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Posted 1/10/2014 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Im 14 and i have had panic attacks for 2 years, i have seen the GP twice, and have had 5 councillors, i get attacks almost daily more than once. They are mostly in school, im in year 10. I get them outside of school but not as much, i dont stay round anyones house not even my dads:( im constantly on edge and every days a struggle, im always looking for ways to stop them or calm me down, i do deep breathing exercises but i have yet to find a long term solution, im frustrated because i dont know what triggers them, i feel lonely and not understood, i need help its driving me crazy, i went through a stage of mild depression, and didnt leave the house for months, its changed my whole life and no one understands and it drives me to tears, i dont eat normally, i have zero confidence and just a sad person :( please help
Posted 1/10/2014 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
Imogen,

Welcome to HealingWell and I am sorry to read of your situation.  You did not give much back ground so I am guessing you live with your Dad?  From what you did share it seems like social anxiety has been a major issue for you.

CBT is the most effective treatment for anxiety and panic. It is what helped me and I highly recommend it to those who want to take back control of their lives or get off of meds. It treats the cause rather than the symptoms like most meds. I would strongly suggest you make an appointment with your GP to talk about your feelings and from there I would hope this person can get you hooked up with a therapist that meets your needs.

I hope that you can get to a resolution regarding this situation. Please feel free to post anytime you need to talk about how you are feeling. We are here to support you and offer help when we can.

Gentle Hugs,

Kitt

 

Posted 1/10/2014 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
Hi , listen to me you are way to young for this my son is 13 , find someone in your family that will really listen to you get you some real help , so you can be a kid and enjoy your life , stay strong and get help fast
Posted 1/10/2014 4:03 AM (GMT 0)
If nothing else try the school nurse, Peace

Larry ***
Posted 1/10/2014 7:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Imogen and welcome!

I hope that being here can relieve some of the isolation that you are currently feeling...you have a group of people here who understand how you feel and care about you now.

You have received some good advice already. I will just add the link to our Resources here.

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

There are excellent articles, book recommendations, coping skill links and even on-line therapy.

Take some time to look through and see if anything looks helpful to you.

Keep posting with us won't you? :)

Scaredy Cat

Posted 1/10/2014 8:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,

Sorry to hear you're in such a bad situation. I was exactly like you at that age, I had constant panic attacks (more so at school than anywhere) and as a result I didn't want to do anything. A few things that helped me back then were
1. Getting to know/talk to the school psychologist. I made arrangements with the psychologist at my high school so that I had a permanent pass to go talk to him, this way I could just hand the pass to my teacher when I was anxious/overwhelmed and leave class no questions asked. It cut down on the embarrassment/awkwardness I felt having attacks in school.

2. Sign up for any free writing classes you can. In my senior yr I had this learn to be a writer kind of class and my teacher was awesome. We made a deal that he wouldn't read my journal unless I gave the ok, this way I could write what I was going through without fear of being misunderstood or judged.

3. Confide in a trusted friend. This is something I honestly don't think I had the guts to do until college, but if you can do it now it helps to have a non-therapy person who you can talk to, trust and who can help plan your exit from class when you feel a panic attack coming on.

Also, keep talking to your doctor and counselor. Though I spoke to my school psychologist in high school I couldn't bring myself to tell my doctor I needed help at your age. I was in my 20's before I could bring myself to tell my doctor what was going on. Telling my doctor was scary but I'm glad I did because I now take meds and we talk on a regular basis since I haven't yet found a therapist I feel comfortable with.
The most important thing to realize is YOU ARE NOT ALONE in this so don't isolate yourself. Be well
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