I need to go somewhere, but the thought of going there is giving me a panic attack?
I really need to go register for classes. Its a college an hour away but the thought of driving there and registering is giving me a panic attack already, cant imagine actually being there. I have respirdone and invega (and seroquel but thats outa the question) that i can take to calm me down, but it might affect my driving abilities. Idk what i should do. 
d/x psychotic depression.
What you are going through I go through everyday of my life.
Things to keep in mind, you’ve done it before, you can do it again.
Everything is hard.
Deep relaxing breaths before you leave.
Don’t give yourself any time to think about leaving the house. Get up get dressed and get the *hell"* out of the house as soon as you can. The more you think the worse it gets.
Give yourself permission to pull over and have a rest if you need to.
Go for a fast walk for about 5 minutes to burn off the adrenaline before you get in the car.
Have some milk it does help you calm down.
Be brave, no matter how scary it is, you can do it.
Put a rubber band on your wrist, when you feel the panic snap the rubber band real hard. The brain can’t deal with two things at once, the pain of the rubber band will override the anxiety and panic.
I hope even one of these helps just a little bit, I have to go out today also……..I am not going to let the panic crap stop me this time.
Remember a panic attack can only last for a certain period of time.
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Comment from Aenton
Time December 11, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Try to play some songs in your car that should help
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Comment from mithra_0
Time December 11, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Try having someone else drive you to school. Take your best friend.
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Comment from Sun
Time December 11, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I had my first panic attack this month, and I feel I am already done with them. My heart started racing one day on the train, and I couldnt breathe, my chest felt tight…i have a heart condition so I naturally though it was that. I had my sister bring me to the hospital where they checked everything out..they ended up sending me home saying everythign was fine. It happened again, again I went to severals doctors and they said it was fine..You have to get to the bottom of the fear and face it. I was afraid fo being on a train cause I was in no control. If I did want to get to a hospital, how would I stop the trian and get out…then find an ambulance. After I realized that they were just panic attacks I was prescribed Ativan which works wonders. 1mg and your mind stops racing. Then you can calm down and really figure out why you might be having these panic attacks. You need to sit and think what you are really afraid of and realize that there are lot worse things going on. You are too stuck inside your own head…in this specific situation, I would drive over to the campus. Take an ipod and a book…dont go register right away..walk around, and take your pill…Calm down and read a book, then when you feel comfortable just go in a do it…dont physch yourself out…The feeling you get when you are around a lot of people like …woah where am I , I feel liek I’m in a different world…is a very natural and normal feeling for people overwhelmed with stress…its your brains defense mechanism trying to deal with this stress…try to relax =]
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Comment from MeAgain
Time December 11, 2009 at 3:34 pm
What you are going through I go through everyday of my life.
Things to keep in mind, you’ve done it before, you can do it again.
Everything is hard.
Deep relaxing breaths before you leave.
Don’t give yourself any time to think about leaving the house. Get up get dressed and get the *hell"* out of the house as soon as you can. The more you think the worse it gets.
Give yourself permission to pull over and have a rest if you need to.
Go for a fast walk for about 5 minutes to burn off the adrenaline before you get in the car.
Have some milk it does help you calm down.
Be brave, no matter how scary it is, you can do it.
Put a rubber band on your wrist, when you feel the panic snap the rubber band real hard. The brain can’t deal with two things at once, the pain of the rubber band will override the anxiety and panic.
I hope even one of these helps just a little bit, I have to go out today also……..I am not going to let the panic crap stop me this time.
Remember a panic attack can only last for a certain period of time.
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Comment from jan
Time December 11, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I think the comfort of a friend would be appropriate but see if you can register and take classes on the computer at first.Then the stress of it may subside.
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Comment from Grutan
Time December 11, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Take the medication and the bus, or just go there by car without medication. Don’t combine medication and driving tho.
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