Talisman
16-01-07, 00:50
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well!
I've been suffering from panic attacks for about half a year now. They came on all of a sudden, and I thought I was going mad or having a heart attack, until I realised what they were. It doesn't help people saying it's all in your mind and to pull yourself together! I went to the doctor's and was put on beta blockers, which helped considerably. So much so in fact that the panic and anxiety seemed to disappear altogether, so I mistakeably stopped taking the beta blockers, and they came back with avengance. It's even more difficult the second time round, since there's the disappointment. When I first heard about agoraphobia and panic attacks, I thought the people who suffer from then should just pull themselves together, but you really don't have a clue until it happens to you! I, like many others, am afraid to go anywhere by myself, but I find it helps to set myself small tasks, like going on a short bus journey to meet someone, or go in a shop by myself. I hope you've all found your own successful ways of coping!
I've been suffering from panic attacks for about half a year now. They came on all of a sudden, and I thought I was going mad or having a heart attack, until I realised what they were. It doesn't help people saying it's all in your mind and to pull yourself together! I went to the doctor's and was put on beta blockers, which helped considerably. So much so in fact that the panic and anxiety seemed to disappear altogether, so I mistakeably stopped taking the beta blockers, and they came back with avengance. It's even more difficult the second time round, since there's the disappointment. When I first heard about agoraphobia and panic attacks, I thought the people who suffer from then should just pull themselves together, but you really don't have a clue until it happens to you! I, like many others, am afraid to go anywhere by myself, but I find it helps to set myself small tasks, like going on a short bus journey to meet someone, or go in a shop by myself. I hope you've all found your own successful ways of coping!