I do Kiz x
In the recent year mostly..

I started having them when my mum n dad started arguing and shouting at each other...

I have them weekly, and over the smallest of things, like if i get really upset or annoyed at someone..

or i feel ive annoyed someone and i cant get in tounch with them...

I get really bad x

I think the biggest one i had was when my mum n dad said my mum was looking for a new house and they were selling this house =( x

Sorry to hear that. ^^^^^^

I had one once and it was years ago. I injured my ribs on a fairground ride. The next day when I went to work the pain seemed to be getting greater and greater. I started to panic, thinking I had broken them or something. The pain increased and I was getting in an anxious state. Everyone was fussing round me and some were going to call an ambulance. That just made me worse. Somebody drove me to hospital.

Whilst I was in the car, I thought I was having a stroke or something. I became semi-paralysed, and I couldnt function correctly. I couldn't move my fingers and stuff like that. By the time I got into A&E, I couldn't speak properly and all my speech was slurred. I couldn't understand why they were leaving me there and not doing anything and by this time I was really upset.

It was at this point that another patient came over and told me I was having a panic attack. He took me outside, sat me down, and gave me a brown paper bag to breathe in and it worked. I was back to normal in a few minutes. Apparently, because I had increased breathing, I was taking in too much oxygen. I felt very stupid after that and left the hospital after thanking him. I was fine after that and have never had one since.

So next time anyone has one, try breathing slowly into a paper bag and see if it works for you.

Thanks guys,

Your right Baz, its all about controlling your breathing and trying not to breath in more than you breath out.... well thats what Red tells me to do.

Mine have gone past the breathing stage to where I have to withdraw myself completely and sit or else it just snowballs. Its horrid because I feel like I am claustrophobic but I am unable to leave the house because of shear panic.

Like many people have said who have experienced one, they arent nice.

I cannot even control my breathing, it goes wild and goes to the point of biting something (last time it was my mobile phone). I cannot eat and cannot drink something, I just have to wait basically.
And yes you are right, they aren't nice at all.

How are you today Kiz?

Have you tried to good old fashioned breathing in and out of a paper bag? it really does work as you concentrate on making sure you inflate and defalte the bag which takes your mind off the panic.

How are you today Kiz?

About 2 years ago i used to have them alot, the doctor said they were due to stress. I now know why but at the time i didnt x

It's wierd when you have one isn't it and you don't know what is happening to you?

Its awful, the only way i can describe it is its like you cant breathe fully (if you know what i mean lol) its like you can only take in little bits of air and thats it :sad: x

Its awful, the only way i can describe it is its like you cant breathe fully (if you know what i mean lol) its you can only take in little bits of airs and thats it :sad: x [/quote]

I know. Breathing control is the most important thing to remember.

I know. Breathing control is the most important thing to remember. [/quote] Yeah, luckily i havent had one for about a year now it was all due to my nans illness i think i found a bit hard to accept at first which is what set them off x

Literally your breathless, think your going to stop breathing. I got bad chest pains when i had them I always thought i was having a heat attack.

Glad to hear you have not had one recently. As you say, stressful situations can bring them on.

Yeah they do, have you had any recently? x

I havent tried that, once my breathing goes I can calm myself down (with a lot of help from Red) because I know that the panic is manifesting itself in my breathing. Its the run up to the attack thats the worst, it can last all day. Sheer dread comes to mind and body and sometimes there are no reasons for it.

I think that once we are out of this house and away from the city things will be a lot easier. Plus I will be near my family which is always nice.

Our buyers are dragging their heals and our vendor wont wait much longer which is really stressing me out :bored:

No. I only ever had the one.

I mentioned it in my post. It really does work.

Well whatever you and Red are doing to help calm yourself it seems to be working. I dont think there is a real miracle answer for this type of thing, you just have to do what helps at the time.