**Panic Attacks** Anxioty... I fuckin have its bad tonight

helpful thread indeed! i used to get them real bad when i was queing to buy things in shops, just didnt like one person so close to me in front and behind, same in lifts. the thing that helped me get over it the most was realising that it is all in my mind and there was no threat to me

Panic attacks=hell on earth
If you have them, you know what I'm talking about.
It really helped me to try to forget about them. Don't let them take ovrer your life!
Find the reason behind those attacks and work on it. Anxiety is caused either by chemicals (sugar, drugs, medication) psychostress (unsolved problems, too much work) or hyperventilation.

You may consult a doctor. Don't get any meds. Especially Valium type pills are highly addictive. Getting clean is sometimes more painfull than displacing heroin!

zoloft is your friend...

Complex issue. Easy to say just breathe or exercise.... All good ideas, but not always the cure all.

As webmasters, we ask for 'em. Many of us eat wrong and spend hours in front of a screen with not enough exercise.

Sorry you're having them. Know them all to well. As for the slam for being new, we're all new sometime. A slam for not being a webmaster or headed in that direction --- there are tons of places to talk to be people on the net. This is a webmasters board.

You might try a google on panic attacks. Ya just have to weed through all the people trying to make a buck off your problem.

only had one ever in my life, about 3 years ago, fucking freaky feeling!

i used to have that problem years ago. first time was in school. i wanted to graduate at the top of my class. when i came in second they stopped.

the next time i got them was when i bought my first house for $250,000.
i was worried if i could make payments or not. when i moved in they stopped.

as a mater of fact, 2 nights ago i had one just thinking about the others i had in the past. it lasted 5 minutes.

i realized all these attacks were because i worried about unforeseen things.
i also realized, i needed to have faith in myself and whatever happens will happen anyway. deal with it then not now.

also diet can be a factor. eat healthy meals. i also would get out and run like a fool until i thought i would pass out. by the time i went to bed, i was to tired to have an attack.

i also had a girl come in every sun and give me a full body massage. man what a relieve. only cost me $40 bucks and worth every penny.

one last thing. take the focus off yourself. help someone who's less fortunate then you. do good things for people. go to church one sat or sun even if you don't believe.
faith is a powerful thing.

don't worry...everything will be fine!

Good Luck!!!

If you think you have a real problem (and I agree, you do), go see a real psychiatrist, and quit seeking help on a webmaster board when you are not even a webmaster (hint: real psychiatrists usually have the acronym "MD" following their name).

Hypochondria as well as most other nervous/anxiety disorders can usually be treated/cured if you seek proper counseling/medical treatment...that is different than being an attention whore on a web board.



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lifestyle /diet change.. best long term solution.

panic/anxiety attacks can be banished easily.............


teach yourself how to breathe..........carry a bag with you if needs be.


had em for 5 years........... not any more!

Glad to help you out m8 !

actually most of the panic attacks come in the night, yes , and belive it or not , but in front of tele its most of the attack !

Excersise. Go out for walks regularly. Keep a decent diet.

I also find that if I am near or having an anxiety attack I will grab a beer or have a drink to mellow out.

No drug can cure your mind when it comes to fuck with you.
So PHARM is useless.

"one last thing. take the focus off yourself. help someone who's less fortunate then you. do good things for people. go to church one sat or sun even if you don't believe." - BlackFeet.


Umm WTF is wrong with you?

Anxiety of feeling dizzy, nauseous, internal shakes and confusion really suck!
Alot of mine did surface in the evening. Have had em kick me in the ass anytime of the day too. Drink water and keep a cold wet rag handy to wipe on your face and neck. What AlienQ said about having a couple belts of booze or a few beers takes the edge off.

Very helpful thread!

That is one unique outlook on life to take.
That's not for me personally..waaaay too negative..but I DO see how that helps minimalize a panic attack big time.

