My Panic Attack Solution

Comment from SUE M
Time January 17, 2010 at 11:03 am

you poor thing xx lots of love and hugs to you xx
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Comment from zee
Time January 17, 2010 at 11:34 am

yes. But they can be minimised and over come with techniques and practise and patience. Breathing and keeping in a calm state are very important.
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Comment from FC
Time January 17, 2010 at 11:51 am

I’ve started having episodes where I get all shaky does that count. I’me feeling very stressed and depressed at the moment which Ihave never done before. I wonder if they are related.
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Comment from cubalishus
Time January 17, 2010 at 12:41 pm

Yes a couple of years ago when my hubby had an accident at work, I thought I was going to collapse with panic, hope I never have to go through one of them again.
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Comment from fantasma
Time January 17, 2010 at 12:55 pm

Yes. Hate them.
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Comment from Katherine C
Time January 17, 2010 at 1:12 pm

i have panic attacks on a regular basis and it is terrifying for me so i know how you feel.
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a girl with panic attacks

Comment from AKA FrogButt
Time January 17, 2010 at 1:20 pm

Boy howdy! I used to have them almost every day but for some reason (and a good one) I hardly get them anymore at all. I won’t describe it because you KNOW how awful it is.
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Comment from rmdezanett32
Time January 17, 2010 at 1:53 pm

i have one almost every minute of every day
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Comment from kate
Time January 17, 2010 at 2:25 pm

yes and there horrible
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Comment from ? sexy-pig ?
Time January 17, 2010 at 2:51 pm

Just once but i think it was purely hormonal i had just given birth the week before , it was frightening but thankfully i have never had another
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Comment from scrumpy
Time January 17, 2010 at 3:40 pm

yes they are horrible a racing heart shaking so much you can not open your wallet or write anything also sweating it is really scary i just used to get my self home and start again laer when i felt better
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Comment from hi_iduntcyber_doyou
Time January 17, 2010 at 4:09 pm

oh yeah..2 of em.. my husband had just become a firefighter, and the public high school had a bomb threat…and hubby had to go…it sucked! and then the other an idiot was on the news ..practically hanging over a million burning tires that had been burning for a few days…and the news zoomed into the ladder truck and i seen our towns name..they got a lil closer..and i seen my husbands number…the idiot was my husband…UGH! and he had the nerve to call me later to ask if i seen him on the news
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Comment from Sick and Tired
Time January 17, 2010 at 4:16 pm

I had one last week as well. It was right in the middle of a training course at work and I had to walk out infront of everyone in the room. I was so embarressed but it felt aweful. I’m on meds for over a month now for panic attacks, but they obviously aren’t working.
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Comment from Elric High Elf of the Jungle
Time January 17, 2010 at 4:34 pm

Sorry too hear it and yes I’ve had one too so know how frightening it is, I thought I was dying and no one would phone for an abulance for me so I had to myself, my heart rate actually got up to 112bpm:-(
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Comment from Im a CrazyGirl?im weird ? aka AJ
Time January 17, 2010 at 5:14 pm

more often than i’d like to say. anymore its scarry AND annoying….
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Comment from Kitty
Time January 17, 2010 at 5:40 pm

You should talk to your Doctor if you have been experiencing these things they will be able to help you with it.

I have been using This alternative therapy call Emotional Freedom Technique on my anxiety and depression which has helped me a lot. I only have mild anxiety depression now and feel a lot better. It’s very good at getting rid of all kinds of negative emotions and dealing with all kinds of issues quickly. It does sound crazy but does work. It might be something that can help you. If you type panic attacks in to the search engine of emofree.com you should find some articles about EFT helping people who suffer from panic attacks. Also try the technique from the third link.
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http://www.emofree.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_freedom_technique
http://www.sarah-holland.co.uk/howto.html

Comment from neenthenana
Time January 17, 2010 at 6:25 pm

You must have been traumatised by it. I know I am when I get one. I have had them on and off for the past twenty years and am still unable to enter my local shoping centre by a certain door without freezing. My skin feels hot and prickly and I cannot breathe. I am aware of people talking to me and moving around me but I just cannot respond or move on my own.
The doctors say it is a defence mechanism telling me to stop as I am going into danger or about to do something which could cause me harm.
The only cure they can offer is that I become aware of the triggers so I can avoid the situation/site of the problem. Just knowing them does help. Try asking the Samaritans (I called them as I thought I was going mad) for a counsellor or get your GP to refer you to one. Just talking about it does help you clarify the problem and its causes.
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Comment from kerry
Time January 17, 2010 at 6:52 pm

yes. a lot in the past. i didn’t know what was wrong at first, you think the worst and panic more. now if it happens again (which luckily it hasn’t happened for ages) i understand what is happening, slow down and it soon passes.
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Comment from Jessie
Time January 17, 2010 at 7:04 pm

yea ive had one. it was horrible. i felt like i was gonna die!
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Comment from Babe
Time January 17, 2010 at 7:23 pm

My aunt and I both suffer them frequently.
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Comment from Chihiro-chan
Time January 17, 2010 at 7:41 pm

Yes, when I was stalked by a pervert guy on my way to school few years ago, thank God I noticed him (he had stalked me and my friend few days before that)… He was waiting for me in a dark road to attack, since I noticed him first, I took another road which was a longer one to pass through…
I cried after I arrived at school, luckily my friends were there to calm me down…
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Comment from Jacob W
Time January 17, 2010 at 7:50 pm

I never have. It seems that I am an odd sort, though. It probably is a genetic characteristic since my father and I are the same in this. What I am talking about is this. When something goes horribly wrong or I am facing some major stressful situation, I become very calm and my mind begins to function very clearly. However, once the moment has passed and I am now safe or releaved I seem to come unglued.

In other words for some reason I can shove all of that emotional turmoil to the side, temporarily, and deal with a situation very rationally. But I guess all that emotion has to come out somehow. For me it is after the fact.

For instance, many years ago, a man with a gun tried to mug my wife and me. I calmly reached into my pocket (while he had the gun pointed at my face) took out the small bills I carry in my right hand pocket and threw them out onto the street. When he turned to look at the money I cuffed him in the throat with my right hand and he collapsed, choking to the pavement.

In that moment I could think very clearly. It was as if someone increased the focus on a blury image. Once the threat was dealt with and my wife was safe we got to our car and suddenly it hit me. I started shaking so badly that I could not get the key into the ignition. My mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts of what could have happened or how badly it could have turned out. I was filled with fear.

But it always happens after the fact. While the threat exists, I probably seem like James Bond. When it is over I look like a babbling idiot.

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Comment from terrysainswhu
Time January 17, 2010 at 8:06 pm

Yes I have, they are very scary aren’t they I am a member of an Internet support group, see below. This has advice and guidance. I found the more I learnt on the subject the better I felt able to cope. I wish you well. Terry.

http://www.anxiety-panic-attacks-phobias.co.uk/index.php
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Comment from 2D1iLuV
Time January 17, 2010 at 8:54 pm

i always have panic attacks…
simple things make me panic
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Comment from smithers
Time January 17, 2010 at 9:26 pm

It’s the closest thing to feeling what a heart attack must be like aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarhhh I’m going to die bye bus! x
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Comment from -Nic-
Time January 17, 2010 at 10:05 pm

Yes, one time in school

and There’s been a few times I was close, but I turned out fine.
I hope you’re okay – get some rest!
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