someone please help!

I was just sitting here playing a game online and I got this sudden wave of nausea and panic like something was really wrong with me or something. Now I feel all faint and weird. :/ Just someone to reassure me and be a friend would help so much right now. I try to tell myself its nothing bad its just a panic attack but its not really working.

Yes I have had them before. I just ate right before it started. I get really bad nausea sometimes when I have them.

Hi Constant Worry

When my anxiety is really bad and all I can focus on are the physical symptoms I'm feeling I focus on my breathing. It may sound lame, and it's taken me a long time and a lot of work to get here but it helps.

Your symptoms are normal for anxiety. What you need to do is find ways to calm the anxiety. If you want to try some of the things I try:

deep breathing - lay flat on your back and breathe in through your nose and make your stomach rise until it can't rise anymore then hold for 5 seconds and finally release through your mouth making the natural sound

meditation - sit or lay comfortably, place your palms facing up, if possible keep your eyes open and find a focal point, then focus on your breathing, slow controlled breaths, if you find your mind wandering say to yourself that it's ok to have the thought but right now you're focusing on your breathing - see how long of a session you can manage then build from there

progressive relaxation - get yourself in a comfortable position then start at your feet and work your way to your head, clench your feet as hard as you comfortably can and hold for 10 seconds then release and feel the relaxation, then move to your ankles/calves, then knees, then thighs, groin, back/stomach, chest, shoulders, etc.

The goal is to have your body show your mind that it can relax - body and mind are a team, they need to work together and communicate

Hope you're feeling better than when you posted :)

Thank you guys so much I am going to try those techniques for sure. It does feel like other panic attacks ive had before but either way its scary. I just woke up and felt like I was going to puke and that made me have this terrible fear and that turned into more panic. idk if I get nauseated because of anxiety or have anxiety because of nausea?

Relax and rather consult a psychiatrist. He can give you medications for you to calm down. Have enough sleep so that you could relax. Avoid too much eating of the foods that trigger your panic attack. Be comfortable at the disposition you have. Relax, make yourself happy. Talk to people so you won't get bored. Eat nutritious foods. Look for articles that could help you relieve the symptoms you are undergoing. Joining this forum is also a nice way. You can get suggestion from others and others may relate to your experiences so you are emotionally comforted and you gain ideas on how to handle your panic attack. Do not make your panic attack your problem, it will only get things worst.

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Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 10/4/2013 10:45:31 AM (GMT-6)

Since the nausea precipitates the panic attack, I wonder if it may be related to your blood sugar levels? Do you stay hydrated? Do you eat a balanced diet?

Sometimes foods that are high in starch cause bloating and that feeling of pressure can cause nausea and a sensation of fullness in the upper belly and sometimes pressing up into your chest, and that can be pretty scary.

I keep a few Jolly Ranchers around because they (1) cause me to salivate, which produces enzymes, and (2) has real sugar in them, so I get that spike. (Disclaimer: Don't eat a whole box!)

Just some food for thought.


Merrida