matchesss
22-01-15, 12:16
Hi all,
so glad to be here. I am 23 years old and had my first panic attack when I was about 19. I am happy to say that with meditation, taking things slower, growing up and building up my confidence, my panic attacks haven't appeared in about 2 years!
But now recently, whenever I went to uni, I saw this guy and we would have eye contact (oh God, I must sound like a teenager, I know I do, but I can't help it), and now I would really just like to go up and talk to him because he seems shy too (but then again he may simply look at a lot of girls?! oh God I overthink) but even when he is just somewhere near and I see him (and it does happen sometimes as we live close to each other and see each other on a regular basis), I get so shaky my legs actually shake and I can't look at him anymore. If I have friends around me I feel OK but when I'm by myself... I'd really like to go up and talk to him briefly in the next few days. But what if he has a girlfriend, and I talk him up and it will be so embarrassing or what if he thinks I am a loon? I know I think too far into the future, haha.. I am aware of that, but when I am in that situation then my head goes crazy.
If it was just a normal person, I wouldn't mind and would feel perfectly fine.
With my former ex-boyfriend, I would be so anxious and panicky in the beginning that I couldn't kiss him until I got to know him really well because I felt so sick I'd puke (very good feeling).
Anybody have any thoughts? I guess I need to work on my confidence again, because what do I have to lose, he may think I'm a fool if I talk to him, but it's not like I'm asking him to marry me.
I'd really just go up and talk to him and be proud of myself!
Thank you, all :)
Julie
/ Forgot to say: I get palpitations really bad and I just want to run, like it's almost like with the panic attacks I used to have, but I can control it and not let them break out now. Thanks for reading :)
so glad to be here. I am 23 years old and had my first panic attack when I was about 19. I am happy to say that with meditation, taking things slower, growing up and building up my confidence, my panic attacks haven't appeared in about 2 years!
But now recently, whenever I went to uni, I saw this guy and we would have eye contact (oh God, I must sound like a teenager, I know I do, but I can't help it), and now I would really just like to go up and talk to him because he seems shy too (but then again he may simply look at a lot of girls?! oh God I overthink) but even when he is just somewhere near and I see him (and it does happen sometimes as we live close to each other and see each other on a regular basis), I get so shaky my legs actually shake and I can't look at him anymore. If I have friends around me I feel OK but when I'm by myself... I'd really like to go up and talk to him briefly in the next few days. But what if he has a girlfriend, and I talk him up and it will be so embarrassing or what if he thinks I am a loon? I know I think too far into the future, haha.. I am aware of that, but when I am in that situation then my head goes crazy.
If it was just a normal person, I wouldn't mind and would feel perfectly fine.
With my former ex-boyfriend, I would be so anxious and panicky in the beginning that I couldn't kiss him until I got to know him really well because I felt so sick I'd puke (very good feeling).
Anybody have any thoughts? I guess I need to work on my confidence again, because what do I have to lose, he may think I'm a fool if I talk to him, but it's not like I'm asking him to marry me.
I'd really just go up and talk to him and be proud of myself!
Thank you, all :)
Julie
/ Forgot to say: I get palpitations really bad and I just want to run, like it's almost like with the panic attacks I used to have, but I can control it and not let them break out now. Thanks for reading :)