williamandmax
24-02-14, 22:29
Hi
Ive just joined thos forum and im not sure whether to put my post in this section or health.
My history - Im 46 and have experienced episodes of panic attacks very occasionally. First time was in my 20s when we moved to a new area and I hated it - I had very bad panic attacks with pvcs and was convinced I was going to die!
These episodes have raised their ugly head when there is something stressful going on...but only very occasionally.
I am very surprised that I have been hit with these again and this time its very bad. Im self employed and have been lucky enough to have been very busy - in fact i havent really stopeed in over a year - working weekends etc etc...great...or so i thought.
I kept telling my wife that i would soon need a break as I was very tired...we dont have children but we did have 2 dogs that we loved very much. In October we lost them both within 3 weeks...we were devastated...we then got a puppy...who became ill very quickly and this stressed me out even more (hes ok now!)..coupled with fact i started a long contract in January...I knew something was going to give...
.....and it has...
I noticed that I was starting to get pannicky when I was going into work. Then one day when we were having a meeting I had a panic attack...I had to pretend I wanted to go to the loo...it was awful....ever since then its got worse...panic attacks going into work...then when in work.
I dont drink (honestly) however its got to the point where im needing to drink before I go into work!...how sad is that?
...I am going to see my gp..but just wanted peoples advice if possible?
Many thanks
Max
Ive just joined thos forum and im not sure whether to put my post in this section or health.
My history - Im 46 and have experienced episodes of panic attacks very occasionally. First time was in my 20s when we moved to a new area and I hated it - I had very bad panic attacks with pvcs and was convinced I was going to die!
These episodes have raised their ugly head when there is something stressful going on...but only very occasionally.
I am very surprised that I have been hit with these again and this time its very bad. Im self employed and have been lucky enough to have been very busy - in fact i havent really stopeed in over a year - working weekends etc etc...great...or so i thought.
I kept telling my wife that i would soon need a break as I was very tired...we dont have children but we did have 2 dogs that we loved very much. In October we lost them both within 3 weeks...we were devastated...we then got a puppy...who became ill very quickly and this stressed me out even more (hes ok now!)..coupled with fact i started a long contract in January...I knew something was going to give...
.....and it has...
I noticed that I was starting to get pannicky when I was going into work. Then one day when we were having a meeting I had a panic attack...I had to pretend I wanted to go to the loo...it was awful....ever since then its got worse...panic attacks going into work...then when in work.
I dont drink (honestly) however its got to the point where im needing to drink before I go into work!...how sad is that?
...I am going to see my gp..but just wanted peoples advice if possible?
Many thanks
Max