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Anyone here suffer from Panic Attacks or Anxiety attacks???

Anyone here suffer from Panic Attacks or Anxiety attacks???

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by: GoldenGirl Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 1:52pm  
I am trying to help someone who has them and it is really hard for me to relate to what they are feeling.....Anyone here suffer from or is currently on meds for anxiety issues...   Feel free to PM me if you don't want to post in an open forum... Thanks 4951
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taramay Active Indicator LED Icon 14
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 2:29pm  
I am trying to help someone who has them and it is really hard for me to relate to what they are feeling.....Anyone here suffer from or is currently on meds for anxiety issues...   Feel free to PM me if you don't want to post in an open forum... Thanks
 
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I went through a rough time as a teen when we moved from Maryland to Atascocita. They said it was anxiety attacks. I would get physically sick just trying to leave the house for school. I was young, so I didn't understand what my problem was. Eventually I got settled in and was fine.
 
As for on going anxiety disorders, I don't know much about it. I'm sure it would be really tough to go through. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 2:29pm  
I'm not on meds, but I have panic attacks.  Sometimes I have a dream about something, know it was just a dream, but have to check on whatever it was anyway.A few months ago I had a dream my dad was in distress.  He's been dead since 2010.  But after I woke up I had to go check to make sure dad wasn't there in distress.  I had a thought before I went to check - "maybe his ghost is in distress".This morning I thought there was an Astros game at 1, and I was late for the game.  I had to check the baseball schedule to verify that there are no games in December, even though I know there are no games in December.I get the shaking, heavy heart beating, and see stars in front of my eyes. Sometimes I have perceptual issues such as not understanding time or not being able to find a light switch or door I know is there.  There's a laundry room between the kitchen and the attached garage.  One day I was walking to the garage.  I closed the door from the kitchen. The heart started racing, and I couldn't figure out why the door to the garage wasn't open.  The stars appeared in front of my eyes.  I kept thinking the door should swish open like in Star Trek, as I approached it.  "Where's the swish noise...where's the noise."  It took effort to think about Star Trek being a movie/TV show, and to remember that I have to use the doorknob.  The thoughts are ridiculous the second after I get calm.  But during the situation they seem reasonable.I take a few deep breaths, calm myself and face the source of the panic, or check/verify that whatever is bothering me isn't true. 4951
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IBertrand Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 3:14pm  
Panic attacks are no joke and difficult to explain to someone
who has never had one.  That said I will
try my best.
 
For me…an acute sense of dread comes over me.  I start to shake a little and my heart starts
racing.   Sometimes it’s difficult to
find my breath.  Then I get a little
dizzy and confused…difficult to concentrate or pay attention to anything other
than the attack.  Pretty frightening
actually.  Sometimes it last less than a
minute, sometimes it takes a little while to come out of it. 
 
If I am alone when it happens I try to find someplace that I
can sit and be found.  One of my biggest
fears, and this actually escalates the panic attack a little, is that I will
pass out or worse.  That’s why I try find
a place that someone who is walking by can see me and call 911 if needed. 
 
If I am with other people I put on a fake smile and try to
pretend nothing is happening.  Most times
I hide very well, others not so much.
 
They started about six years ago for me.  At first I had them daily if not weekly.  Without knowing what the hell was going on I
was completely freaked out.  Went to
several doctors with no help.  Could be I
was not describing it right.  Just kept
telling them my heart would start racing. 
Finally went to a psychologist and that’s when I was diagnosed.  Took meds for a few years and they definitely
helped…at the time it was worth the side effects.
 
Once I started understanding more about what was going on in
my head, I knew that I would not be on meds much longer.  Just had to accept that panic attacks are not
going to kill me and that it is just temporary. 
Started some breathing exercises when they came on.  Helped to shorten them when they occurred. 
 
Weaned myself off the medication which I do not recommend
doing…once your body adjust to the meds suddenly coming off of them could have
worse effects than ever taking them to begin with.  I was on such a low dose to begin with I was
lucky.  What helped is my resolve to not
let it run my life.  Just have to accept
it and live with it.  That seemed to help
a lot.  Only get them once every six
months or so.  I know what signs to look
for…know when to sit down and breath deep. 
Still scares the hell out me every time, just not as much.
 
Now…what can you do to help? 
You probably can’t if you have never had one.  I can provide with some things that you
should not say to them…
 
·        
Just calm down, its only in your head·        
It’s no big deal·        
I know how you feel, I was once on a roller
coaster
 

