stephcatlover
19-07-07, 15:02
Hello eferyone -
This is such a helpful site, - I wish I'd found it ages ago.
My name is stephanie and as you can tell from my log in I love cats! six at the moment - oh yes and a husband too.
I'v e suffered panic attacks on and off over about 25 years. I can go for years without any and they they just pop up again. I've had 3 bad periods of depression in the past and panic attacks usually come alongside these, and then go away once the depression resolves.
In recent months though they are back with a vengeance, though minus the depression this time. LIfe has been very very stressful fo rthe past couple of years and I guess it's taking it's toll. The attacks take the form of ghastly dizzy spells where I really think I'm going to black out at best or die at worst. They can happen at work,at home, shopping - anywhere really. I used to think they just came out of the blue but when I really look hard at the circumstances I realise that there has been something very stressful going on that maybe I haven't acknowledged. Also I know they can be loads worse if I've had too much to drink the day before, or haven't eaten - so rememebring this is important for me.
I do wonder as well whether start of menopause is a factor?
I am trying just to live through the attacks and not get too anxious when one starts, because that can really escalate it for me. At work I go down and sit in the loo with my paper bag and bottle of lavender oil and breathe in that CO2 until it passes. At home grabbing a cat helps!
anyway - enough about me. Look forward to getting to know people and sharing tips experiences etc -
Stephanie
This is such a helpful site, - I wish I'd found it ages ago.
My name is stephanie and as you can tell from my log in I love cats! six at the moment - oh yes and a husband too.
I'v e suffered panic attacks on and off over about 25 years. I can go for years without any and they they just pop up again. I've had 3 bad periods of depression in the past and panic attacks usually come alongside these, and then go away once the depression resolves.
In recent months though they are back with a vengeance, though minus the depression this time. LIfe has been very very stressful fo rthe past couple of years and I guess it's taking it's toll. The attacks take the form of ghastly dizzy spells where I really think I'm going to black out at best or die at worst. They can happen at work,at home, shopping - anywhere really. I used to think they just came out of the blue but when I really look hard at the circumstances I realise that there has been something very stressful going on that maybe I haven't acknowledged. Also I know they can be loads worse if I've had too much to drink the day before, or haven't eaten - so rememebring this is important for me.
I do wonder as well whether start of menopause is a factor?
I am trying just to live through the attacks and not get too anxious when one starts, because that can really escalate it for me. At work I go down and sit in the loo with my paper bag and bottle of lavender oil and breathe in that CO2 until it passes. At home grabbing a cat helps!
anyway - enough about me. Look forward to getting to know people and sharing tips experiences etc -
Stephanie