Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 26 Location: Manchester,England
Hi.. Posted: 05-06-06 08:44am
Hi i`ve got a leaflet in front of me and
its got basically the same info,i`ve had
this leaflet for about a year,but it
has`nt eased my anxiety,the doctors say
its all in our heads,and if a panic attack
comes on just relax,do this,do that and
everything will be ok..I can tell you,when
a panick attack comes on aint no "do
this,do that or do anything" is going to
make it go away,it will go away when it
decides...Its over when its over and not
until then..
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Sub_Tonic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Indiana
Posted: 05-09-06 01:17am
I agree. No matter how hard i've tried to
calm myself down, it wouldn't cease until
it wanted to. I had one just 3 hours ago,
and I tried drinking some juice, leaning
on the wall, sitting down and laying my
head down on the table or on my arms. It
got no better. I'm just extremely glad
that my attacks aren't very bad compared
to some of the ones i've seen discussed on
here. The most I get is shakiness, a very
uncomfortable feeling in my chest, nausea,
being light headed. One of the symptoms I
actually like, and its the feeling that
reality is gone and you're in a dream. It
kinda helps calm you down after a while
lol.
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paul b
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 26 Location: Manchester,England
Posted: 05-09-06 05:21am
Thats right sub tonic,i`ve had sooo many
people tell me how to calm myself down,but
its all a load of crock,there`s absolutely
no way I can cut a panic attack short and
control it myself and feel normal within
say an hour,i`ve never been able to,altho
i`ve been having a good go,but i`m still
at square one,prevention is another thing
that I cant do,sometimes I can be anxiety
free for say a couple of months if i`m
lucky,then it just hits me again out of no
where,then its back again on and off for
months,i just go from day to day,some days
its mild,other days its terrible..Someone
needs to come up with a cure !!!!
Terrible disease !!!!
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loopy-one
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 19 Location: UK
Breathing Posted: 05-10-06 11:14am
The main thing is your breathing -
breathing deeply. It isn't easy to do
when you start to feel a panic attack
coming on though. Its the fear that I am
going to stop breathing that scares me the
most which makes my breathing more
shallow. I know breathing is involuntary
and it just happens, but feeling that I
can't breathe for me is really scary.
Saying it is all in your head is not
helpful and only people who don't
experience it can say that kind of
thing.
It is a physical feeling and it is
difficult to control.
I try to calm myself by saying "you can
breathe, take deep breaths, you will feel
better soon" etc. I don't seem to get
really bad panic attacks except for about
3 times in the last 6 or so months, one
being particualrly bad.
Does anyone get this feeling that they are
too tired to breathe and you're afraid
you'll just stop? Thats how it gets me
and it can feel horrible.
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Sub_Tonic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Indiana
Posted: 05-14-06 07:15am
Yeah. My panic attacks are pretty much
gone for now, but I still sometimes feel
short of breath if I get worried about
something too much. It's not nearly as
bad as your mind leads you to believe.
Whenever it happens, I force myself to
breath normally without deep breaths, and
you'll be amazed that you're just fine
when you do this. It's just your mind
messing with you. If it ever happens,
just breathe normally and focus on
different things to take your mind off it.
It worked for me.
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