Anxiety/Panic attacks.

budwieser · 31-05-2008, 20:00

Hi All.
Does anyone else here expierience Anxiety/Panic Attacks?
Had these about 8 or 9 years ago and now they`ve come back, i`ve been hyperventilating or overbreathing and i`m getting that feeling of impending doom/something bad`s going to happen where you feel like everything falls from your chest into your feet.
Makes me feel so bad.

WHISTLED · 31-05-2008, 21:15

Not personally but an ex did - She went agrophobic because of them

31-05-2008, 21:20

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Originally Posted by budwieser

Hi All.
Does anyone else here expierience Anxiety/Panic Attacks?
Had these about 8 or 9 years ago and now they`ve come back, i`ve been hyperventilating or overbreathing and i`m getting that feeling of impending doom/something bad`s going to happen where you feel like everything falls from your chest into your feet.
Makes me feel so bad.

Have you tried the classic 'breathe in to a paper bag' remedy?

http://www.mothernature.com/library/...ooks/47/78.cfm

- I'd get to the doctor & get him to check you over, though ...

**Maggy J** · 31-05-2008, 21:26

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Originally Posted by budwieser

Hi All.
Does anyone else here expierience Anxiety/Panic Attacks?
Had these about 8 or 9 years ago and now they`ve come back, i`ve been hyperventilating or overbreathing and i`m getting that feeling of impending doom/something bad`s going to happen where you feel like everything falls from your chest into your feet.
Makes me feel so bad.

Has anything in particular triggered these attacks?

I think that all the latest uncertainty reflected in the news in regards credit/mortgage crunching,oil/fuel prices skyrocketing and increasing food prices is making everyone some what antsy.I must confess to having my own feeling of anxiety in recent months due to spiraling costs and less work coming in...

WHISTLED · 31-05-2008, 21:32

Booze is the answer - I never feel like that, I always have a fuzzy edge on my anxiety.

I've witnssed the attacks though and I know they are 100000 x worse than people realise so you have my sympathy..

RizzyKing · 31-05-2008, 21:39

Afraid i have nothing helpful to say to you or give you other then hoping you are able to find a solution that works for you soon and for you to know always some of us on here

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31-05-2008, 21:47

See your GP.

slowcoach · 01-06-2008, 00:39

It's probably due to you not closing your mind to what is going on in the economy. Most people appear to be blanking reality in the hope that it will go away.

Reality: From my rear upstairs windows I can see six houses, two are rented out, two are owned by elderly ladies, the other two (until recently) were mortgaged, one family had lived there about 15 years the other family about 5 years, in spite of both families trying to earn more by working nights both have recently had foreclosure notices and both houses are now empty.

To my way of thinking people who are currently anxious are the people who will change their lifestyle and spending habits to help get through the current situation, the people who subconsciously ignore it are the ones likely to end up in a hostel.
So you will be OK.

danielf · 01-06-2008, 00:50

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Originally Posted by slowcoach

It's probably due to you not closing your mind to what is going on in the economy. Most people appear to be blanking reality in the hope that it will go away.

Reality: From my rear upstairs windows I can see six houses, two are rented out, two are owned by elderly ladies, the other two (until recently) were mortgaged, one family had lived there about 15 years the other family about 5 years, in spite of both families trying to earn more by working nights both have recently had foreclosure notices and both houses are now empty.

To my way of thinking people who are currently anxious are the people who will change their lifestyle and spending habits to help get through the current situation, the people who subconsciously ignore it are the ones likely to end up in a hostel.
So you will be OK.

Ermm, someone posts asking for advice on a potentially debilitating medical condition and your answer is 'don't worry: panic is the correct approach to the current housing market'? How on earth does that help the OP?

01-06-2008, 01:02

I suffer badly with anxiety and panic attacks, although I havn't had one of those for several months. But when they occure, they do so right out of the blue, and the overwhelming feeling of being trapped in a body that's about to die, is absolutely, terrifying, in fact, terrifying is too weak a word to describe it.

I'm on medication (Sertraline 150mg a day), have been for a couple of years now, they really do help.

slowcoach · 01-06-2008, 01:26

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Originally Posted by danielf

Ermm, someone posts asking for advice on a potentially debilitating medical condition and your answer is 'don't worry: panic is the correct approach to the current housing market'? How on earth does that help the OP?

What I said in essence was that people who ignore problems will never solve the problem and as the OP is obviously not ignoring the problem then they have a better chance of solving them.

01-06-2008, 02:03

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Originally Posted by slowcoach

What I said in essence was that people who ignore problems will never solve the problem and as the OP is obviously not ignoring the problem then they have a better chance of solving them.

I thought, personally, that you completely failed to engage the thoughts expressed by the OP, I'm putting you on my ignore list rather than expressing how I really feel about what I regard as a very selfish attitude, sorry...

budwieser · 01-06-2008, 13:37

Hi All, Thanks for the replies so far, i get so angry with myself for these b****y things.
I think that with all the worry about money, fuel prices and the fact my darlin` grandaughter is off to america on tuesday( 4 and a 1/2 years old) things are just getting on top of me a bit.
The strange thing is though, i`ve started getting the attacks in supermarkets but mainly sainsburys where the ceilings quite low and i can`t see any natural daylight.

01-06-2008, 14:07

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Originally Posted by budwieser

Hi All, Thanks for the replies so far, i get so angry with myself for these b****y things.
I think that with all the worry about money, fuel prices and the fact my darlin` grandaughter is off to america on tuesday( 4 and a 1/2 years old) things are just getting on top of me a bit.
The strange thing is though, i`ve started getting the attacks in supermarkets but mainly sainsburys where the ceilings quite low and i can`t see any natural daylight.

I really would advise you pop in to see your GP to have a chat about this, it isn't something to get het up with yourself about, that will only make it worse.

- I can imagine why you don't want to go round Sainsburys breathing into a paper bag, though ...

Anonymouse · 01-06-2008, 14:12

I had one once on a (very) crowded train...not that there's any other sort these days. I have no idea what set it off; it's not as though I wasn't used to such things.

The feeling of helplessness is the worst, because if you can't somehow get a hold of yourself, you end up panicking about panicking, and that can set up a self-reinforcing cycle. You don't know why you're scared, and that scares you, and so on...

The breathe-in-bag technique does work. It works because the increased carbon dioxide levels rebalance the too-high oxygen levels caused by hyperventilation. Once this occurs, your body gradually realises its dissolution is not after all imminent, and it stops overreacting to whatever it reacted to.

Breathing through your nose also helps; do not breathe through your mouth during a panic attack - it'll make things worse.

And don't be angry with yourself, okay? No-one even knows what causes such attacks, so you can't help it. It's not your fault, so you've nothing to be angry about.

Hope that helps.