NWR panic attack

Thanks, Jenny! I'll text you.

I'm sorry you had a terrible day

Usually what works for me is dealing and talking about an issue as soon as it happens. Also I just try to lay down and chill out, no tv, no phone. Sorry, hope this helps- sending you a big hug Beach bride, anxiety attacks suck

I've had 4 now, and they just started about a year ago. Luckily they are few and far in between but I find its best to just lay down, drink lots of water, and just focus on breathing and calming down. Two of them I got in the middle of the night and I felt like I was gonna die. Just remember in that moment that it is only temporary, it will stop eventually.

I'm so sorry you had this day and this experience. I started having similar panic attacks again recently, and I wish I had a solution. Something that has helped, even if only a little, is that when I feel the attack coming on, I actually say "I'm OK" out loud. If you're inside, go outside and feel fresh air on your face. If I sit down and let the thought that I can't breath take over, it makes it worse - I have to try to remind myself that I am OK and it will pass. Physically feel your feet on the ground, feel the air, and remember that you are OK. I hope you feel better today.

Thanks, everyone. I'm still taking deep breaths to try and calm down and drinking sleepy time tea. Hopefully tomorrow I get some solutions to what I'm dealing and I will look into going to see someone.

FH was a total champ though. I was bent over alternating between not breathing and taking crazy quick sharp breaths and he stayed calm and collected. I could feel it coming on I just wasn't expecting it.

@future I'm still repeating "I'm okay" in my head.

First of all, I'm sorry you are having such a rough time.

Now, I am not a doctor or professional of any kind. I'm not actually on any anxiety medication, so I can not speak to that either. I am glad you are looking into seeing someone, because that is the best thing to do in this situation.

Anyway, I do have some experience with panic attacks. I was a teenager when I had my first one. Since then they are infrequent and sporadic, pretty much always triggered by extreme stress. I usually feel like I just can't move from the spot I'm in when it happens. But for me it helps to get to a spot that is comfortable and quiet. I find comfort in being wrapped in a blanket, because it makes me feel safe. After that it's a lot of deep breathing (as much as you can until your breathing slows down), maybe counting slowly, and reminding myself everything will be okay. All of that sounds stupid when I write it out, because it makes it sound easy. But these are the things I do as I wait for it to pass and try to accept that it's happening. I've found that reducing my stressors in everyday life has reduced them to almost never happening. It's not always possible to do that, but I find it helps me to at least try to keep my environments as stress free as possible.

Hope it passes swiftly BeachBride! I'm sorry you're going through this.

Baby steps. I've just recently been introduced to anxiety and having panic attacks.

Have you ever seen a professional for this? It sounds like this is your first panic attack. I'd really encourage you to go see someone tomorrow to get some professional support as well. Hope you feel better soon!

I'm sorry your day has been so bad. I also have anxiety on top of asthma and the main thing that calms me down when I have a panic attack is when I can't breathe because getting emotional is one of my asthma triggers. It's like I zone out until the shortness of breath starts and that's when I kind of come back to reality and realize that I need to take deep breaths and calm down. You're taking steps in the right direction by going to see someone. I hope things get better for you.

@now thanks. I saw someone when I was a senior in HS in 2007. I had a really terrible time with her. She treated me like a child because I was 17. Since then I've pretty much avoided it. I definitely need to look into it tomorrow.

If I'm having a panic attack there's nothing I can do to stop it. I try to touch something solid around me so I feel grounded. I focus on the thing I'm touching and not that air doesn't seem to be working. Sometimes this helps slow them down.

I am prescribed Xanax to take in case of a panic attack. Rarely do I ever have to take them but it really does help. I am prescribed the lowest dose. Just try to remember it is just a feeling and you are not dying and that this feeling will go away. It feels so scary I know. I went to the ER the first time I had one because I knew I was having a heart attack and dying. They are not fun. Sorry you have to go through this!

I'm sorry this happened to you. For a period of time in college my FH had panic attacks. Controlling his breathing helped a lot. I had never seen this happen to anyone or had one myself, so I didn't know what to do. Eventually I figured out that having him copy my breathing pattern slowed everything down a lot and allowed him to focus more. Again, I'm sorry you are going through this.

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry that all happened to you today! I have panic attacks, so I understand that feeling. I try to focus on something other than my breathing. People around me always want to tell me to slow down my breathing, but that makes me focus on it more and get more anxious. I have FH tell me about his day, about his gaming (which I find super boring), anything that I can focus on other than hyperventilating. I hope it doesn't happen to you again, but know that if it does, you'll find what works for you and work through them.

I actually have panic disorder, that's how often I have panic attacks. The bad news is that you always feel like you're dying and at some point it's so bad you almost want to die because "ohmygod it's lasting forever and this feels terrible and all the terrible things are happening to me right now why can't I just die".

The good news is that there are ways to deal with the physical aspects, the emotional aspects, and the mental aspects.

1- Physical aspects. The heart jumping out of your chest, can't breathe, stomach cramping, nausea and anything else that might come with it. For that you need to learn a breathing technique. The one that works for me is in through your nose for five counts, hold for five counts, forceful breath out of your mouth for five counts. It forces me to concentrate on the breathing instead of the physical problems.

2- Mental aspect - Sometimes you might get this sensation like nothing is real, or maybe you'll get some crazy ideas (one time I was having a panic attack on the subway and I thought that the train was going to take off the tracks like a giant airplane). For this, you really have to concentrate and tell yourself it's just a panic attack. Over and over again. For the full 10-20 minutes until that damn panic attack is over.

3- Emotional aspect - Your emotions get deregulated. Crying or screaming or just terror and curling up. For this, and this one is going to be hard - get up. Move around. Touch something physical. I had a whopper of an attack last night. FH helped me by getting me into the shower so that the physical aspect of the water distracted me from the terror.

I hope this helps. I hope you don't have to experience a panic attack ever again. THEY ARE THE WORST.