Does anyone else ever have sudden, intense panic attacks? I have for about two years now and let me tell you, there are certainly a buzzkill. I've gone periods where I didn't feel safe leaving the house cuz I was afraid of having one in public.
oh aero me too .ive had severe panic and agrophobia on and off now for ten years .it got so bad a year or so ago that i was unable to see properly .... you dont mention if you have ever spought out any help for this . i know what you mean about fear of having one out side its a fear of loosing control....i will tell you a bit about what worked for me and how im coping hope it helps......i started with varios medications from doctor then i thought no im not really in to popping pills this is in my head and i can fight itmyself.i had cognitive therapy.this is looking intio your behavior patterns and how you react to a situation .it incorporates breathing and relaxation.you really need to learn some good breathing exercises as i can now breath mine away.but one thing i found was that if i had a panic attack say in the supermarket i would never go back there ....but you have to put your self in situations to realize that actually you are safe ......it is a very slow process and one that you really need to adress dont leave it as long as i did.if it is tackled at the early stages it has a high recovery rate.just remember one thing no one ever died from panic attack.everybody needs a certain amount of panic to help them survive its what tells our brain wether a certain situation is safe or not ...but people like you and me have become over sensitized. what do you think brought this on in the first place ...can you not seek out some talking therapy to begin with and take it from there ......oh and some breathing and relaxation therapy ......i have all the info here but its sad you are too far away..pm me if you like and lets see what we can do to help you with this.....but hey dont worry
I have it really bad for a few months out of the year-- like sometimes I can't even ride in cars. I thought I could avoid it this year but I've just undergone a nasty, surreal breakup and have been too poor to leave the house.. so I've just been wallowing in my problems, isolated from the world, and now I fear I'm about to enter another bad spell. I'm just trying to do something to change my life within the next few months.
hey dude, sorry to hear. I don't have a panic disorder but I just wanted to let you know that it'll be alright some day. Break ups and other bad things always suck and self pity can be a good thing to help you cope in the beginning, but you have to try and snap out of it, because it can be pretty selfdestructive. Being poor definately eliminates your options of doing fun things, but there are still a lot of great things you can do that don't ask for money. Plus you have internetaccess, so you can still keep social contacts.. Just thinking.. would it be possible for you to get a pet? A dog would be totally perfect, that way you will be forced to go out of the house for little bits, to walk the dog, plus you'll have some company.. maybe it even makes you feel a little bit more safe. Try looking into the nearest animal shelter, if you explain the situation you can probably return the dog if it doesn't work out. Just a thought. Hope you'll be fine again soon.. see you 'round!
Hey, I also have a panic disorder with agrophobia.. I never took any medication, just cognitive behaviour therapy and it really helped really well.. One thing you must not do is avoid things cause it will only make it worse.. If you're afraid to go outside, go outside!! nothing bad will happen and when you do get a panic attack you'll see that you don't die and nothing bad happens and it goes away.. I haven't had an attack in half a year now.. But sometimes I still am afraid.. Just don't avoid things.. Go out!!! going outside will make it better, not worse.. And try therapy, medication is not nescesarry but maybe it will help for you..
I don't think getting a pet for this is really a good idea, cause when you're really afraid and won't go out the dog will suffer.. And when you do go out you're not only worrying about yourself but for the dog aswell and that's really not helping.. You really need to find the strength inside yourself.. You've got it, you just have to find it..
yeah true.. for the first point, that's why it would only be a good idea if the dog can be returned in case it's not going well.. but if you start worrying about the dog as well then yeah, that's not helping. I can imagine though that it's easier to find the strength inside yourself to go out etc if you have a passion, or at least something that you want to go outside for. I love animals, so for me I think a dog would really help in that situation.. but also maybe going to an animal shelter and help them take care of the dogs & cats. Or (like in your case consolidated ) if you really love music, try going to a concert of your favorite band.. stuff like that.
getting a dog is not neccesarliy a good idea .i have two doga and it is left to the kids to walk them when im at my worst.......what about a cat .a cat can be quite good company and can take its self for walks.......i think aero needs to focus on some coping stratergies for now though
i had a horrible anxeity disorder it was bad, i was dizzy all the time i couldnt stand up,i wouldnt leave the house i had 4 hour panic attacks every day,i couldnt go to school when i was at school i was freaking out in the nurses office untill my mom came to get me,i was at the doctors every week casue i was always sick, i was a mess, go to a counseler i think thats the best thing, talking to someone else about it realy helps, 3 month of conseling and i didnt have as many panic attacks they where very short not intence at all and lasted realy short and my health started to improve so i stoped going now im 100% fine the only thing is i cant have alot of stimulants cause i get a littile weird but thats also decreaing with time, you just have to learn how to deal with it once you can deal with it on your own everytihng will get better
yes i also have a medium/severe anxiety problem. I have tried medication and also undertaken cognitive behaviour therapy. I cant really offer any advice. But know there are tons of other people with the same issues as you. But beware. Isolation is anxiety's best friend. Or so my phyciatrist tells me.
