have any of you guys had panic attacks

the one Dr. I trusted to know what he was talking about explained how chemistry drives brain function. Thought processes, emotional responses are all chemical. It explains how the inhibitors work and why we feel high from THC. The only mystery is why they suddenly go out of balance. The Dr.'s will say there is a reason it just may not be apparent. Emotional stress or trauma can trigger it. I hope this wasn't too emotional hysterical girly an answer for some people

 

i never get hysterical, i get mean. vicious.

 

I was diagnosed with agoraphobia friday. I've had horrible anxiety all my life, and it holds me back from doing a lot of the things I would like to do. I hate it. I just started college in January, so I've lately been having a lot of anxiety attacks, and getting sick to my stomach a lot from all the stress. I even skipped class for three weeks b/c of the anxiety. Im starting to go to conseling, but honestly I dont know what Im going to do.

 

that actually isn't a joke. society has and raises men to a stereotype of how they think you should act and be, and when you dont live up to the personality that is attributed to you because of your gender, you have to deal with a lot of shit.

my dad also had anxiety, but his response was to act as tough and hardcore as he could all the time and never worry or think twice about anything. hey, taking it like a man worked for him, but I've always been more sensitive, and growing up with a father like that didn't exactly do wonders for me.

Now I always feel ashamed and guilty that I have such problems with something as stupid as a social disorder. I was raised to believe that it wasn't a big deal, and I should deal with it like my father did, but I just can't.

 

oh, GOD. that's awful. i was eternally outdoors as a kid. always outgoing, happy, hard working. then one day i got home from work and couldn't bring myself to take 3 steps out the side door to get into my truck and go to the grocery store. that was when i started having panic attacks. i got to where i couldn't go outside without a very specific reason and with someone there to help me. what a NIGHTMARE. i'm so sorry. i did get over it, though. it was very specific to a time and place in my life, aggravated by post partum depression. but it DID pass and my life is definitely getting back on track. it's taken a while, but i'm doing all sorts of things that i haven't been able to do for years. so don't lose hope.

 

That kind of sounds like what I have. That's really odd that it just hit you so suddenly like that though. Panic attacks are the worst Im glad you are getting over it.

 

yeah, there'd been some slight difficulty from time to time. i put it down to pms. but i was going through a super stressful time at work. then WHAMMO. crazy.

 

I cant take credit, wont take the blame.
~Peace