Usually full blown anxiety attacks spiral out of control and you think something is wrong to the point that you are afraid that you are dying or losing control. Certainly what you describe is anxiety related and may indeed be apnic but hard top tell from just what you said in your note. If it is panic disorder the good news is that it can be cured in a relatively short period of time in cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) without meds. I had panic attacks for years and was on meds before being alerted to cbt.
Take care and I hope this is helpful.

Q

Stress about some things (like court) is normal but if you &/or your b/f are having these sorts of feelings alot you might try eating foods high in tryptophan (eg turkey, most nuts, ricotta cheese, yoghurt, bananas etc etc go into a search engine like google & look up natural sources of tryptophan) also a gentle 30 minute walk between 6 & 7 am both of these work on our brain chemicals to reduce stress.

Another thing you could try is "stress management" there's lots of stuff & types of this. Like take a breath & count to 10 & acknowledge that you can only do one thing at a time, meditation. Noting the situations that cause you stress & limit them then start out by taking "baby steps" by which I mean do things that stress you a little until you get used to that then move up to something more stressful & so on.

It just sounds like nervousness to me. Anxiety attacks usually make you feel like you are going to have a heartattack, and it is very hard to breathe. I think you are fine. Everyone gets nervous and figity.

I have met many people who suffer anxiety attacks, including myself & while it is true that in their severer forms the description they gives sounds like a heart attack, anxiety attacks are like most everything else & range from mild to severe. When younger I would throw up if I had to leave the house to visit even a friend & even now I have milder attacks, but I can also be out in a shopping centre & have to sit down because I feel like i'm about to pass out & I come over really hot & sweating etc.

There's a difference between fidgety &/or normal nervousness & even mild anxiety attacks.

Yeah, there is a difference, but what she described sounds like nervousness. I agree with saturn. Yes, you can have mild anxiety attacks also, but being fidgity in court is most likely nervousness. Unless it happens to her on a regular basis and while doing every day activities and ranges from mild to severe, and happens in normal situations, not just ones that would make the majority of people nervous. Then, it is most likely not anxiety.

Ms533 said:

"i felt like I had a lump in my throat, I was sweating, and was figity ...... And it felt like my heart was going to jump out of my body.........So now that I think back... ............I get like this everytime im nervous, but I think its beyond nervousness...... ....... Its an awful feeling"

"i get like this every time i'm nervous" - so not just in court so it sounds to me like something that she is only now recognizing happens to her in situations when she feels that it's not normal, i.E, "beyond nervousness" - she's seeking help to overcome a possible problem not just platitudes that she's fine.

Are you a doctor? Then quit acting like one. You gave her your opinion and I gave her mine. She can take it all in and make her own decision. Do you suffer from anxiety? I have had anxiety attacks for over 10 years and I think I would know signs of an anxiety attack and signs of plain nervousness. I did not say that she definately does not have anxiety, I answered the question that was asked, "does this sound like anxiety?" don't try to correct me and act like you are all perfect because I have read your posts and you give everyone the same answer for everything. "take a walk between 6 & 7, blah, blah, blah" that may help stress, but stress does not cause everything. Anxiety can be worsened by stress, but it is not the cause. Some people have it and some people do not.
I am not trying to be rude to you, but you give your opinion and I will give mine. Do not ever try to correct me again.
And if she finds out that she does have anxiety and needs help overcoming the problem then I am more than willing to help her. Right now, the question was once again, "does this sound like anxiety?" I answered with my experiences as i, myself, not just people that I have known, suffer from anxiety.

No & I never suggested that I was a dr!

Yes, I have suffered from anxiety attacks, stress, depression & nervousness for between 15 & 40 years depending on which condition you refer to as well as seeing it in family members & friends for over 40 years so I do know something about these things.

If I feel that you are wrong then I have the right to say so - don't you have something called the 1st amendment over there?? Or haven't you heard of that either??

Never have or would I say I was perfect if I was I wouldn't have all these problems now would I !!!! No-one is perfect & we are all different & have different views & experiences & so we get on better with some people than others, that's what makes the world so interesting & gives us so many different points of view especially in these forums thus enabling people to as you say make their own choices.

If you had read all my posts you would know that I do not give everyone the same answer, but if I believe that something may help someone (just as if you were to think something may help someone) then I shouldn't be on a forum like this if i'm not prepared to give the advice I believe might help them.

True (in part anyway) some people do have and others don't have stress &/or anxiety but what you fail to acknowledge is that a person can also develop either or both as a result of circumstances/environment etc.

By all means give your opinion & i'll give mine regardless of how rude you are to me & without even trying to be.

As to your command "do not ever try to correct me again." get over yourself I for one live in a free country where we don't need any amendments to give us the right to free speech, which includes correcting others if we feel it is appropriate or warranted.

Merry christmas