ive had a very traumatic week, alot of horrible things happened. ive only cried for maybe 3 minutes about everyhthing, instead ive been having these attacks, they don't hurt, but theyre miserable and frustrating. Ill be talking to a friend on the phone or even just by myself, and i get a tingly tickly feeling somewheres in my body and i know the attack is coming. usually im laying in bed or i get into bed if i know im going to have one. i start out shivering, and then i begin to twitch a little, and it ends in complete involuntary convulsions that have lasted for over an hour on some occasions. i don;t do drugs so i know its not drug related and im not on any medications at all. i think that these atacks are stress related, because when i was younger, i had a lot of emotional issues, and i would get into fights with my mom and end up having similar things as to what i have now, but it wasn't as bad. during these attacks, i am completely aware of everything, i can manage to talk if im on the phone, but i usually dont unless i need to because my breathing becomes very rapid and it's hard to talk well when its like that. ihave as many as 5-6 a day and its usually at night, i can withhold them until i get home but eventually it seems to build and build and just break. when i hold them back in public i usually have been twitching, just my arm, or my head a little. and only once or twice. my heart races, and my breathing is very...stuttery? i dont know how esle to say it. my muscles tense up really quick and tight, then they loosen a little then tighten. i dont feel any fear when these happen, i dont feel panicked, just annoyed and i want it to be over, especially when it's the long ones. also, i dont have to conscienscously think about waht happened, they just come, maybe it's in the back of my mind? usually it will calm down for a few minutes and i just breath rapidly cause i cant help it, and i can tell its not done because i get that tickly tingly feeling in my arms or legs. id like to know if anyone knows what these are? i assumed they were jsut panic attack, but i researched it and it didnt quite sound like the symptoms ive been having. can seizures be caused by an emotional traumatic event? what should I do?
