Panic attack , help please !!!! ?
I feel like I cant do anything except panicking ; I am in a rut , I myself landed into all this , I am a victim of depression , This depression caused me to procrastinate , I thought I had lot of time , but now I feel like… , O god I am in a rut , I have been in this rut since three years , I am a 18 year old guy , a college student , I thought of myself as a sincere student , I respected myself that I am good in my eyes , Only three weeks for exam I havent studied one book yet , I have fallen in my own eyes , let alone others , I feel cheated & also that I cheated others , O my god , How do I let myself fall into all this ; I am a three year bachelors degree student , Currently I am in second year , O god , If I dont perform good , I will land in deep deep deep trouble , and I doubt that I will be able to do good , I cant see light at the end of the tunnel , I feel myself in a pitch black darkness , What should I do , If I continue like this I will not get a good job , I will not get admission in a good institute , My parents , their dreams , will be broken if am not able to clear this mess , I have begin to question myself ; I feel like I will never taste success in my life , I feel defeated ,, What do I do ??
If all this doesnt gets well in a few months , then I will surely commit suicide , coz then there is no hope ; I know my parents will regret , coz I am there only son , But I dont wanna live in this hell around me
Breathe………..ok. Its called stress. I have suffered from anxiety and panic disorder for ten years. You are under severe stress but alot of it is self induced with your "what if" mentality. What i have learned from my anxiety is that no matter what i fear it always is never as bad as i make it. My suggestion 2 you is to make a schedule of times to study and times to break away and RELAX! Anything that gets your mind off of school and is healthy in relieving your stress would be great. You are in charge of your own life and can’t always worry about what other people will think or feel about the desicions or outcomes of your situation. Start living for you but don’t throw away your education. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you.
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Comment from shopaholic
Time February 11, 2010 at 2:36 pm
I think you need to go to a doctor to get help with your depression.You’re only 18, try not to stress too much about not performing well and living up to other people’s expectations. Do what makes you happy for a change.
I do know what depression’s like myself and have been on medication for it, so I’m not saying its easy, but please go and talk to someone about it
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Comment from Sunnie -
Time February 11, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Get help! Trust me, medicine will help with your anxiety and your depression. I was not motivated and was having panic attacks daily/ twice daily. I was severely depressed for reasons I’m not going into. I felt worthless, and like life would be better without me. And my husband had to call and set me the appointment, drive me there (I didn’t want to go, didn’t think anything could help). I was started on some wonderful medication that helps you deal with your stress. No, it won’t make it go away, but you will be able to handle it better.
I know it’s easier said than done. But once you take that initial step, it’s easier to keep walking.
Either way it’s not worth losing you, no matter what happens, your parents will ALWAYS love you, and your true friends will too. Even if you fail this exam. It’s just an exam. You can take the class over, but you can’t replace YOU.
Some things to try when you are panicking are taking deep breaths to try to regulate your breathing.
I wish you the best of luck my dear, and get well soon.
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Dealing with severe depression and anxiety
Comment from YsabellaG
Time February 11, 2010 at 3:26 pm
All the previous answers have given you all that you need to know, so I won’t repeat, but I will say that you need to get something to calm you down and stop you for a second so I advise that until you have your exams you use a band aid fix (only temporary until you can see a psychologist) See if you can get some anti- anxiety meds such as xanax (JUST TEMP) it will calm you down and help you until you can talk to someone.
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Comment from maddies27
Time February 11, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Breathe………..ok. Its called stress. I have suffered from anxiety and panic disorder for ten years. You are under severe stress but alot of it is self induced with your "what if" mentality. What i have learned from my anxiety is that no matter what i fear it always is never as bad as i make it. My suggestion 2 you is to make a schedule of times to study and times to break away and RELAX! Anything that gets your mind off of school and is healthy in relieving your stress would be great. You are in charge of your own life and can’t always worry about what other people will think or feel about the desicions or outcomes of your situation. Start living for you but don’t throw away your education. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you.
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Comment from matomat
Time February 11, 2010 at 1:56 pm
First thing is lear not to be worried. I failed school couple of times and honestly it was great. My parnts got over it and I realised that school isnt important.(That proved ofcourse my long year theory). As for beeing afraid of failing the fact is the more you are afraid the wors it will get. Then again if you talk about suicide your just a big time loser , but there are many people who are like that so its kind of funny. The fact is that its easier to fight then commit suicide, because usualy when people start fighting they realise that all that drag is gone. What I do is I use my sence of humor it helps. When a teacher told me to switch class, because I failed and its too hard for me I told here that I didnt come to here class to swtich, but to learn and the longer I need to learn this stuff the longer I am going to be in your class. (bitch)thats what I thought in my head.
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Students guide to the promised land.