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do you ever get panic or anxiety attacks? what triggers them for you? and what do you do to get through them?
For me they come out of the blue no reason just happen. I usually will call someone like tonight it was my little sister and I talk
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do you ever get panic or anxiety attacks? what triggers them for you? and what do you do to get through them?
For me they come out of the blue no reason just happen. I usually will call someone like tonight it was my little sister and I talk to them for a bit or go for a drive. the driving makes me focus on something else besides the panic attack. they suck but i have to deal with them alot.
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I started getting anxiety and panic attacks 5 years ago. Every once in a while they would come out of the blue or even if I got excited. Sometimes it was like my body would go paralyzed during an attack! My eyes would squeeze close as would my hands, legs and arms. It's embarrassing because I wasn't able to move those parts. Once I was super ill for a period of time. I had endometriosis and some other health problems. I lost weight and got to 70 lbs! I had bronchitis and a stomach virus AND laryngitis all at the same time during the first year of my panic attacks. I was home alone and about to shower, didn't know what I was sick with at the time and I suddenly had an attack while NAKED and was dry heaving. I had to call and get help from my brother and as soon as he hung up, headed to find me, my legs, lips, eyes and arms went paralyzed! This was my first ever episode where that all happened and instead of breathing, it came out in awful screams that I could not stop! When my brother got to my house he said he could hear my screaming from down the road! He was terrified and I truly thought I was dying that day. As humiliating as it was (and still is) I was unable to get dressed so all I had on was a towel. He had to dress me before going to the hospital and he chose a see through tiny shirt and no bra! How embarrassing! Anyways, when I was in the hospital and feeling much better, I remember crying and telling him he saved my life, I would've died without him coming to help. It really felt like I was gonna die.
Anyways, I got used to them and didn't freak out so bad or feel like I was dying. I still never had one as bad as that first day, but then again I was only 70 lbs. at the time!
My Dr. prescribed me meds for it, but to be honest, the only thing that's going to stop the attacks for good is finding out why you're having them. What is bothering you? The meds helped me a lot, but I can't focus at all when I take them. It knocks me out cold and I won't even remember things that happened for the 4 hours after taking them. I don't like it, but have learned to take them before bed if I must. They were helpful to use while I was working on getting to the root of my problems which was a really awful experience I had years ago. I had to deal with the problem, confront it and heal before my anxiety stopped. It was the hardest thing I went through and I truly thought I WAS crazy at times, but with an oustanding support system (even if it's one person!) I made it! Mine was my partner and he was the ONLY support I had. So, do you have an idea of where this is coming from? You might even need a counselor. I thankfully, was able to do it with my partner alone, but it really puts strain on a relationship. I would definitely suggest having a strong support system before you even begin to confront the real problem. If it's anything like what mine was, you'll need it and you might even have crazy days where you have a nervous break down, but it's amazing how far you can come! I hope you're able to get past the anxiety. It is possible. I've actually not had an attack for a year (next month will be a year since my last!)
PS. If you'd want someone to talk to, I'd be glad to hear from you!
You can message me with anything you want. Just hope it gets better for you.
