Well sadly panic attack & anxiety is my middle name and it has been since I was 12 (when i had my first attack).
On and off since 12 it has ruined parts of my life and there are certain things I cannot do because of it. I have had counselling and been on various types of medication since then.
I don't tend to suffer depression, luckily, but do get down about the whole thing and have done for many years.
Now I am in the later stages of pregnancy things have calmed down a lot and I am hoping having a baby will take the focus of me just thinking about me and stupid scenarios all the time.
When the baby started kicking me at 17 weeks and I was in Cornwall with my hubby - I lost it and got really panicky as I was not in control of my body, it was ridiculous - we had to come home a day early. To make the panic worse I was really worried about how the bad tummy, bowels etc and racing heart affected the baby, so I panicked more !!!!! GRRRRR !!!
Anyway I went back to my therapist and talked things through and since then everything has been going really well and I realised that most of my recent panic was pregnancy related and because I was reacting badly to feeling sick etc, so I now manage (I have my moments) to try and keep control of it.
I am hoping after the baby is born that I will not have to go back on the medication I was on and that I will start to chill, but sadly I know this will always be a part of me from time to time.
Would be interesting to talk more to others about panic attacks and non-suffers can find the whole concept alien and that's not their fault!
This is the first forum I found on panic attacks - I wish I found it ****** years ago!!
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