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Old 14-01-2013, 08:18 PM #26
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I don't think I've ever had one but I've been really stressed and have just bawled my eyes out whilst at uni.. But that's literally standard for anybody in their last year!
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Lee, it's dead easy for me to say this but you have to try and relax....is someone in with you? You need to distract yourself, talk about any **** but don't think about it if you can... ring someone if no-one is in with you. If not get one fresh air and take really deep breaths and concentrate on your breathing.....I used to feel mine moving from my toes (weird thing but that's the only way I can describe it) and if I breathed slowly I could stop them...try not to panic as this will make you hyperventilate.....just in through your nose and out through your mouth. Let me know when you are feeling better....
Thanks Annie.. I've been sitting trying to do deep breathing, but I cannot relax! My whole body is tense and my jaw is hurting as my teeth are so clenched together. I think I'm holding it together by breathing slowly and deeply though :/
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Thanks Annie.. I've been sitting trying to do deep breathing, but I cannot relax! My whole body is tense and my jaw is hurting as my teeth are so clenched together. I think I'm holding it together by breathing slowly and deeply though :/
They are so awful, but they do pass and you will learn to control them but hopefully they will stop soon... See your doc if you're worried though.... Let me know when it passes...
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Thanks Annie.. I'm feeling better now. Still a bit lightheaded but I've not lost it completely
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aw that sounds awful, some good advice on here though.
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Thanks Annie.. I'm feeling better now. Still a bit lightheaded but I've not lost it completely
Glad you're feeling better. Try not to worry about another one although easier said than done I know. Take care x
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seems like chatting on here has helped a bit, hope u feel better soon x
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I've had one before outside a store. And I believe one of the reasons I never had another after was because of my ipod. Now if I'm out and starting to feel anxious I just listen to music.
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I've had one before outside a store. And I believe one of the reasons I never had another after was because of my ipod. Now if I'm out and starting to feel anxious I just listen to music.
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Yay a double post, I win the thread
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that's a good post,distract your mind before the cycle of fear starts to build.

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Hey Lee if you're on tonight hope you're having a better day.
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Thanks Annie. I felt a bit odd for a while at work today and I've has the worst headache imaginable! Is it normal to have such a painful head after an attack?
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Yeah I think that will probably be like a stress related thing.
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Has anybody ever woken up during the night mid panic attack?

I woke up a few nights ago with my ears pounding and my heart raving.. I wanted to get up and do my usual running away from myself but I was still half asleep,. I spent the rest of the night jolting myself awake thinking I couldn't breathe. Surely it's not normal to be panicky whilst asleep??
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Hello Lee, yes this is quite common, it's often when you're more relaxed that the panic hits. This is how I've had my own attacks explained to me....

When you've had stuff to deal with in the past, and as with everyone life has to go on and you work through it, and move on etc, your brain retains anything you don't properly resolve and eventually, and it can be months or even years later, if there's something there it will surface and panic attacks are your body's way of release. I always feel very tired afterwards, but also very calm and relaxed once it's over (and sometimes it's quick but sometimes it can last hours on and off) so this does make sense to me.

I've been having them a lot lately (Ammi, Annie and Kizzy have been my lifelines tbh - wonderful girls) and I know why, which helps as you really do feel you're going mad, gonna die etc, I always have to get outside urgently, I've walked the streets in the early hours loads so can relate to what Jesus said earlier in thread. I've learned how to breathe through it, it's not easy to get started when you're in a state but it gets easier the more it happens and I can now bring myself out of them more quickly.

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Has anybody ever woken up during the night mid panic attack?

I woke up a few nights ago with my ears pounding and my heart raving.. I wanted to get up and do my usual running away from myself but I was still half asleep,. I spent the rest of the night jolting myself awake thinking I couldn't breathe. Surely it's not normal to be panicky whilst asleep??

..yeah that is 'normal'/quite common Lee..panic attacks can happen when you're in a situation of anxiety and your mind can build it up into a 'panic state' without you even realising it or they can happen when your body is relaxed, like Kate said because being relaxed is when your mind is most 'vulnerable'...quite often you have no idea why you're panicking either because the things that are making you anxious aren't conscious worries but subconscious ones but they're kind of pushing their way through or trying to...the subconscious mind is like a photographic memory of everything in your life...and the smallest thing that you're not even aware of can be a 'trigger' for something/maybe something that has caused you to be unhappy/worried/scared in the past and your mind has associated some small familiar to it..?..but because it can be something really subtle and didn't seem to be such a big thing at the time, it's really hard to find the cause and that's what makes the attacks so difficult to control and so scary...

..a lot of it is to do with familiar behaviour patterns as well/how we react to things and maybe those reactions don't really 'resolve' stuff in our heads but just store it away because we haven't wanted to think about it or it's the only way we can deal with it at the time....anyway, medication does help..I know lots of people who have found it works for them but I think it's also good to look at therapies as well and the type of therapy that will help will be different for everyone..just because medication can supress the attacks and make you feel much calmer and able to deal with things but it is only supressing things again and at some point the medication will stop and the attacks could return..I know this all sounds really mad/weird and I wasn't a therapy person at all until I tried CBT, which I found amazing..but for me anyway, just understanding yourself/behaviour patterns/how you process things/your coping abilities etc really does start to dissolve all of your anxieties because you can 'trace' where they come from/understanding is 'control'...oh, it can also happen..(the attacks and anxieties) because of a type of 'layering effect' as well...it's like when people say..ughh, that's the last straw...it's often beyond your control to 'solve' the things that are making you anxious/causing the attacks...but focusing on things that you can control/every day type things and feeling pleased with yourself because you feel that you've done a 'good job' with something or sorted it out or whatever/focusing on the things that you feel you are good at/your strengths..?.....helps a lot and kind of 'gives you power' over the anxieties and diminishes their 'strength'...

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Has anybody ever woken up during the night mid panic attack?

I woke up a few nights ago with my ears pounding and my heart raving.. I wanted to get up and do my usual running away from myself but I was still half asleep,. I spent the rest of the night jolting myself awake thinking I couldn't breathe. Surely it's not normal to be panicky whilst asleep??
Yeah, I've had quite a few nocturnal panic attacks. Had one just the other night actually... got the usual palpitations, dizziness and difficulty breathing etc. Though I find they're never half as bad as daytime attacks. Terrifying experiences.
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Never had one, they do sound extremely scary though..

Hope you're alright Lee, take care.

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Has anybody ever woken up during the night mid panic attack?

I woke up a few nights ago with my ears pounding and my heart raving.. I wanted to get up and do my usual running away from myself but I was still half asleep,. I spent the rest of the night jolting myself awake thinking I couldn't breathe. Surely it's not normal to be panicky whilst asleep??

I think it is normal, don't worry. I've felt like that before whilst sleeping.
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They're quite common really, I mean I've often had them for no reason. Usually mine are triggered by big crowds and shopping centres but bizarrely one just struck me when I was walking around the house one day.

When they do happen though it's really helpful to just sit down, take a few deep breaths and distract yourself with something. Like Claudia said, music is really good for that Lee. Hope everything's alright.
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Go to docs lee they will prob give you beta blockers, they really do help, talking does too hope you get sorted asap
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Go to docs lee they will prob give you beta blockers, they really do help, talking does too hope you get sorted asap
Yeah, I have propranolol lying around, which I take when I feel an episode building up. They don't do anything with for the emotional/psychological feelings of anxiety (for me anyway) but they block the adrenaline rush so it doesn't turn into a full-blown attack.
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