collapsed. Ok for the next 2 weeks I was in a state of sustained anxiety. What I mean is that every hour of each day I had rapid heart beats, cold hands, sweat pouring off of my body, shakes so bad I could hardly hold a cigarette, vison problems, breathing problems, strange muscle spasms, ached from forehead to heels, inside shakes, DP/DR, interrupted sleep, I would fall asleep only to be jolted awake about an hour later to the one thought "he left you, you are worthless". Crying that lasted for hours, I mean lay on the floor and gutteral moans and screams of despair. And so on. I never had a moment of peace, my body was reacting to my mind and it wiped my ass out. ALL due to emotional upset. I had nothing wrong with me (physically) other than I was totally blasted out of my world. I had a mental meltdown. I think the reason you are having sustained problems is that you are so tuned into your thoughts, feelings and despair that you keep these symptoms alive by worrying about them. I got out of the despair because I guess I could not take it one more day. Dont get me wrong I still have meltdowns occasionally and I still will have hour after hour of anxiety but I know my thoughts are causing me to feel this way. Its one of the hardest things for us to accept and truely believe, but we are our own worse enemies. Our worries, our fears, our feelings, our fustration, our feeling overwhelmed, inability to cope, begging for peace, a moments respite, we have it within us to change all these "bad" thoughts around. I have read numerous times on several different panic boards that most people make the change, the decision to live again when they get so **** mad at living like this everyday that they get fed up and decide that they just dont care anymore, let the panic come, let the anxiety come, let my heart race, let me tremble, I DONT CARE ANYMORE. When they get that mad, they change the way they look at anxiety and panic and learn not to fear it anymore and begin to recover. Maybe you have not gotten there yet. Maybe for you it will be something else that makes you decide to stop the negative and get onto the positive, I dunno. If you wa

i think thats why we worry because they last fot so long thats my fear i think if this anxiety then why every day is there some new problem or the old ones just hangover us ive just had this discussion with my husband as i feel very depressed today as iam not getting better.ive tried herbal,hypnotherapy medication so whats next.iam trying to hold it together as if i give in then uts won.ther is no resourses in the uk and the time diffrence over here makes it hard for me to respond to people