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[lukemcnz]

Hi everyone,

my names Luke im 19 from New Zealand and i believe i suffer from anxiety/panic...

About a yr ago i started to feel like i couldnt breathe properly...

of course the doc put it down to asthma.... as the months went on it just started to get worse and worse, inhalers werent helping went back multiple times and hjust said it was asthma...

Slowly but surely ive gotten worse, i know constnatly feel dizzy, i get sweaty, feel like i cant breathe... my heart rate jumps...

lastt night i had an attack so bad i ended up in the hospital thinking i was dieing, then the doc told me she thinks its anxiety and panic....

ive looked on the net all day and from what everything says i think its exactly what i have...

I signed up for this site to have some people to talk to about this, beacuse when im getting it i feel so lonely and sad... and to be honest even talking to someone who experiences the same feelings helps me so much...

I dont think this is depression , beacuse i only feel sad when its bad and i feel like im differnet... otherwise im a verry happy non depressed person, a day without feeling like this, well is the best thing in the world..

ive never met anyone in realife who gets these attacks/anxiety...

Please add me on msn if you want to talk, or we can even talk here... i just want to have someone to talk to about this and understands the feeling (and vice versa)..

Thanks all..

p.s

Sorry to all who dont understand and think that i sound like a little girl

[Stones]

Hey Luke,

Sorry to here that you had to experience the effects of what sounds to be a full blown panic attack. They are not pretty. I can relate as I have been there myself more times and in more situations then I care to recall. Take the good out of this. Since the doctor is suggesting anxiety and or panic to be the culprit, you should definitely explore your treatment options. You may want to see a therapist to try and pin down what might be causing these attacks to occur. But again please seek the help of a professional. Try to stay off the internet and self diagnosis as that will just create more anxiety. Well that’s my experience anyway. Remember you are not different, just look here at the amount of members that suffer from the same or something similar right here.

I am, as I am sure many others are here if you ever need to vent or just need some input.

Be well...