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Q: Please Help, I Cant Take It Any More!!

asked by: beray on March 13th, 2007

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I am 16 years old and i realize now from posting on this site that i probably suffer from anxiety/panic attacks. Today i was in school sitting there and i just started to think about panic attacks and i started to feel one come on. i tried to fight it by taking deep breaths but it overwhelmed me and i felt extremely wierd, it didn't feel like reality everyone around me just seemed so different. I started to have heart palpitations and i realized that nothing was wrong with me i was just having a panic attack. So i tried to relax and i took deep breaths and it went away. This attack was my second. But after i still felt like i was not normal i still felt a little wierd and light headed. Well the point that i am trying to get to is that when i think about it happening it starts to happen. But i can't stop thinking about when my next one will occur. How do i prevent this from happening?

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ocdengineer

replied on March 13th, 2007

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Fear

The trick is to not allow it to scare you. If it doesn't scare you it can't get bad. There are things you can do to also help you. Eat well and exercise. Don't do any drugs including alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. One huge one is practice meditation. This will teach you how to not be afraid of a panic attack. On top of all that I still have to take Xanax for my anxiety disorder and it has really helped me!

Later,
OE

beray

replied on March 13th, 2007

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thank you oe but the problem is i am not afraid of it happening it just happens but i know when it is going to happen because i start to feel odd and i think its my brain that starts to tingle and it happens. I also want to know if it is possible to get rid of the attacks without medication or therapy.

ocdengineer

replied on March 14th, 2007

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Go to Your Gp

Get a physical from head to toe and make sure it isn't a physical issue. Once that is done then you can at least rest assured that you have some sort of anxiety disorder which is usually the case. At this point there is no method that doesn't involve medication or therapy of some sort wether it be self-therapy or the such. There just isn't a way. If there was, wouldn't you and many others have found it by now? If the physical turns out OK then consider finding an anxiety disorder specialist nearby and get a diagnosis from he/she.

Good luck,
OE

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