MissHDynamite
03-10-12, 21:02
Found this old post from someone and thought I would share...
Hopefully this will make you smile-we all need to laugh at ourselves sometimes.........
you know you have a panic disorder when:
When you're having a PA and people talk to you and you get so annoyed and angry at them for making your symtoms worse.
rationalizing crashing your car on the way to the airport as a means of getting out of going on that flight.
you have a PA and need to go to public bathroom, but leave bathroom door unlocked so they can get to you easier when they find you
even though you have had one million PAs and you survived every single one, you know that this one is different, this one is the real thing
Check every ache and pain you have on the internet, even if you have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to do it. And just know your going to die from something and no one will really listen to you because your a professional "doctor goer" and you really blew it by being so obsessed with your health.
you burn something on purpose while cooking just to make sure the fire alarms are working.
you want to move house so you can live closer to the hospital
you want everyone who doesn't understand to have a panic attack so they would understand and quit calling you a hyperchondriac
you enter your local supermarket, only to find they have rearrange everything & you quickly turn around & leave
The person in line in front of you is digging through their purse for the correct amount & you offer to pay the difference to get them out of the way.
You consider just throwing the girl at the till a £20 note for a £1.99 item & telling her to keep the change as you make a break for the door.
You walk out of the store with the receipt visible in your hand so when the alarm does go off, you won’t be accused of stealing.
Close your eyes & grit your teeth everytime you exit the store praying the alarm doesn’t go off (even when you have nothing to set it off) & of course breath a sigh of relief upon entering the parking lot like you’ve really accomplished something.
Forgetting to buy everything you needed at the store because you were in such a hurry to get out of there
You ask co-workers about their Firstaid skills just in case you go down
Wondering how much those defib. Machines are & if having one in your house would be a little OTT
You keep a copy of your medical Records beside your bed for the paramedics. Also you keep a Medication List & who to call list (with at least 6 names on it…..in case they can’t reach the others) in your wallet for when they find you laying in the street)
You have that certain someone who is to call you everyday & make sure your still alive because if you die you don’t want to decompose before anyone notices your missing
If your traveling out of your “safe zone” you get on map quest & locate all nearby hospitals that will be nearby
Your doctor, dentist, hairdresser etc. always schedules you as the first appointment because waiting is just not an option for you.
Talking face to face with someone & not having a clue what their saying because your to busy wondering if they can tell how freaked out you are.
Accepting the fact that the “crazy house” or Psych. Ward probably really isn’t that bad of a place & it really would be nice to get a way for awhile.
Telling others they just didn’t see you at a meeting, church, wedding etc. because you were sitting in the back…(of course you always ask where they were sitting first)
Having your stash of 2 or 3 “emergency pills” stored in everyroom of your house & of course your car.
Having your doctor write a new script even when you 2 refills left on the last one because you just don’t want to run out.
when you dont bother having a shower so if someone asks you to leave the house you say ill be about an hour i need to shower and do my hair
when you worry about not having afore mentioned shower because the paramedics will think you smell and laugh at you when they pick up your dead body
when you just know you are dying but its the thought of leaving house to go to A&E makes you panic more
When you know you would ace med school because you have already researched every disease known to man. But you know you wouldn't even make it through the first 10 minutes because you would for sure have whatever disease was being discussed.
You turn down a chance to go on a cruise once you were informed how long it would take to get a helicopter out to the ship to rush you to the nearest hospital.
When You Drive To The Hospital To Takeyour new meds,, So In Case You Have A Reaction You'll Already Be There
You know you have Panic disorder when you go the bathroom really fast because you dont want to be found dead like Elvis.
When you let your hair grow extra long because you are so certain that you'll pass out in the barber's/hairdresser's chair
When you would rather go through the McDonald's drive-thru alone and eat a cheeseburger than go out and eat a 20 oz steak with your friends at a nice restaurant.
When you MUST go to the bathroom as soon as you arrive at any restaurant to splash some "MAGIC WATER" on your face.
when you can't breathe because you know that in ONLY five weeks you have to give a presentation.
when you drive by a cemetery and are scared to breathe because you might inhale a ghost.
When you are grocery shoppng you have to run to the drink isle and open a bottle of water before you die.
When you drive to a different town to go to the ER so the new doctor will take you seriously
When you leave whole plates of food uneaten because it has been poisoned.
When you constantly make your husband take sips of your drink to prove to you it's not poisoned.
As soon as you see a police car while driving, you start swerving all over the road in terror because you're sure you're about to be arrested.
