nmp123
28-02-17, 07:55
Hi I'm a 20 year old female and the other night I had a panic attack for the first time ever. It came completely out of nowhere. I was not stressed for any particular reason and still cannot think of a reason why it happened. I am an extremely laid back person and have never had an issue with anxiety.However, my mom got diagnosed with generalized anxiety at this exact age so I'm really worried.
So what happen was, I came home from a night out (which never happens) because I was feeling really off and not myself (I didn't end up drinking at all either). I decided to stay up and wait for my friends to get home or call if I needed a ride. I got this extremely weird feeling I've never felt before. It was like I was so weak and tired but my mind was SO alert. I then got extremely claustrophobic to the point I had to rip my clothes off my body. I was pacing around my house and didn't know why I was acting like that.
My friends then called for a ride and I decided I'd go get them to take my mind off of this weird feeling. Luckily they were only a few streets away because on my way it got worse. It began to feel like my throat was closing up. As soon as I got to my friends I switched over to the passengers seat and begged and screamed for them to take me to the ER. It literally felt like my throat was completely closed and I couldn't breathe for the life of me. I was convinced I was dying. Everything was spinning, I couldn't breathe, my heart was racing, I was profusely sweating. My friends tried to calm me and down and explain it was a panic attack. My one friend gets them a lot so i believed her and we went home. The symptoms continued for over three hours. I almost felt like I was extremely extremely high and paranoid but ten times worse. As i listened to meditations on repeat my mind would drift off but then I'd snap back into the panic and my heart would race again. I eventually fell asleep around 5 am. It was BY FAR the worst experience of my entire life. I still cannot believe that that is the feeling people get when they refer to panic attacks and I can't imagine how horrible it is for people who suffer with panic disorder.
Ever since, I am so paranoid to go places in fear this will happen. I've missed all my classes this week, haven't been able to go to the gym, I've honestly barely left my house. I know that is probably making it worse but I am so fearful of it happening again I can't help it. Do you think i should see someone or do you think it was a one time thing??
Also, why would this happen to me if there was nothing stressing me out and i've never even had an issue with anxiety or panic attacks in the past. it was literally out of nowhere!!
Any answers would be great thanks:)
So what happen was, I came home from a night out (which never happens) because I was feeling really off and not myself (I didn't end up drinking at all either). I decided to stay up and wait for my friends to get home or call if I needed a ride. I got this extremely weird feeling I've never felt before. It was like I was so weak and tired but my mind was SO alert. I then got extremely claustrophobic to the point I had to rip my clothes off my body. I was pacing around my house and didn't know why I was acting like that.
My friends then called for a ride and I decided I'd go get them to take my mind off of this weird feeling. Luckily they were only a few streets away because on my way it got worse. It began to feel like my throat was closing up. As soon as I got to my friends I switched over to the passengers seat and begged and screamed for them to take me to the ER. It literally felt like my throat was completely closed and I couldn't breathe for the life of me. I was convinced I was dying. Everything was spinning, I couldn't breathe, my heart was racing, I was profusely sweating. My friends tried to calm me and down and explain it was a panic attack. My one friend gets them a lot so i believed her and we went home. The symptoms continued for over three hours. I almost felt like I was extremely extremely high and paranoid but ten times worse. As i listened to meditations on repeat my mind would drift off but then I'd snap back into the panic and my heart would race again. I eventually fell asleep around 5 am. It was BY FAR the worst experience of my entire life. I still cannot believe that that is the feeling people get when they refer to panic attacks and I can't imagine how horrible it is for people who suffer with panic disorder.
Ever since, I am so paranoid to go places in fear this will happen. I've missed all my classes this week, haven't been able to go to the gym, I've honestly barely left my house. I know that is probably making it worse but I am so fearful of it happening again I can't help it. Do you think i should see someone or do you think it was a one time thing??
Also, why would this happen to me if there was nothing stressing me out and i've never even had an issue with anxiety or panic attacks in the past. it was literally out of nowhere!!
Any answers would be great thanks:)