supasooz
23-05-06, 18:13
Hi
Totally new to this site and most other message boards! I have had a 'problem' since I was a kid and wondered if you guys could offer advice as to what it is. Sorry it's so long-winded.
I seem to go through phases of my life where some things become far more of a big deal than they should be. I get what I had been told were panic attacks but I'm not sure that's the right term. I could be absolutely anywhere, sometimes at school or in a shopping centre, and I would just suddenly feel awful..tingling fingers, hot or cold flushes, nausea, shortness of breath, a feeling of being trapped and wanting to go home. I always feel 'safe' at home. I could not (and still can't)work out why these 'attacks' would happen.
I started to avoid lots of normal activities Eg When I was a teenager(12-16) I avoided cinemas, school trips, swimming pools, discos, basically anywhere that my peers would want to go. Family holidays were a nightmare. I would worry for weeks or even months beforehand.
I saw a counsellor. No help. Then I got a boyfriend and was fine for years.
Everytime I have a period of stress the attacks seem to come back for a time(6/12 months) and then go. When they aren't here I can go anywhere and do anything. When they are I can't believe the person I 'used to be', I limit myself and avoid things. I find myself terrified about things like parent's evening or a meal out.
Have you any idea what is wrong with me?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. The Doctors haven't offered much help in the fourteen years I have been asking for help.
Thank you
Susan
Totally new to this site and most other message boards! I have had a 'problem' since I was a kid and wondered if you guys could offer advice as to what it is. Sorry it's so long-winded.
I seem to go through phases of my life where some things become far more of a big deal than they should be. I get what I had been told were panic attacks but I'm not sure that's the right term. I could be absolutely anywhere, sometimes at school or in a shopping centre, and I would just suddenly feel awful..tingling fingers, hot or cold flushes, nausea, shortness of breath, a feeling of being trapped and wanting to go home. I always feel 'safe' at home. I could not (and still can't)work out why these 'attacks' would happen.
I started to avoid lots of normal activities Eg When I was a teenager(12-16) I avoided cinemas, school trips, swimming pools, discos, basically anywhere that my peers would want to go. Family holidays were a nightmare. I would worry for weeks or even months beforehand.
I saw a counsellor. No help. Then I got a boyfriend and was fine for years.
Everytime I have a period of stress the attacks seem to come back for a time(6/12 months) and then go. When they aren't here I can go anywhere and do anything. When they are I can't believe the person I 'used to be', I limit myself and avoid things. I find myself terrified about things like parent's evening or a meal out.
Have you any idea what is wrong with me?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. The Doctors haven't offered much help in the fourteen years I have been asking for help.
Thank you
Susan