To My Page On
Panic & Anxiety
This
Page Is Dedicated To
All
Who
Suffer With Panic & Anxiety
Do you experience repeated surges
of emotion that make you think you're sick, dying, or losing
your mind? When these episodes occur does your heart feel
like it's going to burst out of your chest? Do you feel
dizzy, faint, trembly, sweaty, short of breath, and scared
to death?
Typical Panic Attack
Symptons
- Difficulty
breathing
- Sweating
- Chest Pain or
discomfort
- Unsteadiness, dizziness or
faintness
- Feelings of unreality or
detachment
- Trembling or
shaking
- Tingling or
numbness
- Nausea or abdominal
distress
- Palpitations or
tachycardia
- Choking or smothering
sensations
- Hot flashes or cold
chills
- Fear of dying
- Fear of going crazy or
losing control
Many people who experience these
kinds of symptons are continually on guard and constantly on
edge, even when doing things that they use to enjoy or find
relaxing. These scary feelings may interfer with what they
do in their daily lives. Often they avoid activities that
bring on these types of feelings. When they get into a car
or go into a crowded store, they anticipate the scary
feelings and worry about how they might tolerate them or how
they can escape if they have to. Sometimes these feelings of
terror seem to come from out of the blue when they are least
expected, such as while they are at home relaxing. People
with these problems often pay very close attention to
different aspects of their bodily functioning, (such as
their breathing or blood pressure) because any slight
irregularity may suggest that those scary feelings are
coming on again. Most people think that the feelings are
going to cause them to die, faint, collapse, go crazy or be
embarrassed.
Does This Come Close To
Describing You?
If so, chances are you're
experiencing panic attacks and associated anxiety.
My Story
Each and every day
is a struggle for me. Having panic has changed my life so
much. Gone is the carefree, fun person that I once was. In
its place is a terrifed woman who tries hard just to get
through each and every day. I always thought of myself as a
strong person, a person who could never be struck down. I
was the person that friends and family told all their
problems to. Nothing ever bothered me. Now I lead a life
filled with fear and worry. It is a life that sometimes I
wish was not mine
My first panic
attack hit in 1990. I was in bed reading a book, when I got
this strange feeling that ran up my back into the back of my
head. The next thing I know I felt like I was choking. I
could not breath. I was in a total panic at this point. I
called a friend to take me to the hosiptal where I was given
pills and a paper bag to blow into.
Finally I went home
and life has not been the same since. After the first attack
I think I was always waiting for the next one which kept me
in constant fear. This way of thinking is what causes myself
and others to have these recurring panic attacks.
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