Basically, don’t play it off like it’s nothing.  You don’t know what’s going and you are not a
doctor so don’t try to explain it away or diagnose it from WebMD.  I think it is great that you want to help,
but the truth is that there may not be a lot you can do.  The nicest thing anyone did for me was to
stay quiet and lightly rub my back.  That’s
just me though…it’s different for everyone. 4951
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Odin Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 3:25pm  
Feels like you are dying.  Yes, it can be that bad,I've spent significant time researching it with a scientific viewpoint, and it's not psychological; it's physiological.  Don't have time today to discuss it further, but as said above, don't tell someone with it that 'it's all in their head" or to "snap out of it" or "that they were worthless and weak" (that was a gem).  It's a complex neurological event, not a result of being denied a puppy in childhood. I believe it's a form of seizure.   4951
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soxs mom Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 4:01pm  
My sister developed them after going through a stressful period in her life. It got so bad that she didn't want to leave the house. Any public place or situation where there were groups of people would bring it on for her. I ordered several books from Amazon (there are some really good ones) to try and understand how to help her. I stayed with her for a while and together we would leave the house and confront her fears.  It was not easy, she cried in public a few times, it was just that overwhelming for her.  I gave her the books to read each night for "homework".  One was even a notebook type format where she recorded her progress and thoughts.  Each day got a little better and finally she was back to her self again. She tells me that occasionally she can feel the familiar sence of dread coming over her again and she goes back to the books I gave her. But it is 99% better and she has her life back again. It is a terrible, debilitating condition. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 4:11pm  
Removed By Request 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 4:26pm  
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OhHappyPets Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 4:49pm  
I started having anxiety issues in college, where I got my first stress induced case of psoriasis. I've had a couple flare ups since, but only in times of extreme distress. A few years ago I had my first actual panic attack. I wasn't sure what was happening at first. My throat constricts & hurts like you're holding in a hiccup, racing heart, sweating etc. Now I only have them a couple times a year, but it can happen for absolutely no discernible reason. I might be just driving my car, or sitting in my living room. It helps knowing what's happening, but they can be very scary. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 4:50pm  
Oh Ya & I almost always black out or barf around needles. I'm pretty sure it's stress induced. 4951
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silly123 Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 5:18pm  
Removed By Request 4951
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 7:02pm  
I have had them both for years, more social anxiety that other.    THe only way I can shop in huge crowds is with my two sons.  Everyone else makes me nervous and I dang sure dont go alone.  I do take ativan when needed  one pill under the tough and it calms me enough to not want to 1. commit suicide or 2. start sceaming.    I have actually had thoughts of jumping off balcony's just to get away from people touching me.My sons are big boys so they are like my protectors.My suggestion is tell your freind to try that med it does wonders.  But its extremely addictive to some people, I only take when I need it.  Not daily.  So a script will last me a very long time.People think its all in our heads... well its not.  Social Anxiety is very scary and not much you can do to help your friend other than suggest a good therapist. 4951
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SerenityNow Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 7:19pm  
I used to have full on panic attacks when I lived with a violent lunatic. He was constantly beating me and threatening to kill me, so it got to where if he looked like he was getting the slightest bit angry, I would feel like I couldn't breathe or talk and a few times I blacked out from fear. Now I don't have panic attacks anymore bc I no longer live with someone who wants to kick my brains in. It is quite a relief! 4951
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MarT Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 7:33pm  
@SerenityNow  -  So glad you got your self out of that horrible situation! 4951
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Odin Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 7:48pm  
There have to be different kinds.  Because mine have very little connection to mood states.  Mine are far more likely to be triggered by over stimulus.   I can be very upset and not have one.  Yet, I can be happy as a clam and go to a noisy overly bright store/restaurant/concert and go into a stage 5 one.  Excessive sensory stimulation does me in.  There is also some kind of connection b/w migraines, celiac, and autoimmune disorders.  Those with such issues are FAR more likely to also have panic attacks.   Migraines are starting to be considered a form of seizure.  Autoimmune issues can trigger seizures.  Celiac affects the brain before it is noticed elsewhere. etc.etc.etc.     The issues above also share genetic code snippets.FYI, I hate the term "panic attack".  Because whatever it is, it doesn't cause "panic" in the classical sense nor is it triggered by such.   The adrenaline surge may be similar to panic, but that's about it.  The rest is neurological.Anyway, now that I'm getting the migraines under control the "panic" attacks are much less.  Used to have them almost daily (hell on earth).  Now they are mostly episodic and situational (noisy store) but still too common.   I do most of my shopping online.  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 18, '14 7:50pm  
I developed agoraphobia during treatments for PTSD and depression that built up after a friend and 5 others were killed in a large explosion at work.  I was eventually put on medication and saw a therapist.  She helped me get through it and I am much better now.  I've been weaning off the medication.  I still have periods of depression but they are not as deep or as long as they used to be.  I don't like crowds and still sometimes find it difficult to leave the house.  When I do, I tend to be a bit shy around new people.That's why I am grateful for the first KDC meetup I attended.  It was a cookie-exchange at @mpjp0907's house.  I enjoyed talking with her husband.  Then @BooBear was the first to draw me out, then @lola and some others joined in.  I met some terrific people that night and have enjoyed meeting more KDC people since then!People generally don't understand mental issues so they don't like talking about them.  Many such problems can be reduced, if not eliminated, with the right help and understanding family/friends, but it takes time.  I went for 12 years before I admitted that I needed help.  The first attempt got off-track by focusing on the symptoms and not the cause and I quit.  A few years later, the big explosion at BP triggered a relapse, so I gave it another try.  This time, we focused on the cause and had better results.  I applaud everyone that is willing to share their stories!  Talking about it does help, plus it helps others understand that mental issues are more common than they might think. 4951
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