supmittenss
10-07-07, 18:16
well i am 15 years old so as you can imagine i had no idea what was going on when i first got a panic attack a few months ago
i suspected that i had some sort of anxiety for years now
because i am, generally anxious about a lot of things sometimes.
but i didn't even know "panic attacks" existed
i will probably sound like an idiot because i am so young
but the first sign of one was a day after i had drank a lot
i kept forgetting where i was
the next day got even worse, and i was at school too.
on the bus ride home i got numb and tingly
and i had a few friends over and i really thought i was going to die
i started shaking and i could not breathe
my parents were gone and left their cell phone at home
so i called my brother about it
turns out it runs in my family all along
my brother used to get them all the time
my mom used to take medication for them
he explained to me that nothing was wrong with me
that i wasnt going to die
it eventually got better in a few days
there were a few more in between here. but they never got THAT bad.
the next time was a few weeks ago
i went to a friends house
and we took a walk
there was a scent of really strong perfume near this one house we passed
and everything started to spin.
i almost passed out
and i tried to go back to her house and calm down
but i had never been there before so the feeling was uncomfortable
i went home
the next day i didnt feel crappy at all
it's really hard not to drink when all your friends do
its something thats highly social around here
the whole city meets downtown every thursday and drinks pretty much
so i drank again
i coulnt sleep very well
i went on a vacation the next day for 9 days with my family and a friend
the car ride was pretty much one long panic attack
[we drove for like 2 days]
i went to the movies there with my brother his girlfriend and my friend
and in the car it was the worst panic attack i have experienced yet
i almost passed out but i tried very hard not too
there is always this tight pain in my chest
then when it goes away i imagine it still
i am very glad i came to this site because its the first one that told me the after effects of alcohol can lead to panic attacks
my brother told me it chills him out when he gets them
but he is 21 years old
i am 15 and very tiny
i have definitley decided to lead a sober lifestyle from now on
but the panic has not stopped
ive been having horrible horrible dreams for like a week
i woke up 3 times lst night
and no matter what i am afraid that something is seriously wrong
but i logically know that its not true
its just hard to eliminate the feeling
i get upset that i can't live a "normal" lifestyle
i get claustrophobic and afriad everywhere pretty much
i am very afriad of something bad happening and not being stable
i am trying very hard to eliminate anxiety from my life
but one of my biggest fears is pills
so i am trying to figure it out on my own
any advice?
i suspected that i had some sort of anxiety for years now
because i am, generally anxious about a lot of things sometimes.
but i didn't even know "panic attacks" existed
i will probably sound like an idiot because i am so young
but the first sign of one was a day after i had drank a lot
i kept forgetting where i was
the next day got even worse, and i was at school too.
on the bus ride home i got numb and tingly
and i had a few friends over and i really thought i was going to die
i started shaking and i could not breathe
my parents were gone and left their cell phone at home
so i called my brother about it
turns out it runs in my family all along
my brother used to get them all the time
my mom used to take medication for them
he explained to me that nothing was wrong with me
that i wasnt going to die
it eventually got better in a few days
there were a few more in between here. but they never got THAT bad.
the next time was a few weeks ago
i went to a friends house
and we took a walk
there was a scent of really strong perfume near this one house we passed
and everything started to spin.
i almost passed out
and i tried to go back to her house and calm down
but i had never been there before so the feeling was uncomfortable
i went home
the next day i didnt feel crappy at all
it's really hard not to drink when all your friends do
its something thats highly social around here
the whole city meets downtown every thursday and drinks pretty much
so i drank again
i coulnt sleep very well
i went on a vacation the next day for 9 days with my family and a friend
the car ride was pretty much one long panic attack
[we drove for like 2 days]
i went to the movies there with my brother his girlfriend and my friend
and in the car it was the worst panic attack i have experienced yet
i almost passed out but i tried very hard not too
there is always this tight pain in my chest
then when it goes away i imagine it still
i am very glad i came to this site because its the first one that told me the after effects of alcohol can lead to panic attacks
my brother told me it chills him out when he gets them
but he is 21 years old
i am 15 and very tiny
i have definitley decided to lead a sober lifestyle from now on
but the panic has not stopped
ive been having horrible horrible dreams for like a week
i woke up 3 times lst night
and no matter what i am afraid that something is seriously wrong
but i logically know that its not true
its just hard to eliminate the feeling
i get upset that i can't live a "normal" lifestyle
i get claustrophobic and afriad everywhere pretty much
i am very afriad of something bad happening and not being stable
i am trying very hard to eliminate anxiety from my life
but one of my biggest fears is pills
so i am trying to figure it out on my own
any advice?