Panic attack, going crazy, having a heart attack or dying?

When i had my first panic attack (i was already diagnosed with anxiety disorder and OCD) i knew it was a panic attack already! My body felt really hot and i felt it going up my neck and face. I was very dizzy and i feel like fainting and crying at the same time! Hehe! It was my only panic attack hopefully!

Hi Janet,
I like these little threads, they make me think, so thank you

I guess i have always been a bit different, and i have tried to nourish that best i could, if i see one event that gave an insight into what i will term as you have "nervousness", i was always of a happy nature no matter what, but i would get excited, happily, for no reason, if i crashed then that would have put me in a different catagory, but i never crashed after, i would just burst into laughter in the middle of the street, if i was an attention seeker, i would have loved it but im ceratinly not, so i really tried hard to bury it, i was embarrassed by it, i still get this, though not as often, but im much more relaxed about it now,

I know the feeling when i played in bands many years ago, that the waiting to perform was always hard, and nerve racking, but once up there, it was gone, i think some anxiety is based within a lack of confidence in our own ability, we may know we are capable, but for some reason, deny it within ourselves

I think it depends on the when and where you have the attacks factor. My fear of driving is because the first BAD one I had as an teenager was while driving at night. It was on a 2 lane road with big ditches on either side. I had to tirn around and go home. I held my head out the window the entire time. It is funny though, Because I was taking my "boyfriend" home, After my mom had told me NO. I was doing it anyways. I told her I was going to the 7-11. I have always wondered if it was the guilty conscious that made me have it. But anyways, that gave me the fear of driving I do believe. I love to drive. And after that, I did have the freedom when I did not have attacks. But now, forget it. Thats a big part that depresses me. Because I LOVE LOVE to drive sigh .

My escape so to say is driving with the tunes(oldies ) cranked full blast going down all the back roads looking for the deer and other wildlife out there........I love it it is my way of coping I guess with A/P as well as all the other things I do .....I dont like other ppl driving as much lol ....When things get really rough I hop in car turn on music and drive to beat he** ........I have gotten lost on backroads but doesnt take long to always find the highway to home.......hmmmmmmm I do know so many with this DD that cannot and will not drive......yes there are strange things always with this DD........
On the 22nd of this month I have a first time group meeting of teens coming just to talk about whatever is on their minds .....An idea from a friend a long time dream .....
As the day draws closer I am nervous but of what? I know most of the kids and I am easy to get along with (most times lol).......I think it is more of an anticipatory angst than nervous one ya know I do know I am so looking forward to it .The teens in this town HAVE nothing to do but hang on the corners end up on drugs or drinking and so hopefully this is an out for them .....will keep you posted......Wish me luck please.......Take care all and God Bless......Lyn

you are right, shell, about the other people driving. my rule about highways hasnt kept me any safer. about 2 months ago, i had my first real car accident on a quiet neighborhood street with a young drunk rich kid who decided he didnt have to pay attention to stop signs. Ouch! my 8 year old daughter was in the car, and although we were not badly hurt, when i heard her screaming i was sure it was really bad. I think it has helped bring on my relapse.

Here in Denver, it is hard anywhere you drive because it is so congested and chaotic, and people drive sooo horribly here. The highways here are crazy and its like all of the bad driving in the city, with a shorter reaction time because people drive so fast!

I would still trade in this fear of it for the risk, though!

I had my first panic attaack after getting a shot so I thought I was having an allergic reaction

i had my first panic attack when i was 21....

i ate dinner with 2 friends, hopped in the car with them, and started driving to a bar....

all of a sudden i had trouble breathing...i wasnt gasping for air, but i felt as if for once in my life i actually had to somewhat put effort into breathing.....i became scared and just told my friend "drive me to the hospital"......

i went to the hospital and was cleared after a few hours....they said nothing was wrong.....and i was completely confused cuz i knew i wasnt making anything up.

as days went on from that point on my mind state totally changed and i became scared to go out.......

i had panic attacks while driving and panic attacks at home.....it was a total nightmare for MONTHS (which honestly felt like years).

anyway  eventually i got better, but im not 100% back to normal.

when i look back now...i see why i am the way i am...

when i was young i was always a worrier......i remember my mother telling me that young boys like me shouldnt worry about such things.......and she was right......nothing was ever wrong nor was there anything even to even worry about....

and i believe that it was those years of worrying that somewhat have weakened my mind state today...

cybervato i hear ya...

but im just at a point in my life right now where i am so tired of having this disorder still in my life......

there are many priorities i need to take care of right now but havnt been able to fire up the strength inside to follow through with what i feel i should be doing..

take care

flowergirl2006 said...
logix, I know how you feel. I, too, am sometimes so tired of the daily struggle to keep my sanity. My panic attacks are overwhelming and usually at night. My heart beats rapidly, I have trouble breathing or swallowing, my stomach cramps, my blood runs cold (or it feels like that), I start to feel disassociated from my body...I start to question whether I exist. That's the part that freaks me out the most because it is mental. The physical symptons I can live with, it's when I lose control and start questioning my sanity that I really start to panic and then all of the physical symptons become more intense. I manage to hang on until the feeling subsides and am so exhausted at the end of it.

I am not on any medication currently. I am bipolar and used to take meds for taht, but I've been off them for 1 1/2 years now. I journal my attack and write positive things and compare my life to those less fortunate who are strong enough to endure. I pray. I watch tv to distract me and then I finally fall asleep.

Hey there Flower girl, I've experienced the same thing, but it was lessen now, Im still on medications but on a lower dosage, it helps. To tell you briefly I had my anxiety year of 2000, the first two years was terrible I really cant go on with my life. I felt I'd lost so many years because of that, I havent seek any professional help just recently and I regreted it for not being able to talk to somebody about my problems. I hope you wont waste your time, get help, talk to anyone who you might think would help you and keep youreslef busy and pray, thats true. My faith helps me survive all those years. Goodluck to you.