Hi Justin,

I think you would be surprised how many people all over the world suffer from what you are describing.

What ends up happening is once the mind is overwhelmed, the body gives up. This leads to panic attacks, stress, problems with weight, blood pressure, etc. The body is literally fighting itself because of the mind!!!

The thing is we all have anxiety, fears, regrets, etc.

These are a normal part of life, however each one of us must find our own way of releasing all of this tension from the mind and the body.

In addition to regular sleep, exercise, diet, and quiet time - one of the things that helps me as an alternative to medicine or counseling is simple breathing techniques. Awareness of the breath is the key to quieting the mind.

There are a few good books on this subject, one of them being Living From the Heart by Puran Bair. Check it out...

You will be alright man. It's good that you are posting here, and seeking solutions with an open mind.

You're not alone

All the best
Daniel

I have had panic attacks and anxiety problems, too, and like Daniel said, breathing does help a lot. Take deep, slow, breaths and focus on breathing. Just a word of advice, from experience I know that antidepressants and antianxiety medications can make panic worse, especially if you ever decide to withdraw from the medication. So it is best to find other ways to deal with the anxiety. You are not alone!

I am 23 years old too and I had some problems like you but my shrink helped me and now I can become calm when there are uneasy situations in my life and I start to feel panic and I began to creat to calm my nerves - ot really helps!

I AM 16 AND WEAKS AFTER SMOKING CANABIS THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME PROBLEM BREATHING, THINKING,MEMORY LOST, DEPRESS.STRESS EXC. I NEVER DID ANY DRUGS BEFORE BUT I WAS FEELING DRUGS OUT SO I WENT TO GO DO A BLOOD TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE. I QUIT SMOKING KNOW BOTH CIGARETE AND WEED QUITING WEED WAS EASY BUT CIGARETE WAS HARD I I WENT TO GET DOCTER HELP AND AM CURED I STILL GET PANIC ATTACKS BUT ONCE ARE TOO TIME A MONTH AM STILL MEDICATIONS WHICH HELPS A LOT I REFUSE TO TO TAKE MY ANTIDEPRESANT PILLS COUSE THEY GET ME HIGH AND SICK WHEN I GET PANICS ATTACK I JUST TRY AND DO SOMETHING LIKE DRAW ARE WORK ON MY CAR.

TO "INSANEEMEMBRANE" : I have suffered for years; and the docs have always perscribed me anti-depressents xanex; thing is I am not depressed; and the anti-depressants make me sick, but the xanax always has worked. If you only have a few attacks a month; maybe having a few .2 (weekest) xanax on hand would help out. Also, the few times I was around pot that was a big no-no!!! Talk about an instant attack! Paranoia and all... I haven't touched it in years. Oh one more thing that helps; breathing into a lunch bag; it keeps me from hyperventilating. Good job on the quitting smoking ciggs.!!!

Hi all
My name is Gery and I'm 35 years old.My panic attacks start 7 months a go but from 4 weeks is worse and keep coming and going...I also find that after an exercise is more powerful.If any body know something about please give me some suggestion.Tanks