re: How many people here deal with anxiety/panic attacks on a daily basis?

Had my first panic at a bar in college after finals that I aced. So what the hell did I have to be anxious about?

If you're scared because your wife "found a lump" or you lost a job? That's situational. Just called living. But if life is sailing along and you are scared shitless it's anxiety DISORDER. that's why it's called a disorder. Both need attention, but situational will usually pass.

Panic attacks started for me about 7 months ago. It was very strange. Out of nowhere, I would get this weird feeling and I would be very aware of my increased heartbeat. My hands and feet would tingle and I would feel faint. An overwhelming sense of doom would come over me, and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Unfortunately, they would last for a couple of hours, not 30 minutes like many people with panic disorder. This later turned into extreme anxiety. I was a zombie, I couldn't remember anything, I couldn't sleep or eat. I went 3 days without sleep. I would just lay in bed wide awake with adrenaline for no reason. Even when I felt like I was about to cross the sleep barrier, I would have a sudden jolt wake me up. It was horrible.

You have to accept it though. It's probably not going to just go away, but it can be controlled. Relax and control your stress levels. Deep breathing exercises have helped control my panic attacks. If I feel one coming on, I just focus on my breathing and it goes away.

I used to get them pretty bad but I've been learning how to stop them before they flair up. I usually hold my breath for a second and just breathe very slow and concentrate on my breaths. If im very stressed though I do sometimes melt. Go see a psychiatrist (non pill prescribing) first before you make any decisions.

If you are having this anxiety over nothing and just daily, please do get yourself some help. Bottling it in is just awful

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But if life is sailing along and you are scared shitless it's anxiety DISORDER.

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Absolutely and that is one of the things a lot of people dont understand. I told people I was having panic attacks and they would say just take some time off or get better sleep and would tell them I get them when I'm chilled out relaxing on the couch just as easily as when I'm working on a stressful activity. That is what is so freaky about panic disorder is it comes out of no where and you just feel like you are about to die.

I've heard LSD is good for anxiety...

Just wanted to take a second and thank everyone for their input in this thread... It's good to know that I'm not alone...


I may bump this thread next time I'm having an attack

Sorry, the first page was 5 pages ago so jokes are no longer funny in this thread


Thanks for playing

Do that. If I'm here I'll help talk you down.

Cocaine (powder not crack) to get high followed by two xanex to knock me out before the cocaine blues set in always does the trick

Nobigdeal, that's what's so messed up about this whole situation, I've been a 'social butterfly' my whole life... Feeing like this has really really brought me down... I HATE this, I hate it with a passion