I dont know if this is paranoia but at night almost every night I have what I call panic attacks, about death Ill start thinking about death and dieing and someone never being here and I just get freaked out. I start breathing really hard my heart bumps and I get really ants and shakey the only way I can make it go away is to completly get up and pase around my house for a few mins. Has anyone ever heard of somthing like this? What is it? Whats is caused by?
I get the same shit. I have many phobias about my heart rate and I'm always having those "today is my last day" type of thoughts. It's not really a fear type of thing, it's more of a feeling of inevitability. I always feel like I am gonna be dead and rotting for a few days before anyone finds me. As of right now, the only thing that actually scares me about death is the thought of dying naked. That would suck.
This type of anxiety is fairly common, especially in your age group. Death is a Great Unknown, thoughts of death or dying can strike fear in the most secure people. Over time familiarity with death can sometimes alleviate the panicky feelings, although in other cases it only reinforces them. When we're young, we're not often used to a lot of people close to us dying, as we age it becomes more common and we learn to accept it more readily. Tramatic experiences with death at a young age, however, often leads to obsession, denial, and other unhealthy reactions. Death, alas, is a part of life. It should not be obsessed upon or feared, but it's relavence should not be dismissed either.
True, but even if you don't fear it, you can worry about it as an inevitability. That's my thing, because I know it's coming sometime and am basically just trying to prepare myself and live my life how I want to live it until it happens. That way, there is nothing to fear, only anxious anticipation.
well my father died with I was 7,my grandfather on that side of the family died a few years later and all but one of my uncles died before my dad on that side of the family also, That side of the family also has lots of heart problems and they were passed on to me. think that could be why?
Too much (not talking about much) will have the opp effects on some Folks. Thought I was having the big'un a coupla of Times...
