Jabberwoxx
18-01-16, 09:17
I've had god knows how many symptoms pointing to all sorts of anxiety disorders (GAD, OCD, health anxiety, etc.) but a new one which has been causing me a lot of concern is a sudden fear of having a panic attack in public.
I get incidents where I suddenly feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety that it stops me in my tracks, my head starts to feel funny and I get a crippling fear of either fainting or having a panic attack. However, this does not happen spontaneously - it only happens if I'm thinking about it. It makes me terrified that my own brain and my own self has the capability of doing this to me.
It all started when I was walking down the main road the other day and I had this awful urge or panicky feeling about throwing myself in front of a car. I suppose this is like a combination of harm-OCD and agoraphobia/panic disorder. It does not occur if I am with someone; I feel 100% safe.
I've been having an incredibly stressful time lately in my personal life so I'm wondering if it's a manifestation of that.
I have a very long train journey to Wales alone on Wednesday so I'm feeling rather apprehensive having started to read a little bit about agoraphobia. :(
Anyone have anything similar?
I get incidents where I suddenly feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety that it stops me in my tracks, my head starts to feel funny and I get a crippling fear of either fainting or having a panic attack. However, this does not happen spontaneously - it only happens if I'm thinking about it. It makes me terrified that my own brain and my own self has the capability of doing this to me.
It all started when I was walking down the main road the other day and I had this awful urge or panicky feeling about throwing myself in front of a car. I suppose this is like a combination of harm-OCD and agoraphobia/panic disorder. It does not occur if I am with someone; I feel 100% safe.
I've been having an incredibly stressful time lately in my personal life so I'm wondering if it's a manifestation of that.
I have a very long train journey to Wales alone on Wednesday so I'm feeling rather apprehensive having started to read a little bit about agoraphobia. :(
Anyone have anything similar?