Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Jacksonville, FL, US
Please Help, I Cant Take It Any More!! Posted: 03-13-07 15:15pm
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
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 48 Location: SA, TX
Fear Posted: 03-13-07 19:06pm
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
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Fitz229
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Jacksonville, FL, US
Posted: 03-13-07 21:54pm
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.
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ocdengineer
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 48 Location: SA, TX
Go to Your Gp Posted: 03-14-07 06:53am
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.
