alongthelakeshore
05-04-17, 17:43
Hi. I'm a 19 year old female and yesterday something happened while I was driving and I'm CONVINCED it was not a panic attack! (Well, the panic attack followed whatever it was...)
Anyways, i'm used to experiencing panic attacks while I'm driving along with usual underlying anxiety. Some days are worse than others.
Yesterday morning I felt as if i couldn't focus because i hadn't gotten enough sleep the night previous. i was worried i'd fall asleep driving, plus i had forgotten to take my allergy medication before i left, so my head was feeling a bit swimmy.
admittedly, the whole way there i was thinking, 'what if i pass out or have a seizure?' thank god, i've never had one, but as a sufferer of intense migraines, i hear it is likely that i could develop them. i'm always worried about something happening while i'm in the car.
usually when i feel a panic episode coming on, my head will feel a bit weird. like dizzy. does anyone else get this? i feel as if it happens right before i start getting the pounding heart and heavy breathing.
however, after i had stopped thinking about all the terrible things that could happen while driving and was focused more on getting to therapy in one piece, i experienced an odd feeling in my head that i'd never felt before. it felt almost as if i was going to pass out, or that i had entered a lower level of consciousness, just for a couple of seconds, but it felt like a long time. and then i was sweating, heart pounding, and shaking, just like a usual panic attack. i got out of the car at therapy and was completely fine for the rest of the day.
the thing is, i'm so scared that i DID have a small seizure or possibly even a STROKE! i dont do much, ever since becoming depressed, so that worries me. i didn't have any symptoms except for the strange head feeling like i couldn't focus and my consciousness felt odd. has anyone else ever experienced this? what scares me the most is that the panic did not come right after, but i feel as if it came as a result of this. i'm so scared but i don't remember the exact sequence of events so it might have just been part of the usual panic attack.
can someone please help reassure me that i'm just a panicky little wimp that need not worry i'm going to have a stroke and die?:scared11::eek::sad::ohmy: thank you everyone!
Anyways, i'm used to experiencing panic attacks while I'm driving along with usual underlying anxiety. Some days are worse than others.
Yesterday morning I felt as if i couldn't focus because i hadn't gotten enough sleep the night previous. i was worried i'd fall asleep driving, plus i had forgotten to take my allergy medication before i left, so my head was feeling a bit swimmy.
admittedly, the whole way there i was thinking, 'what if i pass out or have a seizure?' thank god, i've never had one, but as a sufferer of intense migraines, i hear it is likely that i could develop them. i'm always worried about something happening while i'm in the car.
usually when i feel a panic episode coming on, my head will feel a bit weird. like dizzy. does anyone else get this? i feel as if it happens right before i start getting the pounding heart and heavy breathing.
however, after i had stopped thinking about all the terrible things that could happen while driving and was focused more on getting to therapy in one piece, i experienced an odd feeling in my head that i'd never felt before. it felt almost as if i was going to pass out, or that i had entered a lower level of consciousness, just for a couple of seconds, but it felt like a long time. and then i was sweating, heart pounding, and shaking, just like a usual panic attack. i got out of the car at therapy and was completely fine for the rest of the day.
the thing is, i'm so scared that i DID have a small seizure or possibly even a STROKE! i dont do much, ever since becoming depressed, so that worries me. i didn't have any symptoms except for the strange head feeling like i couldn't focus and my consciousness felt odd. has anyone else ever experienced this? what scares me the most is that the panic did not come right after, but i feel as if it came as a result of this. i'm so scared but i don't remember the exact sequence of events so it might have just been part of the usual panic attack.
can someone please help reassure me that i'm just a panicky little wimp that need not worry i'm going to have a stroke and die?:scared11::eek::sad::ohmy: thank you everyone!