heylumos
12-10-17, 12:47
Hello! So I've had anxiety for years, especially health anxiety, but I've never had a panic attack... or at least I think I hadn't until yesterday? If you could let me know if this description sounds like a panic attack, I'd be very grateful!
Yesterday at lunch time I was in the school bathroom when I got a sudden feeling of derealisation (or maybe brain fog? I get both (chronic illness)), and sometimes they mix which is fun. It was so strong that I had to remind myself where I was, what I was doing etc. I bought lunch and sat with my friends, but I couldn't shake this feeling if my brain being out of it/not working properly, and I started feeling a bit dizzy. At this point I was fairly anxious but trying to ignore it. Then suddenly my vision went really off, sort of like tunnel vision or the fisheye on a camera. By that point I was convinced I was dying or having a stroke, so I ran to the school office. As I was running I suddenly had a REALLY strong feeling that I was going to vomit.
The thing that makes me think it was probably anxiety is that as soon as I was in a "safe" environment - the school sick bay, with someone with first aid training and no one to see if I did vomit, I suddenly felt better. That's when I noticed my heart was pounding, and it took a while to go back to normal. I also felt shaky and tired for a while after, and felt drained and mildly nauseous for a few hours.
I've witnessed one panic attack, but the symptoms were very offering to mine - hyperventilating and rocking. I'm going to ask my psychologist about this next time I see her, but I wouldn't mind getting an opinion beforehand - do you think that sounds like a panic attack?
Yesterday at lunch time I was in the school bathroom when I got a sudden feeling of derealisation (or maybe brain fog? I get both (chronic illness)), and sometimes they mix which is fun. It was so strong that I had to remind myself where I was, what I was doing etc. I bought lunch and sat with my friends, but I couldn't shake this feeling if my brain being out of it/not working properly, and I started feeling a bit dizzy. At this point I was fairly anxious but trying to ignore it. Then suddenly my vision went really off, sort of like tunnel vision or the fisheye on a camera. By that point I was convinced I was dying or having a stroke, so I ran to the school office. As I was running I suddenly had a REALLY strong feeling that I was going to vomit.
The thing that makes me think it was probably anxiety is that as soon as I was in a "safe" environment - the school sick bay, with someone with first aid training and no one to see if I did vomit, I suddenly felt better. That's when I noticed my heart was pounding, and it took a while to go back to normal. I also felt shaky and tired for a while after, and felt drained and mildly nauseous for a few hours.
I've witnessed one panic attack, but the symptoms were very offering to mine - hyperventilating and rocking. I'm going to ask my psychologist about this next time I see her, but I wouldn't mind getting an opinion beforehand - do you think that sounds like a panic attack?