sammysung
17-01-13, 11:35
Hi, after browsing for years I am finally posting.
A week before Christmas I woke up in the morning with a strong butterflies feeling for no reason (or no reason i could identify). I wasn't worried about anything as the time, so I ignored it and hoped it would go. Unfortunately it lasted until 5pm. It felt almost unbearable at times. I only had a small panic attack while this was going on.
Nothing happened since then until yesterday morning. I woke up with intense butterflies but tried to busy myself making sandwiches for my son and ironing his school uniform. The feeling grew in intensity though until it turned into a panic attack. Trying to get a 6 year old ready for school wasn't easy. The attack lasted until i came home from school at 9am. I think the walk helped although i really didn't think i would be able to do it.
Then last night I woke at 3am with the same intensely nervous feeling and a racing heart. I also felt clammy even though it was just 14 degrees in my bedroom. I just went with it and didn't panic. I read my book for around an hour until I dozed off book in hand.
I woke up this morning at 5.30 am again with the strong butterflies feeling and it stayed with me until about 10am. This morning i was really calm about it and accepted the feeling. I showered and did other things but it just wouldn't go.
I have had panic attacks on and off for 13 years and i (in theory and sometimes in practice) know how to deal with them, and know when i am panicking. I definitely wasn't panicking in the night or this morning. I am on no meds and i have cut out caffeine recently. I don't feel worried about anything at the moment which is unusual for me as I have a lot that I could be worried about.
My sister thinks that i am maybe internalizing things and they are coming out via the subconscious mind as I sleep. Who knows eh?
Does anyone have any tips on dealing with getting rid of the adrenaline? Or any advice on what I should do? This morning i made the error of looking up symptoms on the internet and convinced myself for a short while that i had a tumor on my adrenal gland!!
Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
A week before Christmas I woke up in the morning with a strong butterflies feeling for no reason (or no reason i could identify). I wasn't worried about anything as the time, so I ignored it and hoped it would go. Unfortunately it lasted until 5pm. It felt almost unbearable at times. I only had a small panic attack while this was going on.
Nothing happened since then until yesterday morning. I woke up with intense butterflies but tried to busy myself making sandwiches for my son and ironing his school uniform. The feeling grew in intensity though until it turned into a panic attack. Trying to get a 6 year old ready for school wasn't easy. The attack lasted until i came home from school at 9am. I think the walk helped although i really didn't think i would be able to do it.
Then last night I woke at 3am with the same intensely nervous feeling and a racing heart. I also felt clammy even though it was just 14 degrees in my bedroom. I just went with it and didn't panic. I read my book for around an hour until I dozed off book in hand.
I woke up this morning at 5.30 am again with the strong butterflies feeling and it stayed with me until about 10am. This morning i was really calm about it and accepted the feeling. I showered and did other things but it just wouldn't go.
I have had panic attacks on and off for 13 years and i (in theory and sometimes in practice) know how to deal with them, and know when i am panicking. I definitely wasn't panicking in the night or this morning. I am on no meds and i have cut out caffeine recently. I don't feel worried about anything at the moment which is unusual for me as I have a lot that I could be worried about.
My sister thinks that i am maybe internalizing things and they are coming out via the subconscious mind as I sleep. Who knows eh?
Does anyone have any tips on dealing with getting rid of the adrenaline? Or any advice on what I should do? This morning i made the error of looking up symptoms on the internet and convinced myself for a short while that i had a tumor on my adrenal gland!!
Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.