Danni
01-07-07, 12:01
Panic Attacks Re-Occuring
I used to get panic attacks when I was about 9 years old on and off for a year or two. I went a child psychologist - who basically just taught me how to be calm and deal with them and they eventually stopped.
I'm now seventeen and about two months ago, a few days before me and my boyfriends one year anniversary (don't know if thats significant in any way!) I randomly had a mild panic attack.
Since then, particularly the week after it happened, I've had feelings of anxiety on and off - although most days I've been fine.
I've been feeling fine recently but in the past week or so I've been under a bit of stress and whether its to do with that or not, this weekend I had quite a bad panic attatck.
It started off with palputations, which I've had before and simply ignored... but then the panic set in and I started shaking. This lasted for about half an hour or so.
Is it common for panic attacks to come back as you get older?
Cheers for any advice, Danni :)
I used to get panic attacks when I was about 9 years old on and off for a year or two. I went a child psychologist - who basically just taught me how to be calm and deal with them and they eventually stopped.
I'm now seventeen and about two months ago, a few days before me and my boyfriends one year anniversary (don't know if thats significant in any way!) I randomly had a mild panic attack.
Since then, particularly the week after it happened, I've had feelings of anxiety on and off - although most days I've been fine.
I've been feeling fine recently but in the past week or so I've been under a bit of stress and whether its to do with that or not, this weekend I had quite a bad panic attatck.
It started off with palputations, which I've had before and simply ignored... but then the panic set in and I started shaking. This lasted for about half an hour or so.
Is it common for panic attacks to come back as you get older?
Cheers for any advice, Danni :)