Fear of Hallucinating When Having Panic Attack Posted: 08-09-07 01:41am
I know that the sensation of choking and
feeling your heart beat skip or beat fast
are more common panic attack
symptoms...but does anyone else get the
feeling that they are going to
hallucinate? I feel this or I feel like
everything's getting dim or feel dizzy.
When I look in the mirror I feel like I'm
someone else looking at myself (but of
course, always know it's me). I feel like
I'm in a dream world or something. This
occurs a lot when I'm starting a panic
attack. It's like I'm afraid of seeing
things that aren't there.
Anyone else have any similar feelings? Or
maybe I'm just going crazy!!
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dylan101
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Posted: 11-05-07 07:38am
i have exacly these feelings i feel as
though i will start seeing
things/hallucinating how long have u been
like this for?
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eOns of gREy
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Posted: 11-05-07 10:43am
What things do people see when they
hallucinate? Do you see like, a demon or a
monster or something that just doesn't
exist or what? Do you know it's not really
there?
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Chelsipie84
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Posted: 11-05-07 17:27pm
This post is in reply to eOns of gREy's
reply to my original message.
Well, in this post I was only talking
about the fear of hallucinating. I never
actually hallucinated while having a panic
attack.
I do, however, know some things about
hallucinations that might help answer your
question. To hallucinate is to perceive
something that is not really there. There
are many types of hallucinations because
hallucinations can affect any sense. So
this includes taste, touch, auditory,
olfactory (smelling things that aren't
there), and as you mentioned...seeing
things.
Most of the time people think that
hallucinating is just seeing things that
aren't there. It is not just generalized
to that sense. However, a visual
hallucination could be seeing demons like
you said, but it could also be seeing
ANYTHING. It could be just a strange
pattern on the wall, seeing objects,
people, animals, anything really.
With other hallucinations, you can
experience things such as feeling somebody
touching your shoulder when nobody is
there, hearing voices when there's nobody
there, and also smelling and tasting
things that you aren't acutally
experiencing.
People can often tell that it's not real
and that it's just a hallucination. It can
still be very disturbing (such as when you
hallucinate as a result of taking drugs or
as a symptom of a mental disorder that
causes hallucinations). Sometimes,
though, people cannot tell if the
hallucination is real or not.
Hopefully that answers some of your
questions.
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eOns of gREy
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Posted: 11-05-07 19:12pm
i know that.. i wonder if i have auditory
hallucinations. the other night.. i heard
lots of noises... and there was no one
there.
trash can opening
people stomping in my backyard
a hugeass boom like a someone slaming the
back of a car door
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chocoholic07
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Posted: 11-10-07 23:42pm
wow that must be so scary! especially when you
feel someone touching you when no one
actually is!! arghhhh
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eOns of gREy
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Posted: 11-11-07 12:37pm
Actually Chelsipie84, I've had some of
those things happen to me. I felt a hand
on my shoulder(multiple times) and no one
as there. I've heard noises when no one
was there. And then the things I said two
posts above.
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Chelsipie84
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Posted: 11-11-07 18:23pm
Are you having these hallucinations in
your sleep (sleep paralysis) or are you
just having hallucinations when you are
fully awake?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-16-07 23:51pm
Chelsipie- if it helps, hallucinations are
not common with panic attacks.
However, they are possible to occur along
with any other disorder really, but then
that makes it a different diagnosis. The
sense that you are kind've apart from
reality is normal during panic, and
doesn't necessarily mean you are going to
hallucinate.
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PlacidIntricacy
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Well... Posted: 04-30-08 19:05pm
okay not to worry people. i feel like
you're all worrying yourself. It's
perfectly normal to convince yourself of
abnormal slight hallusinations. i used to
always feel tapping on my shoulder, it
would more be a thought like "maybe i felt
a tapping on my shoulder... im not sure?".
theres nothing to worry about. oh and
hearing things. often people can hear
something slight. like cracking in the
walls, and your mind will percieve it as
something else. it can happen to any of
your senses. stop freakin yourselves out
=D nothing to worry about.
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garoid
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Posted: 05-09-08 14:56pm
I've had this kind of episode for over 20
years. It might be a year between
episodes, or a day. I get hot &
sweaty (probably adrenaline) and
experience weird, nightmare-like effects.
At the same time, I'm aware that I'm
having this thing, so I'm aware of being
in both places at once.
I have anxiety, depression, allergies,
migraine-like headaches, and tension
headaches. I take meds for these
conditions, but the docs don't know what
to call or do about the going-away
episodes.
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PlacidIntricacy
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Hmm... Posted: 05-09-08 22:06pm
I dont personally trust pills. i feel like
they could often be the cause of anything
abnormal. and i only base that off
personal experience, so im not just
pulling that out of the air.
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jmarieinca
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hallucinations Posted: 07-21-08 11:16am
I get panic attacks but it seems different
than hallucinations. I haven't had a BIG
panic attack in over a year where I called
911 but I didn't go to the hospital. I
truly thought I was going to die but I
talked myself into that this is just a
panic attack and I'm going to be okay.
The wierd thing is I'm hallucinating that
Heath Ledger is in my family room in his
Joker costume even as I type this ( and
haven't even seen the movie). I'm in my
3rd trimester of pregnancy. I don't know,
maybe hallucinations are common during
pregnancy, and I haven't had any panic
attacks durign my pregnancy at all since
I've been relaxed and excited. I don't
think hallucinations are always part of
panic attacks, it depends on the
individual. I haven't suffered from them
until now, and it's freaky!
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