MayaH
03-08-15, 17:17
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and I just wanted to get some advice. Over the past four years I've had panic attacks on and off that vary in how severe they are. I've had some where I simply cry, hyperventilate and become detached from my surroundings (for example I can hear what people are saying to me but often find it hard to respond and I sometimes miss part of what they've said). I feel dizzy and/or faint too and sometimes I get lights flashing in front of my eyes. I've also had more severe panic attacks where the usual above symptoms happen but I also tremble uncontrollably, feel very out of control and I feel pressure on my chest. I sometimes feel sick as well. I had one back in February where a friend was so worried they got a paramedic to check it was a panic attack - of course it was. I've had panic attacks where I've only cried uncontrollably and hyperventilated. It's often a mix of three to five/six of the different symptoms and I never know which. I never get the racing heart or sweating though.
Do there sound like panic attacks just to different severity levels? I keep questioning them all the time and I'm constantly distressed about having another one. In the past two weeks I've had about eight full panic attacks, so one every couple of days, although it can be a lot less than that as I've said. Has anyone got any advice on how to deal with this? I'm finding it really difficult. I haven't gone 2-3 months in the last four or five years without a panic attack and I'm finding it really draining.
Thanks everyone,
M
I'm new here and I just wanted to get some advice. Over the past four years I've had panic attacks on and off that vary in how severe they are. I've had some where I simply cry, hyperventilate and become detached from my surroundings (for example I can hear what people are saying to me but often find it hard to respond and I sometimes miss part of what they've said). I feel dizzy and/or faint too and sometimes I get lights flashing in front of my eyes. I've also had more severe panic attacks where the usual above symptoms happen but I also tremble uncontrollably, feel very out of control and I feel pressure on my chest. I sometimes feel sick as well. I had one back in February where a friend was so worried they got a paramedic to check it was a panic attack - of course it was. I've had panic attacks where I've only cried uncontrollably and hyperventilated. It's often a mix of three to five/six of the different symptoms and I never know which. I never get the racing heart or sweating though.
Do there sound like panic attacks just to different severity levels? I keep questioning them all the time and I'm constantly distressed about having another one. In the past two weeks I've had about eight full panic attacks, so one every couple of days, although it can be a lot less than that as I've said. Has anyone got any advice on how to deal with this? I'm finding it really difficult. I haven't gone 2-3 months in the last four or five years without a panic attack and I'm finding it really draining.
Thanks everyone,
M