AND another way to look at it is that sometimes panic attacks are good in that they remind us that we are STILL ALIVE! How many people do you know that go through life just almost like a robot, doing the same routine over and over and never push the boundaries so to speak. You can bet they don't have panic attacks.

Except you actually are self medicating..and in your case, your choice of medication would be the liquor.

The only people who get panic attacks (myself included) are pussies and dirtbags. (This is a scientifically proven fact, bitches)


Which one are you?

No time to read the responces but do not ever use Xanex (sp?)

1 dead friend, 1 in the hospital right now, 1 on parole. All were legally prescribed. Bad news.

go visit psychiatrist!

#2 was huge for me. I suffered for 20+ years. Still have an occassional attack. But now that I stay in decent shape and cut sugars out of my diet they are few and far between.

I simply eat NO sweets. Of course you get sugar from other things but avoiding candy, cake, ice cream, soda etc. Is huge.

I used to have them bad enough that it they really started fucking with my life. I couldn't leave the house without having one.

Thankfully, that level of it is passed. Though I still have them now and then. The difference is now I will start to have one, and I can talk myself down out of them 90 out of 100 times. And the 100 times that I will go ahead and have one, I can very much lessen the severity.

I know that when you are in the middle of one lots of the stuff others have posted will seem impossible to do. It's just a matter of adaptation and mind training. Recoginzing the signs and mentally calling the attack out helps. Once you notice the first...tremors...of an attack, having a mental conversation along the lines of "Okay, it feels like I'm having a heart attack. It really does. But I've had my heart checked. So it's the panic thing. And just because it feels like I'm having a heart attack doesn't mean I am having one" can help a great deal.

Again, in the middle of an attack isn't the best time to try the concept. Because it can take some practice, and if it doesn't come easily you may tend to dismiss the notion and not try it again. Keep trying it. Practice "now" awareness when you are not having an attack. Now awareness is essentially "okay, it feels like an attack, but am I clutching my chest? am I dropping to the floor? no, I'm not, so I'm okay this second...this minute...whatever.

Read up on medatative breathing techniques.

I had PA for ten yers. My 2 cents: Do not avoid situations where you get them cos you will start feeling " handicapped ". The breathing excercise helps sometimes when they are not too bad, best excercise is what they call the tummy breathing, like pregnant women do to relax.

Stop thinking about the PAs, get a glass of water, look at yourself in a mirror and see for yourself everything is ok. A PA usually doesn't last more than 15 mins. I sometimes got PA in my sleep, it sucks, it is usually like when you have a really bad nightmare, so take it like that. When you get a PA you can also try to keep yourself busy, grab a magazine and try looking at it, turn on the TV and try to focus on any stupid shit they are showing - nothing stressing though. some cool air also helps. When you get a PA after the other it is possible that unconsciusly you " call for it " cos you keep thinking of the previous one try to avoid that.

Visit a doctor, talk openly about it, some docs, before prescribing specific meds, might consider a beta bloker med, to decrease the strong heartbeats, no side effects and sometimes it helps. Do not take meds on your own. Also meds will eliminate your PAs but you don't want to take them forever, so some kind of therapy will help, usually PA show up when you are under stress, or have too many responsabilities, feel guilty or depressed, they are the effect of some situation and not the cause.

Do not feel embarrased to talk about it with a couple of good friends, and if you are in a place where you are not feelling good, let others know, that you are dizzy or whatever, that makes you feel "safer"
Hope it helps,
nik

That's a very good point. It seems like we are so afraid of showing our "weaknesses", that we many times just bottle things up inside until it forces its way out.

It is amazing how sometimes you feel like you are the ONLY person going through this, but as soon as you open up and share..WHAM..people will tell you "oh yeah..I've had that too!"

Enjoy the attacks dude - they are a sign of both intelligence AND strength.

Learn to revel in them - most sop heads couldnt even wish for one if they tried.

Good thread, alot of great advice is being given. I also suffer from occasional PA's, people who haven't had them can't even begin to imagine how paralyzing they can be.

get some professional advise