SamC
12-22-2013, 04:18 AM
Just a bit of gettting to know everyone
At the same time its good to think about when you first had an attack, circumstances around that time that may have triggered it and what triggers an attack now as you may find they are related and be able to establish a control if you know the attack is coming or will come in certain situations.
So here goes ....
I was 22 when i had my first panic attack, I was fit and healthy, was always at my horses, I had good friends, good job altho high pressured and everyone commmented on how i was so laid back i was almost horizontal - my first mistake - apparantely i was like a ticking time bomb, i kept all my stress and emotions inside.
It all came to a head when i spent weeks getting tests for a weird eye disease that no one knew how i got it, doctors found this interesting and used my eyes photos as a study in their lectures, all good for them and my famous eyes lol but all the time all i could think was im going to go blind, then bang my 2nd mistake GOOGLE i had tumours behind my eyes, in my brain the lot, queue my first panic attack, I was shopping with my mum after the hospital and bang within seconds I literally said to my mum im having a heart attack, i could see, i felt out of it, the room was spinning, i remember hearing my mum say relax, relax now im thinking yeah mum relax im bloody dying here how can i relax phone the bloody doctor haha but it passed and i remember being scared to go to sleep that night so for hours i stayed awake and from then on i suffered them almost daily, always had de-personalisation, de-realisation, dizziness and problems getting a deep breath and chest pains which were due to developing acid reflux not long on the back of this.
I had a severe fear of shopping with fear of it happening again, had mostly health anxiety but with GAD, panic attacks. One day I had enough and I got up and forced myself to go shopping, took time but I have it under control now and take mild panics now and again but mainly when i have to take medication as i was left with a fear of taking medicines partly due to the side effects as i worry they will make me feel 'out of it' and i never drink alcohol due to this either but apart from that im ok now.
Hopefully more good news stories or this helps you think about your triggers so you can face them slowly at your own pace, might not work for everyone but facing my fears helped me lots
sam :)
At the same time its good to think about when you first had an attack, circumstances around that time that may have triggered it and what triggers an attack now as you may find they are related and be able to establish a control if you know the attack is coming or will come in certain situations.
So here goes ....
I was 22 when i had my first panic attack, I was fit and healthy, was always at my horses, I had good friends, good job altho high pressured and everyone commmented on how i was so laid back i was almost horizontal - my first mistake - apparantely i was like a ticking time bomb, i kept all my stress and emotions inside.
It all came to a head when i spent weeks getting tests for a weird eye disease that no one knew how i got it, doctors found this interesting and used my eyes photos as a study in their lectures, all good for them and my famous eyes lol but all the time all i could think was im going to go blind, then bang my 2nd mistake GOOGLE i had tumours behind my eyes, in my brain the lot, queue my first panic attack, I was shopping with my mum after the hospital and bang within seconds I literally said to my mum im having a heart attack, i could see, i felt out of it, the room was spinning, i remember hearing my mum say relax, relax now im thinking yeah mum relax im bloody dying here how can i relax phone the bloody doctor haha but it passed and i remember being scared to go to sleep that night so for hours i stayed awake and from then on i suffered them almost daily, always had de-personalisation, de-realisation, dizziness and problems getting a deep breath and chest pains which were due to developing acid reflux not long on the back of this.
I had a severe fear of shopping with fear of it happening again, had mostly health anxiety but with GAD, panic attacks. One day I had enough and I got up and forced myself to go shopping, took time but I have it under control now and take mild panics now and again but mainly when i have to take medication as i was left with a fear of taking medicines partly due to the side effects as i worry they will make me feel 'out of it' and i never drink alcohol due to this either but apart from that im ok now.
Hopefully more good news stories or this helps you think about your triggers so you can face them slowly at your own pace, might not work for everyone but facing my fears helped me lots
sam :)