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    What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    I'm just curious what everyone's worst symptom is. Try to be as descriptive as you can. It can be physical or mental. I realise it can be really difficult to just choose one. And my other question is what panic symptom can you easily brush off as "that's just anxiety?"

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    Worst: disassociation. I can almost handle physical symptoms if not for the feeling I am so frighteningly detached from the surroundings. Especially when it's accompanied by head pressure. This symptom makes the urge to escape unbearable and on a bad day i feel like it will stop me from ever having a normal life.

    Least frightening: feeling hot. I haven't linked that to some disease yet. I used to get hot before any social function before I ever had a panic attack so I was used to it. (I also realise some people don't have a least frightening symptom)
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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Worst: Its really hard to explain but it almost feels like I'm suffocating, everything goes quiet, all I can focus on is my heart and breathing, and its like being on mount Everest.

    Least frightening: Hot flashes, I always get really hot just before it starts which is generally my indicator that one is going to happen.
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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Worst: Chest nervousness/tightness feels like my heart is gonna give way there and then.
    Least frightening: My shaking

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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Most frightening symptom:

    Chest tightness for sure. This often triggers the other symptoms like breathlessness and a feeling like my heart is about to stop, chest tremors and the like.

    Least frightening symptom:

    Sweating/hot flashes are the least frightening for me since i'm almost always warm anyway

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    worst: Feeling like I will faint. Dissociation feeling.
    Least frightening : I've learned to deal with the constant dizziness.

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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Worst: the chest tightness, breathlessness, pains, etc. I'm constantly fixated on my breathing now.

    Least frightening: feeling hot & sweaty

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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Most Frightening: Nausea, as I am very emetophobic
    Least Frightening: Shaking/trembling

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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Most frightening for me is not being able to breathe properly (that's been a fear since childhood)

    Least frightening is nausea as I don't get it very often!
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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    The most frightening is a tough one. Strangely shaking/trembling is up there whilst for some others it seems less troublesome. The very worst is maybe that leaden fear starting in my chest, but is that the panic itself or a symptom?

    The least frightening is probably dry mouth or sweating. Crikey what lives we have?!
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    Re: What is your worst panic symptom and least frightening one?

    Worst one is definitely the disconnected feeling and least one is probably the dizziness!

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