tassyfu
13-04-07, 21:51
Hey everyone.
I actually don't suffer from panic attacks myself, but my boyfriend does, and I have signed up to this site, to see if I can pick up any advice or tips that could help him.
He has suffered from panic attacks for most of his life, but they come and go sporadically, often not recurring for several years.
However, recently he has been suffering badly from, thankfully not full blown attacks, but the sense of un-ease, dizzyness and panic which I have heard, come with this condition.
He works as a tattooist in a busy studio which means that he is concentrating hard for several hours at a time, working in a close environment, with music playing constantly.
A really hard worker, he is always sketching, or building machines, not seeming to understand the meaning of the word 'relax'.
He loves his job, and it is heart breaking to see him having to take valium everyday merely to work.
These attacks are causing him to become depressed and anti social, he is not right in himself, and i dread the day when it causes conflicts between him and his friends, as it has done in the past.
With a condition such as this, I feel helpless, like nothing I do makes a difference. He wants me around, but he can't handle it because of the way he is currently thinking.
Basically, I love him with all my heart, but I am at a loss as to how I can make him feel better.
Does anyone know of any treatments that can help?
He doesn't like taking pills as he is scared of becoming dependant on drugs (a sensible waryness)
He has a hypnotherapy appointment this week, has anyone tried this with success?
any advice would be much appreciated.
thankyou.
I actually don't suffer from panic attacks myself, but my boyfriend does, and I have signed up to this site, to see if I can pick up any advice or tips that could help him.
He has suffered from panic attacks for most of his life, but they come and go sporadically, often not recurring for several years.
However, recently he has been suffering badly from, thankfully not full blown attacks, but the sense of un-ease, dizzyness and panic which I have heard, come with this condition.
He works as a tattooist in a busy studio which means that he is concentrating hard for several hours at a time, working in a close environment, with music playing constantly.
A really hard worker, he is always sketching, or building machines, not seeming to understand the meaning of the word 'relax'.
He loves his job, and it is heart breaking to see him having to take valium everyday merely to work.
These attacks are causing him to become depressed and anti social, he is not right in himself, and i dread the day when it causes conflicts between him and his friends, as it has done in the past.
With a condition such as this, I feel helpless, like nothing I do makes a difference. He wants me around, but he can't handle it because of the way he is currently thinking.
Basically, I love him with all my heart, but I am at a loss as to how I can make him feel better.
Does anyone know of any treatments that can help?
He doesn't like taking pills as he is scared of becoming dependant on drugs (a sensible waryness)
He has a hypnotherapy appointment this week, has anyone tried this with success?
any advice would be much appreciated.
thankyou.