You take your pulse at least 45 times per hour
You worry so much that you actually worry about worrying.
you get freaked out when your pets look at you funny because they have that 'sixth sense'.
you try every position in bed you can think of until your wound up like a pretzel, just so you cant feel your heart beating
you compare your breathing/heartrate with the closest thing to you, even if it's the cat.. then you think the dogs bigger.. maybe i should try that?
you constantly ask other people what their pulses are
Please feel free to add
Hugs to all :hugs:
Hopefully this will make you smile-we all need to laugh at ourselves sometimes.........
you know you have a panic disorder when:
When you're having a PA and people talk to you and you get so annoyed and angry at them for making your symtoms worse.
rationalizing crashing your car on the way to the airport as a means of getting out of going on that flight.
you have a PA and need to go to public bathroom, but leave bathroom door unlocked so they can get to you easier when they find you
even though you have had one million PAs and you survived every single one, you know that this one is different, this one is the real thing
Check every ache and pain you have on the internet, even if you have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to do it. And just know your going to die from something and no one will really listen to you because your a professional "doctor goer" and you really blew it by being so obsessed with your health.
you burn something on purpose while cooking just to make sure the fire alarms are working.
you want to move house so you can live closer to the hospital
you want everyone who doesn't understand to have a panic attack so they would understand and quit calling you a hyperchondriac
you enter your local supermarket, only to find they have rearrange everything & you quickly turn around & leave
The person in line in front of you is digging through their purse for the correct amount & you offer to pay the difference to get them out of the way.
You consider just throwing the girl at the till a £20 note for a £1.99 item & telling her to keep the change as you make a break for the door.
You walk out of the store with the receipt visible in your hand so when the alarm does go off, you won’t be accused of stealing.
Close your eyes & grit your teeth everytime you exit the store praying the alarm doesn’t go off (even when you have nothing to set it off) & of course breath a sigh of relief upon entering the parking lot like you’ve really accomplished something.
Forgetting to buy everything you needed at the store because you were in such a hurry to get out of there
You ask co-workers about their Firstaid skills just in case you go down
Wondering how much those defib. Machines are & if having one in your house would be a little OTT
You keep a copy of your medical Records beside your bed for the paramedics. Also you keep a Medication List & who to call list (with at least 6 names on it…..in case they can’t reach the others) in your wallet for when they find you laying in the street)
You have that certain someone who is to call you everyday & make sure your still alive because if you die you don’t want to decompose before anyone notices your missing
If your traveling out of your “safe zone” you get on map quest & locate all nearby hospitals that will be nearby
Your doctor, dentist, hairdresser etc. always schedules you as the first appointment because waiting is just not an option for you.
Talking face to face with someone & not having a clue what their saying because your to busy wondering if they can tell how freaked out you are.
Accepting the fact that the “crazy house” or Psych. Ward probably really isn’t that bad of a place & it really would be nice to get a way for awhile.
Telling others they just didn’t see you at a meeting, church, wedding etc. because you were sitting in the back…(of course you always ask where they were sitting first)
Having your stash of 2 or 3 “emergency pills” stored in everyroom of your house & of course your car.
Having your doctor write a new script even when you 2 refills left on the last one because you just don’t want to run out.
when you dont bother having a shower so if someone asks you to leave the house you say ill be about an hour i need to shower and do my hair
when you worry about not having afore mentioned shower because the paramedics will think you smell and laugh at you when they pick up your dead body
when you just know you are dying but its the thought of leaving house to go to A&E makes you panic more
When you know you would ace med school because you have already researched every disease known to man. But you know you wouldn't even make it through the first 10 minutes because you would for sure have whatever disease was being discussed.
You turn down a chance to go on a cruise once you were informed how long it would take to get a helicopter out to the ship to rush you to the nearest hospital.
When You Drive To The Hospital To Takeyour new meds,, So In Case You Have A Reaction You'll Already Be There
You know you have Panic disorder when you go the bathroom really fast because you dont want to be found dead like Elvis.
When you let your hair grow extra long because you are so certain that you'll pass out in the barber's/hairdresser's chair
When you would rather go through the McDonald's drive-thru alone and eat a cheeseburger than go out and eat a 20 oz steak with your friends at a nice restaurant.
When you MUST go to the bathroom as soon as you arrive at any restaurant to splash some "MAGIC WATER" on your face.
when you can't breathe because you know that in ONLY five weeks you have to give a presentation.
when you drive by a cemetery and are scared to breathe because you might inhale a ghost.
When you are grocery shoppng you have to run to the drink isle and open a bottle of water before you die.
When you drive to a different town to go to the ER so the new doctor will take you seriously
When you leave whole plates of food uneaten because it has been poisoned.
When you constantly make your husband take sips of your drink to prove to you it's not poisoned.
As soon as you see a police car while driving, you start swerving all over the road in terror because you're sure you're about to be arrested.
You take your pulse at least 45 times per hour
You worry so much that you actually worry about worrying.
you get freaked out when your pets look at you funny because they have that 'sixth sense'.
you try every position in bed you can think of until your wound up like a pretzel, just so you cant feel your heart beating
you compare your breathing/heartrate with the closest thing to you, even if it's the cat.. then you think the dogs bigger.. maybe i should try that?
you constantly ask other people what their pulses are
Please feel free to add
Hugs to all :hugs: